To link to this thread, all that is required inside the angled brackets is (without the quotes) "a href=thread.cfm?threadid=162855"

Not if you are C&P'g the link into the address bar. If you are linking from another window you need the host name segment. If you use the address bar, you need the host name segment. If you are linking from within Mudcat's link maker it does not matter whether you put it in or not. So, to ensure that your link will work from wherever you put it, it is a good idea to use the host name or address.

So, not wrong at all. Just different ways of doing the same thing. The method I displayed works from anywhere. Yours only works from within Mudcat. And you don't need to put the 'a href=' in the link maker. It does it for you.

2/10 for effort.

:D tG