# I'm totally lost. Somebody hold my hand? **URL:** \ **Category:** Site Feedback\ **Created:** [June 22, 2020, 6:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-totally-lost-somebody-hold-my-hand/911917 "2020-06-22T18:07:43Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Beckdawrek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/beckdawrek/32/3647_2.png) [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Post date:** [June 27, 2020, 5:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-totally-lost-somebody-hold-my-hand/911917/21 "2020-06-27T17:37:42Z")
I swear on preview it worked. Gah!!?!! What the heck does the orange pencil mean? ---
**Author:** ![GreenWyvern](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/greenwyvern/32/2834_2.png) [@GreenWyvern](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GreenWyvern)\ **Post date:** [June 27, 2020, 6:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-totally-lost-somebody-hold-my-hand/911917/22 "2020-06-27T18:09:16Z")
If you quote the full post directly above your reply, it will automatically delete the quote and put that orange pencil there. ---
**Author:** ![Beckdawrek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/beckdawrek/32/3647_2.png) [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Post date:** [June 27, 2020, 7:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-totally-lost-somebody-hold-my-hand/911917/23 "2020-06-27T19:12:25Z")
Oh, thanks. Now I know. ---
**Author:** ![DrDeth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b487fb/32.png) [@DrDeth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DrDeth)\ **Post date:** [June 29, 2020, 4:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-totally-lost-somebody-hold-my-hand/911917/24 "2020-06-29T16:56:57Z")
How do I stop it from sending me a email everytime someone replies to one of my posts? ---
**Author:** ![kenobi\_65](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kenobi_65/32/13178_2.png) [@kenobi\_65](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kenobi_65)\ **Post date:** [June 29, 2020, 5:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-totally-lost-somebody-hold-my-hand/911917/25 "2020-06-29T17:00:39Z")
Go to the thread; just below the last post in the thread, there are several buttons: Share, Bookmark, Flag, and Reply, and below that is a pulldown button that’s probably set to something like “Normal” or “Tracking.” That button gives you several options for how often you’re notified about new posts to the thread; pull that button down, and select “Muted” (or another option that doesn’t include you being directly notified about posts or replies to you). ---
**Author:** ![GreenWyvern](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/greenwyvern/32/2834_2.png) [@GreenWyvern](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GreenWyvern)\ **Post date:** [June 29, 2020, 5:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-totally-lost-somebody-hold-my-hand/911917/26 "2020-06-29T17:32:37Z")
> [@DrDeth](#): > > How do I stop it from sending me a email everytime someone replies to one of my posts? Go to your Profile \> Preferences \> Emails and turn it off. You will still receive notifications for topics you are ‘watching’ on your avatar at the top right, but it’s not intrusive (unless you’ve enabled 'live notifications in your browser). ---
**Author:** ![Little\_Nemo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/little_nemo/32/3120_2.png) [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Post date:** [June 29, 2020, 7:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-totally-lost-somebody-hold-my-hand/911917/27 "2020-06-29T19:16:37Z")
> [@Rick\_Kitchen](#): > > How can I find posts I have created? On the upper right corner of your screen is a button with your icon. Click it. It will open up a window which will have your username in the upper left corner. Click on that. This will open another window with a list of options. Click on activity. This will take you to a new screen which will have all of your posts, sorted by which are most recent. If you want to see the threads you started, there is a list of options on the left side of the screen. Click on topics. This will give you a list of all of the threads you have ever started, sorted by the ones with the most recent activity on them. ---
**Author:** ![peedin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/peedin/32/14095_2.png) [@peedin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/peedin)\ **Post date:** [June 30, 2020, 10:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-totally-lost-somebody-hold-my-hand/911917/28 "2020-06-30T22:32:09Z")
How do I get to the top or bottom of a thread without having to scroll for an hour? ---
**Author:** ![Beckdawrek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/beckdawrek/32/3647_2.png) [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Post date:** [June 30, 2020, 10:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-totally-lost-somebody-hold-my-hand/911917/29 "2020-06-30T22:51:49Z")
A small box on the bottom right with 2 numbers in it. Click it and it will give you a slider to move up and down the thread. ---
**Author:** ![Manduck](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/manduck/32/256_2.png) [@Manduck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Manduck)\ **Post date:** [June 30, 2020, 10:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-totally-lost-somebody-hold-my-hand/911917/30 "2020-06-30T22:53:19Z")
To get to the top, click on the date at the top of the slider. So on this page, you would click where it says “Jun 22” ---
**Author:** ![Omniscient](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/omniscient/32/3290_2.png) [@Omniscient](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Omniscient)\ **Post date:** [June 30, 2020, 11:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-totally-lost-somebody-hold-my-hand/911917/31 "2020-06-30T23:18:01Z")
> [@peedin](#): > > How do I get to the top or bottom of a thread without having to scroll for an hour? Grab the slider to the right of the screen and move it to the bottom or tap the END button on your keyboard. I think in general the idea is that you just trust the software to take you to your last unread post. Jumping to the end of a thread without reading the preceding comments isn’t exactly a behavior that we want to encourage. ---
**Author:** ![Omniscient](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/omniscient/32/3290_2.png) [@Omniscient](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Omniscient)\ **Post date:** [June 30, 2020, 11:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-totally-lost-somebody-hold-my-hand/911917/32 "2020-06-30T23:18:32Z")
> [@Manduck](#): > > To get to the top, click on the date at the top of the slider. Or click HOME on the keyboard. Similarly clicking on the “1m ago” or whatever the date/time of the last post was at the bottom of the slider will also take you to the end of the thread. ---
**Author:** ![Little\_Nemo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/little_nemo/32/3120_2.png) [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Post date:** [June 30, 2020, 11:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-totally-lost-somebody-hold-my-hand/911917/33 "2020-06-30T23:37:50Z")
> [@peedin](#): > > How do I get to the top or bottom of a thread without having to scroll for an hour? Click the Home key on your keyboard to get to the start of a thread. Click the End key to get to the end. (A tip so you don’t have trouble doing this like I did the first time I tried it: make sure your Number Lock is turned off.) ---
**Author:** ![Bullitt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bullitt/32/5725_2.png) [@Bullitt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bullitt)\ **Post date:** [July 4, 2020, 1:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-totally-lost-somebody-hold-my-hand/911917/34 "2020-07-04T13:57:23Z")
> [@Beckdawrek](#): > > Push the little curved arrow on you the post you wanna quote. Then click on the quote bubble icon at the top of the box you’re in. Theoretically. It’s not working for me. > The universe is effin’ with me today. > > ETA I see it worked for me this time. Cool, thanks @Beckdawrek. ---
**Author:** ![Bullitt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bullitt/32/5725_2.png) [@Bullitt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bullitt)\ **Post date:** [July 4, 2020, 1:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-totally-lost-somebody-hold-my-hand/911917/35 "2020-07-04T13:58:16Z")
> [@Little\_Nemo](#): > > > [@peedin](#): > > > > How do I get to the top or bottom of a thread without having to scroll for an hour? > > Click the Home key on your keyboard to get to the start of a thread. Click the End key to get to the end. (A tip so you don’t have trouble doing this like I did the first time I tried it: make sure your Number Lock is turned off.) But if I’m on a tablet…? ---
**Author:** ![Beckdawrek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/beckdawrek/32/3647_2.png) [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Post date:** [July 4, 2020, 2:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-totally-lost-somebody-hold-my-hand/911917/36 "2020-07-04T14:34:29Z")
@Bullitt, there’s a box on the bottom right with 2 numbers in it. Click on it and a slider bar shows up. Go up or down on it. ---
**Author:** ![SCAdian](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/scadian/32/3292_2.png) [@SCAdian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SCAdian)\ **Post date:** [July 4, 2020, 3:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-totally-lost-somebody-hold-my-hand/911917/37 "2020-07-04T15:05:23Z")
> [@Beckdawrek](#): > > @Bullitt, there’s a box on the bottom right with 2 numbers in it. Click on it and a slider bar shows up. Go up or down on it. Click on the dates/times at the top and bottom of the slider to go directly to those posts. ---
**Author:** ![Bullitt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bullitt/32/5725_2.png) [@Bullitt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bullitt)\ **Post date:** [July 5, 2020, 5:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-totally-lost-somebody-hold-my-hand/911917/38 "2020-07-05T05:05:08Z")
OK thanks @Beckdawrek, @SCAdian. ---
**Author:** ![jtur88](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e9c0ed/32.png) [@jtur88](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jtur88)\ **Post date:** [July 7, 2020, 10:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-totally-lost-somebody-hold-my-hand/911917/39 "2020-07-07T10:19:15Z")
> [@discobot](#): > > Hi! To find out what I can do, say `@discobot display help`. OK, I said it. The dog barked. Now what? Somehow, I don’t expect saying “help” to be more useful than clicking “help” ---
**Author:** ![discobot](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/discobot/32/570_2.png) [@discobot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/discobot)\ **Post date:** [July 7, 2020, 10:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-totally-lost-somebody-hold-my-hand/911917/40 "2020-07-07T10:19:18Z")
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