Template:Forum link/doc

This template simplifies the linking of forum posts into an article. Using this template can be preferable to making up the link yourself for the following reasons:
 * Consistent format in links to the Bogleheads.org forum
 * Should the URL pattern of the forum ever change, then the template might be able to change accordingly

Usage


t= The topic ID. Each topic ("thread") has a unique identifier; which is the numeric value in the URL after the. p= The post ID. Each post has a unique identifier which is obtained by clicking on the post's title; the link in the top-left corner of every post. It is the numeric value in the URL after the. title = The link text to display.

date= (optional) the date of the thread or post. Please add the date, as many financial topics are date sensitive and the reader may wish to know if the post is many years old. Suggested format is (D)D Month YYYY (e.g. 7 July 2012) but any format will be output as entered.

Use only the topic_id or post_id, not both.

Example
To create a link to forum topic ("thread"), the topic_id is 88005. Therefore to use this template, you would code as follows:



Results in:



To create a link to forum post, the post_id is 1263932. Therefore to use this template, you would code as follows:



Results in:



Ideally, include the date of the original thread if you use the t parameter, or of the specific post if you use the p parameter. For example:



Results in: