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Why are new posts showing up

Posted by Iwillsurvive on March 9, 2007, at 12:57:58

at the top of the psychology board, attached to threads from like a year ago?
They way at the top.
Two times I seen this.
?????

Re: Why are new posts showing up » Iwillsurvive

Posted by Quintal on March 9, 2007, at 13:38:07

In reply to Why are new posts showing up, posted by Iwillsurvive on March 9, 2007, at 12:57:58

I think that happens when people post to an old thread they've found in the archives, it shows up at the top of the board to give people watching the board now the chance to respond to it if they want, not just the original posters to the thread.

Q

Re: Why are new posts showing up » Quintal

Posted by 10derHeart on March 9, 2007, at 13:52:12

In reply to Re: Why are new posts showing up » Iwillsurvive, posted by Quintal on March 9, 2007, at 13:38:07

Right you are, Quintal. Any new post will show on the current board because it is new, even though the post it's in response to may be years old. It will eventually be archived together with posts including this (current) date. I think the board software places them at the top vs. the bottom because it always goes by the oldest date in each thread, and now this has become older than all others b/c it contains posts from say, 2004.

IWS, thanks for explaining to the poster how to start a new thread at the bottom. Very thoughtful 'cause so many people don't look at the top of Psych :-)

It also happens because people search for a phrase, or a few key words through Google, let's say like one there now..."therapy termination," or some variation of that, and they get some hits and just post, without maybe even looking at the dates (the year is easy to miss, I think) or realizing the post(s) are a year or more old and that person, or the others involved, may or may or be following or reading.

whew....now THAT was one run-on sentence!

Thank you 10der and quintal :) (nm)

Posted by Iwillsurvive on March 9, 2007, at 22:08:57

In reply to Re: Why are new posts showing up » Quintal, posted by 10derHeart on March 9, 2007, at 13:52:12

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