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Your Text: Insert Slimies » Insert UBB Code » Close Last Tag \| All Tags UBB Help	[quote]why don't you simply click on the timestamp in the "Latest Post" column ? It points directly to the last post of a thread, even if you display the thread pagewise.[/quote] Perhaps because that isn't terribly intuitive? This has to be the 10th time I've seen this question asked. The current system also assumes you want to jump directly to the last post, which isn?t always the case for example: Say we have a topic that generates a huge amount of discussion. When I first post, it?s already up to page 3. When I return the next day it?s up to 5 pages. To get back to page 3 from the main topic listing so I can pick up where I left off I have to enter the thread, wait for the whole page to load, scroll right down the bottom and then finally click on the page number I'm after. The navigation links at the bottom of the pages work well if you?re reading it start to finish, but seeing as most discussions span several days if not weeks you?re hardly ever likely to read from beginning to end in one solid sitting. The whirlpool forums implement multi-page discussions quite well: http://forums.whirlpool.net.au/ I also like the separate headers and footers devoted to navigating the multi-page threads. It just makes it easier to move around. Actually, the entire forum system over there is extremely well thought out - lots of tiny details that make using it a pure pleasure. If the grail designers have some time, I'd suggest playing with that and stealing some of the ideas born out of it. Like the grail, it's a custom forum that's developed over quite a few years and it has a huge user base (currently ranked 80th in the world?s largest forums). Yet despite its size and massive user base, it is by far the most "usable" form I've ever played with. Loading...
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