Re: Posts are backwards why?
 

<font size="2" face="sans-serif, arial, verdana">If the forums ran the "normal" way, you'd have to scroll down through all the Posts you've already read to find the new ones, and load another page(s) on threads that run more than one page. On high volume Boards, the current way is actually more efficient, IMO.

I've seen other Boards run latest post first; I myself don't have any trouble "switching gears".

Re: Posts are backwards why?
 

What other Boards run latest post first? I have never seen one that sorts like this one does.

olaf

Re: Posts are backwards why?
 

If the forums ran the normal way, there'd be a link to take you directly to the oldest post you haven't yet read.

Besides, even on this forum, when you come to a thread you still have to go hunting for the Last post you read. That may or may not be on the first page. Unless (I suppose) you are browsing this board every 10 minutes all day...

Mark me down as someone else who finds the current format irritating.

Re: Posts are backwards why?
 

<font size="2" face="sans-serif, arial, verdana">And there is exactly this link too on this board. Look at the little blue arrow in the upper left corner.

Re: Posts are backwards why?
 

<font size="2" face="sans-serif, arial, verdana">This cant be an accurate statement.

How could anywhere NEAR half of the forum readers prefer the backwards sorting? No other forum is like this...

Please. For the love of all that is good and holy...fix the sorting.

olaf </font><hr /></blockquote><font size="2" face="sans-serif, arial, verdana">Actually, it is.

If you want Posts in the other order, hit the Printer Friendly button. It will display oldest to newest.

Re: Posts are backwards why?
 

<font size="2" face="sans-serif, arial, verdana">This cant be an accurate statement.

How could anywhere NEAR half of the forum readers prefer the backwards sorting? No other forum is like this...

Please. For the love of all that is good and holy...fix the sorting.

olaf </font><hr /></blockquote><font size="2" face="sans-serif, arial, verdana">Actually, it is.

If you want Posts in the other order, hit the Printer Friendly button. It will display oldest to newest. </font><hr /></blockquote><font size="2" face="sans-serif, arial, verdana">Sorry, I dont buy it. Somebody set up a poll.

The printer friendly view is better than nothing, but you have to hit it for every thread, and the individual Messages arent as readable due to making them...printer friendly.

Re: Posts are backwards why?
 

Make sure to direct people in all of the various subforums to the poll, as most people do not read this forum Category very often, if at all.

Re: Posts are backwards why?
 

"THE POINT is that these backward Posts are about as annoying as hamburgers going into a blendor or opening a book to find the Last page is the first."

I agree entirely. I find the way this board is set, presently, especially irritating and somewhat frustrating. I admit some people may like it, but I think a vast amount of people would prefer the normal way and I believe the code should be modified or changed.

Re: Posts are backwards why?
 

Another problem is you can't link toa particular post, because by the time someone reads the link, it might be on a different page! http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon8.gif

personally I say, why not just make it a user option? http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/image...s/rolleyes.gif

Re: Posts are backwards why?
 

I would think that the systems administrator for Shrapnel and people that have been visiting these forums a lot for years would have a more accurate feel for what the majority might think on an issue like this.