Posted February 19, 2019
For future reference, there's a URL-based workaround for the "links from reply quotes don't work properly in very long threads" problem. Instead of using the URL that links directly to the target post (or tries to), use the URL of the page of the thread that that post is on, and edit the link to add #p_b_[number] (where [number] is the target post's number in its thread) to the end of the link's URL, immediately after the page number.
It's a bit kludgy, but it works far better than doing it the normal way for anyone clicking your link in such a situation. :)
Example:
https://www.gog.com/forum/general/the_what_did_just_update_thread/page1083#p_b_21663
(I'm not sure how many posts a topic has to have before the issue that this works around rears its head, but I think it's safe to say that the "What did just update?" thread qualifies a few times over. :P )
It's a bit kludgy, but it works far better than doing it the normal way for anyone clicking your link in such a situation. :)
Example:
https://www.gog.com/forum/general/the_what_did_just_update_thread/page1083#p_b_21663
(I'm not sure how many posts a topic has to have before the issue that this works around rears its head, but I think it's safe to say that the "What did just update?" thread qualifies a few times over. :P )