# How to link directly to a post inside a thread? **URL:** \ **Category:** About This Message Board\ **Created:** [January 6, 2003, 9:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-link-directly-to-a-post-inside-a-thread/147013 "2003-01-06T21:03:11Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 10\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![RedFury](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/ec9cab/32.png) [@RedFury](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RedFury)\ **Post date:** [January 6, 2003, 9:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-link-directly-to-a-post-inside-a-thread/147013/1 "2003-01-06T21:03:11Z")
I used to be able to right-click and post the direct link to a post inside a thread. I have since forgetten how. Reminders, please? ---
**Author:** ![rowrrbazzle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rowrrbazzle/32/414_2.png) [@rowrrbazzle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rowrrbazzle)\ **Post date:** [January 6, 2003, 9:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-link-directly-to-a-post-inside-a-thread/147013/2 "2003-01-06T21:38:57Z")
From the thread [FAQ - technical issues - please read this BEFORE posting a question](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?postid=1982344#post1982344): > [@](#): > > Linking directly to a post within a thread > > To link directly to a post within a thread, modify appropriately the following URL > [http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?postid=NNN#postNNN](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?postid=NNN#postNNN) > by replacing NNN with the postid. Here’s how you find the postid for a post: > If you position your mouse button over the “quote” button at the bottom of the post, you should see a link appear in the “status bar” of your browser (usually at the bottom of the browser window), and the link will show the postid for that post. If that doesn’t work, you can press the quote button, and a new reply window will open. The URL for that reply window should show in the URL field at the top of your browser window, and the URL contains the postid for the post. ---
**Author:** ![Polycarp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/82dd89/32.png) [@Polycarp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Polycarp)\ **Post date:** [January 6, 2003, 10:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-link-directly-to-a-post-inside-a-thread/147013/3 "2003-01-06T22:18:19Z")
Related question: When I go to look for a postid or post a link to a thread or post I want to refer to, I get an URL with that “?s=anungodlylongnumber” embedded in the middle. I know this has something to do with how I have cookies set (and I have not made any changes to how I got this machine, aside from homepage setting). Would someone be so kind as to tell me what I need to change in order to get links without the s= code embedded in them. (Not just “activate your cookies” or some similar comment; I _know_ that; please give me a walkthrough of what to do to “activate my cookies” or “toss my cookies” or whatever the proper term is. ---
**Author:** ![Achernar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/e274bd/32.png) [@Achernar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Achernar)\ **Post date:** [January 6, 2003, 11:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-link-directly-to-a-post-inside-a-thread/147013/4 "2003-01-06T23:01:26Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by RedFury \* > I used to be able to right-click and post the direct link to a post inside a thread. I have since forgetten how. Unfortunately, I don’t think it’s ever been this simple; you must construct the URL manually. However, there are a couple of exceptions. If it’s a post you just made yourself, then when you are “taken to your post”, the URL will be a link to that post directly. You can simply copy it from your address bar. ---
**Author:** ![Arnold\_Winkelried](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/3d9bf3/32.png) [@Arnold\_Winkelried](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Arnold_Winkelried)\ **Post date:** [January 7, 2003, 12:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-link-directly-to-a-post-inside-a-thread/147013/5 "2003-01-07T00:00:34Z")
Polycarp - I see that also sometimes. I just delete the “s=39847329874&” or the “s=&” that appears in the link. ---
**Author:** ![RedFury](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/ec9cab/32.png) [@RedFury](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RedFury)\ **Post date:** [January 7, 2003, 1:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-link-directly-to-a-post-inside-a-thread/147013/6 "2003-01-07T01:13:13Z")
Ignore – test [http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/newreply.php?action=newreply&postid=2814556](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/newreply.php?action=newreply&postid=2814556) ---
**Author:** ![RedFury](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/ec9cab/32.png) [@RedFury](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RedFury)\ **Post date:** [January 7, 2003, 1:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-link-directly-to-a-post-inside-a-thread/147013/7 "2003-01-07T01:17:59Z")
Archenar, Before the board upgrade, I distinctly remember it being that simple. You could use one of the live links _inside_ the post box itself to get the result. rowrrbazzle, Thank you. Still having problems putting that into my mental hardrive. Guess I need to practice some more. ---
**Author:** ![RedFury](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/ec9cab/32.png) [@RedFury](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RedFury)\ **Post date:** [January 7, 2003, 1:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-link-directly-to-a-post-inside-a-thread/147013/8 "2003-01-07T01:20:15Z")
[http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/newreply.php?action=postid=2814556](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/newreply.php?action=postid=2814556) ---
**Author:** ![RedFury](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/ec9cab/32.png) [@RedFury](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RedFury)\ **Post date:** [January 7, 2003, 1:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-link-directly-to-a-post-inside-a-thread/147013/9 "2003-01-07T01:23:22Z")
Arghhh…one more. [http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?postid=2814355#post2814355](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?postid=2814355#post2814355) ---
**Author:** ![RedFury](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/ec9cab/32.png) [@RedFury](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RedFury)\ **Post date:** [January 7, 2003, 1:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-link-directly-to-a-post-inside-a-thread/147013/10 "2003-01-07T01:26:14Z")
Got it. Thank you. Much appreciated.