# Replies **URL:** \ **Category:** About This Message Board\ **Created:** [April 29, 2000, 6:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/replies/10175 "2000-04-29T06:21:17Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 12\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Rilchiam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/2bfe46/32.png) [@Rilchiam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rilchiam)\ **Post date:** [April 29, 2000, 6:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/replies/10175/1 "2000-04-29T06:21:17Z")
When you post a reply, the thread is replicated—but upside down! That’s going to be very confusing. It was a great day the last time the board was updated, though, and we first got that feature. ---
**Author:** ![Demo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/demo/32/8472_2.png) [@Demo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Demo)\ **Post date:** [April 29, 2000, 6:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/replies/10175/2 "2000-04-29T06:28:19Z")
I think all threads should be listed that way, most recent first that is. Makes catching up and replying a lot easier. ---
**Author:** ![Kamino\_Neko](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kamino_neko/32/34_2.png) [@Kamino\_Neko](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kamino_Neko)\ **Post date:** [April 29, 2000, 6:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/replies/10175/3 "2000-04-29T06:45:27Z")
> [@](#): > > \*\* > I think all threads should be listed that way, most recent first that is. Makes catching up and replying a lot easier. > \*\* I disagree it makes it a lot _ **harder** _ to catch up. If I open a new thread, I don’t want to have to jump to the bottom to read it, and scroll up to follow it. People don’t read that way, we read top to bottom, not bottom to top. And with the new ‘go to first unread post’ button (GREAT feature, that), we don’t even need to do that for threads we’ve already read half of. ---
**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:** [April 29, 2000, 6:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/replies/10175/4 "2000-04-29T06:58:00Z")
What are you talking about… ---
**Author:** ![Demo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/demo/32/8472_2.png) [@Demo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Demo)\ **Post date:** [April 29, 2000, 6:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/replies/10175/5 "2000-04-29T06:58:56Z")
I guess it depends on how often you “catch up” 😉 If you’re like me, and check back every five minutes, it makes it easier than to scroll down to the bottom. ---
**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:** [April 29, 2000, 6:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/replies/10175/6 "2000-04-29T06:59:50Z")
Not backwards for me…thank god!!! The preview part below during the reply composition is reversed but the thread still views normally ---
**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:** [April 29, 2000, 7:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/replies/10175/7 "2000-04-29T07:05:02Z")
Lets see here now ---
**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:** [April 29, 2000, 7:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/replies/10175/8 "2000-04-29T07:06:31Z")
Still reads intuitively from the tp down after I reply…Rilchiam is officially insane! 😉 ---
**Author:** ![ChiefScott](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/58f4c7/32.png) [@ChiefScott](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ChiefScott)\ **Post date:** [April 29, 2000, 7:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/replies/10175/9 "2000-04-29T07:08:37Z")
I continued: > [@](#): > > How 'bout this? and then said, **“And this?”** and finished, _“And that.”_ 🙂 Please, dear God, let the “disable smilies” work. ---
**Author:** ![Kamino\_Neko](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kamino_neko/32/34_2.png) [@Kamino\_Neko](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kamino_Neko)\ **Post date:** [April 29, 2000, 7:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/replies/10175/10 "2000-04-29T07:13:49Z")
Demo: > [@](#): > > you’re like me, and check back every five minutes, it makes it easier than to scroll down to the bottom The ‘go to first unread post’ button is even easier, unless you manage to refresh it every time there’s a new post, before a second new one can come in, since you don’t have to read in an unnatural order. Omni: > [@](#): > > Still reads intuitively from the tp down after I reply…Rilchiam is officially insane! 😉 I assume she was talking about the listing of posts while you’re responding. ---
**Author:** ![ChiefScott](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/58f4c7/32.png) [@ChiefScott](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ChiefScott)\ **Post date:** [April 29, 2000, 7:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/replies/10175/11 "2000-04-29T07:16:28Z")
I can’t edit my previous posts, though. Is this option still offline? I like the “Go to first unread post” feature!!! ---
**Author:** ![Kamino\_Neko](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kamino_neko/32/34_2.png) [@Kamino\_Neko](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kamino_Neko)\ **Post date:** [April 29, 2000, 7:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/replies/10175/12 "2000-04-29T07:17:08Z")
Would it be possible to get the ‘profile’ ‘email’ ‘homepage’ etc icons back at the top of the posts? I keep thinking they’re for the post below them… :eek: