Forum post hop-skipping

I have noticed that post hop-skipping has led to a lot of misunderstandings and even arguments

Lets say I am replying to AZ (just using you as rough example here) on page 2 of a thread. I immediately get taken to my post which is now last in the thread

I am not informed there may be one or more posts I skipped. I have to conscientiously go back sometimes several pages to see what I missed

Sometimes a reply I have given isnt even seen by the person it was meant for (as evidenced by a future post) and Im certain its because they were hop-skipped to the last page from an earlier reply they made

Or someone thinks one persons reply is meant for them when it was for another member

Isnt there some way to address this?

Quote: darkoz

I have noticed that post hop-skipping has led to a lot of misunderstandings and even arguments

Lets say I am replying to AZ (just using you as rough example here) on page 2 of a thread. I immediately get taken to my post which is now last in the thread

I am not informed there may be one or more posts I skipped. I have to conscientiously go back sometimes several pages to see what I missed

Sometimes a reply I have given isnt even seen by the person it was meant for (as evidenced by a future post) and Im certain its because they were hop-skipped to the last page from an earlier reply they made

Or someone thinks one persons reply is meant for them when it was for another member

Isnt there some way to address this?

Yes there is. Read all the posts before replying.


ZCore13

There are some forums I participate in that will give a warning if while you are writing a reply someone else makes a post. At that point you can check to see if it has any effect on your pending post.

Is that kind of what you were thinking?

Quote: Hullabaloo

There are some forums I participate in that will give a warning if while you are writing a reply someone else makes a post. At that point you can check to see if it has any effect on your pending post.

Is that kind of what you were thinking?

Yes that would help definitely

Quote: Zcore13

Yes there is. Read all the posts before replying.


ZCore13

Yeah yeah

But automating it if possible is better than snarkily telling wov members to read imo

Quote: darkoz

Yeah yeah

But automating it if possible is better than snarkily telling wov members to read imo

Why would you just not read? It also makes sure you are not saying something that's already been said.


ZCore13

Quote: Zcore13

Why would you just not read? It also makes sure you are not saying something that's already been said.


ZCore13

some evidence here you posted that without reading the other posts!!!

Quote: odiousgambit

some evidence here you posted that without reading the other posts!!!

You have a walk standard for evidence it seems.


ZCore13

In theory the mechanism should work no different than a bookmark either digitally or even hardcopy (albeit with the interactive function of making personal replies)

If your bookmark keeps taking you automatically to the wrong page is it wise to keep skipping througb pages sometimes rereading old pages in order to find your place?

Or do you get a different bookmark?

Quote: Zcore13

You have a walk standard for evidence it seems.


ZCore13

So damn moody today.

darkoz admits he doesn't read before posting. ;) j/k

Although it is kinda annoying. When I check the forum there'll be like 50 new pages in the "Trump is best president" thread, I'll read a bit, then get distracted or have to go do something, then when I come back a few hours later, idk what page I last read, so I gotta sort through a bunch pages, which isn't too big of an issue, but it is kind of annoying and I just realized this may be a run on sentence. :(

Quote: RS

darkoz admits he doesn't read before posting. ;) j/k

Although it is kinda annoying. When I check the forum there'll be like 50 new pages in the "Trump is best president" thread, I'll read a bit, then get distracted or have to go do something, then when I come back a few hours later, idk what page I last read, so I gotta sort through a bunch pages, which isn't too big of an issue, but it is kind of annoying and I just realized this may be a run on sentence. :(

RS you are giving AZ and EB talking points :)

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So damn moody today.

yeah, 'so who peed in his cheerios?'

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