Posts per page

[Locutus]

I just changed something in my profile and the number of posts that is displayed on 1 page got reset from 50 to 'forum default'. Basically not a problem but when I want to change it back 50 is no longer an option, 40 is the max

Can you please allow 50 posts per page again -- at my uni we have one of the fastest networks in Europe so I can handle the load with ease. With 30 or 40 posts per page threads get impossibly long in terms of number of pages, making them less readable and only increasing total load times

In fact, I wouldn't mind 60, 75 or even 100 posts/page options either, but IMHO 50 should at the very least be there...

[FrustratedPoet]

It was still an option a couple of days ago when I set mine to 50.

[Locutus]

Hmm... In that case I suspect this may be related to the image attachment experiment

Please, Markos. I applaud you making the site modem-user friendlier, but there are those of us who have something better than a modem and we would like to be able to take advantage of that...

[DaShi]

Yes, and the default was reduced to 15 from 20.

[Nikolai]

I have 50 as my choice, but I guess I shouldn't visit that part of the control panel in a while...
Sad that all this anti-userfriendly changes is being made... Hope it will change back soon!

[Locutus]

DaShi,
I think that change has been in effect for a bit longer (or at least it has been in place for some time now for guests).

Nikolai,
Actually, I think you can, as long as you don't save your settings (and don't even try to visit the change avatar page as that will save your options automatically, even if you don't actually do anything there -- as I noticed today ).

[Gramphos]

I'm also affected...

[DarkCloud]

Hmm... I don't want to see 50 per page, but I support there being an option to SEE 50 as being possible!

Is there a specific bandwith reason for this Mark?

Just wondering?

[H Tower]

/me makes a note not to visit the control panel for fear of losing one of his precious hig speed internet helper settings


Oppress the modem users! Not the High Speed Users!

[asleepathewheel]

40, 50, is there that much of a difference?

but why not allow people to view 100?

[Panag]

Originally posted by asleepathewheel
40, 50, is there that much of a difference?

but why not allow people to view 100?

hi ,

loading / download time and bandwith , ....

have a nice day

[Locutus]

40 or 50 makes a big difference. I don't have exact numbers of course but sizes of threads is a curved line: the bigger the number of posts, the fewer threads there are. And if the line were linear it wouldn't make a difference how many posts you have on one page, but exactly because it's curved, it does make a big difference: there are a lot more threads that have 40-50 posts than threads that have 50-60 posts. So at 40 p/p a lot of time page 2 has to be loaded when this would not be needed at 50 p/p.

Plus, 50 is a very nice round number (exactly 1/10th of the maximum limit) and a very natural point to break up a thread. Something which both the mathematician and the moderator in myself can appreciate

[Jamski]

I have a fast connection, so I'm with Locutus on this one. %0 would be good. 100 too please. PLEASE

-Jam

[Panag]

hi ,

good points , but what about the people with a regular slow connection , .....

since the pages load real fast for people with high speed terminals this should not be a problem for them , .....

think of the weak

have a nice day

[Locutus]

Panag,
That's why it's an option: you can already choose for 10, 15 or 25 posts per page, so the 'weak' are already covered. The strong are currently barely covered at all (I hardly regard 40 proper coverage). An extra option or 2 wouldn't hurt the 'weak' at all but be a great help to the 'strong'...