# 500.html needs absolute links in original English texts

**URL:** <https://meta.discourse.org/t/500-html-needs-absolute-links-in-original-english-texts/46879>\
**Category:** Translations\
**Created:** [July 6, 2016, 3:19am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/500-html-needs-absolute-links-in-original-english-texts/46879 "2016-07-06T03:19:37Z")\
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**Author:** ![meglio](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/meglio/32/71444_2.png) [@meglio](https://meta.discourse.org/u/meglio)\
**Post date:** [July 6, 2016, 3:19am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/500-html-needs-absolute-links-in-original-english-texts/46879/1 "2016-07-06T03:19:37Z")

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Original string:

```
No further action is necessary. However, if the error condition persists,
you can provide additional detail, including steps to reproduce the error,
by posting a discussion topic in the <a href="/category/meta">meta category</a>.

```

Here, the link should be absolute and link to the meta category of the Discourse Meta website - this is needed so that translators use the same absolute link in the translations as well. Otherwise it will link to a (possibly non-existent) local meta category.

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