Thanks for this, I had the same problem, does seem a bit difficult to get the id.

No, You can easily find your user ID just click the username and this page and check the url bar.
Its should like this https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?action=profile;u=1855214
(https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?action=profile;u=User_ID)
And your user ID is 1855214

You posted the wrong one.
iaskeno had it right it's 1860599

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