New Order?

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Should the order of Posts be reversed so that the most recent appears at the top of the page?

Yes, that would make things easier.
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51%
No, that's a dumb idea.
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25%
Keep the order the same but link to the last post.
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15%
I really don't care.
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5%
What's a Post?
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4%
 
Total votes: 238
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New Order?

Postby helothere » Fri Aug 8 2008, 04:06

I'm thinking of changing the order of posts to descending so that the most recent appear at the top of the page. Another option would be to link to the last post made from the "Last Active Topics" list (instead of linking to the top of the page). I'd like to know what you think about the idea before I make the change. What say you?
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Re: New Order?

Postby CYHeli » Fri Aug 8 2008, 04:29

It's better chronologically so that you can read the thread in order as it was written.
Otherwise it's too easy to take things out of context, (not that it ever happens... :o )
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Re: New Order?

Postby Uncle Chop Chop » Fri Aug 8 2008, 05:28

I concur with Sharp Edges.
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Re: New Order?

Postby nathan_m » Fri Aug 8 2008, 06:46

yeah! i like the way it is now. :)
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Re: New Order?

Postby Jabberwocky » Fri Aug 8 2008, 07:56

The current order of posts makes 'natural' sense. It's how we read and write etc. I like it how it is.
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Re: New Order?

Postby redneck » Fri Aug 8 2008, 08:36

leave it as is unless we can change it so if someone starts using an old thread we dont have to read stuff from a year ago
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Re: New Order?

Postby skypig » Fri Aug 8 2008, 22:15

Sorry I’m here by mistake – I was looking for a recipe for pizza dough, and some classy naughty, i.e. no transvestites. 8)



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Re: New Order?

Postby Eric Hunt » Fri Aug 8 2008, 23:47

Be nice to have a button to push to see everything added since my last visit.

....or is there already one of those? I must ask a 10-year-old kid to find it for me. Old dog, new tricks...
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Re: New Order?

Postby helothere » Sat Aug 9 2008, 00:25

Yes Eric, that's already in place. The icons in the latest thread box will be green (and cunningly, say 'NEW') if they are new since your last visit. You can also click "New Posts" and "Active Topics" at the top right (after loging in) for a list of all the active stuff.

Back to the topic, I'm getting mixed messages here. The poll says change it, the replys say keep it the same. :?
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Re: New Order?

Postby CYHeli » Sat Aug 9 2008, 00:58

You sound like a politician or a political reporter,
"The polls are telling us one thing, but the man on the street says..." :roll:

Sorry thread creep. You know how some react to polls, especially when you are sitting down to eat and the phone rings. )c/
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Re: New Order?

Postby Capt Hollywood » Sat Aug 9 2008, 02:24

Keep it the same mate. I can't think of any forums, and I read quite a few, that list the most recent post first. As CYHeli said it makes sense to have the thread in chronological order. It's a handy idea to have a link to the latest post but are we really that lazy we can't scroll down to the bottom of the page!

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Re: New Order?

Postby Heli » Sat Aug 9 2008, 07:17

Keep it the same: please :o

Can't believe that all the posts are for keeping it, yet someone's fudged the poll :cry:
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Re: New Order?

Postby JT » Sat Aug 9 2008, 07:25

Ooooops.... I thought it was like Australian Idol or Big brother... you just keep voting. :o
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Re: New Order?

Postby Meatloaf » Sat Aug 9 2008, 21:42

Please leave it as is, I don't know of any other forum which has the most recent post at the top...
and now for something completely different
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Re: New Order?

Postby oldrotorhead » Mon Aug 11 2008, 06:10

Are we getting confused? Is the intent to ensure that the last posted thread is at the top , or, the last posted reply in any particular thread to be at the top of the thread? For my two bob's worth, if the intent is the latter, then of course it should remain as it presently is! Most of us don't start reading a book backwards do we? Why then would you scroll down to the end of the thread to start reading it in the first place - unless you are a tragic who has nothing better to do than to remain tuned in to BS all day every day maybe...
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Re: New Order?

Postby hand in pants » Mon Aug 11 2008, 06:21

Didn't know you had changed it, or haven't you???
Or will you change it back again if I vote??
Or will you leave it the same as it is/was if I don't vote??

Now I'm just confused................
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Re: New Order?

Postby skypig » Mon Aug 11 2008, 10:25

oldrotorhead wrote:unless you are a tragic who has nothing better to do than to remain tuned in to BS all day every day maybe...


Hey, take it easy - some days there aren't many jobs on, ok... :D
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Re: New Order?

Postby Yankee » Tue Aug 12 2008, 00:59

Ok,

I voted to have whatever it was we were voting on changed... but if I voted on haveing it changed and then have to read backwards, upsidedown or sideways then no, i want to take back my vote... I think I was trying to vote on what order individual threads were posted on the forarm. anyway. I think i made a booboo.

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Re: New Order?

Postby littlerob84 » Tue Aug 12 2008, 12:17

leave it the same, no one likes change!! :D
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Re: New Order?

Postby Pear Head » Tue Aug 12 2008, 14:50

I was expecting a thread about Hookie, Sumner and the other one...
...was never the same once Ian Curtis checked out.

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