I'm glad it exists, especially when signatures have character limits.

Example:

http://i185.photobucket.com/albums/x...a/SMbutton.jpg (69 characters)

becomes

http://tinyurl.com/yuvf63 (25 characters)

The way yanyan's link works, is that her image's tinyurl ends with the filename and .jpg. It seems that the "[img]" tags do not accept a tinyurl unless it ends in an image extension - like .jpg.

If you take yanyan's link code and change her URLs with mine, it should result in an image showing up. You can click the image to go to my quest thread. However, it doesn't, as shown in the above post.

The reason why I am so adamant to use tinyurls instead of Photobucket and Menewsha URLs is because regular URLs make the page stretch when showing them in a "[code]" box. You can avoid stretching the page using regular URLS if you put a space and tell users to remove the space when linking you, but you still end up using a lot of characters. If you use the "regular" coding in your signature, it is a lot of text.

Using tinyurls, you cut down on the characters significantly, whether it be for your signature, or in a "[code]" box. With the URLs in the "[code]" box being shorter, you end up having less to copy/paste - it is supposed to make things easier for whomever wants to use that link.


EDIT: Oh jeeze, I took so long to type this - I didn't realize you posted, yanyan. THANK YOU so very much for the lesson - I know what I did wrong now.

To try and explain what I did wrong: I took the entire image's address and put it into tinyurl. At the end of the tinyurl, I attached the filename and extension (being "SMbutton.jpg"). So, the tinyurl already pointed to that image, but adding the SMbutton.jpg just nullified/pointed the url to nowhere. I hope that made sense. Even if it didn't - I know where I went wrong, and now know what to do. ^___^

Also, yes, you certainly can use that image - just make sure to save it; I don't want the 1337ness to get lost! I actually took that image specifically with the intention of giving it to you so you could use it. XD So, enjoy and thank you again! Now I must fix my mistake!

why isn't the code tag working XD

because it's 133t!!

Originally Posted by yanyan13

why isn't the code tag working XD

I followed your steps, and now it is working! The huge post I wrote above was talking about the code I was using. I started writing that post before you wrote your explanation, but submit my post after you did. I had to put an EDIT in at the bottom to explain what I did wrong.

Now, it is all correct! If you are wondering what I did wrong, read the EDIT section. ^_^

Yanyanyanyanyanyanyanyan.....


you never did tell me what else you were going to teach me!

that's weird XD the code tag didn't work XD

I think we're giving "[code]" such a hard time that it stops wanting to work!

I don't know if you read it already, but I did say you can use that screenshot I caught of you being 1337. <3

I'm bored now

I am getting tired, slowly... Menewsha has gotten quieter as of late, and that in turn is making me quieter too. @[email protected]

it doesn't seem to have woken up again since after the carnival.

Unless it's just that that was so busy everything seems dead by comparison, but really it's just back to normal..

It seems slow just the past two days. Slower than usual. Oh, well.

yush it worked!! XD

thank you mahinva :> imma put it in my siggy some time XD wooh 1337!!! XD

I joined during the Carnival, so I am not sure how active it was before that point. Though, I have noticed a difference between 3 days ago and today, for example.

Yanyan! You need to make me some little 100 x 30 banners or a little bigger. So I can link your quest, shop, art stuff to my charity so my little newbies will learn to luff you

i should be in bed ¬.¬

*Lulls Jelly off to sleep.*

^^"

i am going in a minute, i got to another round gold figure so i'm happy ^^

I wanna go to bed with Jelly :twisted:

Originally Posted by Lilim

Yanyan! You need to make me some little 100 x 30 banners or a little bigger. So I can link your quest, shop, art stuff to my charity so my little newbies will learn to luff you

yush!! I'll make some laterz :>

Originally Posted by jellysundae

i should be in bed with yanyan ¬.¬

ooh!!! really?!!! okay... *goes to bed and waits for jelly* this is so kinky. XD

I be back later, i needz to go eat lunchorz XD don't die on meh thread and all XD

*Runs and hides in Jelly's blankets with Yanyan* Shshsh! :twisted:

:o You 2 are bad!!

and seeing as i sleep on my sofa you'll be waiting a long time in my bed

XD

I go off for a bit and miss all the hijinx!

*huggies yanyan* <3

BAD JELLY! *Dragges the sofa into the bedroom* >_<;

*pokes lilim and goes to sleep*
goodnighty and sweet dreamz <3