General Chat

Hi, We've had a lot of feedback on how the postings are shown on the message boards. The suggestion is to show the last reply first rather than the first replies. The option at the top to change to earliest reply will be available so the only change is the default setting. Welcome your comments. Michelle

Think it should stay as it is - like to read postings in a logical order!! Not difficult to switch to latest post first option for threads with a lot of posts!! Maggie

yes that would be fine for me, I love opptions xx Dave

I DON'T MIND EITHER WAY SANDRA

I'd like to keep them in the current order - it makes sense to scroll down to read what the next person has written. It's a good idea to keep the option at the top to view the latest replies, but I only ever use this if there are 3 or 4 pages of replies. Thanks for posting on this board, Mandy

I agree that where a thread has a lot of replies spanning several pages it would be really helpful for the latest to be shown first by default because it can take several seconds to reload the page in reverse order if you click it as an option now. For threads where all replies fit on one page it really doesn't matter which way round it is as its simple to scroll up or down to look at them in whatever order you like. All in all, therefore, I'd go with latest first as the default (unless the system lets you be really clever and allow us to set our personal preferences as part of our "details" so we all get what we want!). It will help when trying to catch up with latest replies on a thread with lots of entries, and won't be too inconvenient when viewing a thread with only a few. Angela

Thanks for asking opinions personally I really appreciate it. I would prefer the massages to automatically read with the latest first as I always change it when I enter a thread anyway. having said that if opinion is strong to leave as is dont worry about me. Penny

as that made me really confused why cant things remain the same? if its not broken dont fix it,

Thanks michelle, Personally prefer it as it is. Some of us are at work all day and only get the chance to catch up at night or every few days. Therefore I would rather read the messages in the order they were posted. Not overly bothered though if the majority go the other way. Pam :-)

If a thread gets very long (over 20 pages) it seems to be the only way to view it but, otherwise, I think it should stay as it is.

I think i would prefer latest replies first . Val

First let me say how welcome it is to see a thread like this. I think the present format is OK with the first post first... But I have broadband. I guess I might think differently if i had a slow connection It would be good if this could be a personal option. That would be a solution which would plese everyone... There's a challenge for you. Bob

I dont like that idea much, I like the way it is. If there are a lot of pages it is quite easy just to got to the latest reply. It is nice that you are asking our opinions. Thankyou Debbie

Hi Michelle, I'm quite happy with the way it is now, I don't think there's any need to change it. Thanks for asking our opinions. Ann

Hi Michelle; Thanks for asking for our input. What I would really like to see is after you have posted a reply to a post if the page was returned to the last page you were on rather than back to page one. For instance--you answer a question on page seven, press post reply and you are returned to page one. Why not back to page seven? For those of us that do a lot of look ups it means one less step and not having to remember what page you were on. I would also like to see the add reply button at the bottom of the page as well. Thanks for your time Teresa

It really does'nt bother me - but thanks for asking:o) Jude s wales

I prefer the default it as it is, it's more natural to read down the page rather than up.

Thanks Michelle and the Genes Team for asking our opinions. Personally I like to read messages in the order they are posted. If most threads ran into several pages then it would be better with latest reply first. But as most are short and sweet - especially on the tips and records boards - then it should stay as it is. Jeanette

I appreciate being asked but I have got used to changing when I want to, so I'll go with the majority Thanks again

First of all: a *BIG* thank you for asking our views first. Whether things change, or stay as they were, it is nice to be asked and to be involved. I agree with Teresa Boyce's reply: "What I would really like to see is after you have posted a reply to a post if the page was returned to the last page you were on rather than back to page one. For instance--you answer a question on page seven, press post reply and you are returned to page one. Why not back to page seven? : I would also like to see the add reply button at the bottom of the page as well." May I add: why not show all the buttons (refresh, add reply, ...) top and bottom. I also think that it is better to leave the default setting as it is, and allow changing it as a personal option. This is probably also the hardest thing to implement !! As a professional programmer, constantly catering to ever-changing customer demands, I know you how tough it is to please everybody. This is why we try to define defaults, but then let the customer "personalise" ! Tough, but rewarding. Once again, thank you, for allowing us the oportunity to discuss this with you.