# test for inserting links **URL:** \ **Category:** About This Message Board\ **Created:** [November 28, 2011, 5:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/test-for-inserting-links/604355 "2011-11-28T17:31:06Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 10\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![phreesh](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/9fc29f/32.png) [@phreesh](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/phreesh)\ **Post date:** [November 28, 2011, 5:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/test-for-inserting-links/604355/1 "2011-11-28T17:31:06Z")
> **[MetaFilter | Community Weblog](https://www.metafilter.com/)** > > MetaFilter is a community weblog that anyone can contribute a link or comment to. http://www.metafilter.com/ ---
**Author:** ![phreesh](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/9fc29f/32.png) [@phreesh](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/phreesh)\ **Post date:** [November 28, 2011, 5:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/test-for-inserting-links/604355/2 "2011-11-28T17:32:36Z")
[Metafilter](http://www.metafilter.com/) Metafilter[http://www.metafilter.com/](http://www.metafilter.com/) ---
**Author:** ![phreesh](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/9fc29f/32.png) [@phreesh](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/phreesh)\ **Post date:** [November 28, 2011, 5:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/test-for-inserting-links/604355/3 "2011-11-28T17:34:35Z")
The website [Metafilter](http://www.metafilter.com/) is awesome. Also, buy this book: [The Water in Between](http://www.amazon.ca/Water-Between-Journey-At-Sea/dp/0679310541/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1322501641&sr=8-1) ---
**Author:** ![aaelghat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/c5a1d2/32.png) [@aaelghat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aaelghat)\ **Post date:** [November 29, 2011, 11:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/test-for-inserting-links/604355/4 "2011-11-29T23:07:52Z")
This is a link using html… [Who is the craziest Mariani?](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vito) [What is the most Italian company in Lake Bluff?](http://www.marianilandscape.com) This is a straight link: [Vito - Wikipedia](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vito) ---
**Author:** ![aaelghat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/c5a1d2/32.png) [@aaelghat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aaelghat)\ **Post date:** [December 1, 2011, 3:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/test-for-inserting-links/604355/5 "2011-12-01T03:50:18Z")
Vito that’s who! [Who is the craziest Italian in the Land](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vito) This was a test of the Mariani broadcast system. ---
**Author:** ![Colibri](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/colibri/32/1841_2.png) [@Colibri](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Colibri)\ **Post date:** [December 1, 2011, 3:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/test-for-inserting-links/604355/6 "2011-12-01T03:56:25Z")
Mod note: I merged the post above with an existing thread, since the title was misleading. ---
**Author:** ![Biffy\_the\_Elephant\_Shrew](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/e47c2d/32.png) [@Biffy\_the\_Elephant\_Shrew](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biffy_the_Elephant_Shrew)\ **Post date:** [December 1, 2011, 5:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/test-for-inserting-links/604355/7 "2011-12-01T05:08:31Z")
Studebaker Hoch. ---
**Author:** ![PlainJain](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/5daacb/32.png) [@PlainJain](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PlainJain)\ **Post date:** [December 1, 2011, 8:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/test-for-inserting-links/604355/8 "2011-12-01T08:02:57Z")
[Shotgun Man.](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shotgun_Man) ---
**Author:** ![thelurkinghorror](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/7c8e57/32.png) [@thelurkinghorror](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/thelurkinghorror)\ **Post date:** [December 1, 2011, 9:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/test-for-inserting-links/604355/9 "2011-12-01T21:11:20Z")
Well, who is it? Tell me? Is it all of my crazy bipolar ancestors? ---
**Author:** ![janeslogin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/df788c/32.png) [@janeslogin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/janeslogin)\ **Post date:** [December 5, 2011, 4:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/test-for-inserting-links/604355/10 "2011-12-05T16:30:53Z")
I’ve this add-on for Firefox called [CoLT :: Add-ons for Firefox](https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/colt/) that created neat BB code links that work sometimes but does not always work, like here … is one attempt that produces [nothing where there should be a link to washingtonpost.com. Even view source selection doesn’t show anything and it should link to http://www.washingtonpost.com/todays\_paper/A%20Section/2011-11-30/A/1/32.1.3022086303\_epaper.html](http://www.washingtonpost.com/todays_paper/A%20Section/2011-11-30/A/1/32.1.3022086303_epaper.html). Curious.