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kiwisailor
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Reged: 01/07/04

Loc: Lyttelton, New Zealand

So Ya Wanna Post A Big URL
#230351 - 10/24/04 05:04 PM Attachment (504 downloads)

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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Reged: 01/07/04

Loc: Lyttelton, New Zealand

Re: So Ya Wanna Post A Big URL new

[Re: kiwisailor]
#230352 - 10/24/04 05:06 PM Attachment (324 downloads)

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
Pooh-Bah

Reged: 01/07/04

Loc: Lyttelton, New Zealand

Re: So Ya Wanna Post A Big URL new

[Re: kiwisailor]
#230354 - 10/24/04 05:08 PM Attachment (291 downloads)

Type in your post and then to add your link, click on "instant UBB code"

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kiwisailor
Pooh-Bah

Reged: 01/07/04

Loc: Lyttelton, New Zealand

Re: So Ya Wanna Post A Big URL new

[Re: kiwisailor]
#230356 - 10/24/04 05:09 PM Attachment (273 downloads)

This will open a Java Script Button, post your link into this

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kiwisailor
Pooh-Bah

Reged: 01/07/04

Loc: Lyttelton, New Zealand

Re: So Ya Wanna Post A Big URL new

[Re: kiwisailor]
#230360 - 10/24/04 05:12 PM Attachment (246 downloads)

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
Pooh-Bah

Reged: 01/07/04

Loc: Lyttelton, New Zealand

Re: So Ya Wanna Post A Big URL new

[Re: kiwisailor]
#230363 - 10/24/04 05:14 PM Attachment (306 downloads)

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
Postmaster

Reged: 03/26/04

Loc: Maple Valley, WA

Re: So Ya Wanna Post A Big URL new

[Re: kiwisailor]
#230365 - 10/24/04 05:16 PM

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

Reged: 01/07/04

Loc: Sunny Oregon

Re: So Ya Wanna Post A Big URL new

[Re: square_peg]
#230432 - 10/24/04 06:51 PM

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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kiwisailor
Pooh-Bah

Reged: 01/07/04

Loc: Lyttelton, New Zealand

Re: So Ya Wanna Post A Big URL new

[Re: Tom L]
#230439 - 10/24/04 07:03 PM

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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
demi-god

Reged: 05/19/03

Loc: Wisconsin, USA

Re: So Ya Wanna Post A Big URL new

[Re: kiwisailor]
#230489 - 10/24/04 08:05 PM

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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Emanuele
Lord of the Ring

Reged: 11/19/03

Loc: Brescia-Italy, and Iowa-US

Re: So Ya Wanna Post A Big URL new

[Re: Don W]
#230492 - 10/24/04 08:06 PM

yup I use the same method Don uses...

Emanuele

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Tom L

Reged: 01/07/04

Loc: Sunny Oregon

Re: So Ya Wanna Post A Big URL new

[Re: Emanuele]
#230505 - 10/24/04 08:26 PM

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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Redman
super member

Reged: 08/20/04

Loc: Mountain Home, ID

Re: So Ya Wanna Post A Big URL new

[Re: Tom L]
#230832 - 10/25/04 08:03 AM

Steve,
Awesome explanation. I was wondering how you guys were doing that and now I know!
Bob

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Thick_asa_Planck
Dark Sky Hunter

Reged: 09/04/04

Loc: UK

Re: So Ya Wanna Post A Big URL new

[Re: kiwisailor]
#231821 - 10/26/04 07:58 AM

Cheers kiwisailor, i never knew how to do that but have seen people do it for a long time.

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kiwisailor
Pooh-Bah

Reged: 01/07/04

Loc: Lyttelton, New Zealand

So Ya Wanna Post A Big URL- Update new

[Re: Thick_asa_Planck]
#242294 - 11/05/04 12:42 PM

Quote:

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:

Quote:

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
Something Else

Reged: 09/13/03

Loc: Powell Butte, Central Oregon

Re: So Ya Wanna Post A Big URL- Update new

[Re: kiwisailor]
#253865 - 11/16/04 09:50 PM

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
Fleet Navigator

Reged: 02/06/05

Loc: Kenosha, Wisconsin

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