Jharkhandi
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Looks like travelling back in time. Please revert the order - it is impossible to read bottom to top.
Poll on "Order of posts within a thread"
- Thread starter Rajiv S. Khanna
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eb2_I485_RD0901
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oldest first please.
It feels odd to see someones reply first snd then look at the question below.
It feels odd to see someones reply first snd then look at the question below.
Jharkhandi
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It is indeed confusing. Most of the places I cannot get the point why the discussion started.
Can we have a setting in our profile to have a oldest/latest post as top/bottom/random
(for people whom order does not matters!).
For those of you who need answers without knowing questions - dhanya ho dhanya ho! Himalaya is waiting for you!
Random ones are still more intelligent choice - there will be a finite possibility for them to see posts in order or question immediately followed by answer. But not sure if they can decide weather to read from top to bottom or bottom to top. Probability of reading in context will be 50% of the chance of getting posts in order - still intelligent than latest first.
Can we have a setting in our profile to have a oldest/latest post as top/bottom/random
(for people whom order does not matters!).For those of you who need answers without knowing questions - dhanya ho dhanya ho! Himalaya is waiting for you!
Random ones are still more intelligent choice - there will be a finite possibility for them to see posts in order or question immediately followed by answer. But not sure if they can decide weather to read from top to bottom or bottom to top. Probability of reading in context will be 50% of the chance of getting posts in order - still intelligent than latest first.
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PhillyJune1
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Oldest First
Thank you for asking Rajiv!
I think we should leave the way it was initially. (oldest first)
I saw it is already changed to newest to oldest and somehow didn't like the idea.
I read the first message in many forums..couldn't not figure out what the hell people are takling about....didn't know how far down should I go to start reading from beginning or from the point I read last message. (when I visited previously).
Also I felt like watching a suspense movie after knowing the suspense.
Thogh I see oldest to newest are in MINORITY right now I am sure the numbers will pick up once people start using the forums.
How about having a SORT option. So we can set it either way we want.
Thanks
PhillyJune1
Thank you for asking Rajiv!
I think we should leave the way it was initially. (oldest first)
I saw it is already changed to newest to oldest and somehow didn't like the idea.
I read the first message in many forums..couldn't not figure out what the hell people are takling about....didn't know how far down should I go to start reading from beginning or from the point I read last message. (when I visited previously).
Also I felt like watching a suspense movie after knowing the suspense.
Thogh I see oldest to newest are in MINORITY right now I am sure the numbers will pick up once people start using the forums.
How about having a SORT option. So we can set it either way we want.
Thanks
PhillyJune1
hidden_dragon
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Latest on top is a very bad idea. It may not be a problem for someone read every post timely. Otherwise you have to go to the bottom of the page read backwords.
Oldest First Please !!!
For those wanting Latest first just to avoid browsing -
My question is - Do you really remember the context of thread when you come back to view it ? If you do that means you must be visiting very often. If so, you may be having more free time on your hands and in that case why worry about saving browsing time ????
For those wanting Latest first just to avoid browsing -
My question is - Do you really remember the context of thread when you come back to view it ? If you do that means you must be visiting very often. If so, you may be having more free time on your hands and in that case why worry about saving browsing time ????
hidden_dragon
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People like oldest first don't forget to vote on the top!
alsowaiting
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Rajiv
Rajiv,
You have built an amazingly active and informative community here. And I'm sure all regular visitors are very thankful about that. Do yourself and us a favor: Please don't sour the milk with this new ordering
In my opinion this new backwards order is just totally nuts. I just can't read the threads that way. When people post a long message that don't fit on one page, you have to scroll up and down and up and down to follow the thread.
If it doesn't change back, or if it doesn't become a user-selectable option, I'm leaving.
And if this is an early April fools joke: IT IS NOT FUNNY. No it is not.
Rajiv,
You have built an amazingly active and informative community here. And I'm sure all regular visitors are very thankful about that. Do yourself and us a favor: Please don't sour the milk with this new ordering
In my opinion this new backwards order is just totally nuts. I just can't read the threads that way. When people post a long message that don't fit on one page, you have to scroll up and down and up and down to follow the thread.
If it doesn't change back, or if it doesn't become a user-selectable option, I'm leaving.
And if this is an early April fools joke: IT IS NOT FUNNY. No it is not.