This may be directed to Dave,
I think this may be a request for a new forum capability or a request for how to do this with existing forum tools.
I have a very long thread that I started many years ago (It can be fun to breed your own Zinnias), and (I am unsure if "Page" is the correct terminology here) as that Thread has grown, it has generated many new Pages.
On the current Page (94), I needed to refer to some material in a message I posted on Page 6. I wound up having to include an Internet-style address with my reference to that Post. I consider the insertion of that Internet-style address undesirable for several reasons.
In the past, I have been able to access a specific message using its Post #, and I am requesting the ability to embed a Post # in a message body, which would be functional if the reader clicked on it.
I will be glad to answer questions about this request if clarification is needed.
ZM