yeah generally that's what reading is for.
Perhaps it was not so intended, but that comes across as a bit of an insult.
You have been asked in the past to control your tendency to post one-liner smart-alec remarks.
When responding to a post in a different thread, the best option IMO, is to use the
Gen Reply button for your reply, and to include a link to the message to which you are responding.
It's a bit late now to use
Gen Reply, but it is not too late to go back, edit
Message 6, and add the appropriate link.