# Linking Directly to a Post

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/linking-directly-to-a-post/258137>\
**Category:** About This Message Board\
**Created:** [August 3, 2004, 2:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/linking-directly-to-a-post/258137 "2004-08-03T14:11:32Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
**Page:** 1

<div class="post-metadata">

**Author:** ![Contrapuntal](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/e274bd/32.png) [@Contrapuntal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Contrapuntal)\
**Post date:** [August 3, 2004, 2:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/linking-directly-to-a-post/258137/1 "2004-08-03T14:11:32Z")

</div>

I’m trying to link directly to a post and the FAQ tells me to position my mouse over the quote button at the bottom of the post. Stupid me can’t find. Little help?

Unrelated question. I’ve noticed when I view a post w/o responding the view count does not change. Should it?

Thanks

TRT

---

<div class="post-metadata">

**Author:** ![Contrapuntal](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/e274bd/32.png) [@Contrapuntal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Contrapuntal)\
**Post date:** [August 3, 2004, 4:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/linking-directly-to-a-post/258137/2 "2004-08-03T16:44:31Z")

</div>

If a mod wants to close this I have found my answer. Thanks.