Please note that the suggestions above are suggestions only — not rules poured in concrete. These guidelines are specifically tailored to the discipline of history, which places great emphasis on argument and evidence. Additionally, I recommend “standard written English” because I believe that it facilitates clear communication. It’s very difficult to carry out a complex discussion in broken sentences! Having said all of this, there will be situations in which you may want to ask a simple question or add a quick comment — feel free to do so.

If you want to include links to other webpages in your comment, simply paste in the URL or web address.

To avoid posting a lengthy link, you can visit http://tinyurl.com/ to create a custom, short link.

You can also use HTML code to create linked text in a comment. Use the following code:

So, a link to Google would appear as:

p.s. — I added underlining to the title by enclosing it as follows: