# Phlips "How the heck do you do that" thread. **URL:** \ **Category:** About This Message Board\ **Created:** [August 18, 2001, 2:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/phlips-how-the-heck-do-you-do-that-thread/76858 "2001-08-18T02:57:14Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 15\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Phlip](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/ed8c4c/32.png) [@Phlip](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Phlip)\ **Post date:** [August 18, 2001, 2:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/phlips-how-the-heck-do-you-do-that-thread/76858/1 "2001-08-18T02:57:14Z")
Ok, I have a few easy to answer questions for the veteran dopers. 1. How do you create a link in your thread that looks like “Link” instead of “[http://www.link.com/655.html](http://www.link.com/655.html)” ? 2. Why did I create an entire thread for this single question? OOPS! I could have sworn there was more stuff I wanted to know. It seemed like a better idea when I created it. Sorry! ☹ ---
**Author:** ![Phlip](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/ed8c4c/32.png) [@Phlip](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Phlip)\ **Post date:** [August 18, 2001, 2:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/phlips-how-the-heck-do-you-do-that-thread/76858/2 "2001-08-18T02:59:10Z")
What a disaster!!! I put quotes around my topic. It was supposed to be called. Phlips “How the heck do you do that” thread. How embarrassing. ☹ ---
**Author:** ![Snooooopy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ee7513/32.png) [@Snooooopy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snooooopy)\ **Post date:** [August 18, 2001, 3:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/phlips-how-the-heck-do-you-do-that-thread/76858/3 "2001-08-18T03:05:49Z")
I would say the easiest thing to do to learn how to do that link thing is find any post with one in it, then press “Quote” to see the inner workings, and just follow the example set forth within. ---
**Author:** ![wring](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/838e76/32.png) [@wring](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wring)\ **Post date:** [August 18, 2001, 3:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/phlips-how-the-heck-do-you-do-that-thread/76858/4 "2001-08-18T03:06:48Z")
not to mention posting in the wrong forum. to do the word thing, use {url=“entercodehere”}word{/url} only replace the { } with ---
**Author:** ![Phlip](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/ed8c4c/32.png) [@Phlip](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Phlip)\ **Post date:** [August 18, 2001, 3:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/phlips-how-the-heck-do-you-do-that-thread/76858/5 "2001-08-18T03:13:38Z")
[Like this](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?threadid=82454) Sorry. Didnt know there was a board for this stuff. Thanks though ---
**Author:** ![waterj2](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/858c86/32.png) [@waterj2](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/waterj2)\ **Post date:** [August 18, 2001, 3:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/phlips-how-the-heck-do-you-do-that-thread/76858/6 "2001-08-18T03:38:03Z")
[**url=“[http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb)”]The Straight Dope[**/url] And double quotes (“these”) in thread titles cause problems if you preview. No one seems to know exactly why, that’s just the way it is. And ATMB is really the forum for questions About This Message Board. ---
**Author:** ![MysterEcks](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f475e1/32.png) [@MysterEcks](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MysterEcks)\ **Post date:** [August 18, 2001, 4:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/phlips-how-the-heck-do-you-do-that-thread/76858/7 "2001-08-18T04:12:35Z")
Dammit, I thought this was gonna be a thread for flaming muliple people named Phlip. Now I’m unfulfilled, and it’s all your fault. ---
**Author:** ![Enderw24](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/ba9def/32.png) [@Enderw24](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Enderw24)\ **Post date:** [August 18, 2001, 4:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/phlips-how-the-heck-do-you-do-that-thread/76858/8 "2001-08-18T04:19:09Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by MysterEcks \* > \*\*Dammit, I thought this was gonna be a thread for flaming muliple people named Phlip. Now I’m unfulfilled, and it’s all your fault. \*\* No, it’s for mouths that have been tested for their acid or base strength. ---
**Author:** ![Medea\_s\_Child](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/8baadc/32.png) [@Medea\_s\_Child](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Medea_s_Child)\ **Post date:** [August 18, 2001, 4:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/phlips-how-the-heck-do-you-do-that-thread/76858/9 "2001-08-18T04:23:28Z")
Philip, Let me clue you in on what has stopped me from looking like an idiot at least once. (I find many, many ways of looking like an idiot, but I attempt to avoid the easy ones.) first, post stuff in the right forum. Basic “how do I do this?” “What is meant by XXX on the board?” questions can be posted in About This Message Board. Second, even better is the search function for the ATMB forum. Many people have already answered the basic stuff and it can all be found by hitting the little search icon at the top right hand side fo your screen. Hope that helps! ---
**Author:** ![Tommy\_the\_Cat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/74df32/32.png) [@Tommy\_the\_Cat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tommy_the_Cat)\ **Post date:** [August 18, 2001, 4:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/phlips-how-the-heck-do-you-do-that-thread/76858/10 "2001-08-18T04:30:35Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Enderw24 \* > \*\* > No, it’s for mouths that have been tested for their acid or base strength. \*\* Regardless of the strength… All your base (and acid) are… Ow, hey quit throwing stuff. ---
**Author:** ![YWalker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/y/6f9a4e/32.png) [@YWalker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/YWalker)\ **Post date:** [August 19, 2001, 3:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/phlips-how-the-heck-do-you-do-that-thread/76858/11 "2001-08-19T03:24:56Z")
Louie’s thread on [Vb codes explained](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?threadid=50923) is an excellent reference. I recommend it highly. Also, if you ever see someone else using a coding trick that you would like to try, you can always use the quote button to observe how they did their coding. [BTW](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?threadid=2528), Welcome. ---
**Author:** ![Max\_Torque](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e9bcb4/32.png) [@Max\_Torque](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Max_Torque)\ **Post date:** [August 19, 2001, 4:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/phlips-how-the-heck-do-you-do-that-thread/76858/12 "2001-08-19T16:07:10Z")
Or, you can go to the top of the screen (when replying) or the bottom of the screen (when reading a thread) and click the “[vB code](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/index.php?action=bbcode) is On” link. That tells you all kinds of nifty stuff. ---
**Author:** ![Alphagene](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/8e7dd6/32.png) [@Alphagene](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Alphagene)\ **Post date:** [August 19, 2001, 6:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/phlips-how-the-heck-do-you-do-that-thread/76858/13 "2001-08-19T18:20:21Z")
Shifting this to ATMB. ---
**Author:** ![rowrrbazzle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rowrrbazzle/32/414_2.png) [@rowrrbazzle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rowrrbazzle)\ **Post date:** [August 19, 2001, 8:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/phlips-how-the-heck-do-you-do-that-thread/76858/14 "2001-08-19T20:01:25Z")
Methods of circumventing the double quotes bug are given [here](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?threadid=30833). ---
**Author:** ![MysterEcks](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f475e1/32.png) [@MysterEcks](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MysterEcks)\ **Post date:** [August 20, 2001, 2:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/phlips-how-the-heck-do-you-do-that-thread/76858/15 "2001-08-20T02:23:22Z")
> [@](#): > > All your base (and acid) are… \<\<\\>\>