Sometimes when people post the link they include the first portion on the address that is generally "http://" . If you drop this portion of the link and just start the cut and past at the "www" portion, then we can all just click on the link, as oppossed to having to paste it ourselves.
Also, if the link (URL) is a mile long you can go here:
www.tinyurl.com
and make it smaller so it fits on the page.
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