I've noticed that lots of posters are not using the "unfurling links" (AKA unfurling URL's) feature when posting links. I don't know whether this is a deliberate choice or simply ignorance of how to post unfurling links. Only Xenforo has the unfurling links feature. So, I highly prefer them because it gives this site a more sophisticated and modern look than all other paddling sites, and I sometimes edit posts to make the links unfurl.
Here's a brief tutorial on how to post unfurling links. It's the easiest way to post a link. All you do is copy the address of the link you are posting and then paste it on its own line AND after a line space in the text entry box. The URL will unfurl into a snippet and look like this:
You DO NOT click the Insert Link icon and paste the link address into that pop-up box. If you do, it will not unfurl and look like this:
http://web.archive.org/web/20000903...ecanoeing.com/sportcanoeing/solomystique.html
Again, to unfurl, the link must be put on its own line AND after a line space. It can't unfurl if it's in the middle of another line's sentence or appended to the end of another line. Some links won't unfurl no matter what you do, but most will.
The same procedure applies to posting links to other threads on this site. Just copy the address of the thread and paste it on a new line AND after a line space and it will unfurl like this:
If you want to link directly to a particular post in a thread, click the post # in the upper right corner of the post you want to link—say, #9—and then copy the address that appears in the address bar. Paste that address on a new line AND after a line space and you will get an unfurled link that takes the reader directly to that post #9:
Sometimes you may not want a link to be unfurled on a separate line, but would rather have it integrated into a sentence you are writing. In that case, use the Insert Link icon and give the link a name, in the pop-up link box, that will fit grammatically into your sentence. Or just write your sentence, highlight the words you want to be a link, click the Insert Link icon, and paste the address of the link into the pop-up link box. For example, your sentence will look like this with regular links (not unfurled) that are intelligible, English language links:
On CTN you can find Mike Galt's famous article on the mystique of paddling solo canoes and you can also find pictures of Robin in the Quebec wilderness.
I hope members will use unfurling links and the other features of Xenforo. Again, it makes our site look modern and distinctive and our threads more attractive to read, especially for the social media generations, which comprise the future lifeblood of this site.
Here's a brief tutorial on how to post unfurling links. It's the easiest way to post a link. All you do is copy the address of the link you are posting and then paste it on its own line AND after a line space in the text entry box. The URL will unfurl into a snippet and look like this:
Mike Galt - The Solo Mystique
The rebirth of the pure solo canoe is the most exciting single event to occur in sport canoeing in this century.
web.archive.org
You DO NOT click the Insert Link icon and paste the link address into that pop-up box. If you do, it will not unfurl and look like this:
http://web.archive.org/web/20000903...ecanoeing.com/sportcanoeing/solomystique.html
Again, to unfurl, the link must be put on its own line AND after a line space. It can't unfurl if it's in the middle of another line's sentence or appended to the end of another line. Some links won't unfurl no matter what you do, but most will.
The same procedure applies to posting links to other threads on this site. Just copy the address of the thread and paste it on a new line AND after a line space and it will unfurl like this:
7 days solo in northern Quebec
I returned a few days ago from a week long solo canoe trip in northern Quebec. The area I paddled is controlled by the local Cree First Nations and from what I could gather they have set aside these two lakes for canoe tripping. The Cree organization goes by the name NIBIISCHII, the contact...
www.canoetripping.net
If you want to link directly to a particular post in a thread, click the post # in the upper right corner of the post you want to link—say, #9—and then copy the address that appears in the address bar. Paste that address on a new line AND after a line space and you will get an unfurled link that takes the reader directly to that post #9:
7 days solo in northern Quebec
I returned a few days ago from a week long solo canoe trip in northern Quebec. The area I paddled is controlled by the local Cree First Nations and from what I could gather they have set aside these two lakes for canoe tripping. The Cree organization goes by the name NIBIISCHII, the contact...
www.canoetripping.net
Sometimes you may not want a link to be unfurled on a separate line, but would rather have it integrated into a sentence you are writing. In that case, use the Insert Link icon and give the link a name, in the pop-up link box, that will fit grammatically into your sentence. Or just write your sentence, highlight the words you want to be a link, click the Insert Link icon, and paste the address of the link into the pop-up link box. For example, your sentence will look like this with regular links (not unfurled) that are intelligible, English language links:
On CTN you can find Mike Galt's famous article on the mystique of paddling solo canoes and you can also find pictures of Robin in the Quebec wilderness.
I hope members will use unfurling links and the other features of Xenforo. Again, it makes our site look modern and distinctive and our threads more attractive to read, especially for the social media generations, which comprise the future lifeblood of this site.
