# How does one link to a certain post?

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**Created:** [December 26, 2003, 12:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-does-one-link-to-a-certain-post/221113 "2003-12-26T12:50:35Z")\
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**Author:** ![chaoticbear](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/f07891/32.png) [@chaoticbear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chaoticbear)\
**Post date:** [December 26, 2003, 12:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-does-one-link-to-a-certain-post/221113/1 "2003-12-26T12:50:35Z")

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? Not a thread, mind you, but a certain post in that thread.

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**Author:** ![hawthorne](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/c89c15/32.png) [@hawthorne](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/hawthorne)\
**Post date:** [December 26, 2003, 3:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-does-one-link-to-a-certain-post/221113/2 "2003-12-26T15:27:50Z")

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[boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?postid=4260426#post4260426](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?postid=4260426#post4260426) The number being the one you see when you mouse over the quote button.