# "Show topics from last..."

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/show-topics-from-last/496>\
**Category:** About This Message Board\
**Created:** [October 16, 1999, 2:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/show-topics-from-last/496 "1999-10-16T02:49:00Z")\
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**Author:** ![Sycorax](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a4c791/32.png) [@Sycorax](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sycorax)\
**Post date:** [October 16, 1999, 2:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/show-topics-from-last/496/1 "1999-10-16T02:49:00Z")

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it always comes up with 20 already in there; I change it to 5; every time I return from a topic to the list it’s back to 20 and I have to change it again.

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**Author:** ![SterlingNorth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/8dc957/32.png) [@SterlingNorth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SterlingNorth)\
**Post date:** [October 16, 1999, 4:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/show-topics-from-last/496/2 "1999-10-16T04:06:00Z")

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Try clicking on the preferences link below the “new topic” button and changing it there!

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