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Richard Bruns
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NC, USA
Nov 1999
time: 06:13
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I have found the following procedure very useful. I think it would be good to have this posted in one of the FAQ's so others can learn to use it.
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It is possible to create a hyperlink that goes to any specific post in the Apolyton forums. This is useful when you want to direct people to a certain message rather than sending them to a thread with over a hundred posts.
This can be done using the standard UBB hyperlink as follows:
{url=(thread address).html#n}this post{/url}
where n is the n'th reply in the thread (the post that started the thread is #0).
When there are only a few posts, it is easy to count up to get the right n for the post you want. But this could get tedious if the desired post is in the middle of the second page of a huge thread. You can use your browser to enter a guess, and then count from that guess. So in the above example you could guess reply 70 and put
(thread address)-2.html#70
in the browser address bar. That would send you to reply 70 and you could count from there to get n for the post you want to reference.
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Sorry for the improper formatting; I obviously couldn't turn off the UBB code for the example.
<font size=1 face=Arial color=444444>[This message has been edited by Richard Bruns (edited September 24, 2000).]</font>
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Well blow me, it actually worked! 
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Richard Bruns
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NC, USA
Nov 1999
time: 06:13
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If the post you want to refernce is your own post, you can quickly generate the proper address by submitting an edit. You can then simply copy the URL in the address box of your browser and out it in the message.
To give a working example of the ability to jump to a specific post, I've created a link to this post in the Clash of Civilizations forum.
Are there any comments about the usefulness of this?
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