Up or down? newest post first?

[TantraShiva]

The forum changed to view new posts first at the top.

The problem is I can only reply to the thread if I scroll all the way down. Is there a way to make a new reply to the thread from the top instead of having to scroll past all the old posts to the bottom?

 

[Mrs Langtrees]

first I moved it if you want kate to reply add @Kate VIP Perth in the post searches auto and then she will get notification

 

[TantraShiva]

I put it in chit chat coz more people may read it then and might reply with their thoughts

 

[magic1]

This doesn’t work for me. Now I read everything backwards

 

[StevieG]

Not a fan at all, super confusing.
It's impossible to follow a conversation backwards
Most users will open a thread to see multiple new posts and that's just messy
My first thread view today i thought i was going bonkers seeing repeated posts until i realise i was scrolling back in time
IMO the old way was perfect as the links take you to the first unread post anyway

 

[Mrs Langtrees]

I would imagine there is and we will souce it when we have time and get more replies

 

[Drinkwater]

Way too confusing. Like reading the last pages of a novel first and working backwards.

 

[baal6007]

Ugh can we change it back? Don't like this at all.

 

[Bluey]

The forum changed to view new posts first at the top.

The problem is I can only reply to the thread if I scroll all the way down. Is there a way to make a new reply to the thread from the top instead of having to scroll past all the old posts to the bottom?

Wayyyy to annoying! Puts me off

 

[MonkeyBoySam]

Just give us the option whether we want to or not. It's a simple switch in profile settings in most forum software

 

[CraigieBoi]

I hate this change. Way too confusing. To reply u have to go all the way to the bottom. Plus u want the last post which i am replying to, to be side by side with my reply. Everywhere else in Aust its scroll down, this goes agst other websites.

 

[BecA]

I really like the new way
(once I worked out I was not going crazy and It had actually changed lol)

 

[boner_fett]

Absolutely shocking change, it's totally put me off reading threads

 

[John Smithl]

Just give us the option whether we want to or not. It's a simple switch in profile settings in most forum software

This

 

[TantraShiva]

There are forums who do it in this order. Just need time to get use to it.

Its counter intuitive. I have to scroll UP to read new posts in order but then scroll back Down to make a post doubling my scrolling time. And it its a long page.. Whereas before you scroll down as youre reading, towards the reply box.

Just need a Reply button at the top next to jump to new button etc that auto flies you to the reply box down below alternatively move the reply box to the top.

 

[Channelle]

Confusing for me, and difficult for this dinosaurs to change habits.

In no small surprise, many like to head straight for the bottom, rather than higher up.

 

[Ammy Jones]

Change is imminent, So Change is tough in the beginning but we get use to it in time x

 

[MonkeyBoySam]

What works on your phone doesn't always work when on a computer screen. Change it back.

 

[smarquin]

No. Please change it back. It makes really awkward to scroll through looking at previous posts. It's not logical, hence difficult to train the mind to think backwards.

 

[MonkeyBoySam]

I found it for you. Change this Default sort order to First Message Ascending.

 

[Sexty8]

This

Awful
Give us the choice please. You dont read from the top for newest.
t least let us choose it if you cant, go back please.

 

[CraigieBoi]

When i replied to a 2 post thread and hit enter, it went post 3, post 2, post 1, post 2, post 3.
It repeated post 2 & post 3.
I had to refresh to fix this up.
Anyone else noticed this?

 

[sabredog]

Nope. Do not like this new system at all.

 

[jebradio]

It is confusing as you don't read a book bottom to top... also the reply box is still at the bottom so you need to go past old comments to post a new comment ... so if you want to read the full conversation you need to go to the last pages first and then work back to the first page...

 

[jebradio]

And my new post is at the bottom instead of the top... that is way out there

 

[magic1]

The tribe has spoken.

 

[TantraShiva]

Should have added a poll So bad!

 

[peartywerty]

This is truly awful. Even worse than those 'intro' threads that get bumped all the time.

 

[HappyPirate]

Put it back, what was old was working fine.

 

[Scaldcrow]

When I am typing a reply to a recent group of posts, I like to have them all in my vision to make sure I am not misrepresenting what they said. Now I have to reply blind. The posts I am reacting are hidden from me way up the top and I am way down the bottom.
I might help if someone explained what the advantage of this new system is, because all I am seeing is unnecessary aggravation.