# Quoting does not preserve hyperlink

**URL:** <https://meta.discourse.org/t/quoting-does-not-preserve-hyperlink/33141>\
**Category:** Bug\
**Created:** [September 11, 2015, 8:07pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/quoting-does-not-preserve-hyperlink/33141 "2015-09-11T20:07:37Z")\
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**Author:** ![Lorne\_Kates](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/3ec8ea/32.png) [@Lorne\_Kates](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Lorne_Kates)\
**Post date:** [September 11, 2015, 8:24pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/quoting-does-not-preserve-hyperlink/33141/4 "2015-09-11T20:24:51Z")

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> [@gerhard](#):
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> You can expand the quote in order to get a clickable hyperlink.

But how will anyone reading my post know there is a clickable link, without clicking on another icon and looking at hidden text? Not all text implies a hyperlink.

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