Issue: autolink - why not give members the ability to toggle this on/off globally?

This is not currently possible because the links are cached in the post cache by the BB-Code Parser. Having an option like this would require some significant changes to how auto-links are applied.

How about if we made it selectable via Quick Style Chooser? Default 1 has the autolinks, Default 2 is autolinks Off

Linking it to the style chooser might be an easier transition, since the post cache is different for each style - but I think the user option would make users happier in the long run, so we'll just have to reorganize the plugins for auto-links to achieve this.

After reconsidering this, I've remembered that there are quite a few wikis that rely heavily on the autolink feature. That is, they rarely make manual links and just expect that autolinking will take care of it. Giving users the option to turn autolinks off would effectively break the wiki navigation on these sites. Therefore, I think it's best to have the user toggle only affect non-wiki content that would contain autolinks.

Originally suggested for 3.0.0.

Implemented in the next release.

Please make it a usergroup setting: can turn off autolinks

I don't really see a need for a user group setting. Autolinks are still there, but individual users will now be able to decide if they want to see them or not when they personally view the site. Like vB's option to view images as links

With a usergoup setting this can be used as part of a paid membership / subscription. This in turn can be used to buy a vaultwiki license renewal.