Neat. But why a code for users?

Post #57,424 by Another Scott 10/17/02 5:49:52 PM Reply	Neat. But why a code for users? E.g. I can't think of a reason why I'd have a post with [link\|/forums/render/user?username=Another+Scott\|Another Scott] or [link\|/forums/render/user?username=boxley\|boxley] in it. Is it to help twikify this stuff or something? Sorry if this has been discussed previously... (testing...) [link\|http://news.google.com\|Google News] [link\|http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/astropix.html\|APOD] [link\|http://www.eurekalert.org/bysubject/technology.php\|Eureak Alert! - Technology/Engineering] - thanks imric (/testing...) Cheers, Scott.
Post #57,426 by admin 10/17/02 5:51:32 PM Reply	Ben uses it all the time... It's just a handy way of saying something like, "Hey, [link\|/forums/render/user?username=ben_tilly\|ben_tilly] knows a lot of perl... why don't you ask him?" Regards, -scott anderson "Welcome to Rivendell, Mr. Anderson..."
Post #57,428 by Another Scott 10/17/02 5:55:21 PM Reply	Okie. Thanks.
Post #57,434 by ben_tilly 10/17/02 6:18:37 PM Reply	Well... There is no reason that there couldn't be a wiki:// protocol. Or a google:// one. The main reason to have it is that [user://ben_tilly\|I] found it damned addictive elsewhere. Try it for a while, see what you think. Cheers, Ben "Career politicians are inherently untrustworthy; if it spends its life buzzing around the outhouse, it\ufffds probably a fly." - [link\|http://www.nationalinterest.org/issues/58/Mead.html\|Walter Mead]
Post #57,437 by admin 10/17/02 6:21:59 PM Reply	Heh. Actually, that version doesn't work. Lemme go fix that... Regards, -scott anderson "Welcome to Rivendell, Mr. Anderson..."
Post #57,438 by ben_tilly 10/17/02 6:28:07 PM Reply	Noticed, filed a bug report Tried mailto: as well. It would make sense for the mailto: to not show when you do that, and it would be very nice if there was (possibly according to a user option) the choice of making email addresses automatically hairy. (Keeps spammers from picking them up, but the link still works...) Cheers, Ben "Career politicians are inherently untrustworthy; if it spends its life buzzing around the outhouse, it\ufffds probably a fly." - [link\|http://www.nationalinterest.org/issues/58/Mead.html\|Walter Mead]
Post #57,441 by admin 10/17/02 6:37:44 PM Reply	Hairy address request already noted. :-) Regards, -scott anderson "Welcome to Rivendell, Mr. Anderson..."

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