How do I link to an earlier comment in a thread?

November 13, 2005 7:41 AM

I am trying to post within a thread, with a link to an earlier comment within the same thread. I'm not sure how to do it. I can link to the thread but it then starts at the top of the thread, not at the part of the thread I want.
posted by MiHail to MetaFilter-Related at 7:41 AM (12 comments total)

I know this is probably a bit of a stupid question, but I’ve been reading FAQs, searched MeFi, AskMeFik, MeTa, and AskMeTa, and can’t find reference to this. I’m in the process of expanding my (lacking) posting knowledge. Thanks for the help and my apologies for what is probably a “Duh!” question for most.
posted by MiHail at 7:42 AM on November 13, 2005

Click on the earlier comment's time stamp.
posted by amro at 7:46 AM on November 13, 2005

Right click on the timestamp. Copy link. Like this.

( http://metatalk.metafilter.com/mefi/10520#259935 )
posted by loquacious at 7:46 AM on November 13, 2005

Right click on the time of the post (your post in this thread says 7:42) choose "Copy link location" if you are using FireFox; paste the location into the link. If you are using IE you can just click on the time and then copy the address in the address bar, then paste into the link.

Easy.
posted by sic at 7:46 AM on November 13, 2005

Perfect. Thanks!
posted by MiHail at 8:00 AM on November 13, 2005

What's that? Sadly, the education of the youth of amerika is declining in more than one way. The other day I was at the MetaTalk and the poster was unable to identify a named anchor. And no, she wasn't new...
posted by goodnewsfortheinsane at 8:02 AM on November 13, 2005

goodnewsfortheinsane : "blahblahblah"

C'mon, this was going so civilly...
posted by Bugbread at 8:04 AM on November 13, 2005

(Though I do have to give you props for finding an image that refers to both anchors and mushrooms)
posted by Bugbread at 8:05 AM on November 13, 2005

I know, I know. I found the image and couldn't resist. Consider this unbecoming snark a gentle ribbing!
posted by goodnewsfortheinsane at 8:09 AM on November 13, 2005

MiHail is well on her way to becoming a valued member of this community. Yay!
posted by mischief at 8:54 AM on November 13, 2005

that was fucking brilliant snark, goodnewsfortheinsane! i LOLed.
posted by quonsar at 4:20 PM on November 13, 2005

You must be new here.
posted by goodnewsfortheinsane at 4:58 PM on November 13, 2005