"I had previously grabbed the copy/paste version for the top-level post from the Approval Nodelet, ..."

I hadn't thought of using that. Thanks for the tip. :-)

"... but that sometimes required additional scrolling to get that nodelet into view. "

I have a fairly large screen. I can usually see Approval Nodelet; with a busy Chatterbox and Other Users, a single spin of the mousewheel will bring it into view.