I vaguely remember seeing links to comments somewhere, was it a dream or it is indeed doable?
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To get a link to a comment, simply click on the timestamp next to it. (If it is your comment, be careful not to click on "Delete" by mistake.)
For example, this is a link to the first comment posted below this answer.
It is possible to get link to some specific comment also from other places where you might see that comment. (Such as user's activity tab, your inbox, etc.) But the above method gives a possibility to get link to any comment you see on the page wich a post - which is, I'd guess, where you'd encounter comments most often.
- Mathematics Meta: How to link to a comment?
- Meta Stack Exchange: Direct Link to a Comment
About linking to a specific answer: How do I link to a MO answer?
answered Nov 22, 2020 at 9:30
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1$\begingroup$ I will add here at least one comment - so that you can test whether this really works. $\endgroup$ Commented Nov 22, 2020 at 9:34
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$\begingroup$ Many thanks! Yes, it works. $\endgroup$ Commented Nov 22, 2020 at 11:20
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$\begingroup$ By some reason I cannot do
@MartinSleziakhere, could it be related to the fact that you linked to it?? $\endgroup$ Commented Nov 22, 2020 at 11:22 -
2$\begingroup$ @მამუკაჯიბლაძე I'd look at "Where has the @ gone ?" and "How do comment @replies work?" for possible explanations when
@usernameis automatically removed by the software. But I don't see how linking to the comment could influence that. $\endgroup$ Commented Nov 22, 2020 at 11:39 -
$\begingroup$ Oh I see, I did not pay attention that I am responding to the author of the answer, not to a commenter. $\endgroup$ Commented Nov 22, 2020 at 11:41
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1$\begingroup$ Sometimes I want to link to a comment inside another comment, so I strip away as much cruft as possible. Often the copied link includes
noredirect=1or whatever, and that can go away. I've noticed in fact that the slug can go, too:https://meta.mathoverflow.net/questions/4763/is-linking-to-comments-possible#comment24200_4764can be shortened just tohttps://meta.mathoverflow.net/questions/4763#comment24200_4764. However, this seems to break when there are multiple pages of answers. In that case, what is the minimum I need to keep to link to the correct comment? $\endgroup$– LSpiceCommented Dec 18, 2020 at 17:08 -
1$\begingroup$ @LSpice I tried a few variants and found out that if I get a comment link from an answer, the link no longer works after changing the part of URL which contains the title. I'd guess this could be considered a bug, since this might cause links obtained from a timestamp to stop working after an edit to the title. Let me know, whether you plan to post something about this on Meta Stack Exchange - if not, I can post the bug report about this issue. $\endgroup$ Commented Dec 25, 2020 at 8:14
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1$\begingroup$ @LSpice I got a suggestion on Meta Stack Exchange to use the links in this format if I need to save the number of characters:
https://mathoverflow.net/posts/comments/2259. You can check that it goes to a comment. This was suggested in rene's comment under my post: Links to comments when the title has been edited. $\endgroup$ Commented Dec 25, 2020 at 20:40 -
$\begingroup$ @MartinSleziak, cool! That link appears to be edited down from
https://mathoverflow.net/questions/2340/what-is-the-first-interesting-theorem-in-insert-subject-here/2431#comment2259_2431. So, although the 'native' URL includes both comment number and question number, the question number is irrelevant? (Also asked in your other post. Link to @rene's comment.) $\endgroup$– LSpiceCommented Dec 25, 2020 at 21:05