BroadstairsR 0 Posted June 29, 2011 Small thing really. Does anybody else not bother to follow up links that are not pasted (in red.) Typing in a line of letters, numbers etc. for something that might be of no interest is something I cannot be bothered with. It is quite easy to cut and paste on this Board, so why is this facility not used by all? Am I being too fussy or too lazy or is there something I do not know about? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Evil Monkey 52 Posted June 29, 2011 I think the problem lies in the different browsers some people use. Internet exploder tends to automatically convert a URL into a hyperlink, whilst other browsers do not and require the user to click the ''create link'' icon and paste the URL into the box. Some people are obviously either unaware of this or cannot be bothered. Either way, I tend not to bother with URLs that aren''t hyperlinked. Perhaps its laziness on my part. Personally, I''d also prefer it if, when people link to an article, they also paste the relevant text into the box as my work internet blocks pretty much anything specifically related to football, like the BBC Sports site. It becomes annoying when a thread goes on for ages and I have no idea what people are talking about! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BroadstairsR 0 Posted June 29, 2011 [quote user="jedi"]Copy and paste.[/quote] Yes. Slip. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BroadstairsR 0 Posted June 29, 2011 [quote user="jedi"]Copy and paste.[/quote] Actually, cut does the same, although I do usually "copy." Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Badger 2,405 Posted June 29, 2011 Links don''t work work in Chrome on the Pink ''Un website. Nor can you quote others without half a page of HTML.It''s a pain! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kick it off 1,948 Posted June 29, 2011 It is a pain but Google chrome is far superior to Firefox and IE. It simply isn''t worth using another browser just for the forum - of course if this website weren''t so dated then it might actually work regardless of which browser you use!I acccidentally started up IE the other day, and was shocked to find it takes about 20mins to open a single page (Exaggeration, but it''s a bloody long time when compared to Chrome!) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
AJ 1,218 Posted June 29, 2011 Chrome is definitely too ''new'' for this website. I copy and paste most links, depending on other comments. As some links are often just trolling/a waste of time. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Joanna Grey 0 Posted June 29, 2011 [quote user="AJ Wizard"]Chrome is definitely too ''new'' for this website. I copy and paste most links, depending on other comments. As some links are often just trolling/a waste of time.[/quote]Netscape Navigator 1.0 is too new for this website. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DDD In The Fine City 1 Posted June 29, 2011 Personally, I''d also prefer it if, when people link to an article, they also paste the relevant text into the box as my work internet blocks pretty much anything specifically related to football, like the BBC Sports site. It becomes annoying when a thread goes on for ages and I have no idea what people are talking about!Maybe you should get on with your work ;) haha-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Evil Monkey 52 Posted June 29, 2011 Don''t be so silly, DDD... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
