the message id is the number you see at the end of reply and edit links
if you hover the mouse over the white tag at the top of each message you get the direct url of that message and any replies will appear.
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Professor Fnord Regius Professor of B3ta Chronology,
Tue 2 Sep 2003, 1:15,
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I don't see numbers and
if I hover it just says "this is a normal post"
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faithy,
Tue 2 Sep 2003, 1:17,
archived)
oh I see it now
in the whatit line at the bottom
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faithy,
Tue 2 Sep 2003, 1:19,
archived)
yeah, that's it!
I always use it on here 'cause links are like a box of chocolates. You never know what you're gonna get until you look at the handy little card they give you!
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AzToTheRescue The arsehole formally known as Az The S slur,
Tue 2 Sep 2003, 1:36,
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