Referring to specific forum posts

[Chris Knight]

I picked this up on another forum and thought it useful. It ensures that the message cited is displayed not just the topic's page.

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Notice the tiny page icon (

or

) sitting humbly in every message header. Besides indicating read/unread status, it houses a permanent, precise, bookmark-able link to itself. You can copy or bookmark its URL using the usual commands for your particular web browser (as a rule, you right-click or ctrl-click it).

You can then paste this URL into a forum message that you're composing. This is a good way to cite a message precisely, and removes the need to give approximate directions, such as: "Look in topic 'blah' for a message from 'wossisname' with subject 'fnugle'. I'm sure you'll find it."

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[Alf]

Hot damn! That's clever; saves a lot of url editing. A thousand blessings on your head for passing it on, Chris. =D> =D> =D> =D> =D>

Cheers, Alf

 

[Neil]

Thanks for that, Chris - a useful tip.

Cheers,
Neil

 

[Philly]

Very useful Chris!
I must remember to quote this thread :lol:
Philly

 

[Adam]

Very handy.

Adam

 

[Gill]

I never knew that - thanks for the tip, Chris.

Gill

 

[Scott]

This post thingy seems to work then!



Thanks Chris. I didn't know that.

Surprised Alf didn't after 6000-odd posts either! :lol:

 

[Alf]

Surprised Alf didn't after 6000-odd posts either! :lol:

Ach, don't. The more I think about it, the more I have a nasty feeling I've read this tip before but totally failed to remember it. I'll go back to chewing the straw - apparently I have a review to write. :roll: :lol:

Cheers, Alf

 

[Anonymous]

I hadn't even noticed the little picture top left never mind used it

thanks Chris

 

[devonwoody]

As they say " you live and learn every day" Thanks Chris.

 

[WoodPecker]

I noticed that it works too if you want to refer to a particular page of a post (If there are more than 1) by right clicking on the page number:


[ Goto page: 1, 2 ]

 

[WoodPecker]

Can you change your settings so that the little page icon doesn't dissappear after you've read a post?