# One two three testing...

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/one-two-three-testing/72614>\
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**Created:** [July 15, 2001, 11:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/one-two-three-testing/72614 "2001-07-15T23:02:49Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 7\
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**Author:** ![bimbindy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/9f8e36/32.png) [@bimbindy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bimbindy)\
**Post date:** [July 15, 2001, 11:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/one-two-three-testing/72614/1 "2001-07-15T23:02:49Z")

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Did this work?

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**Author:** ![waterj2](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/858c86/32.png) [@waterj2](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/waterj2)\
**Post date:** [July 15, 2001, 11:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/one-two-three-testing/72614/2 "2001-07-15T23:31:12Z")

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Seems to have.  
Welcome to the SDMB.

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**Author:** ![ShibbOleth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/848f3c/32.png) [@ShibbOleth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ShibbOleth)\
**Post date:** [July 17, 2001, 11:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/one-two-three-testing/72614/3 "2001-07-17T11:52:16Z")

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And did \<a href=“[http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?threadid=78181](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?threadid=78181)” target=\_blank\>this\</a\> work?

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**Author:** ![ShibbOleth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/848f3c/32.png) [@ShibbOleth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ShibbOleth)\
**Post date:** [July 17, 2001, 11:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/one-two-three-testing/72614/4 "2001-07-17T11:53:33Z")

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> [@](#):
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> \*Originally posted by ShibbOleth \*  
> **And did \<a href=“[http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?threadid=78181](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?threadid=78181)” target=\_blank\>this\</a\> work?**

Apparently not! Any help, experienced advisers? Thanks!

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**Author:** ![mblackwell](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/5fc32e/32.png) [@mblackwell](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mblackwell)\
**Post date:** [July 17, 2001, 12:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/one-two-three-testing/72614/5 "2001-07-17T12:59:12Z")

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HTML doesn’t work. Use [vB code](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?threadid=50923).

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**Author:** ![TubaDiva](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tubadiva/32/507_2.png) [@TubaDiva](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TubaDiva)\
**Post date:** [July 17, 2001, 1:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/one-two-three-testing/72614/6 "2001-07-17T13:05:47Z")

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Can’t use html on this board, got to be vB coding.

Which you can find all about here:

[vB codes explained](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/index.php?action=bbcode)

And here’s the coding for your example:

Your example in html:

\<a href=“[http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?threadid=78181](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?threadid=78181)” target=\_blank\>this\</a\>

vB:

{url=“[http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?threadid=78181](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?threadid=78181)”}this{/url} (replace curly brackets with straight ones, as so:)

[this](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?threadid=78181)

your humble TubaDiva  
Administrator

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**Author:** ![ShibbOleth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/848f3c/32.png) [@ShibbOleth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ShibbOleth)\
**Post date:** [July 17, 2001, 1:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/one-two-three-testing/72614/7 "2001-07-17T13:48:10Z")

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> [@](#):
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> \*Originally posted by ShibbOleth \*  
> \*\*
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> > [@](#):
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> > \*Originally posted by ShibbOleth \*  
> > \*\*And did \<a href=“[http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?threadid=78181](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?threadid=78181)” target=\_blank\>this\</a\> work? \*\*
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> Apparently not! Any help, experienced advisers? Thanks!\*\*

Wow, [this](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?threadid=78181) really works!! And its easier, too!!

_Thanks_ **MBlackwell** and **TubaDiva!!!**

😃