There's a better way
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The way described above links to a topic
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(or thread)
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(t= parameter in the URL) and then counts forward a number of posts
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(start= parameter).
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However you can link to a post ID using p= parameter.
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The trick is finding out the post number.
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If you hover over the quote or report buttons and look at the URL they go to, you will find they have a p= parameter which is the post id.
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You can do viewtopic.php?p=thisID and it will work.
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BUT you will find it doesn't automatically jump down the page to it
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- to do that you have to append
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#id as well
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So, this post is post ID 1516139 on topic ID 173099.
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You can link to viewtopic.php?t=173099 or viewtopic.php?p=1516139 and they'll both take you to the page with that post on
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(which doesn't work too well in this thread as there is only one page).
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However if you link to viewtopic.php?p=1516139#1516139 it will jump down the page to the correct post.
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