You realize they would still have to be logged into JavaRanch, right?
Yep.
We would have to make a change at our end for the posting URL to work. I'm having trouble figuring out why it is easier for users to type their post in your site rather than giving them a link to the thread here at JavaRanch.
I was not requesting a change. Just wanted to know if something like this already existed. When people ask questions in the SCJP / SCWCD etc forums they often forget to quote source and put code in CODE tags. The idea was, if there is a URL that allows a site to auto post to JR and prefill some data like the question and subject, it might make it easier to discuss questions. The question itself will be inside CODE tags and the subject could quote the source. The user can then edit the body and ask their question
Ernest Friedman-Hill wrote:This whole thread is hilarious. You're asking us if there's a URL that can be used to trivially post spam on the Ranch. The answer is, and always will be, of course, "no".
ahh now I never looked at it that way. I dont see why this is hilarious. API keys can be used to ward off SPAM and there are other techniques that can be used to prevent junk from surfacing on the site.
Thanks for putting forward your thoughts. It looks like implementing this on your side might take too much work and is not worth the effort. I ll try to find a work around and if it is not feasible, I ll just provide a link to post in the forum.