# Why doesn't this hyperlink work?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-doesnt-this-hyperlink-work/105181>\
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**Created:** [April 23, 2002, 6:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-doesnt-this-hyperlink-work/105181 "2002-04-23T18:24:54Z")\
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**Author:** ![Running\_with\_Scissors](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/a183cd/32.png) [@Running\_with\_Scissors](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Running_with_Scissors)\
**Post date:** [April 23, 2002, 6:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-doesnt-this-hyperlink-work/105181/1 "2002-04-23T18:24:54Z")

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[This one](http://www.tuxedo.org/~esr/jargon/html/entry/Godwin's-Law.html)

As far as I can tell I coded it properly, but VB refuses to create a link in the message…

[To make sure I’m doing it correctly, this link to TSD should work](http://www.straightdope.com). Yup, it does.

Anyone?

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**Author:** ![Arnold\_Winkelried](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/3d9bf3/32.png) [@Arnold\_Winkelried](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Arnold_Winkelried)\
**Post date:** [April 23, 2002, 6:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-doesnt-this-hyperlink-work/105181/2 "2002-04-23T18:48:09Z")

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It looks like vBcode doesn’t like a single quote in the URL. Try replacing the single quote with %27, i.e.  
[Godwin’s Law](http://www.tuxedo.org/~esr/jargon/html/entry/Godwin%27s-Law.html)

should show up like this:  
[Godwin’s Law](http://www.tuxedo.org/~esr/jargon/html/entry/Godwin%27s-Law.html)

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**Author:** ![KneadToKnow](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kneadtoknow/32/3999_2.png) [@KneadToKnow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KneadToKnow)\
**Post date:** [April 24, 2002, 3:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-doesnt-this-hyperlink-work/105181/3 "2002-04-24T15:00:56Z")

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I think I’m the boor who posted that and then failed to make sure it actually worked.

Sorry!

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**Author:** ![KneadToKnow](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kneadtoknow/32/3999_2.png) [@KneadToKnow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KneadToKnow)\
**Post date:** [April 24, 2002, 3:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-doesnt-this-hyperlink-work/105181/4 "2002-04-24T15:04:41Z")

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Nope. That one wasn’t mine.