Two Link Formats for Bracketed Links – Colon Format and Number Format. Number Format More Durable.
This Nugget has been written by M3 on 24 May at 9:32AM
Category: Site Tips and Tricks
Club links can be entered in either of two formats:
These two ways also work for player and blog (web log) links. This site does not add extra black text to those.
This carries over to site-wide links for club wikis in which the club's name may be entered in either format followed by a colon before the name of the wiki, for examples,
[ Chess4Fun: Wiki Start Page ]
I think that the number stays the same even if the name is changed; so, I think that the number is more stable and might be better to use to avoid dead links.
- Colon Format which uses a colon followed by the club's (or other item's) name such as Club:ClubvsClub Meeting Place (or Info:Linking Within GoldToken) with {} and spaces around it. (The link works the same whether you place one space or no space right after the colon.)
- A club's name is only the characters which show as a colored link without site-added black text such as "The" at the start and "Club" at the end of the name. Please omit such black characters from a Colon Format Wiki Link.
- Number Format which uses a number-or-pound symbol (#) followed by the club's (or other item's) number such as Club#2455 (or Info#46) with {} and spaces around it.
- You can view a club's number by hovering your cursor over your club's hyperlink.
- Then you can copy and paste the number if you wish to be absolutely sure that you use the right number.
- You can view a club's number by hovering your cursor over your club's hyperlink.
These two ways also work for player and blog (web log) links. This site does not add extra black text to those.
Player:M3 and Player#38147 are the two formats for the same link. Blog:M3 and Blog#38147
This carries over to site-wide links for club wikis in which the club's name may be entered in either format followed by a colon before the name of the wiki, for examples,
[ Chess4Fun: Wiki Start Page ]
Chess4Fun:Wiki Start Page or Club#1:Wiki Start Page[ Wiki Start Page ]
Down With Regular Chess:Wiki Start Page or Club#1750:Wiki Start Page
I think that the number stays the same even if the name is changed; so, I think that the number is more stable and might be better to use to avoid dead links.
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