# Last page = last post?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/last-page-last-post/101853>\
**Category:** About This Message Board\
**Created:** [April 4, 2002, 8:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/last-page-last-post/101853 "2002-04-04T20:30:44Z")\
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**Author:** ![Tattva](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ba8739/32.png) [@Tattva](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tattva)\
**Post date:** [April 4, 2002, 8:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/last-page-last-post/101853/1 "2002-04-04T20:30:44Z")

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When trying to go to the last page of a popular thread _coughChidopecough_ it takes you to the last post, instead of the top of the last page.

:whine: Can we change it?? 😃

Or do more people prefer this method?

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**Author:** ![Arnold\_Winkelried](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/3d9bf3/32.png) [@Arnold\_Winkelried](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Arnold_Winkelried)\
**Post date:** [April 4, 2002, 8:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/last-page-last-post/101853/2 "2002-04-04T20:57:31Z")

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I’ll have to investigate, but right now I will say with a 90% confidence level that such a change would require a “hack” to the source code, which we don’t do because of support issues.

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**Author:** ![Tattva](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ba8739/32.png) [@Tattva](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tattva)\
**Post date:** [April 4, 2002, 9:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/last-page-last-post/101853/3 "2002-04-04T21:33:20Z")

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**Arnold Winkelried** , Swiss hero and Private Eye.