Blackshirt Posted February 25, 2005 Share Posted February 25, 2005 Looking for opinions on topic presentation. Would you guys prefer many posts displayed within each thread page, or less posts with more pages? Currently it's set up to display 40 posts per topic page, but can be reduced to less, which would require you to click on a page number at the bottom to view the other posts. Heres an example of a thread with 50+ posts: Big thread As you can see most of the posts are all on one page, with a few on the 2nd page. Please vote in the poll above. Quote Link to comment
hoyamannn Posted February 25, 2005 Share Posted February 25, 2005 I like just being able to scroll down and read all posts on a topic instead of choosing page 2, 3 etc... Quote Link to comment
IrishAZ Posted February 26, 2005 Share Posted February 26, 2005 Any possibility of letting it be user configurable? IRISH! Quote Link to comment
Blackshirt Posted February 26, 2005 Author Share Posted February 26, 2005 Good question. Actually it already is, but I figured the majority of people probably won't change the settings, and for the sake of guests I was looking for the most popular setup. But so you know, it can be accomplished by accessing "My Controls" / Board Settings (link in bottom left margin) -- then change "Number of posts to show for each topic page" to whatever you want. Quote Link to comment
rawhide Posted February 26, 2005 Share Posted February 26, 2005 With a scroll wheel on a mouse it is easiest to view a lot of threads instead of turning pages. The very fervent topics will require pages anyway THX for asking GBR Quote Link to comment
DaveH Posted February 26, 2005 Share Posted February 26, 2005 I think if there is a majority, then the default should change. Otherwise keep it up to the user. Quote Link to comment
slacker Posted February 26, 2005 Share Posted February 26, 2005 I'm prefer more posts per page, but if I didn't I wouldn't think to go change the setting in my preferences. Why would you want fewer posts per page, load time / slow connection? Quote Link to comment
Blackshirt Posted February 26, 2005 Author Share Posted February 26, 2005 I agree, I'll set the default to whatever the majority wants, and then the others can always adjust their settings if needed. Yeah Slacker, I've heard feedback on other boards where people have complained about scrolling too much, and I suppose load time could have something to do with it. Quote Link to comment
kramer Posted February 27, 2005 Share Posted February 27, 2005 With a scroll wheel on a mouse it is easiest to view a lot of threads instead of turning pages. The very fervent topics will require pages anyway THX for asking GBR agreed Quote Link to comment
joshuavacek Posted March 22, 2005 Share Posted March 22, 2005 With a scroll wheel on a mouse it is easiest to view a lot of threads instead of turning pages. The very fervent topics will require pages anyway THX for asking GBR agreed Ditto Quote Link to comment
nebr_bob Posted May 22, 2005 Share Posted May 22, 2005 why cater to the guest? its a free board anyway let them join Quote Link to comment
bigredtoad Posted June 13, 2005 Share Posted June 13, 2005 The guests are an important part of a forum. they buy sponsors stuff too no? Quote Link to comment
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