# Replies List

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/replies-list/204260>\
**Category:** About This Message Board\
**Created:** [September 28, 2003, 6:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/replies-list/204260 "2003-09-28T06:56:38Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 6\
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**Author:** ![sulawesi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bbe5ce/32.png) [@sulawesi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sulawesi)\
**Post date:** [September 28, 2003, 6:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/replies-list/204260/1 "2003-09-28T06:56:38Z")

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I’m asking this solely out of curiosity, and I know it’s a painfully mundane question.

When viewing the list of posters who have replied to a thread, how are they arranged? Obviously, those with the most posts in the thread are shown first, but when there’s a “tie,” what does the software do? I can tell the names aren’t alphabetized or listed in order of posting time.

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**Author:** ![Achernar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/e274bd/32.png) [@Achernar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Achernar)\
**Post date:** [September 28, 2003, 7:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/replies-list/204260/2 "2003-09-28T07:08:16Z")

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It’s got to be by user ID (or, equivalently, registration date).

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**Author:** ![sulawesi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bbe5ce/32.png) [@sulawesi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sulawesi)\
**Post date:** [September 28, 2003, 7:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/replies-list/204260/3 "2003-09-28T07:14:49Z")

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Ah, thanks, **Archernar**.

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**Author:** ![4thMonkey](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/4/ac8455/32.png) [@4thMonkey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/4thMonkey)\
**Post date:** [September 28, 2003, 7:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/replies-list/204260/4 "2003-09-28T07:24:56Z")

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How do you view the list of posters who have replied to a thread?

I’ve never seen this feature anywhere.

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**Author:** ![sulawesi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bbe5ce/32.png) [@sulawesi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sulawesi)\
**Post date:** [September 28, 2003, 7:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/replies-list/204260/5 "2003-09-28T07:26:59Z")

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In the forum view, to the right of Thread Starter, is the number of people who have replied to a thread, which is a link. Clicking on it will open a popup window.

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**Author:** ![4thMonkey](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/4/ac8455/32.png) [@4thMonkey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/4thMonkey)\
**Post date:** [September 28, 2003, 7:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/replies-list/204260/6 "2003-09-28T07:33:05Z")

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Thanks, **vengeance and dust**. I’ve never clicked on that. It even comes up in a handy pop-up window!