First unread post - a forum problem...

Posted by: Eloise on 21 March 2013

I feel like bashing my head against a wall here... so thought I would hide in a padded cell...

 

Anyway I have a issue with the forum... when I view a forum, I can click to view the most recent (last) post (click "NEW" or the arrow above), but I can't seam to click to go to the first unread post.  Am I being thick or is this a problem with the forum software and is it only me that's annoyed I can't do this...

 

Eloise

 

PS. hope that makes sense what I am trying to do...

Posted on: 21 March 2013 by GML

Clicking on the thread title will take you to its first post.

Posted on: 21 March 2013 by J.N.

Hi Eloise,

 

You can enable the 'Follow This Topic' option at top right to be notified of new thread activity.

 

Would that help?

 

John.

Posted on: 21 March 2013 by Jan-Erik Nordoen
That will work, as long as you have also - under *Manage*, then *Your notifications* - checked the box that says :

 

Email me whenever someone posts to any content I specifically follow.

 

The problem with that is the deluge of email.

 

***

 

There is a button to *Mark all topics as read* (when in a forum folder or all forums). I've just clicked on it for the first time, so no experience to report, but logically, the forum should then, on next visit, present only unread material. One can hope.

 

Jan

Posted on: 21 March 2013 by Jan-Erik Nordoen
Originally Posted by Eloise:

<snip>... when I view a forum, I can click to view the most recent (last) post (click "NEW" or the arrow above), but I can't seam to click to go to the first unread post. <snip> 

 

PS. hope that makes sense what I am trying to do...

When you click on "NEW" it should take you to the end of the topic, where the unread post will be. By "First unread post", I assume you mean the oldest topic with something new posted since your last visit (you'll need to click on "Mark all topics as read" before leaving). Or have I misunderstood what you're trying to do (I'm quite good at that).

 

Jan

Posted on: 21 March 2013 by osprey
I think OP really means the first unread post which is not necessary the last one (if several posts has been made after previous visit). IPhone app has that feature but I have not found it either from the web interface.
Posted on: 21 March 2013 by Jan-Erik Nordoen

Ah, I see now. Thanks Osprey.

Posted on: 21 March 2013 by Eloise
Exactly as Osprey says... Like the "photos of your setup" thread... I look at it occasionally but it always goes to the last post (or the first post) it doesn't let me go to the first post since I last viewed the thread (unlike almost every other forum).

Anyway in a way I'm glad the forum doesn't have the function rather than me being stupid not seeing it...