Your forum browsing behaviour

peachy · #1 (**permalink**) 21-01-2009, 13:55

How do you browse the forum, do you generally occasionally hit "New Posts" to look for the latest topic or do you actively browse through the sub forums?

Dougal's Znuni · #2 (**permalink**) 21-01-2009, 13:57

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Originally Posted by peachy

How do you browse the forum, do you generally occasionally hit "New Posts" to look for the latest topic or do you actively browse through the sub forums?

User CP first... New Posts if nothing doing there. Today's Posts if there's not much new. Occasionally, Who's Online to see what's happening on the forum.

To be honest, I don't actually understand the different forum headings, so I can't be bothered going through them.

Sada · #3 (**permalink**) 21-01-2009, 13:58

Quick links > Todays post

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Originally Posted by peachy

How do you browse the forum, do you generally occasionally hit "New Posts" to look for the latest topic or do you actively browse through the sub forums?

Sandgrounder · #4 (**permalink**) 21-01-2009, 14:04

Read a post and want to reply, faff about and write half of it, take some calls, write some emails, maybe have a cup of tea, find I have logged myself out, lose original reply, re-write one that is never as good as the first.

Forum genius...

Tilia · #5 (**permalink**) 21-01-2009, 14:05

New Posts.... New Posts..... New Posts.... New Post.....

The intervalls depending on how much I have to do at work :-)

peachy · #6 (**permalink**) 21-01-2009, 14:11

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Originally Posted by Sandgrounder

Read a post and want to reply, faff about and write half of it, take some calls, write some emails, maybe have a cup of tea, find I have logged myself out

This shouldn't happen if you click "remember me" when you login.

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Originally Posted by Tilia

New Posts.... New Posts..... New Posts.... New Post.....

The intervalls depending on how much I have to do at work :-)

That pretty much sums up how I use it, I'd assumed the same of everybody actually but thought I'd ask.

Personally I preferred the "New posts" list we originally had where you would see everything you hadn't read but you meanies made me change it

Sada · #7 (**permalink**) 21-01-2009, 14:16

I don't like to click New Posts, shows the last what, 7 posts or is there a time limit that goes with it, like New Posts within the last 5 minutes or so ???

retto · #8 (**permalink**) 21-01-2009, 14:17

i always read newshound's contributions first. he is my link with the outside world

Sandgrounder · #9 (**permalink**) 21-01-2009, 14:20

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Originally Posted by peachy

This shouldn't happen if you click "remember me" when you login.

Yes, I do but unfortunately I suffer from the modern day affliction of "tab confusion" and there ain't no software advanced enough to stop me being ham fisted with the clicker (sorry, I mean mouse...).

peachy · #10 (**permalink**) 21-01-2009, 14:29

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Originally Posted by Sada

I don't like to click New Posts, shows the last what, 7 posts or is there a time limit that goes with it, like New Posts within the last 5 minutes or so ???

New posts since you last logged in.