Not a bug, just how HN works. Same thing happens if you make a comment. Notice the id variable in the query string, its going to be the id of the orange-starre

Not a bug, just how HN works. Same thing happens if you make a comment. Notice the id variable in the query string, its going to be the id of the orange-starred submission. You can change it to the ID of another item on that page, and the star will "move" there. Its very handy on comment pages, because it lets you see your comment in context very easily. Edit: I didn't mean this to be offensive. Is the downvoting because of inaccuracy or tone?