Posts are backwards why?

olaf73 · #1 February 2nd, 2004, 09:10 PM

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Originally posted by Imperator Fyron:

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Originally posted by olaf73:

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Originally posted by Richard:
I don't think the sorting will be enabled, and to be honest it isn't being switched because most folks on the Boards like it like this now.

We would just piss the other half of the board off if we changed it .

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
Actually, it is.

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

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.

Fyron · #2 February 3rd, 2004, 12:49 AM

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.

vanedor · #3 February 3rd, 2004, 01:03 AM

"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.

Ed Kolis · #4 February 3rd, 2004, 01:04 AM

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!

personally I say, why not just make it a user option?

Fyron · #5 February 3rd, 2004, 01:14 AM

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.

Fyron · #6 February 3rd, 2004, 01:16 AM

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Originally posted by Ed Kolis:
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!

personally I say, why not just make it a user option?

Yes you can. See that nifty yellow note with a push pin in it icon at the top left corner of every post? Click on it. It gives a URL for that particular post. Just delete the ;p=1 part and it will work forever.

[ February 02, 2004, 23:16: Message edited by: Imperator Fyron ]

Captain Kwok · #7 February 3rd, 2004, 01:34 AM

I also like the newest first format.

Although it might be more due to the fact that I visit several times a day so I already know what most threads contain.