Buggsy2
Well Known Member
Another thread, now closed, reminded me of this idea about showing new posts.
Now when I click on New Posts, all new posts from the last time posts were marked as read appear, in chronological order, most recent at the top. The problem is many of the threads I didn't want to read before appear again, and I have to read all the subjects again, choosing the few I want to read and skipping the many I don't want to read. Every time throughout the day I click New Posts, I have to re-screen the subject lines.
This chore could be simplified a lot with this change in behavior: New Posts would sort the new posts not chronologically, but this way:
This way it's much easier to screen out the threads I didn't want to read before. If you used to read Usenet with a good newsreader you'll know what I mean.
DR? Whatcha think?
Now when I click on New Posts, all new posts from the last time posts were marked as read appear, in chronological order, most recent at the top. The problem is many of the threads I didn't want to read before appear again, and I have to read all the subjects again, choosing the few I want to read and skipping the many I don't want to read. Every time throughout the day I click New Posts, I have to re-screen the subject lines.
This chore could be simplified a lot with this change in behavior: New Posts would sort the new posts not chronologically, but this way:
- New threads (new subject lines) at the top;
- Then new posts in old threads I've read before;
- Finally new posts in old threads I have not read before at the bottom
This way it's much easier to screen out the threads I didn't want to read before. If you used to read Usenet with a good newsreader you'll know what I mean.
DR? Whatcha think?