What does it mean? - clickable Forum Menu numbers

Subject: What does it mean?
From: GUEST
Date: 22 Jun 05 - 05:23 AM

Hello everyone out there. I'm new to this forum and finding my way. On threads where it shows the number of posts in blue with an asterisk and a lower case d...what is the significance?

Subject: RE: What does it mean?
From: Le Scaramouche
Date: 22 Jun 05 - 05:35 AM

The page is split, for easier access to larger threads.

Subject: RE: What does it mean?
From: Mick Pearce (MCP)
Date: 22 Jun 05 - 05:39 AM

To amplify - if you click on the thread name you'll get all the posts in the thread. If you click on the blue number you'll get the thread given to you in pages of (I think) 50 posts, with page selectors at the top to let you go to a particular page, or just use the next page link. If you click on the blue d you'll again get the thread in pages, but this time in reverse posting order, so the most recent thread will be at the top of the first page - it's a way to get to the most recent posts on long threads without having to load the entire thread.

Mick

Subject: RE: What does it mean?
From: GUEST
Date: 22 Jun 05 - 06:50 AM

Thanks. LS & MP. Now I can navigate!

Subject: RE: What does it mean?
From: Allan C.
Date: 22 Jun 05 - 06:57 AM

GUEST, don't be shy about joining. There are no strings, no bulk emails, nothing negative whatsoever. On the other hand, there are lots and losts of positives, not the least of which is having your own identity.

Subject: RE: What does it mean?
From: jacqui.c
Date: 22 Jun 05 - 06:58 AM

Welcome to the forum Guest. Hope you enjoy it as much as I do.

Subject: RE: What does it mean?
From: Wolfgang
Date: 22 Jun 05 - 07:02 AM

Mick has explained it, but I think I'd mention the mnemonic for the 'd': descend(ing order)

Wolfgang

Subject: RE: What does it mean?
From: wysiwyg
Date: 22 Jun 05 - 09:16 AM

Guest, you will find many, many features here that are not obvious at first. They are described in the FAQ, but also it's a really good idea-- when you see something you never noticed or tried before, just click it. Nothing bad will happen, and the structure of the resources will amaze you once you start exploring whatever is blue and/or or underlined.

~Susan

Subject: RE: What does it mean?
From: GUEST,cluthabloke
Date: 22 Jun 05 - 09:51 AM

Cheers for that Susan... I know nothing BAAD will happen but it's easier to ask the learned who've been around awhile. Seems like a BIG site with lots of topics.

Subject: RE: What does it mean?
From: wysiwyg
Date: 22 Jun 05 - 10:24 AM

And every topic has had its resources stowed for a rainy day. You may find new ways to access these-- the site designers like to surprise us!

~S~

Subject: RE: What does it mean?
From: GUEST,G-Spot
Date: 22 Jun 05 - 09:30 PM

Just be like a mouse in a big house with no cat! Run the halls, the walls, the basements & the chimneys! Explore!

GS

Subject: RE: What does it mean?
From: Q (Frank Staplin)
Date: 22 Jun 05 - 10:37 PM

Some problems after the big crash earlier this month.In Forum search, Threads are ok- Shenandoah Roll On Home is thread 68793, but the messages are scrambled in some from other threads.
Example- Forum results 1 should take one to a message by Alaska Mike. Instead, when this link is clicked, one is taken to a different thread, 32196, and a post by Burke about Anna Warner.
Message 2 by Radriano is OK, but message 3 is a post by Noreen about "Malcji."
Round-about ways of finding posts (some impossible) have to be tried to locate some songs that haven't been canonized and attained DT heaven.

Subject: RE: What does it mean?
From: Joe Offer
Date: 23 Jun 05 - 01:10 AM

I gave up trying to explain all the features of Mudcat in the FAQ. I use the first ten messages for a general introduction. The remaining messages in the FAQ thread are temporary - worthwhile information from them will eventually be incorporated into the main part of the FAQ.
But I figure it's healthy to let people explore the features rather that reading instructions.
-Joe Offer-