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What's happening to my topic display?
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2013/04/30 - 3:53pm

This started yesterday. The first page of a topic appeared but it was upside down; the newest posts were at the top and the oldest posts were at the bottom.   I know that some argue that this is the way it should be.   I don't care, myself, but I don't accept change very well.

Today, during the day, I logged in at another computer and noticed that nothing had changed on that computer.

This evening, when I came home, I logged in and the first page of the topic list was with topics from 5 years ago.   I went to the last page and found the newest topics.   the topic page I went to was still upside down. If this has been reformatted, I don't like it.

Does anyone know what is going on?   Did something weird happen with my computer or does it come from AWWW?

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2013/04/30 - 7:43pm

I don't know what happened but, after 4 hours, I logged on again and the list of topics are back the way they should be. The list of posts are still listed with the newest at the top but I can more easily adjust to that.

Am I going crazy? If someone did something please tell me a little about it.

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2013/04/30 - 9:19pm

That's happening to me too Dick. I PMed Grant about it. Something just changed, so he must be on it.

Standard forum format is to have the most recent post in a thread at the top, and the most recent threads at the top. But forum software provides options on how things are ordered. I can only guess that during some routine forum upgrade/maintenance those order settings were accidentally changed. No word from Grant yet.

 

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2013/05/01 - 2:00am

The topic "Thailands royal villa, Chitralada" has Glenn's as first post, the only topic that mixes up like that. Weird.

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2013/05/01 - 6:34am

Now the wrong order has been fixed. But still cannot edit your latest post.

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2013/05/01 - 7:38pm

Put edit back on please ? It's only fair to afford posters a chance to tidy up the last saved post. After that it's fair too that the next poster seals the deal for you.

Grant Barrett
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2013/05/01 - 9:02pm

It all should be back to normal now. Not sure why it happened, but in the future, email me! grant@waywordradio.org It'll speed up the response time.

The ability to edit was never affected, RobertB, as far as I could see.

Grant Barrett
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2013/05/01 - 9:03pm

PS: Private messages in the forum are not an ideal way to notify me of anything.

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2013/05/02 - 12:00am

Grant Barrett said  

 in the future, email me! grant@waywordradio.org  

Hi, Grant,

Interestingly, although your email address is available elsewhere on the site, that method of contact is not listed in your profile.

Peter

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