Originally Posted by feffertim
I would like to see the lists by date posted too, I don't care about the most recent comments. Please change it for all of us, it would make life easier.
that which would be most convenient to a few who ask is not automatically most convenient or considered necessary by all. something i like might seem awful to others and vice versa.
when we ask for suggestions based on our own individual desires or preferences, it's important to remember that we are not, in fact, speaking "for all". we are speaking for ourselves and asking for what we want as individuals.
no board administrator can hope to ever please everybody.
i have sumitted the suggestion for consideration, but can make no promises. it will depend entirely upon whether or not the board software can support the idea without major re-engineering.
mind you ... even if it can be done and is provided as an additional option, you will still need to page through the list to find what you're looking for.
we got more than 9,000 posts during the past 24 hours. how likely is it that anything we're looking for, no matter how we sort - especially if it's date-based - is going to be at or near the top of a list?