# Should URL change as you scroll?

**URL:** <https://meta.discourse.org/t/should-url-change-as-you-scroll/55302>\
**Category:** Feature\
**Created:** [7. Januar 2017 um 03:01 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/should-url-change-as-you-scroll/55302 "2017-01-07T03:01:54Z")\
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**Author:** ![ChrisBeach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/chrisbeach/32/214628_2.png) [@ChrisBeach](https://meta.discourse.org/u/ChrisBeach)\
**Post date:** [7. Januar 2017 um 05:07 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/should-url-change-as-you-scroll/55302/7 "2017-01-07T05:07:08Z")

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[Principle of least surprise](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Principle_of_least_astonishment) – as a browser user I expect that the current URL is that of the page, not the part of the page I’m currently reading.

When I started using Discourse I frequently got caught out by this issue @charleswalter described. Now I know to trim off the comment number at the end of the URL when sharing a discussion. New users frequently don’t though.

Personally l think the URL in the browser should link to the beginning of the conversation. Sharing a link to an individual comment would still be possible using the link button.

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