Yep that's the setting I use.

Why not simply subscribe to the thread, each time a new post is made you will be notified immediately by email.

Just tick the box at the left hand bottom of the reply page reading " Email me whenever there is a new post to this topic."  if you are no longer interested in the thread you can also unsubscribe.

 

macka17 wrote:

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Unfortunately. The pages can only carry so many posts
Then it flips over.

Maybe she could extend length\no of posts per page??.

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 Whilst on the settings page that Mike Harding recommended you can increase the number of posts per page by putting a number in the box  beside the heading "Topics Per Page (Enter 0 to use forum default.)"  Likewise you can increase the number of replies per page in the thread you are reading by putting a number in the box beside the heading "Comments Per Page."

Another thing I have done is to set up the "Email Digest of New Topics" to send a digest daily. This lets me see new topics started or answered in the sub-forums I do not watch.

Play around with the settings on the settings page to see what they do, you can always set them back to default if you don't like the changes.

Don't forget the "Save Changes" button at the bottom of the page after you have changed something.

-- Edited by PeterD on Monday 17th of April 2017 11:24:43 PM

Thanks Mike I didn't realise that you could actually alter your forum settings probably because I never looked so I changed a couple of things over to my own personal preference.. What I would really like to do is turn off the spell check as I'm sick of having to retype words that are auto corrected when there is nothing wrong with them or even blanked out because they might be a swear word when they are not.

Cheers
BB

-- Edited by The Belmont Bear on Tuesday 18th of April 2017 07:45:05 AM

I just leave it as 'forum default' and scroll down for two pages, usually by then threads have settled to none to very few comments. I have been using that way for years now. Everyone has their own preference though.

As for 'spell checker' it hasn't worked on the forum for me for a couple of years now for some reason. It also plays up on my laptop running windows 10. Was ok on 7 though. Must have a look around for some sort of setting for that.

Dougwe wrote:

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I just leave it as 'forum default' and scroll down for two pages, usually by then threads have settled to none to very few comments.

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The problem with that is that if someone resurrects a thread or replies to, say, a four week old thread you'll never see it. It also means there is no point in adding new information to existing threads which are more than a couple of weeks old instead it's necessary to start a new thread thus information about one specific topic becomes scattered and disparate across many threads which makes it much more difficult to retrieve information.

I would prefer to see the default changed to show most recent posts first which, almost by definition, will also show new posts very high up on the listing - best of both worlds.

Hi Santa

I understand the concept of subscribing to a thread but it is not a facility I would use. It's cumbersome and oblique and I don't want e-mails coming into my inbox every time, say, a serial poster decides they need to eject another dollop of wisdom - especially if I'm paying for those e-mails via NextG. Additionally; even if I did receive an e-mail it would undoubtedly be at an inconvenient time and I'd just delete it thinking "I'll look later" and then forget.

And "lose" should have two 'o's - otherwise it sounds like doze, although I understand your confusion as my copy of the Concise Oxford is also wrong in this matter :)

Peter, I think you will find that the word "lose" means to misplace or not win and the word "loose"means the opposite of tight or fastened.

-- Edited by DMaxer on Tuesday 18th of April 2017 01:36:04 PM

Are you trying to totally confuse me? This is my way, firstly I don't subscribe. I don't want to go check my emails before coming on here.
Come straight on here and open each group. The latest to be written on are at the top and have a green tick with a white background. Anything I've already read does not.
When I've read what I want to it then shows as closed until someone else writes on it.
When I've read everything I want to in all the sections I mark up the top that all have been read.
Spellcheck comes from my phone, not the forum and easy to use.
I also have my settings set to show the latest writing first at the top rather than 3 or 4 pages further down the track.
A lot easier to read that way.

I have found I get emails ocasionaly for posts asking questions about Waeco fridges that were posted a very long time ago. Its generaly when people have googled for faults on Waeco fridges, & Google directs them to the posts on this site.

The thing about this forum I find most annoying is the absence of a button on each thread that will take me to the first unread post.

Some time ago, on a similar thread to this one, a member posted a link to produce a list of all threads with recent posts from each sub-forum.

I'd hate to find it now if I just tried to locate it on the front page of the forum, but I've bookmarked it so that is my first view of this forum each morning. Here's the link if anyone else might find it useful.

thegreynomads.activeboard.com/p/recent/

Note however, its called "Recent" for a reason. It "appears" to only list threads that have had new posts added in the last 12 hours.

To ensure I see any new posts older than that I need to open each individual sub-forum and search for the "New Posts" icon.

In my humble opinion, (I'm too old to use IMHO) ....the ability to click on a link to show ALL threads with new posts since my last visit, and then a subsequent icon on each thread to take me directly to the first unread post in that thread is a standard part of every forum I have ever used. Except this one.

What's the go Cindy? Am I missing something or is this function an option in your setup that hasn't been turned on or is it just not an option here? I have been known to not see the obvious when it's right in front of me.

Jim

Ron, if you set your preferences as Mike Harding's first post this forum does just that. Give it a try. There is a blue line at the bottom of each forum that also gives you some options. One of those options is how the listing is sorted.

Every forum has provision for changing how they work for you. You may not be able to make a forum work exactly as one of your favourite forum does but you can make any forum work more towards your liking. Click on the "User Details" link at the top of any page and under the "Profile" heading on the LHS you will see an option "Settings." Click on that and see what the options do. I listed some of the things you can do above.

-- Edited by PeterD on Wednesday 19th of April 2017 08:30:16 AM

Santa wrote:

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This topic seems to come up on a regular basis.

Cindy has  indicated in the past that she is limited in what she is able to do a degree by the Forum software that is being used, changing to another software package is an enormous and costly undertaking.

The forum costs us nothing, is easy to use and is a valuable resource for RV travelers in Australia.

Most people use and navigate their way around the site without any drama.

All forums are different and take a little getting used to.

Some people, regardless of the amount of advice/instruction received simply don't understand internet technology, most get it, for others the penny never seems to drop.

Why not use and enjoy the forum with its minor limitations and appreciate the fact that behind the scenes there is a person working to provide you with an excellent forum at no charge.

Instead of whinging about what the forum doesn't do I suspect an expression of thanks and appreciation for what it does do would be more appropriate.

 

 

 

-- Edited by Santa on Wednesday 19th of April 2017 11:23:01 AM

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 What's the world coming to.  I find myself agreeing with Santa twice in one week.

I find this forum very good to work with & far more informative than others that I occasionally look at.

It's about time that I once again publicly thank Cindy for facilitating it.  The last time was almost a decade ago ... May 2007.