dubi this is what i have been asking about. your are the first to share this. me: i asked dubi how to do the short cut pasting. reply, Sent By: midastouch017 Date: 10/22/2005 2:28:42 PM >> looks neat to the readers << Indeed looks elegant, and very is simple to implement. 1/go to the message you want to post, paste its id number. (eg post number 77038 on BBCMF id-8209131) 2/start with # 3/continue with the word msg 4/continue with -(no spaces) 5/follow with post id number.(not serial board number) eg <a href='read_msg.asp?message_id=8209131'>#msg-8209131</a> or you can put it in brackets; (<a href='read_msg.asp?message_id=8209131'>#msg-8209131</a>) Simple, isn't it? On the constant lookout for the next hidden GEM.