The solution is obvious -- write a routine that automatically goes through the entire forum database and disables all the links -- leave the names, but rewrite

The solution is obvious -- write a routine that automatically goes through the entire forum database and disables all the links -- leave the names, but rewrite the links so they're just text, not hyperlinks. Sort of like: s!http://!!g http://!!g The above deletes the "http:// http:// prefix, but leaves the original destination name, in case anyone wants to object that their post has been edited after the fact. So technically, it's no longer a link back to the originating site, but it's otherwise unchanged. No human intervention required. Problem solved.