# Problems with clicking on links

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/problems-with-clicking-on-links/564023>\
**Category:** About This Message Board\
**Created:** [December 13, 2010, 7:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/problems-with-clicking-on-links/564023 "2010-12-13T19:38:21Z")\
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**Author:** ![Captain\_Amazing](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/6de8d8/32.png) [@Captain\_Amazing](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Captain_Amazing)\
**Post date:** [December 13, 2010, 7:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/problems-with-clicking-on-links/564023/1 "2010-12-13T19:38:21Z")

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Sometimes when I click on an external link in a post, instead of going to the external link, it takes me to [http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/2](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/2), which, of course, gives me a 404 error.

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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:** [December 13, 2010, 8:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/problems-with-clicking-on-links/564023/2 "2010-12-13T20:24:25Z")

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Is it the same link all the time? Can you point us to it or the general vicinity?

Sorry for your inconvenience.

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**Author:** ![Captain\_Amazing](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/6de8d8/32.png) [@Captain\_Amazing](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Captain_Amazing)\
**Post date:** [December 13, 2010, 8:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/problems-with-clicking-on-links/564023/3 "2010-12-13T20:57:14Z")

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I’m sorry. I don’t remember which link gave me the error. I know I had a similar problem a few weeks ago, but didn’t mention it because it cleared up on its own.