I was wondering, how do you post a link so that when a person clicks on it it takes them to the part of the page you want them to see not just to the top of the page?
1. click on the number of the post. In the case of YOUR post on this thread, that'd be
43,470 posted on 11/18/2004 8:47:19 AM EST by Asphalt (Three can keep a secret if two are dead.)
(great tagline, by the way)
2. The page will reload, with the URL specific to that post up in the browser address bar. Select that URL with your mouse, and execute [Ctrl][C] to copy it into your "clipboard"
in the case of your post, that URL is:
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-backroom/1163131/posts?page=43470#43470
3. open a "post reply" window as you would normally do, replying to whatever post on whatever thread on whatever website messageboard you choose. Compose your reply
eg: Hey, y'all, hold muh beer an' watch ...(this)...!
4. now for a little html
replace all incidents of { and } with < and >, respectively, and, of course, "your text here" should be replaced with a message of your choice:
Hey, y'all, hold muh beer an' watch {a href="http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-backroom/1163131/posts?page=43470#43470"}"your text here"{/a}!
so, basically, your post would look like the following:
Hey, y'all, hold muh beer an' watch {a href="http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-backroom/1163131/posts?page=43470#43470"}THIS{/a}!
5. when posted with the correct script, your post will look like the following:
Hey, y'all, hold muh beer an' watch THIS!
clicking the "THIS" will take you straight to post #43,470 on this thread.
NOTE: the space between the "a" and the "href" is absolutely critical, so don't forget it.