I've tried several times. Hasn't worked for me either.
Darnsies
When you run into this problem, the workaround I use is to first quote the post with the link. At that point I can see the text of the target url. Copy that, back out of the "quote post" box, and paste the url into a new browser window.
In the meantime, to save you that step this time, try using the link below: