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alex
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20 Nov 2011, 11:41 am

keef wrote:
hyperlexian wrote:
you can do it, yes. the formatting should be like this:

[url=http://www.google.com]google[/url

^^^i removed the final bracket. i tested it and it worked.

Nope, doesn't work for me - maybe it only works for moderators.


BBCode is not parsed in the signature field so that won't work for anyone. Makes it possible to determine what the URL is without hovering over the text.


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21 Nov 2011, 9:39 am

alex wrote:
keef wrote:
hyperlexian wrote:
you can do it, yes. the formatting should be like this:

[url=http://www.google.com]google[/url

^^^i removed the final bracket. i tested it and it worked.

Nope, doesn't work for me - maybe it only works for moderators.


BBCode is not parsed in the signature field so that won't work for anyone. Makes it possible to determine what the URL is without hovering over the text.

(Some) BBCode is parsed in the signature field.
http://www.wrongplanet.net/postp2658436.html#2658436
and mine:
Code:
"Striking up conversations with strangers is an autistic person's version of extreme sports." [url=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kamran_Nazeer]Kamran Nazeer[/url]


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