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Dumb question #372: How do I post links to the forum? Or format text?

Jun 4, 2012 2:32 PM

I've noticed that if I put a URL in a question or comment, it'll show up as a link--e.g., http://deals.woot.com. But I see a lot of commenters adding links with text other than the URL. When I try any HTML-like code, I get a li'l message saying that "HTML is not allowed". Same goes for formatted (bold, italic) text, which I also see in the forum. What am I missing?

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put the text in brackets and the link in parentheses like so:

[text] (link)

note: don't put a space between. (i put one in there so it wouldn't format it as a link)

bold text = 2 asterisks before AND after what you wanted bolded
italic text = 1 asterisk before AND after what you wanted italicized

carl669 carl669
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And

bold, italicized text = 3 asterisks before AND after what you want to be both. <---awkward wording :-(

Wouldn't this be a nice addition to the long-requested FAQ tab?

gmwhit gmwhit
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Not a dumb question. In fact, a question that I've had recently. So, thanks for asking.

gt0163c gt0163c
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Here's where I asked this question recently

The second response (from thunderthighs) explains it all.

rhmurphy rhmurphy
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"The only stupid question is the question you don't ask.
-unknown

pwknowles pwknowles
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Also, If you want to actually make the asterisk VISIBLE use a backslash:
\ *example*

Annnnd (funfact): You can FORMAT text that's LINKED!

Italics
Woot!
Bold
Woot!
Combo
Woot!

Do it just the same way you would standard text, except put the asterisk's inside of the brackets.

drchops drchops
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I was wondering, is there a format for coupon code boxes?

One like from this deal? http://deals.woot.com/deals/details/bf98c63b-c999-419f-9117-2c7b932c9fec/25-off-orders-over-15-at-limogs-jewelry I know this is a sponsored link, but I could've sworn I saw one on the regular deals.woot post from someone but I can't remember which one.

Funny thing is also, I just figured out that * is italics and * is bold/italics... I've been using just ** the whole time until yesterday, lol.

joshobra joshobra
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I like your username. I love The Guild. Hilarious.

wickedd365 wickedd365
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@pwknowles: I don't think "unknown" ever met my son.

elforman elforman

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Not a farewell, just a forced redirect.

It's true, Local.Woot is no longer, but please don't despair.

Never-ending savings are still to be found on Deals.Woot each and every day, so come on in. Don't think of it as a time for tears. Think of it as a way to bring us all closer together under one roof.

Sorry

This is only for people who have bought woots

We restrict voting to users who have purchased something from one of the other Woot stores. It's not just because we want your money (which we do) - it's the best way to be sure all the votes are coming from real people and not spam-bots or phony accounts. The best way we can think of, anyway. For now.

You can always get voting rights by buying something from one of Woot's other sites:

Purchases through Deals.Woot don't count, because in that case you're not buying anything from us. And we don't have your account information for those purchases.

If you think you've bought something from Woot before and still can't vote, make sure you're logged in with the same account you used to buy from us.

Geez, why so negative?

You have to vote up more before you can vote down.

Don't get us wrong. Negativity has its place. And downvotes are just as essential as upvotes when it comes to making Deals.Woot a useful place to find deals.

But when your votes lean so heavily toward the dark side, we have to wonder. Go vote up a few things. Accentuate the positive for a little while. It'll do you some good, and it'll do the site some good, too. Then you can get back to dealing out the smackdowns, OK?

Too late, we all heard you!

Hmm... you're wanting to take your vote back?

Well, that's a bit tricky. See, we do a lot of stuff with your vote, using it to work out the popularity of what you voted for, compare that to all the other things voted on, tally up our leaderboard, work out your reputation. Someday we'll do a little cartoon showing just how hard your vote is working.

Anyway, taking votes back messes all that up, so we give you five minutes, in case you just mis-clicked. After that we've got to say no take-backs. Luckily, votes are free, so feel free to throw them around left and right wherever you see fit.