an easy way to add a link to a thread or message is to use:
type
[msg=12,485,16] and it becomes:
Message 16
You can leave off the first two numbers if you are referring to the same thread.
You can find the numbers by looking at the URL at the top of your browser window when you are positioned in the message you want to link to.
Ther is more on this under the dbCodes On (help) -- see the "linking to..." topics.