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Originally Posted by rspears

. The blue dot is a direct shot! Learned something today, which is a good thing.

what blue dot ?

As far as the first post of the thread being the first post on each page....It is a feature that is quite useful, but I can see how this could cause some confusion. The benefit is that no matter which page you're on in a thread you'll be able to quickly see the context of the discussion.

Let me know if you think I should disable it or not.

Originally Posted by HOSS429

what blue dot ?

Hoss, look back at response #8.

Originally Posted by Brent Mills

As far as the first post of the thread being the first post on each page....It is a feature that is quite useful, but I can see how this could cause some confusion. The benefit is that no matter which page you're on in a thread you'll be able to quickly see the context of the discussion.
Let me know if you think I should disable it or not.

Brent,
I don't really see much value added, but I think the bigger problem is that the new "feature" surprised everyone and created some confusion. A brief thread from you or Bill explaining that a new feature had been added, asking for feedback would have eliminated the whole thing, IMO.

I think you should take the site back to where it used to be---

Originally Posted by IC2

I guess I don't care Or I just don't have that problem. Whatever I need to do, I can usually figure out where I am on a particular thread. That Garage Forum - it wouldn't work after several attempts after Bill told me where to go (often) - and I don't care Brent will figure it out, then I'll add mine

Took me a while sinse I`m PC disabled, but got some pics in the garage with a whole lot of screaming... @@#$#*&^

Originally Posted by rspears

Wow, thanks for mentioning that one. I have always clicked on the last page listed, but then have to scroll to the bottom to see the latest post. The blue dot is a direct shot! Learned something today, which is a good thing.

X2! Thanks! :-)

Originally Posted by rspears

Brent,
I don't really see much value added, but I think the bigger problem is that the new "feature" surprised everyone and created some confusion.
A brief thread from you or Bill explaining that a new feature had been added, asking for feedback would have eliminated the whole thing, IMO.

I agree. It doesn't do much..... imho... except stir up Ted,Dave & Jerry...

(Where's ITYS when you want him??

Originally Posted by 34_40

That every thread I open starts with the original post! No matter what page I'm on it has the original post at the top!

Was this caused by the "Garage"? Is this happening to you guys also?

That has been my default view since the site was started at least that is how mine has been set up since this forum went active.......

However, under your profile,on the left (your alternate right ) side is a link marked "General Settings", click it, then scroll down to "Thread Display Options", click on the first drop down and you can choose which way you want to view the threads.

So simple, even the most jaded of naysayers (no,not you) can do it with ease


Bill S.

Originally Posted by rspears

Wow, thanks for mentioning that one. I have always clicked on the last page listed, but then have to scroll to the bottom to see the latest post. The blue dot is a direct shot! Learned something today, which is a good thing.

Originally Posted by 34_40

X2! Thanks! :-)

Just chalk it up to my PC geniusness & techno-savvy!!! Yeah, that's it!!!

Glad it helped!

Also, I think the "blue dot" should be a blue oval for us Ford guys....

Originally Posted by mrmustang

That has been my default view since the site was started at least that is how mine has been set up since this forum went active.......

However, under your profile,on the left (your alternate right ) side is a link marked "General Settings", click it, then scroll down to "Thread Display Options", click on the first drop down and you can choose which way you want to view the threads.

So simple, even the most jaded of naysayers (no,not you) can do it with ease


Bill S.

Yeah Bill, but if I have General Settings set to "Display Oldest First" (to put them in chronological order) now I get the first post out of sequence, followed by the newest addition. That is, unless I use Randy's (TechnoWizard's) "blue dot" tip to go straight to the newest information. Now if we can get that blue dot to be an oval..... BTW, Brent acknowledged that he changed the way things display, (reply #17 above, and in his PM reply to me he said that he had just made the change in the past few days).

Originally Posted by jerry clayton

I think you should take the site back to where it used to be---

now if i could find Mr peabody and his wayback machine i would fix it for good

Been going on here since Thursday or Friday when ever the garage showed up. we lost the 3 word story also

Originally Posted by cffisher

Been going on here since Thursday or Friday when ever the garage showed up. we lost the 3 word story also

Still there

3-word story

Originally Posted by cffisher

Been going on here since Thursday or Friday when ever the garage showed up. we lost the 3 word story also

It's not lost, just hasn't been posted to recently enough show up on Today's Posts....It's still alive and well in the Hot Rod Lounge....

Originally Posted by randyr

Just chalk it up to my PC geniusness & techno-savvy!!! Yeah, that's it!!!
Glad it helped! Also, I think the "blue dot" should be a blue oval for us Ford guys....

HMMmmphh.. Now if you could hammer out that 37 as fast as you fix my pc "issues" ..

I do love the blue oval suggestion tho'!