title: How do I load a SharePoint 2013 discussion page in Reply mode?
body: <p>I have a SharePoint 2013 Community Site that is used for discussions.  I want to create a link to a specific discussion item that will open the discussion item in "Reply" mode, i.e. the mode you get to if you click the Reply button just under the Discussion item text.  I want to do this because the Reply mode text entry box is right under the discussion item text where it is obvious to see.  The default reply text entry box is at the bottom of the page and it scrolls off the page if there are already a lot of replies on  the topic.</p>
  
  <p>Here is the default view on a Discussion item</p>
  
  <p><img src="https://i.stack.imgur.com/kN118.png" alt="enter image description here"></p>
  
  <p>If you click the "Reply" link here</p>
  
  <p><img src="https://i.stack.imgur.com/h9S05.png" alt="enter image description here"></p>
  
  <p>then the a Reply Pane opens up right under the discussion item text.</p>
  
  <p><img src="https://i.stack.imgur.com/Ydloj.png" alt="enter image description here"></p>
  
  <p>But what I want to do it to be able to send a URL by mail that will open the discussion thread already in Reply mode.</p>