Auto link forum topics

[edchapman]

ok... here I go again...

Auto link forum topics.
In any post, when someone types a phrase that matches a topic title a link back would be automatically added.

[edchapman]

To add to this... it would also be cool if links to users profile would be auto added when someone adds their name to a post.

[Dragooon]

To me, this will be a chaos.

[edchapman]

how so?

[Dragooon]

If topics start linking, 1. It can be a database hike 2. it can be very confusing.

[edchapman]

Well, maybe it could be like an auto link option or a tag of some kind.. So users can decide rather or not they want to add the "forum link." Just like linking an URL but.. a topic, or board.

So if I write... You can find info on "Rush of Fools" here.  Rush of Fools would be auto linked to that topic on my forum.

[Oldiesmann]

The only way this would work is to have a way to specify which text you want to have linked. Otherwise it would result in utter chaos.