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Tricorder · #1 November 7th, 2001, 08:27 PM

How do I get this dam forum to display the first message posted in a thread first, rather than the Last message posted first?

Anyone? Thanks.

Mephisto · #2 November 7th, 2001, 09:26 PM

You can't. But after a while you get used to it. IMHO it is the better way to read a board. You get the latest news at the top of the board.

tesco samoa · #3 November 8th, 2001, 06:53 PM

Agree. Easier read.

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Atrocities · #4 November 9th, 2001, 12:13 AM

Yes, much nicer this way.

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MegaTrain · #5 November 9th, 2001, 12:37 AM

Nope nope nope...

I'd much prefer it as oldest first, newest Last. That way, you can actually follow the FLOW of the discussion without having to do a stutter-step-scroll to read long Posts.

The only time this order has ANY advantage is when you were the starting poster or where involved in the discussion from the beginning, and there is no need to review the original question.

The worst thing, though, is when the post goes onto a second page. Then I have to click on the page button to read the original question and figure out what the people on page 4 are talking about!

On some other forums I frequent, they have a nice feature where you can jump straight to a particular page of a thread from the forum list. In the list of thread titles, in addition to number of replies, thread starter, etc, it lists the page numbers as links; 1,2,3 if it is a 3 page post, and if you know you've already read all of pages 1 and 2, you can click directly on page 3 and skip to the most recent discussion.

[This message has been edited by MegaTrain (edited 08 November 2001).]

Aristoi · #6 November 9th, 2001, 05:03 AM

I agree that the only use that a most recent first system has is if you're involved in the posting. Since I am not involved in the majority of threads, it is generally annoying to me. It is tolerable if there is only one page, but honestly I won't even look in some of these huge threads because I dread navigating them.

Skulky · #7 November 9th, 2001, 05:16 AM

Totally Agree. This current method is only useful if you're fully involved in reading the topics, like SJ. Otherwise it deters first time readers, and makes even occasional, informed reading next to impossible. If anyone has any ideas for a scenario modder than please respod.

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Suicide Junkie · #8 November 9th, 2001, 05:59 AM

quote:
Nope nope nope...
I'd much prefer it as oldest first, newest Last. That way, you can actually follow the FLOW of the discussion without having to do a stutter-step-scroll to read long Posts.

The only time this order has ANY advantage is when you were the starting poster or where involved in the discussion from the beginning, and there is no need to review the original question.

The worst thing, though, is when the post goes onto a second page. Then I have to click on the page button to read the original question and figure out what the people on page 4 are talking about!

I love this system.
Even threads I'm not involved in, I check out the first & Last pages, then later, everything new is at the top.

A while ago, I imagined that the best system would be half&half, with newer Posts going down the page, and newest Posts on page one.
Pages should probably open showing the bottom of page 1 (newest post)
Today, I don't think so anymore.

I have 1152 x 864 resolution running, so I can get reasonably long Posts entirely on screen. Even if not, it dosen't bother me.
Scrolling up to the next post is essentially automatic for me now (I have no problem switching gears to other Boards, even if I'm doing both simultaneously)

This forum style simply feels like home.

Always, an option to set the preferred viewing style would be best, but I'm pretty sure that if it was an option I would not have tried it.

Tricorder · #9 November 9th, 2001, 06:07 AM

Well, the best thing would be for this board's settings to have an option for that format, new to old or old to new. Then everyone, including me, would be happy. I prefer to get into a thread and see the first part of it, what the thread is all about, FIRST, then read down/forward. This is natural. You don't read a book from the back to front, do you? Or a newspaper article from the bottom to the top?

I want to read naturally from top to bottom, dammit

tkobo · #10 November 9th, 2001, 06:16 AM

I dont use fighters or missiles for that matter, because to me they both seem quite useless in the average combat.

But I would like to add some questions to the list.

Can fighters be trained like ships ?

If fighters cannot be trained,wouldnt making them trainable be a good idea ?

What happens to a fighter that survives a combat that none of the ships capable of carrying the fighter do not ?
Is it stranded in space ?Does it die ?