"Mark all Messages as Read" button

[Ladymuck]

Have just discovered it...it's brilliant

[Peckhamgatecrasher]

Would be even better if it could be at the top of the page, not the bottom, pls?

[Ladymuck]

Peckhamgatecrasher Wrote:

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> Would be even better if it could be at the top of

> the page, not the bottom, pls?

...but surely it makes more sense to leave it where it is...so you can simply click it when you have reached the bottom of the page?

[Peckhamgatecrasher]

But if there are only, eg, three active threads on a page, you have to then scroll down to get to the button. And if you used it regularly then more often than not, you would be higher up the page than at the bottom.

[SeanMacGabhann]

if you go to the "front" page

here

you can click "Reset New Posts" for each section quickly

[Ladymuck]

Peckhamgatecrasher Wrote:

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> But if there are only, eg, three active threads on

> a page, you have to then scroll down to get to the

> button. And if you used it regularly then more

> often than not, you would be higher up the page

> than at the bottom.

Yes, I see...I'm usually closer to the bottom anyway, but I can see your point

[Peckhamgatecrasher]

Yes, Sean, but that involves more key strokes and I'm lazy.

[HAL9000]

What exactly does that button do? I hate clicking on anything that can't be undone.

[Huguenot]

It puts an 'already read' flag on all posts regardless of whether you've read them or not.

This means that they won't be highlighted in the BB window by a red 'new' tag unless they been posted after this point.

It doesn't delete anything.

Sometimes it's a benefit because too many 'unread' messages can apparently slow down the system (and hence your own customer experience).

[Ladymuck]

HAL9000 Wrote:

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> What exactly does that button do? I hate clicking

> on anything that can't be undone.

Also, it saves you time in that you can see quite clearly what you have/haven't gone through.

[HAL9000]

Got it - thanks.