We've all seen it. A topic is going strong, multiple pages, and then someone comes in and posts something that has nothing to do with the topic at hand.

Thats why I propose we have the default page set to the first page instead of the last page. This way, people are more likely to read the first post and contribute something that has to do with the topic.

Now, for people who have been posting on topic and have read through all the pages, we could have their default page set to "Latest unread post". This would mean that, if since they last looked at the topic, an extra two pages had been posted bringing the total to six, this person's default page would be four.

I don't really see any disadvantage to these ideas as they would generally help the progression of successful topics.

Thoughts?

I really like this idea.

I quite like it also... seeing as you can not post until you are on the previous page of the thread anyway (the most recent).

Would give all users the chance to get to grips with the discussion at hand, if the title isn't completely relevant.

Good thinking.

Very good point! Thinkin batman

Great idea - gets my thumbs up!

What about general chat etc...

Obviously theres nothing stopping people from just skipping to the last page each time.. I just think that this would encourage people to read through the topics more.