kiwisailor
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Sometimes you come across something on a webpage that would be useful to post as a reply, but some URL's are long and meaningless if you post them "as is" They also distort the page, making the posts above and below hard to read.
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kiwisailor
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Instead of clicking on the "continue" button and posting a long link. Try clicking on the preview reply button and scroll down the screen to "edit some more"
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kiwisailor
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Type in your post and then to add your link, click on "instant UBB code"
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kiwisailor
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This will open a Java Script Button, post your link into this
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kiwisailor
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Once you've posted in your link, click OK and a second Java script button will open,this one will allow you to give your link a short but meaningful discription.
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kiwisailor
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So you get this instead of the first post in this thread.
Try it, you'll like it 
Steve
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square_peg
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Thanks for posting that in such an easy to understand way, Kiwi. Descriptions of this method without the pictures leave some folks scratching their heads. It's really sooo easy.  
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Tom L
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This is great, Steve. Thanks! It needs to be placed somewhere more appropriate though...what do you guys think? I'll move it to a more active area...but which one?
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Vixen 80mm f/5 A80SSWT on a grab-n-go mount
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kiwisailor
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a more active area..
Which area is a more active one than the reflector bunch
Mike posted a similar guide in the OTO, might be best to just put a link to this thread in some of the other forums.
Steve
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Don W
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That works, but I use a different method. I cut the link and then go to TinyURL.com where I can paste it and they return a small link in its place.
tinyurl.com
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Don Wyman
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Emanuele
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yup I use the same method Don uses...
Emanuele
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Tom L
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Loc: Sunny Oregon
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I prefer Steve's method. All it takes is a Ctrl-C and a Ctrl-V!
I'm leaving it here, Steve!
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Tom
Tele Vue 102mm f/8.6 on an EzTouch
Vixen 80mm f/5 A80SSWT on a grab-n-go mount
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Redman
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Steve,
Awesome explanation. I was wondering how you guys were doing that and now I know!
Bob
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Thick_asa_Planck
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Cheers kiwisailor, i never knew how to do that but have seen people do it for a long time.
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kiwisailor
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I cut the link and then go to TinyURL.com where I can paste it and they return a small link in its place.
The only problem with this method is that firewall programs may block it and prevent the reader of your post from acessing the link you wanted to post.
Ken Kobayashi's method is easy too (if you use it enough to remember:
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Or you could just type
Code:
[url=http://www.cloudynights.com]CN[/url]
and it'll show up as CN
Steve
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miniventures
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thanks for the useful information. This computer dummy has often wondered how it is done and also how folks do tiny url's (never thought to go to tiny URL.com)
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ScottAz
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Thanks. I'll try it next time! 
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kiwisailor
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Looks like this might need a bump to the top 
Steve
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ace50252
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web page test web page
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ace50252
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It work but I have to do it a little different because of my pop up blocker.
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Celestron ASGT 9.25"
Canon XL Rebel with 4 lenses
Astro Tech 80 Doublet converted to 80 Triplet
Ultimas 1.25" 5mm, 7.5mm, 2 @ 30mm, 42mm
Vixen LV's 4
Baader Hyperion Zoom 8 - 24
A bunch of filters
Welcome back my friends to the show that never ends, come inside, come inside. John
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gmacln
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Great advice Steve and Don - thanks. I'll try it the next time I post a link.
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Gord
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TeleVue140 #1033
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DugDog
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Another way is to use http://tinyurl.com
Very easy to use, simply copy your long URL in, and receive a tiny url:
http://www.cloudynights.com/ubbthreads/showflat.php/Cat/0/Number/2079310/page/0/view/collapsed/sb/5/o/all/fpart/1
becomes this:
http://tinyurl.com/ynwmey
No sign up AND free to use.
DD
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DNTash
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Loc: India
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Excellent method -- I've been wondering about this for a while. Thanks!
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Hal Pollner
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Loc: Southern California Desert
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OK...what is a "URL" in street language? Can it be simplified by saying "Text"?
HAL
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Don W
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URL means weblink.
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Don Wyman
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jrw11
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I think it is "Universal Rescoure Link"
HTTP is Hypertext transfer protocol 
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Hal Pollner
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I asked for its translation in PLAIN LANGUAGE, please.
"Weblink"? "Universal Resource Locator"? "Thread"? "Post"? "Paste"? "Cut"? "Drag"?
Why can't you people use plain talk?
I know that an Alpha Particle is a Helium Nucleus, and a Beta Particle is an Electron, and that Plutonium is created when a Uranium 238 Nucleus is bombarded with and captures an extra Neutron, producing PU 239, and that Lithium Deuteride produces Tritium for H-Bomb fuel when heated to fusion temperatures, but your URL "code talk" leaves me gasping!
HAL the ELDER
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Don W
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Hal, we are using plain language in today's vernacular. URL means internet link. You know, you click on it and it takes you to a web page.
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Don Wyman
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Hal Pollner
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HEY DON:
Oh, you mean a "LINK".....I recently learned what that was.
Don...you ain't gonna believe this, but I've owned computers for 12 years, and I've had an on-line account for 10 years, but I swear that I STILL DON'T KNOW the difference between a "Browser", a "Server", a "Search Motor" and an "Internet Provider".
My knowledge is narrow in scope, but HIGHLY FOCUSED in my personal areas of interest.
Thank you, and may you enjoy Uncle Sam's 232nd Birthday!
HOWL
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jrw11
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I looked in my Cisco book. URL is Uniform Resource Locator.
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Celestron C6n -HD Reflector
dual axis drive motors added
Orion 80mm Short tube refractor
Skyscout
Early 70's Pentax 7x50
Garrett Optical 12x60
Garrett Optical 15x70
Oberwerk 20x80 Standards
Canon Rebel Ti (film)
4 Minolta Srt cameras
Mamiya RB67 Pro-s with 180 lens
127mm KL lens for RB, Bellows hood for RB67
Mamiya M645 Pro
Cambo SCII 4x5 view camera
over 50 other film cameras
several eyepieces
too much stuff
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Kal
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Reged: 07/31/06
Posts: 201
Loc: Sydney, Australia
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Call me old fashion but I prefer using the simple UBBcode method.
Code:
So a link to [url=http://www.cloudynights.com]Cloudynights[/url] looks like this.
is:
So a link to Cloudynights looks like this
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Gandalf223
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I have to agree w/ Kal on this matter. In particular, I don't like TinyURL links, because there's no way of knowing where it's actually going to take me until after I'm committed.
Seems like no more effort to put a long URL into UBBcode, than to go to TinyURL and jump through their hoop...
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Don W
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We're just offering different methods, not running a contest to see which is best.
The moderators
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kiwisailor
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We're just offering different methods, not running a contest to see which is best.
Many paths lead to Rome, whichever you choose is fine- please just refrain from post a huge URL which screws up reading the page for the rest of us.
BTW, I too dislike Tiny, but if that's what works for you, cool.
Steve
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zulu
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I'm late posting I know but when one needs to use a url shorting site use http://lnk.nu/
It creates urls that GIVE you an idea where you going ie:
http://lnk.nu/cloudynights.com/10sk (a link I created that take you to this discussion)
By dragging the [lnk.nu] link in their tool section to your browser toolbar, you'll create a button that allows you to make a minilink to any page you're on.
Michael
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HTT
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I use Clickodometer.com for shortening urls
It also has a click counter, and will even email you when you want to be alerted that someone clicked your link
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