# Show Threads From... Box **URL:** \ **Category:** About This Message Board\ **Created:** [July 7, 2000, 7:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/show-threads-from-box/24884 "2000-07-07T19:19:36Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 3\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![zut](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/zut/32/2875_2.png) [@zut](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/zut)\ **Post date:** [July 7, 2000, 7:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/show-threads-from-box/24884/1 "2000-07-07T19:19:36Z")
I noticed that the default time in my “Show Threads From” box in each forum has mysteriously changed from “Last 5 days” to “Last Day”. This occured sometime early this afternoon. **I** didn’t do anything to change it, so my question is: Is this just a message board quirk, or was it done intentionally? It occured to me (in my ignorance) that having a shorter window might speed up the board, and the staff may have reset the defaults on purpose. If that’s the case I’ll leave it as is. ---
**Author:** ![jdavis](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/f6c823/32.png) [@jdavis](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jdavis)\ **Post date:** [July 7, 2000, 7:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/show-threads-from-box/24884/2 "2000-07-07T19:51:39Z")
I modified the default number of days to show posts in each forum from 5 days down to 1 day. It was done to reduce the amount of work the web server has to do. If people wish a different value from the default it can be configured to something else in your profile. ---
**Author:** ![zut](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/zut/32/2875_2.png) [@zut](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/zut)\ **Post date:** [July 7, 2000, 8:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/show-threads-from-box/24884/3 "2000-07-07T20:40:20Z")
Very good. Thanks for the info. In the spirit of trying to be a good Web citizen, I’ll leave it as is.