# Pictures in posts

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pictures-in-posts/3998>\
**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [October 18, 1999, 11:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pictures-in-posts/3998 "1999-10-18T23:59:00Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 10\
**Page:** 1

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**Author:** ![RoboDude](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/bbe5ce/32.png) [@RoboDude](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RoboDude)\
**Post date:** [October 18, 1999, 11:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pictures-in-posts/3998/1 "1999-10-18T23:59:00Z")

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Exactly how does one go about including a picture in one’s post?

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**Author:** ![NanoByte](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/ecc23a/32.png) [@NanoByte](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NanoByte)\
**Post date:** [October 19, 1999, 12:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pictures-in-posts/3998/2 "1999-10-19T00:09:00Z")

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This question belongs in “About This Message Board”.

Ray

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**Author:** ![Louie](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/c68b51/32.png) [@Louie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Louie)\
**Post date:** [October 19, 1999, 12:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pictures-in-posts/3998/3 "1999-10-19T00:21:00Z")

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\<img src=“WEB ADDRESS OF PICTURE”\>

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**Author:** ![Poto](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/7ab992/32.png) [@Poto](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Poto)\
**Post date:** [October 19, 1999, 12:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pictures-in-posts/3998/4 "1999-10-19T00:31:00Z")

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Like this?  
\<img src=http://fathom.org/teemingmillions/profiles/louie.jpg\>

If that works, that’s Louie

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**Author:** ![SterlingNorth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/8dc957/32.png) [@SterlingNorth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SterlingNorth)\
**Post date:** [October 19, 1999, 3:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pictures-in-posts/3998/5 "1999-10-19T03:41:00Z")

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Or:

“WEB ADDRESS OF IMAGE”

example:

[http://fathom.org/teemingmillions/profiles/louie.jpg](http://fathom.org/teemingmillions/profiles/louie.jpg)

**O.K. Moderators!** You may wish to move this to “About this Message Board”.

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**Author:** ![SterlingNorth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/8dc957/32.png) [@SterlingNorth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SterlingNorth)\
**Post date:** [October 19, 1999, 3:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pictures-in-posts/3998/6 "1999-10-19T03:43:00Z")

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**Let me correct myself**  
Or:  
[img]“WEB ADDRESS OF IMAGE”[/img]

example:

[![](http://fathom.org/teemingmillions/profiles/louie.jpg) ](http://fathom.org/teemingmillions/profiles/louie.jpg)

**O.K. Moderators!** You may wish to move this to “About this Message Board”.

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**Author:** ![mangeorge](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/d78d45/32.png) [@mangeorge](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mangeorge)\
**Post date:** [October 19, 1999, 3:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pictures-in-posts/3998/7 "1999-10-19T03:48:00Z")

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Smile!!!  
Peace,  
mangeorge

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Work like you don’t need the money…  
Love like you’ve never been hurt…  
Dance like nobody’s watching! …(Paraphrased)

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**Author:** ![Satan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e9bcb4/32.png) [@Satan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Satan)\
**Post date:** [October 19, 1999, 4:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pictures-in-posts/3998/8 "1999-10-19T04:44:00Z")

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Wow, Sterling… You look like a pro golfer or a serial killer. Either way, I’d be wary if I saw you with a club in your hands… 🙂

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Yer pal,  
Satan

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**Author:** ![NanoByte](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/ecc23a/32.png) [@NanoByte](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NanoByte)\
**Post date:** [October 19, 1999, 5:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pictures-in-posts/3998/9 "1999-10-19T05:07:00Z")

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What Satan looks like:

[http://www.tsoft.net/~raych/Devil.jpg](http://www.tsoft.net/~raych/Devil.jpg)

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**Author:** ![Nickrz](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/bbce88/32.png) [@Nickrz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nickrz)\
**Post date:** [October 19, 1999, 9:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pictures-in-posts/3998/10 "1999-10-19T09:37:00Z")

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## Please continue this discussion in our humble TubaDiva’s lair _About This Message Board_.

Nickrz  
GQ Mod