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Emrys

(8,673 posts)
Sun Nov 19, 2023, 06:02 PM Nov 2023

Possible bug in hyperlinks to OP from within thread replies [View all]

Last edited Sun Nov 19, 2023, 06:34 PM - Edit history (1)

Please bear with me as I try to explain this. This is using Skinner mode on a laptop running Windows 10 with Firefox as the browser.

For example, take a post in the United Kingdom forum: David Cameron back in UK government as foreign secretary - Braverman out, Cleverly replaces her as home secretary. If I click on the OP title from within one of the replies to a post of mine (accessed from my "Posts" readout) at https://www.democraticunderground.com/?com=view_post&forum=1088&pid=22617 it takes me to the URL https://www.democraticunderground.com/?com=view_post&forum=1088&pid=22612 with the folder structure at the top reading
Latest Discussions»Region Forums»United Kingdom»David Cameron back in UK ...»Reply #0

Try clicking on the link David Cameron back in UK ... within that folder structure, and on my setup at least, it takes me to a totally different OP: Recommend an online radio station at https://www.democraticunderground.com/10882

I think I've noticed similar things happening in some other threads where I'd checked out replies to me, but I thought I must have misclicked or something.

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