How Can I Obtain a Link to a Comment?

BrianZ · September 2021

Is there a foolproof way to obtain a link address to refer to a particular comment within a discussion topic, such that it will open the discussion at that spot without having to scroll to find the correct comment being referenced?
For example, I have found the following two links that reference the same discussion topic, but cannot find a link address that references my own comment within that topic..

https://tab-rv.vanillacommunity.com/discussion/8742/lagun-table-top

https://tab-rv.vanillacommunity.com/discussion/comment/114736#Comment_114736

Is this possible?

ScottG · September 2021

The only way I've found to do this is to use the extended search feature to find your own comments within a particular discussion or topic. For example, I found this by searching Keyword: Alde and Author: ScottG.

https://tab-rv.vanillacommunity.com/discussion/comment/63156#Comment_63156

It's more cumbersome than I typically care to bother with. If you figure out something easier I'm all ears.

Marceline · September 2021

If you click on the timestamp for the comment, it will open a window with that particular comment at the top. Then you can copy the link to that window, which will show the comment number.

https://tab-rv.vanillacommunity.com/discussion/comment/116945/#Comment_116945

ScottG · September 2021

Genious--and so elegantly simple I would never have figured that out on my own! Thanks, @Marceline.

pthomas745 · September 2021

In the Today I Learned file! Thanks @Marceline !

Marceline · September 2021

I should've said that you can simply right click on the timestamp and select "copy link."
But you get the idea...

BrianZ · September 2021

Wow, thanks @Marceline, I can't believe I've never noticed that before! I do tend to find a complicated way before what's staring me right in the face! That should teach me not to ignore the blue text of a hyperlink. Now, if I can just remember where I put those glasses I'm wearing.

Or, on my Android phone, long press on the blue timestamp for a menu of options, including "Copy link address", for pasting elsewhere to save...

BrianZ · September 2021

Thank you, @ScottG, for sharing your method of combining keyword & author in a search to get a link to a specific comment. While it's not as direct & simple as @Marceline's method, it does have the added advantage of pulling up other closely related or repeated comments that could be helpful.

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