before posting. Then if it doesn't automatically congure properly, I post it using the [ ] and [/] (youtube enclosed inside both) with ONLY the first group of letter/numbers and deleting all words before and numbers/letters after, including the ? mark.

Ditto with other links, ESPECIALLY if your connection came via email, subscription, or log in because, (in the hands of folks with IT knowledge), others can get your location, email, and other info from the excess letters/numbers.