# \*\* REMINDER: PLEASE CITE LINK \*\* **URL:** \ **Category:** Cecil's Columns/Staff Reports\ **Created:** [February 15, 2000, 2:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reminder-please-cite-link/1562 "2000-02-15T14:02:00Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 6\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![system](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/original/2X/e/e489c3b7d8fce19c4b355dd4fc3f88cc39c34b87.png) [@system](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [February 15, 2000, 2:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reminder-please-cite-link/1562/1 "2000-02-15T14:02:00Z")
Just a reminder for the first person opening a new topic to please provide a link to the Mailbag item that the comments are about. That makes it easier for people to read the specific Mailbag item and respond, so that we’re all on the same page. You can just type the URL and the system will set it up as a link. Thanks for your help, makes it easier on everyone. [Note: This message has been edited by CKDextHavn] ---
**Author:** ![C\_K\_Dexter\_Haven](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/b2d939/32.png) [@C\_K\_Dexter\_Haven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/C_K_Dexter_Haven)\ **Post date:** [August 31, 2000, 12:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reminder-please-cite-link/1562/2 "2000-08-31T12:44:20Z")
Another reminder… You can post a link by just typing the “http:…” stuff (no quote marks) and the system will create the link for you. Or you can use the commands url and /url in square brackets. ---
**Author:** ![Chronos](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chronos/32/134_2.png) [@Chronos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chronos)\ **Post date:** [September 1, 2000, 6:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reminder-please-cite-link/1562/3 "2000-09-01T18:38:53Z")
So, for example, if I type [[sup][/sup]url=“[http://www.straightdope.com](http://www.straightdope.com)”]The Straight Dope[[sup][/sup]/url] I’ll get [The Straight Dope](http://www.straightdope.com) It’s as easy as that. ---
**Author:** ![handy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/b5a626/32.png) [@handy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/handy)\ **Post date:** [September 10, 2000, 2:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reminder-please-cite-link/1562/4 "2000-09-10T02:11:15Z")
Yeah, but the spider article was found on the homepage the other day when I was reading the homepage. How do you handle something like that cause next week it won’t be on that page. ---
**Author:** ![waterj2](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/858c86/32.png) [@waterj2](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/waterj2)\ **Post date:** [September 10, 2000, 9:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reminder-please-cite-link/1562/5 "2000-09-10T09:27:54Z")
Each column, when added online, is assigned a URL. That never changes. This link, from this week’s front page, will always be the URL of the photographic memory column: [http://www.straightdope.com/columns/000901.html](http://www.straightdope.com/columns/000901.html) When they add a new column, they change the link on the front page to point to the new column. (OK, so that’s a Cecil column, but Mailbag ones work the same way). ---
**Author:** ![C\_K\_Dexter\_Haven](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/b2d939/32.png) [@C\_K\_Dexter\_Haven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/C_K_Dexter_Haven)\ **Post date:** [October 11, 2000, 12:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reminder-please-cite-link/1562/6 "2000-10-11T12:36:34Z")
Just bringing this important announcement up to the top… And also, please note, if you are the first poster starting a topic, and you don’t cite a link, the Moderator will go into your post and edit in a link… and that will kill your sig line on that post. So, please, help us out by including a link to what you’re discussing.