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Getting the hang of using the forums

Phoenix_RisingSenior Contributor24 Jan 2017, 8:11 pm AEDT

Getting the hang of using the forums

Hi,

I am trying to get the hang of how to "drive" the forums Within a thread, posts appear in chronological order, right? Is there a way I can make them appear with the most recent first, and going back in time (they currently do it the other way around). Also, if I attempt to respond to a particular post in the middle of a thread, my post appears at the end of the thread doesn't it. That is, you can't respond directly to a post that sits in the middle of a thread. So...I need to say @so-and-so if I want the person to see that I have responded to them? That's all my questions for now...I will probably have more as I keep exploring the forums

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Unknown userMember24 Jan 2017, 8:38 pm AEDT

Re: Getting the hang of using the forums

Hi @Phoenix_Rising

you are right about the way the ordering is working and no you can't change it. Yes, your posts always appear in chronological order, there is no way to answer one specific post. Most people use the @ symbol to refer to particular people or use quotes from their posts to reference directly if needed. It does take some getting used to 🙂

Hope you are finding the content of the forums useful though. I've gotten used to the layout and like it now.. but i havent used other forums so... not sure if its better/worse etc.

take care 🙂

In response to: Getting the hang of using the forums

Unknown userMember25 Jan 2017, 11:02 am AEDT

Re: Getting the hang of using the forums

Hello @Phoenix_Rising @Former-Member

Following threads has been very confusing for me especially at times when mind in a very bad place.

I agree with everything that you have stated.

A moderator showed me how to use quote box on right hand side recently. Click on the quote box which will then quote the words of the post you are responding to in your reply making it so much more logical to read and to follow.

This helped me tremendously.

I hope it helps you.

welcome Phoenix

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