Link to individual posts?

I've been wondering about this for a while, but keep forgetting to ask. Is there a way individual posts could have their own links? It could be something as simple as a text link in the same area where "edit" appears on our own posts. It would be really handy, especially if needing to cite a specific person's post, to be able to link directly to it rather than say "click this link and search the page for so-and-so's 12:42pm post on January 22." or "scroll down about half way".

Any chance of this once the dust settles and you have time?

Oohhh, I like this idea! Especially since most of us have our time zones set for our own area, so time references don't always work. :)

Good point - I'd not thought about time zone issues.

Done!

Interesting to see the Post #s. I didn't know we had over 3 million posts...

dave

http://davesgarden.com/forums/p.php?pid=3139836

testing.. . .

neat!

This message was edited Jan 30, 2007 9:11 PM

Okay, I'll play too. http://davesgarden.com/forums/p.php?pid=3139912

Neat indeed.

This message was edited Jan 30, 2007 7:14 PM

Hey, that's pretty cool.
How do we use it.
Thanks, Dave.

Testing http://davesgarden.com/forums/p.php?pid=3140265
I got it.
Andy P

This message was edited Jan 30, 2007 9:18 PM

Click on "Post #3140265" and it'll open the post up. You can then link directly to the post.

In what circumstance would you use it? I don't know! :)

dave

Still don't see how it would help 'find' a specific post.

See post #3139836 for the reasoning behind this feature.

dave

This is a great feature. Thanks Dave. I had not thought of it, but I like it a lot.

I love it, it's nice to have a way to direct someone right to a post, especially in those huge long threads where someone made a really great post halfway down, this way people don't have to wade through the entire thread searching for it. Thanks Dave!

It's like the "PermaLink" feature on blogs. Post only one entry, not the entire blog. cool

Got it. Thanks.

Sarahskeeper, good explanation! That's exactly it. Cool, indeed!

dave

So Nifty! Would be nice to have a 'Go to post # ____' like a search feature. Not everyone understands how to 'link' or post a link in a thread.
Just a thought. Either way, nifty!

Clever suggestion! This will be a very nifty tool to use. Thanks!!!!!

Great new feature! Thanks gardenwife for suggesting it and Dave for jumping on it so quickly!

I have often tried to remember a specific post by someone. Is there a way to search for it? That's what I meant about 'finding' a post. If I use the regular search function and type a member's name and some subject - say 'dave cactus', I would not get anything, correct? You can't use members' names in the search, right?

Oh, YAY! I had no idea you'd do it that quickly. Thanks, Dave!

Andy, yes, permalink - exactly! :)

Victor--you can use member names in the search, first type in the thing you're searching for (in your example above, it would be cactus). Then on the next screen where it shows the initial search results, you can further limit your search to certain forums, or to only show posts by a certain member, just type their name in the box. I don't use the forum search much so I don't know if that option's always been there or not, maybe Dave just added it! But it's there now.

What a great new feature!!!! Thank you for suggesting it, Kimberley, and Dave... you continue to be awesome in your responses! :)

I randomly chose posts to test this out on and sometimes it worked and sometimes I got this
404 Not Found
The requested URL /place/p.php?pid=3101743 was not found on this server.

I do like the idea of it though.

That will be a great tool when threads for trades or RU swaps, get so long and you are trying to tell someone where to look for your list, etc.
Nice feature! Thanks Gardenwife for suggesting it.
Just another reason why Dave is valuable to NameMedia!! You know how to listen to ideas of the members.

Terry gives an easy explaination of how to use the feature here.
This is a great tool!
http://davesgarden.com/forums/t/688967/

This message was edited Feb 2, 2007 8:45 PM

Post #3139836 guess I didn't do it right; will try again.
http://davesgarden.com/forums/p.php?pid=3139836

Now I get it; you click on the post # and after it opens; you copy the url and paste it into your post; very cool.

Thanks, Dave!

This message was edited Jan 31, 2007 8:06 AM

well hot diggity dog... this is coool

I fixed the posts that weren't working!

dave

Gardenwife, Good idea, Post #3139836. It makes communication more concise. Also it will be very helpful to me to use in my diary to reference information of my own posts in coops so I can find them quickly. I can also just note which posts are fine garden information for any topic without having to copy the whole thing out. Thanks, Patti

Good feature. Something similar to this was discussed a while back.
http://davesgarden.com/forums/t/465550/
Good to see it implemented.

Ah, just noticed the individual post numbers. Very neat!

Is there a prize for making the 5000000th post? LOL

hehe!

Queen (or King) Gasbag, perhaps? (We used to dub members with that dubious title when their posts runneth over...curiously enough, it became a badge of honor! ;o)

I think this is a great feature and I wonder if it could go a step further...... If someone links me directly to a post by a member and after reading the post I decide I would like to read more of the thread it is in, is there a way to connect to the thread itself from the post link?

NoH20: Yes, that's already there. You can click on the subject line at the top, or there is a link at the bottom.

Thanks, Dave. I love this feature.

Thanks ecrane!

awesome feature, now when I want to save a brilliant piece of information about a certain plant, I can save just that post in my journal, instead of the whole long thread, and having to search through and try to remember why I saved that thread...lol

Endless possibilities!