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Just joined and have a question

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Howie

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All the discussions I go to seem to be out of order in the date they were posted. Is there a setting that I'm not seeing that can change the order. I see on the main forum page you can sort topic by clicking on the headers but not in the individual discussions.
 
bigdaddy1

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Welcome to our party, hope you are able to enjoy your 2A rights with us.



As for your question, I just viewed several posts and did not find any out of order as you described. If you have an example it may help.
 
sudden valley gunner

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There are two dates one is the date membes joined the other in the thread is date of post. I have had to double take a few times when I first joined too.
 
Grapeshot

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Howie wrote:
All the discussions I go to seem to be out of order in the date they were posted. Is there a setting that I'm not seeing that can change the order. I see on the main forum page you can sort topic by clicking on the headers but not in the individual discussions.
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Two separate issues possible here.

1) You must be "logged on" to see posting times correctly - don't know why that is, but is the case.

2) The site is battling a DoS (Denial of Service) attack - that has screwed up the posting order on a few postings, but they generally straighten out.

Yata hey
 
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The only "out of order" posts I've ever noticed were when daylight savings time ended. It was really uncanny seeing the "reply" posted before the "question."

Well, I have to take back that first statement. Many of Grapeshot's posts are"out of order." :):p
 
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Well it must be the DOS problem then. I have tried it on my work computer and my home computer with the same results. I will log onto my Chicago computer and see if I get it there. I'm in Newark Oh.
 
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Ok give me the dumb a## award! For some reason I was looking at the side bar where it gives the joined date and I was thinking it was the post date. I need to go back to school and finish learning how to read. lol Thanks for all your reply's.
 
Grapeshot

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Citizen wrote:
The only "out of order" posts I've ever noticed were when daylight savings time ended. It was really uncanny seeing the "reply" posted before the "question."

Well, I have to take back that first statement. Many of Grapeshot's posts are"out of order." :):p
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Perception, Mr. Watson, or the lack of it by the viewer :p:)

Yata hey
 
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Well I do have a reason. The other forum I go to has it on the side like that. So I have a little bit of an excuse. lol
 
okboomer

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:celebrate:celebrate

Nope, no excuses allowed, own up and say your mea culpas and we all move on :lol:There is so much more to debate, discuss, and argue about.

Doesn't mean we don't all suffer from myopia from time to time ... there's been knee-jerk reactions, out right name calling, topics that wander off and on topic, a cold beer or three fingers of something smokey, general outrage, and nose-to-tail Amen's and Way-to-go's ...

Every one has an opinion and we all give some lattitude, but citations and supporting documentation areinsistedupon (OK, demanded :D ) ... information and data mining is a side benefit of membership, but the best benefit is the camraderie of folks that generally agree with you on a majority of issues, but tastes will vary wildly.


edited to add more funnies
 
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