Previous Messages

[richard k.]

One of the benefits of the e-mail forum was that once I read a message I deleted it, and it was gone. A problem I have with the web based forums is that the messages stay forever, and if new messages are added to a thread you've already looked at, and were interested in, you go back (based i suppose on the listing of the date of the latest message, but then you have to look at least look at a bunch of old messages to find the new one(s). Is there some way to mark these things as previously read? (I hope that works, I tried to follow Jon's directions

[richard k.]

I'm replying to my own message because I have another question - after I sent the message I noticed one or two gramatical errors that I wanted to correct - I hit edit made the corrections, but then the edit didn't appear. How come?

[jkwuc89]

Editing of your own posts should work. What happens when you click on the Edit button for your own post? And is anyone else having this problem?

[shaunsimpson]

Did you save after editing?

Also, you can go to your user CP settings and change messages to start with the newest first. There is also a new post button at the top that you can just see new posts from what I think is last time you logged on.

[richard k.]

WOW! Thanks Shaun - the new message thing is great if it works - I will try the edit thing again later. Like I said, moving to a new system is tough work for us neanderthals.

[shaunsimpson]

I have used a vBuliten forum type board in the past so it has been easy. There are a lot of good features you can play with under the user CP. My favorite is the ignore list for some unwanted posters.

[Bryan]

Also, you can go to your user CP settings and change messages to start with the newest first. There is also a new post button at the top that you can just see new posts from what I think is last time you logged on.

I like the new post button. If you look at the list of threads, it is a down-pointed triangle next to the subject. Also, bolding and icons indicate if a thread has new posts.

I think that if you e-mail subscribe to a list, the link in the e-mail automatically takes you to the new post.