When, Oh When

[hc4361]

can we have a 'first unread post' button on a thread?

[AB Editor]

I don't know. Not right now though :)

[hc4361]

Oh

[AB Editor]

Sorry!

It would be a nice thing to have.

[Prudie]

What does it mean?

[black_cat51]

it means that if you are participating in a long post, when you next go to that post, you can skip straight to the first post you haven't yet read (rather than having to skip through pages of dross)

[carrust]

I've no idea :-)

[ummmm]

If Zeta boards can do it I can't see why AB can't.

[factor-fiction]

It's only really a problem when threads go over onto two or more pages. If it stretches to say 5 pages I always need 2 clicks- one to get on the thread and one to choose the last page. However I find that by a time a thread exceeds one page in length (20 replies) the conversation is going round in circles or the thread has turned into the sort that could get pulled, so i don't feel the need to keep going back.
So, whilst it could be useful it's not a big deal to me, Ed

[hc4361]

But I don't want it for you, factor-fiction. I want it for me :D

[rockyracoon]

I'd love that button, especially on a long thread.

[ummmm]

It would be handy. I read interesting threads no matter how long.

[emmie]

pages of dross, how charming..

[rockyracoon]

The 'See How Far This Goes' group would probably be grateful for a button like this.

[factor-fiction]

Good point, hc. It can only be an improvement, but whether it's a priority or worth taking AB down for a few hours, I don't know- and changes like this can sometimes have unforeseen consequences.
Anyway, I'm off to work now so I don't mind if Ed takes the site down until this evening if he wants while the techies work on this today