Hyperlinking ???? Help!

Ok I need help with my coding. I can't seem to get the forum to except my link code <a href="url">Link text</a> . When I view the pages source code I see that there is a target="_blank" added into everyone elses link same code automatically making the code read like this
<a href="url" target="_blank">Link text</a> But even when I include that it still doesn't work.

I am usually pretty sharp on figuring out my HTML code and proper syntax but I can't get the forum to recognize anything I do.

So here I am humbly asking for help.

Just hit the hyperlink button on the message toolbar. It's the globe with the chain link on it.

Well, you're going to have to abandon HTML; Pekka has turned off HTML support. You can use bbCode to include links, images, etc. So typing [URL="http://photograp​hy-on-the.net/forum/showpost​.php?p=10797150&postco​unt=1"]Link to your post in this thread[/URL] will give you a Link to your post in this thread.

Thank ya Thank ya

Link to your post in this thread"]http://www.photography​blog.com/gallery/index​.php

http://www.photography​blog.com/gallery/index​.php

I think you're after:-

[URL="http://www.photo​graphyblog.com/gallery​/index.php"]<insert your own text here>[/URL]

Which will give you:-

<insert your own text here>

Apollo.11 wrote in post #10797173
Just hit the hyperlink button on the message toolbar. It's the globe with the chain link on it.

This ^^^ Why make life difficult typing it in manually?

Just highlight the text you want to become a link and press the icon and in the box that appears paste or type the url.