Posts are backwards why?

diamondspider · #1 February 1st, 2004, 06:12 PM

[repost from Dominions II forum]

Put me down on the "I hate it" list too.

I browse 20+ forums a day and trying to "change gears" in this forum is a constant irritant for me.

Dekent · #2 February 1st, 2004, 06:57 PM

Yes the cavallary has arrived, the backwords sorting is wretched and gives me headaches ;p

japinard · #3 February 1st, 2004, 10:06 PM

I read MANY forums every day, and it is irritating to have to go through everything backwards here. TO figure out where you Last post left off, you have to first scroll down, and then start scrolling up to get back to where you started. Also, you ncna't just start reading from the top (which is faster) because most Posts refer to the previous Posts. Most people http://www.shrapnelgames.com/cgi-bin...;f=67;t=000024 do not like this, and it is very UNPROFESSIONAL to have a forum that is ***-backwards from every other normal forum on Earth. I love shrapnelgames, but this forum system just screams incompetance... especially when you COULD have the option to sort.

capnq · #4 February 1st, 2004, 11:48 PM

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TO figure out where you Last post left off, you have to first scroll down, and then start scrolling up to get back to where you started.

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".

olaf73 · #5 February 2nd, 2004, 04:37 AM

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

olaf

AStott · #6 February 2nd, 2004, 04:48 AM

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.

Mephisto · #7 February 2nd, 2004, 07:49 AM

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Originally posted by AStott:
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.

And there is exactly this link too on this board. Look at the little blue arrow in the upper left corner.