Intro PM from the Forum

It was this. It's long but not actually much text, just a collection of links categorized. Important stuff at the top.

http://www.gameogre.com/forums/threads/gameogre-newbie-first-stop.15612/

 

The new software seems to do better with links so it might work now.

 

It should be using bb code to turn a url into a link in the first place. I guess you could test it with something like

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[url=http://www.gameogre.com]The GameOgre Homepage[/url]

 

BB code is super easy, just edit then BB code editor on the existing post. If that's all that's needed then just copy paste this

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[URL='http://www.gameogre.com/forums/threads/gameogre-com-forum-rules.7801/'][B]Forum Rules[/B][/URL]

Hello, welcome to GameOgre Forums! Here are some threads to get you started with the basics of our forums along with a few threads you should check out:

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It'd go down like this:

Me: That's against the rules.
Them: Sorry, I didn't know.
Me: You didn't read the rules?
Them: No, I couldn't find them. Maybe they should be easier to find.
Me: You didn't see all them words when you signed up?
Them: Ooooo them were the rules? I didn't know that, sorry. I just skipped them.
Me: *facepalm*

 

The system is fine, you just lost posts because some got deleted. You'll be able to chat soon enough as long as you stay above the 15 post threshold.