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Back to front blogs? Chronological query
I am a newbie here - so forgive me if this has been raised before - however I find it a bit odd that all the discussion blogs here are in chronological order, with the oldest stuff first, on Page 1. This means that if you want to see the latest postings you have to scroll to the bottom of Page 1 (which requires the awkward use of two scroll bars) then click on the last page number showing. Would it not be more sensible to present the material in reverse chronological order? With the most recent page of posts being the first thing you see when you click on the discussion link? Of course, I realise that I might be being a complete muppet, and someone will point out that there is a setting somewhere I can change to display the posts in reverse chronological order. Or that this has been raised before many times, but doing such a change would cause major disruption and give the IT dept nightmares.
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On the previous board we could set some things to display certain ways, but when that board collapsed and had to be replaced quickly, it's meant we have a less than ideal set-up, but once you get used to the way it works you don't notice.
Once you've been here a while that will make sense!!
The two scroll bars are a pain, but unfortunately that is the way the forum works now.
It will be worth it when you see how wise and wonderful we all are.
There is a new members section if you would like to introduce yourself so everyone knows you are here.
Welcome, by the way.
I like the idea of the pages coming up with the newest comment at the top - wonder if that can be done? It takes ages to scroll down using the buttons or my scroll mouse - it's quick on my magic mouse but not everyone has one of those and neither do i on this computer.
mjb - I understand your frustration, especially as you have to wade through every discussion before you know which ones interest you, but this is the only way really. You;ll get the hang of it in time, including those bleeding scroll bars! And welcome
I don't see each one as it comes up as my computer isn't on permanently.
If I started at the bottom and someone said, for example, 'Oh heck! I don't believe it!' I'd have to scroll back to see what's going on. They're called threads for a reason.
And if I click on a very long thread I've never read before, I click on the last page rather than wade through hundreds of comments.