DOHHH...Simple fix...lol..this might help others in this thread that have this problem.
Add this:
value="http://"
to template drkslinks_addnewlink
so it now looks like this:
<td bgcolor="#13486D"><input type="text" class="bginput" name="linkurl" value="http://" size="25"></td>
This will add
http:// automatically into the field. If people dont put in
http:// that is why you get the messed up URL
OK ...Hope this helps ..saw others had this problem.