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Is there a way to set a login preference that can automatically sort all the posts I look at by "Newest First"? I realize I could change it at the bottom of each thread, but it's a hassle to do each time. This is especially annoying on things like spotter threads. I don't want to have to open the thread, click on page 17, then scroll all the way down just to see a new reply. It would be nice if the threads did this automatically, by a pref I set in my profile.
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If you click the coloured arrow to the left of the thread title it takes you straight to the new content - is that what you're trying to do?
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TheJ wrote: If you click the coloured arrow to the left of the thread title it takes you straight to the new content - is that what you're trying to do? |
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Re: Sort threads by "Newest First"...
kriskeyman wrote: Is there a way to set a login preference that can automatically sort all the posts I look at by "Newest First"? I realize I could change it at the bottom of each thread, but it's a hassle to do each time. This is especially annoying on things like spotter threads. I don't want to have to open the thread, click on page 17, then scroll all the way down just to see a new reply. It would be nice if the threads did this automatically, by a pref I set in my profile. ![]() ⚠️ Last edited by TrafficJammer on UTC; edited 1 time
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Click the small page next to the name of the last poster and that will take you to the end of the thread.
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NightWing wrote: Click the small page next to the name of the last poster and that will take you to the end of the thread. |
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TrafficJammer wrote: NightWing wrote: Click the small page next to the name of the last poster and that will take you to the end of the thread. |
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on other forums i'm part of, there is a thread display mode in the user's settings where you could specify newest first, but i can't find it here. i agree with kriskeyman that doing it for each thread get tiring. plus the setting wont stick when you jump from thread to thread.
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you can also click the 'show new posts' button from the main page...
it will show all new posts since your last log in.... |
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olibear wrote: on other forums i'm part of, there is a thread display mode in the user's settings where you could specify newest first, but i can't find it here. i agree with kriskeyman that doing it for each thread get tiring. plus the setting wont stick when you jump from thread to thread. |
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jess wrote: Why would you read a conversation in reverse? Or at least, why would you make a consistent habit of it? |
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kriskeyman wrote: jess wrote: Why would you read a conversation in reverse? Or at least, why would you make a consistent habit of it? Oh look! We're having a conversation right now! (Which is to say that I'm not likely to add this feature, for approximately the same reason that you will never, ever see nested threads here). |
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olibear wrote: on other forums .... |
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jess wrote: kriskeyman wrote: jess wrote: Why would you read a conversation in reverse? Or at least, why would you make a consistent habit of it? Oh look! We're having a conversation right now! (Which is to say that I'm not likely to add this feature, for approximately the same reason that you will never, ever see nested threads here). No worries, this missing feature isn't going to turn me away. I can handle a few extra clicks and some scrolling... but I do wonder how my browsing habits would change on MV if this feature were implemented. I do think I would find myself viewing more multi-page threads. |
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kriskeyman wrote: jess wrote: kriskeyman wrote: jess wrote: Why would you read a conversation in reverse? Or at least, why would you make a consistent habit of it? Oh look! We're having a conversation right now! (Which is to say that I'm not likely to add this feature, for approximately the same reason that you will never, ever see nested threads here). No worries, this missing feature isn't going to turn me away. I can handle a few extra clicks and some scrolling... but I do wonder how my browsing habits would change on MV if this feature were implemented. I do think I would find myself viewing more multi-page threads. |
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kriskeyman wrote: I can handle a few extra clicks and some scrolling... but I do wonder how my browsing habits would change on MV if this feature were implemented. I do think I would find myself viewing more multi-page threads. Of course, if you're not logged in, you don't get this feature because the forum doesn't have any way to remember where you last left off in a given thread. But then, if you're not logged in, you also can't see which threads have unread posts in them. |
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jess wrote: This is a red herring. There's no reason to scroll. If you hit the colored triangle on the left side of a thread, you will be taken directly to the first unread post in the thread, no matter how deep it is or how many pages are in the thread. Multi-page is irrelevant. Of course, if you're not logged in, you don't get this feature because the forum doesn't have any way to remember where you last left off in a given thread. But then, if you're not logged in, you also can't see which threads have unread posts in them. |
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kriskeyman wrote: How do I get this to work across multiple devices? I stay logged in to MV on my iPhone, iPad, desktop & portable - but this never seems to work when I move from one device to another. |
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jess wrote: A long time ago (in a galaxy far, far away) this was kind of broken, because the forum stored the thread status of every thread in a browser cookie, which was per-device. Nowadays, the forum keeps track of it at the server, so it works seamlessly across any device. I regularly move between multiple devices and computers, and the forum always always always knows where I left off in each thread. |
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kriskeyman wrote: Hmm, what am I doing wrong then? On my portable I just tapped the arrow to take me to the first unread post in a thread. I then scrolled down and stopped at a post dated April 6, 2012. On my iOS device I then tapped the arrow to take me to the last unread post in the same thread. It took me to a post dated April 8, 2012. I missed 34 posts in between, and this is a thread I haven't viewed since March. Once you've been shown a page, the forum updates the database with the last post on that page. If another post appears later (or if there are more pages after the one you've just seen) then doing the same thing on a different device (or the same device, doesn't matter) will take you to that next post (or next page). Basically, the forum records the last post that it has delivered to your browser for every thread. If you don't actually read down to the bottom of the thread that's been delivered, the forum will never know. There is additionally a 30-day expiration for the thread/post data. If you haven't visited a page in over 30 days, the information about where you left off is purged. Thus, when asked to show the most recent post in a thread where no information about where you left off is available, the forum will choose a post that is not more than 30 days old. |
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jess wrote: The forum can't tell where you scroll within a page -- only that you've seen a given page, and specifically the last post on that page. Once you've been shown a page, the forum updates the database with the last post on that page. If another post appears later (or if there are more pages after the one you've just seen) then doing the same thing on a different device (or the same device, doesn't matter) will take you to that next post (or next page). Basically, the forum records the last post that it has delivered to your browser for every thread. If you don't actually read down to the bottom of the thread that's been delivered, the forum will never know. There is additionally a 30-day expiration for the thread/post data. If you haven't visited a page in over 30 days, the information about where you left off is purged. Thus, when asked to show the most recent post in a thread where no information about where you left off is available, the forum will choose a post that is not more than 30 days old. |
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kriskeyman wrote: Thanks for taking the time to explain that Jess. It makes sense, but I also think it's one of the reasons why I avoid using the feature. When I do use it, I often have to search surrounding posts to see where I left off. |
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