Hyperlinking to a specific post in a thread

besty

If you want to post a link to a specific post its quite easy (thanks jeffro for making this obvious for me)

Every thread has a general URL which will take you to the top of Page 1 for that thread eg

http://www.jehovahs-witness.net/watchtower/beliefs/266550/1/Atheists-what-is-the-best-argument-FOR-God#.Uos8AUpdU4Q

The key to linking to a specific post is to identify that post number and replace it over the top of the last bit of the thread URL after the #

eg http://www.jehovahs-witness.net/watchtower/beliefs/266550/2/Atheists-what-is-the-best-argument-FOR-God#4886611

Note that you also have to change the page number to the page matching the post you are linking to.

Identifying the post number is easy - mouseover the 'edit post' icon and look for the post number at the bottom of your browser window - it will reveal the URL including the post number - naturally you wont be able to edit someone elses post so dont bother clicking it unless you like getting error messages.

Hope that helps!

AnnOMaly

Hey thanks - I'll try that ... if I don't forget by the time I want to do it and can't find the thread that tells me how ... but anyway, thanks

KateWild

Thanks Besty,

That was a good lesson in technical posting links. Very easy to grasp. - Kate xx

KateWild

http://www.jehovahs-witness.net/watchtower/beliefs/266516/5/Dawkins-Chapter-2-Dogs-Cows-and-Cabbages#4886779

This is me practicing. Here is a link to my post where I think cofty is being too extreme in his views Kate xx

cofty

Thanks Besty, I have been wanting to find a way to do this.

You can make it tidier by highlighting a few words, clicking the chain button and pasting your link into the top box.

For example here is some shameless self-promotion...

besty

haha - a new way of dissing people on JWN is born

quote their own words back to them with the exact link, and change the hyperlink text to better reflect your agenda - genius....

KateWild

Sorry you have lost me. How do you get it to have text in it? Again, but slow please Kate xx

cofty

Hi Kate. I'm assuming you followed Besty's OP.

The next step is to copy (Ctrl+C) the new hyperlink you have created.

Now highlight a few words in your post.

Click on the button in the toolbar above that has a picture of a chain. It's 15 along from the left in the middle row. It won't light up until you highlight text.

Now paste (Ctrl+V) in the top field of the dialogue box that will pop up. It's got a label "Link URL" and the cursor will already be in it.

Click the Insert button and you are done.

Oubliette

Cool, nice trick. Thanks for sharing!

Simon

Thanks for the explanation - I'll try and make that easier in future.

Hyperlinking to a specific post in a thread

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