ok you lot - why would i NOT want to convert links automatically?

[MaureenCognito]

please

[Ladymuck]

So as you can state what your link is for. This is an <a class="break-all" href="http://www.google.co.uk/imgres?hl=en&sa=X&biw=1306&bih=817&tbm=isch&prmd=imvns&tbnid=b9so0HqxWp1mJM:&imgrefurl=www.mumsnet.com/newsletter-archives/talk-roundup/20120928&docid=S36NspiRzVWSCM&imgurl=www.soest.hawaii.edu/expeditions/mariana/images/annsoupy/kids-easter%252520soupy%252520closeup.jpg&w=900&h=890&ei=sVONUMOsD6vM0AXrlIHAAQ&zoom=1&iact=hc&vpx=353&vpy=144&dur=2443&hovh=223&hovw=226&tx=107&ty=118&sig=103479580406520257064&page=1&tbnh=152&tbnw=156&start=0&ndsp=23&ved=1t:429,r:1,s:0,i:72" rel="nofollow noindex" target="_blank">interesting link.

[MaureenCognito]

ah i see. its so long winded. MInd you who remembers the bizrre reverse slash { thing we used to have to do
i think it was \link{http://www.google.co.uk/imgres?hl=en&sa=X&biw=1306&bih=817&tbm=isch&prmd=imvns&tbnid=b9so0HqxWp1mJM:&imgrefurl=www.mumsnet.com/newsletter-archives/talk-roundup/20120928&docid=S36NspiRzVWSCM&imgurl=www.soest.hawaii.edu/expeditions/mariana/images/annsoupy/kids-easter%252520soupy%252520closeup.jpg&w=900&h=890&ei=sVONUMOsD6vM0AXrlIHAAQ&zoom=1&iact=hc&vpx=353&vpy=144&dur=2443&hovh=223&hovw=226&tx=107&ty=118&sig=103479580406520257064&page=1&tbnh=152&tbnw=156&start=0&ndsp=23&ved=1t:429,r:1,s:0,i:72\sex on legs}

[MaureenCognito]

\link{url\description}

fuck that was hard