Two Simple Questions…

Ok, I’ve been around here for a bit (and have searched for these answers), but I’m stumped. Or stupid, take your pick.

Links: Sometimes when I want to post a link in a thread, and change the name of the actual link to something else – it doesn’t work. I’m forced to post the full link in either simple or advanced edit.

Example:

Go to the CNN home page here: (where I would have linked “here” to be the link), and I have to post this: http://www.cnn.com/

When what I want is:

Go to the CNN home page here:

Is just certain threads that don’t allow you to change the name of the link, or do I have problem with FireFox perhaps?


Quoting Images: Sometimes a person will post several images, and I’d like to quote them (specifically by displaying one of their posted images in my post so that I can make a compliment, or ask them a question), but the system won’t let me. Is this because they have Image Editing turned off?

Thanks in advance!

Taking the second (easier) one first. If you quote a person's post you'll see any images that are embedded (hosted elsewhere, wrapped in the [IMG][/IMG] tags. If they attached the images (which will then be hosted here), they won't show up in your quote.

Links should always work the same. You may be having a problem with your browser's cache getting over-full or corrupted. In any event, if you type in http://www.cnn.com, and later want to change that to CNN, just edit your post so:
[URL]http://www.cnn.co​m[/URL]
becomes
[URL=http://www.cnn.co​m]CNN[/URL]

If you don't see the vBcode tags, click on the

HTTP response: NOT FOUND | MIME changed to 'text/html'

Excellent - gracious thanks Jon!

Here's how I do the links...

I type the text that I want to be the link for the text -=CLICK HERE=-

Then I highlight the text, and then hit the "insert Link" button and paste the URL into the box that pops up. Hit "Ok" and you're set.

Thanks also Pete - I've been doing it the other way round