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To: alankeister who wrote (22404)4/7/2000 10:34:00 AM
From: Bruce Brown  Read Replies (3) | Respond to of 54805
 
RE: Thread reading....

..what is the best way to read this board?

Alan,

With donuts and coffee, of course.

In terms of threading, I don't know about the old SI interface as I don't use it. I think your choices are one at a time or ten at a time. Period. Hence, we try to begin our posts with:

RE: subject title

so that one can skim through the list and decide if the subject is one you want to read.

I'm still wondering how one can go to a specific post as I see the box to type in the post number, buy there is no button to click on to transport me to that post. Maybe it's a Mac thing and the Wintel folks have no trouble. So I will join Alan in saying 'how do we do that?'.

BB



To: alankeister who wrote (22404)4/7/2000 1:03:00 PM
From: Juliet  Respond to of 54805
 
Alan: >>..what is the best way to read this board?
With donuts and coffee, of course.<<

And, I find, a great opportunity to floss...

Hi Alan--I'm a newbie, too. If I have one acronym of advice, it's: RTRFM*

*See FAQ at Reply# 3

Juliet

Oh, and you might also try: Subject 33114



To: alankeister who wrote (22404)4/7/2000 1:30:00 PM
From: alankeister  Read Replies (4) | Respond to of 54805
 
RE: OT: Newbie needs help

Thanks for the responses. I think I didn't explain myself very well. I was hoping SI has could organize the discussions by thread like the Motley Fool boards. Perhaps not. Below is an edited version of what I see. It is very difficult to tell one discussion from another. I'll grin and bear it.

- Alan

22415 I'm still wondering how one
22414 Alan: >>..what is the best way to read this board?
22413 Cisco vs. 'the world' .. from the NT thread..
22412 Hi Tom, >>>. It was a very expensive lesson.
22411 >> I'm still wondering how one can go to a spec
22410 Bruce, re jumping to posts. Doesn't hitting
22409 RE: Thread reading.... Bruce Brown Apr 7,
22408 deleted as I see UF is up and had his coffe
22407 The GKI is intended to represent the holdin
22406 OT: Newbie needs help