# Changing how posts are displayed in threads.

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**Created:** [November 29, 2010, 3:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/changing-how-posts-are-displayed-in-threads/562249 "2010-11-29T03:26:55Z")\
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**Author:** ![duffer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/duffer/32/1026_2.png) [@duffer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/duffer)\
**Post date:** [November 29, 2010, 3:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/changing-how-posts-are-displayed-in-threads/562249/1 "2010-11-29T03:26:55Z")

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I swear I’m not an idiot. I remember seeing a setting somewhere that let you choose how posts would appear. Rather, how they are listed chronologically. I poked around the CP and couldnt find it. Theres an option near the bottom of other pages giving a linear option. (whats the hybrid one do?)

Compounding the problem is I don’t have my computer (baby mama drama, but thats a separate Pit thread) so I have to do everything on my non-smart phone that I’m still getting used to.

Anyway, I purpose I should get to the point. (Can you tell theres noone here to talk to?) The way I had it long ago was the OP was first followed by replies in ascending order. And when I opened a thread it would skip to the first unread. So in short how do I set it up that way again? Thanks in advance.

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**Author:** ![running\_coach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/running_coach/32/15836_2.png) [@running\_coach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/running_coach)\
**Post date:** [November 29, 2010, 3:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/changing-how-posts-are-displayed-in-threads/562249/2 "2010-11-29T03:35:50Z")

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User CP\>Edit Options-toward the bottom

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**Author:** ![Gary\_Robson](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gary_robson/32/3448_2.png) [@Gary\_Robson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gary_Robson)\
**Post date:** [November 29, 2010, 3:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/changing-how-posts-are-displayed-in-threads/562249/3 "2010-11-29T03:43:01Z")

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