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How do you get rid of threads??

NirvanaNoobNirvanaNoob
edited January 2006 in NewBuddhist.com
just wanted to know how u do that.

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  • SarSar
    edited September 2005
    Usually, as a general member, you can't! From what I know from other boards, you have to ask a moderator or the admin to delete it for you!

    I hope that's right for this board! :)
  • buddhafootbuddhafoot Veteran
    edited October 2005
    You mean all the thread that "have not been updated since your last visit" showing up?

    -bf
  • federicafederica Seeker of the clear blue sky... Its better to remain silent and be thought a fool, than to speak out and remove all doubt Moderator
    edited January 2006
    I have a technical question....
    You know when, in someone's post, you see,
    "Have a look at this!" or maybe,
    "You can check here...." or even maybe
    "This is where it can be found...."

    And you click on the underlined words, and in fact it's a link/URL in disguise....?
    Well, none of the above actually are, but....

    How is that done?
    How do you convert 'this', 'here' and 'found' to links, instead of posting the actual URL address?

    HM?
  • FrizzerFrizzer
    edited January 2006
    Fede, here's how you can do it:

    The following syntax will display "My Site" but will take you to Purelyreiki.com :


    (URL="http://www.purelyreiki.com")My Site(/URL)

    Use square brackets [] instead of bendy brackets () though. I had to use bendy brackets (that's a Frizzer technical term!) so that it would display the syntax in the post, otherwise all you'd see would be My Site

    I hope that makes sense, alternatively you can use the link insert option (the icon under the smile face) under advanced post options. Enter the link address in the pop-up box and then edit the bit in between the ] [ brackets with what you want displayed.
  • SanghaSangha
    edited January 2006
    NN, On most sites, you cannot delete them, though mods can, however, if you delete your original post, the whole thread will go, but it depends if Brian has allowed that in the Admin CP.

    Fede, there is a button in the toolbar when you are typing your message, it looks like the globe with an infinity sign next to it. Click on it, and you will be presented with this: (I have circled the button you need to push in green)

    th_1.jpg

    Now, say I wanted to direct you to google, I would type "http://www.google.com" in the box (that I have boxed in red), and then click the OK button (ringed in blue)

    You will then be presented with this code:
    URL="http://www.google.com"]http://www.google.com[/URL

    Replace whatever the text I have highlighted, with whatever you want the "secret text" to be.

    So say I wanted to link to google, with the text "Mark's Secret Link", I would use this code:
    URL="http://www.google.com"]Mark's Secret Link[/URL

    And that would result in this being shown:
    Mark's Secret Link
  • federicafederica Seeker of the clear blue sky... Its better to remain silent and be thought a fool, than to speak out and remove all doubt Moderator
    edited January 2006
    OK.... Just trying this out here, so take no notice of the link, if i manage it....

    [URL="[URL="http://these/ are nice[/URL]

    No, as you can see, I still have no idea what I'm doing.....
  • federicafederica Seeker of the clear blue sky... Its better to remain silent and be thought a fool, than to speak out and remove all doubt Moderator
    edited January 2006
    Let's try again....http://http://these are nice/

    I still get all the gumph.... WTF....? :lol:
  • federicafederica Seeker of the clear blue sky... Its better to remain silent and be thought a fool, than to speak out and remove all doubt Moderator
    edited January 2006
    hang on....try these
  • FrizzerFrizzer
    edited January 2006
    :cheer:
  • federicafederica Seeker of the clear blue sky... Its better to remain silent and be thought a fool, than to speak out and remove all doubt Moderator
    edited January 2006
    THAT'S BETTER!!!

    Thank you Sangha!!!
    Finally - Got it!!

    Told you I was a technical Doofus!!
    But I get there in the end !! :ukflag:
  • FrizzerFrizzer
    edited January 2006
    Oops, I was a bit preemptive on my cheer there!
  • federicafederica Seeker of the clear blue sky... Its better to remain silent and be thought a fool, than to speak out and remove all doubt Moderator
    edited January 2006
    No you timed it quite well, really!!
    Thanks for that! It does feel like an achievement when like for Eliza, it finally sinks in!!
  • FrizzerFrizzer
    edited January 2006
    There's one too many http:// in the link though but apart from that it should work OK.
    I think Sangha was able to explain the process a bit better through the use of his pictures.
    I'm a bit "old school" so tend to prefer typing the code in manually - but then that's just me !
  • federicafederica Seeker of the clear blue sky... Its better to remain silent and be thought a fool, than to speak out and remove all doubt Moderator
    edited January 2006
    Sorry to keep experimenting...
    I'm going to try it again, just to make sure it wasn't a fluke... and this time, try the link.... ;)
  • federicafederica Seeker of the clear blue sky... Its better to remain silent and be thought a fool, than to speak out and remove all doubt Moderator
    edited January 2006
    I found these to be quite nice to read...
  • federicafederica Seeker of the clear blue sky... Its better to remain silent and be thought a fool, than to speak out and remove all doubt Moderator
    edited January 2006
    has that worked for you all...?
  • FrizzerFrizzer
    edited January 2006
    One too many http:// again. If you are using the "insert a link" box that Sangha recommended you have to make sure that you don't paste in the http:// bit as the program that rights the script will add this for you.

    Try cutting and pasting the manual method that I wrote out, replacing the bendy brackets with square one's and use your own url eg :

    (URL="http:\\www.purelyreiki.com")Frizzer's site(/URL)
  • federicafederica Seeker of the clear blue sky... Its better to remain silent and be thought a fool, than to speak out and remove all doubt Moderator
    edited January 2006
    OK.....:mean: :mean:

    Let's try this again....!

    I think it works now!!
  • FrizzerFrizzer
    edited January 2006
    A very non pre-emptive :cheer:

    It works a treat !
  • federicafederica Seeker of the clear blue sky... Its better to remain silent and be thought a fool, than to speak out and remove all doubt Moderator
    edited January 2006
    "The rain in Spain stays mainly in the plain!"
  • federicafederica Seeker of the clear blue sky... Its better to remain silent and be thought a fool, than to speak out and remove all doubt Moderator
    edited January 2006
    (Bit of a palaver though... But I got there in the end...!!)
  • FrizzerFrizzer
    edited January 2006
    And "I'm getting married in the morning!" - Well actually I'm not but it's the only MFL quote I can think of at the moment !!

    It is a palaver but we got there!

    I'm off to Brighton now to buy some more mala making materials - thank you recommending me, I've got a few to make now. That should keep me out of trouble for a bit !

    Have a good day and keep practicing those links !!
  • federicafederica Seeker of the clear blue sky... Its better to remain silent and be thought a fool, than to speak out and remove all doubt Moderator
    edited January 2006
    "Come on Windsor, move your flaming arse!" is a favourite, along with
    "Not bloody likely!"
    and -
    "I'm a good girl I am... washed me face and 'ands before I come, I did..."
  • SanghaSangha
    edited January 2006
    Wait... what? Are we still talking about links?
  • FrizzerFrizzer
    edited January 2006
    Not any more we're not. Fede's got the hang of it!
  • federicafederica Seeker of the clear blue sky... Its better to remain silent and be thought a fool, than to speak out and remove all doubt Moderator
    edited January 2006
    Come on Sangha, move yer flaming.....!! keep up lad!! :lol:

    I am actually laughing, by the way....!!
  • FrizzerFrizzer
    edited January 2006
    :rarr:
    My hair actually is on fire !
  • federicafederica Seeker of the clear blue sky... Its better to remain silent and be thought a fool, than to speak out and remove all doubt Moderator
    edited January 2006
    There are safer ways to depilate...!!:grin:

    (I really DO have a round green face and big teeth....!!)


    How long can we keep this up....!!??
  • FrizzerFrizzer
    edited January 2006
    :werr:
    I've not had enough fibre in my diet!
  • federicafederica Seeker of the clear blue sky... Its better to remain silent and be thought a fool, than to speak out and remove all doubt Moderator
    edited January 2006
    ROTFLMAO


    But metaphorically!!
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