# Regarding the Forum Jump menu

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/regarding-the-forum-jump-menu/98873>\
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**Created:** [March 18, 2002, 2:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/regarding-the-forum-jump-menu/98873 "2002-03-18T14:31:24Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 5\
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**Author:** ![mnemosyne](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/c4cdca/32.png) [@mnemosyne](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mnemosyne)\
**Post date:** [March 18, 2002, 2:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/regarding-the-forum-jump-menu/98873/1 "2002-03-18T14:31:24Z")

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Just a simple question, really: what’s the point of having the “go” button next to the menu if simply selecting a new forum directs you there? I have never hit the go button in this new version of the SDMB, though it was necessary on the old one.

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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:** [March 18, 2002, 3:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/regarding-the-forum-jump-menu/98873/2 "2002-03-18T15:37:16Z")

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My guess would be that in some browsers selecting from the drop-down list does not automatically activate the link, so the go button was included for people running those browsers.

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**Author:** ![mnemosyne](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/c4cdca/32.png) [@mnemosyne](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mnemosyne)\
**Post date:** [March 19, 2002, 1:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/regarding-the-forum-jump-menu/98873/3 "2002-03-19T01:54:02Z")

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Ah. It never occured to me that it was a browser thing - i just thought it was something to do with the new board software 🙂 Thanks!

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**Author:** ![Una\_Persson](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/una_persson/32/346_2.png) [@Una\_Persson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Una_Persson)\
**Post date:** [March 19, 2002, 2:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/regarding-the-forum-jump-menu/98873/4 "2002-03-19T02:38:11Z")

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> \*Originally posted by Arnold Winkelried \*  
> \*\*My guess would be that in some browsers selecting from the drop-down list does not automatically activate the link, so the go button was included for people running those browsers. \*\*

You are correct. Also, sometimes the browser gets “confused” and you have to click “Go” anyhow - I have no idea why, but have experienced this on my Board.

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**Author:** ![Shayna](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/shayna/32/17976_2.png) [@Shayna](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shayna)\
**Post date:** [March 19, 2002, 2:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/regarding-the-forum-jump-menu/98873/5 "2002-03-19T02:42:00Z")

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Another use for the “go” button is if you want to go right back to the main page of the forum you’re already in, but want it to be a refreshed page instead of using the back button on your browser. At least that’s what I use it for, even though I don’t have to touch it when changing forums.