I would like the newest posting to show 1st when I view a forum.
When I open one now it shows the oldest 1st. I can click on the last page form the list of pages but looking for it just to appear in reverse order
I did look at the user settings but can not a way to get the newest 1st.

Click on the person icon in the upper right corner. Go to settings.
See a page that looks like this:


Where it asks if you want to automatically jump to the first unread post in a thread you would put "yes" and don't forget to save your settings.

Edited to add:
I forgot to say that when you go to each thread you will then click on 'first unread' and it will move to the correct place on the thread.

Hi Ed, I'm sorry to say that the system does not support showing items in reverse order.

dave said:Hi Ed, I'm sorry to say that the system does not support showing items in reverse order.

Dave, thanks I will work around it like I have been doing. I would be a good feature but its a good forum so can't complain about the little things.

Did you try what I suggested?

@greene, Ed may possibly be looking at a long running thread that's new to him and wanted to start from the most recent post.

Sue is correct about the long threads.
It just seems it would make more sense to be showing the last post 1st at least to me, but Dave said that is not possible on this system.
I work around it by going to last page from pages list at the top of the thread.

I agree, Ed, that would be a nice feature. I'd like the option myself.

Karen

But then wouldn't you be reading the thread in reverse order? So you'd be reading the newest posts first and then what they are responding to after that? That seems backwards and confusing to me.

I guess so. But those just joining a thread that has gone on and on and on could just go back as far as desired, probably more easily. I find myself doing that by reading the latest post, then flipping back, and scrolling back more, then flipping back a page... Having the option to reverse the order might make it easier for new folks, or folks new to the thread, to join in.

I had never thought about it until I read Ed's post but I understand his point. I don't know that it would be preferable but it might make it easier to review recent posts without getting lost in long threads.

Karen

When I go into a long thread like that, I just go straight to the last page, straight to the bottom and then scroll up bit and start reading.

That's what I do too.
And you can set your pages in your preferences so there aren't as many to click through. I have mine set to show 500 posts per page rather than the default 20 so now the page numbers don't seem too overwhelming and you don't have to click through as many.

Yes, that's what I do, too.

Karen

Calif_Sue said:That's what I do too.
And you can set your pages in your preferences so there aren't as many to click through. I have mine set to show 500 posts per page rather than the default 20 so now the page numbers don't seem to overwhelming and you don't have to click through as many.

I did not realize I could do that I made the change to 500 pages and that does make it easier to manage long threads.
Thanks