# Reading and thread and returning to the forum Q

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**Created:** [January 17, 2004, 11:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reading-and-thread-and-returning-to-the-forum-q/225013 "2004-01-17T23:04:13Z")\
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**Author:** ![Mr.Blue\_Sky](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/d26b3c/32.png) [@Mr.Blue\_Sky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Blue_Sky)\
**Post date:** [January 17, 2004, 11:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reading-and-thread-and-returning-to-the-forum-q/225013/1 "2004-01-17T23:04:13Z")

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In ye olden days, I would finish reading a thread and hit the back back button. I would be taken back to the point in the list where I left off. Now, with the new version, I am taken back to the top of the list.

What gives? It’s a minor annoyance, BTW.

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**Author:** ![Lobsang](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lobsang/32/4067_2.png) [@Lobsang](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lobsang)\
**Post date:** [January 18, 2004, 1:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reading-and-thread-and-returning-to-the-forum-q/225013/2 "2004-01-18T01:13:07Z")

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Shift-click is an ogsend. (It opens what you clicked on in a new browser window) I use it all the time. It probably saves the hamsters some trouble too as they don’t have to re-load the page you were on.

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**Author:** ![Squink](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/b5e925/32.png) [@Squink](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Squink)\
**Post date:** [January 18, 2004, 1:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reading-and-thread-and-returning-to-the-forum-q/225013/3 "2004-01-18T01:44:09Z")

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It’s command-click on this Mac. Shift-click just goes to the new page as usual.

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**Author:** ![Mr.Blue\_Sky](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/d26b3c/32.png) [@Mr.Blue\_Sky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Blue_Sky)\
**Post date:** [January 18, 2004, 2:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reading-and-thread-and-returning-to-the-forum-q/225013/4 "2004-01-18T02:10:27Z")

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I thought of opening the thread in a separate window, but thought THAT would stress out the hamsters.

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**Author:** ![Chronos](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chronos/32/134_2.png) [@Chronos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chronos)\
**Post date:** [January 18, 2004, 7:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reading-and-thread-and-returning-to-the-forum-q/225013/5 "2004-01-18T19:17:01Z")

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Opening more windows gives your own personal hampsters a little more of a workout, but only a tiny one, and they were probably bored anyway. The SDMB’s hampsters don’t even know how many windows you have open, much less care.

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**Author:** ![Mr.Blue\_Sky](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/d26b3c/32.png) [@Mr.Blue\_Sky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Blue_Sky)\
**Post date:** [January 18, 2004, 8:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reading-and-thread-and-returning-to-the-forum-q/225013/6 "2004-01-18T20:54:20Z")

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> [@Chronos](#):
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> Opening more windows gives your own personal hampsters a little more of a workout, but only a tiny one, and they were probably bored anyway. The SDMB’s hampsters don’t even know how many windows you have open, much less care.

Fair enough. I’ll go that route.