# \[parse\]\[/parse\] tags

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**Created:** [June 2, 2023, 2:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/parse-parse-tags/984916 "2023-06-02T14:42:09Z")\
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**Author:** ![pjd](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pjd/32/3009_2.png) [@pjd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pjd)\
**Post date:** [June 2, 2023, 2:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/parse-parse-tags/984916/1 "2023-06-02T14:42:09Z")

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[https://youtu.be/87uVkN12rOk](https://youtu.be/87uVkN12rOk)

Hmm. Ok, in [this](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/beginners-guide-to-glossary-of-terms-on-straight-dope-message-boards/307442) thread, it says :

> So, if you want to provide a link to a picture that’s not safe for work, easiest is to use the tags [parse] and [/parse] so that the link can’t be reached accidentally.

Is that still the case in Discourse ? How is it supposed to work ?  
Is there an alternative ? Or is that the spoiler tags ?

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**Author:** ![What\_Exit](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/what_exit/32/10652_2.png) [@What\_Exit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/What_Exit)\
**Post date:** [June 2, 2023, 2:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/parse-parse-tags/984916/2 "2023-06-02T14:52:52Z")

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Our recommendation is to hide the NSFW pic under the detail spoiler tag. Change summary to NSFW image. Or just have a link to the picture. In the second example, I typed NSFW, a space, and pasted in the link.

> **NSFW image**
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> [https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b7/USS\_RANGER\_august\_1961\_(6051633307).jpg/320px-USS\_RANGER\_august\_1961\_(6051633307).jpg](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b7/USS_RANGER_august_1961_%286051633307%29.jpg/320px-USS_RANGER_august_1961_%286051633307%29.jpg)

NSFW [https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b7/USS\_RANGER\_august\_1961\_(6051633307).jpg/320px-USS\_RANGER\_august\_1961\_(6051633307).jpg](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b7/USS_RANGER_august_1961_%286051633307%29.jpg/320px-USS_RANGER_august_1961_%286051633307%29.jpg)

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**Author:** ![pjd](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pjd/32/3009_2.png) [@pjd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pjd)\
**Post date:** [June 2, 2023, 9:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/parse-parse-tags/984916/3 "2023-06-02T21:11:51Z")

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Ok.looks like the “Beginner’s Guide to Glossary of Terms on Straight Dope Message Boards” needs amending !

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**Author:** ![What\_Exit](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/what_exit/32/10652_2.png) [@What\_Exit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/What_Exit)\
**Post date:** [June 3, 2023, 6:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/parse-parse-tags/984916/4 "2023-06-03T18:26:14Z")

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That is a post from 2005 and for different software. I guess it does need an update. I did a very minor update to that post for now.

What we really need to do is update the actual FAQ for SDMB.  
[https://boards.straightdope.com/faq](https://boards.straightdope.com/faq)

I think that is the boilerplate version for Discourse.