When there's bullshit on one side & horseshit on the other, sit on the fence.

As I recently said on another thread, I find it easier to insert the HTML codes by hand than to use the make-a-link link. However, I always use the preview option when I do that, in case I make a mistake.

It is nice to know that a charitable human will convert a URL to a link if I neglect to do so. However, automating that process might be possible on this site, as it has been shown to be on some others.