Template:HistLink

Template HistLink

Purpose

Creates a link to a forum post for the templates HistC, HistF, HistR and HistS.

Parameter

• 1st: the date to show
• 2nd: possible coding character prefix plus a post ID or a combination of thread/post ID

Coding character for 2nd parameter:

if only a post ID is given a link to MersenneForum is generated (default):

new post ID > 670000 since forum update on 2024-08-23

old post ID ≤ 670000 prior to forum update

if first character is M the thread and post ID separated by '#' generates a link to MersenneForum using the new post ID format above regardless of post number.

if first character is F the thread and post ID separated by '#' generates a link to Free-DC

if first character is P the thread and post ID separated by '#' generates a link to PrimeGrid

if first character is N the thread and post ID separated by '#' generates a link to NFS@Home

if a wrong or no 2nd parameter is given, an error is shown

Important note

It is preferred that we now always use the new Node post links for reference to MersenneForum posts. If the new post number (Node) is > 670000, the M# leading character is not needed. Despite the 2024-08-23 update, posts going back to 2021 can have a new Node > 670000 and would not need the leading M# character if the new post ID is used. This can happen even though the old post number is ≤ 670000.

Examples

*MersenneForum: new {{HistLink|2024-08-29|1052550}}
*MersenneForum: old {{HistLink|2019-04-04|512625}}
*MersenneForum: always new link {{HistLink|2003-05-29|M#634}}
*Free-DC forum: {{HistLink|2009-08-08|F#19810#138596}}
*PrimeGrid forum: {{HistLink|2018-09-28|P#8220#120807}}
*NFS@Home forum: {{HistLink|2018-10-10|N#459#1944}}
*Error: {{HistLink|2019-02-02|D#343#343}}
*Error: {{HistLink|2019-02-02}}

gives

• MersenneForum: new 2024-08-29
• MersenneForum: old 2019-04-04
• MersenneForum: always new link 2003-05-29
• Free-DC forum: 2009-08-08

• PrimeGrid forum: 2018-09-28

• NFS@Home forum: 2018-10-10

• Error: [ERROR 2019-02-02]

• Error: [ERROR 2019-02-02]