I was going to bite the bullet, Stew, and ask you what the heck this “d” reference was all about.
Luckily I went searching first, rem’bering my apparent motto in Life is : “if all else fails, read the instructions”.

And Lo!   There, in the Mudcat FAQ - Newbies Guide, was the answer!!!
Not only that, but there’s HEAPS of other interesting hints that I’d long forgotten (or never known?), coz sadly, the “use it or lose it” thang really does apply to me these days :(


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“In the "messages" column on the Forum Menu, there's a column of numbers that tells how many messages are in each thread.
If the thread has more than 50 messages, that number is a clickable link that will display the thread in batches of 50 messages.
Next to that number is a small "d" that is a link that will display the messages in reverse (descending) order.”
-Joe Offer-


So sorry, Stewie, and I take back my suggestion of a split thread.
Too Easy! (as ‘they’ say constantly in Quoinsland)

Cheers, R-J :))