The new options here

MerriMom

I just noticed the reply button. I replied to individual comments on my posts. Then I realized that they all appeared at the bottom of the comments. I didn’t quote the comments as I replied to them. Next time I will use the quote option to make it clear which comments I’m replying to.

Quilting brings calm

Or you could just preface a specific paragraph in the reply with a variant of the persons’s screen name.  For example, you could reply to me with QBC-then your reply,  that will keep the thread from getting too lengthy and going to a second page too soon.  Switching pages is a little clunky in the forum.

Iris L.

MerriMom wrote:

I just noticed the reply button. 

You could quote just the exact sentence that you are referencing, if necessary, as I did above.  I do this because it helps me focus.  It is not necessary to quote the entire post.

Iris