This is where I put my head in my hands and weep.

**Woody** · 03-12-2009

I know there are a lot of rules on these forums but, by an large they are ridiculously easy to follow. But one of my pet peeves is how things are linked in writeup threads.

See writeup threads are read, not just by active participants on the forums but by people who do not read any other part of the forums at all. So, it's vital that I keep posts in writeup threads as direct as possible. And part of doing that means that every link should be manicured and concise. So writeup threads are the only ones where I will actively complain about people not using the nifty little BBCode tags that I have made specifically for linking things in a way that allows non-participant readers to OPT IN to following links.

[source] let's the writer cite an article/webpage as the basis of their comments.
[more] turns a long, ugly url into a straight forward, "more info" link.
[pic] turns a long, ugly image url in a quick, "image" link.

I just don't understand why I have to ask people to read the forum rules about links in writeup threads over and over again. I'll even ask IN the thread and people skip right past the request and violate the rules again.

In recent days, I've actually considered suspension again. Just for one day! To force them to read a message about how to use three little tags and how much happier it would make my life.

03-12-2009
Woody Owner/Artist GU Admin Join Date: Sep 2003 Fwang: 9,782"	This is where I put my head in my hands and weep. I know there are a lot of rules on these forums but, by an large they are ridiculously easy to follow. But one of my pet peeves is how things are linked in writeup threads. See writeup threads are read, not just by active participants on the forums but by people who do not read any other part of the forums at all. So, it's vital that I keep posts in writeup threads as direct as possible. And part of doing that means that every link should be manicured and concise. So writeup threads are the only ones where I will actively complain about people not using the nifty little BBCode tags that I have made specifically for linking things in a way that allows non-participant readers to OPT IN to following links. [source] let's the writer cite an article/webpage as the basis of their comments. [more] turns a long, ugly url into a straight forward, "more info" link. [pic] turns a long, ugly image url in a quick, "image" link. I just don't understand why I have to ask people to read the forum rules about links in writeup threads over and over again. I'll even ask IN the thread and people skip right past the request and violate the rules again. In recent days, I've actually considered suspension again. Just for one day! To force them to read a message about how to use three little tags and how much happier it would make my life.

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