Deb, I'm like you. I just can't focus when I have that many on the page. Twenty is about as high as I can go. So I'm setting my refresh to zero and only subscribing to the ones I always read and generally trying to concentrate on some of the other helpful stuff instead.
Walking I get. But power walking? Why not just run for a shorter time?
Angel ,'Time Bomb'
Bureaucracy 2: Like Sartre, Only Longer
A thread to discuss naming threads, board policy, new thread suggestions, and anything else that has to do with board administration and maintenance. Guaranteed to include lively debate and polls. Natter discouraged, but not deleted.
Current Stompy Feet: ita, Jon B, DXMachina, P.M. Marcontell, Liese S., amych
brenda m - Aug 24, 2003 6:34:49 pm PDT #4549 of 10005
If you're going through hell/keep on going/don't slow down/keep your fear from showing/you might be gone/'fore the devil even knows you're there
P.M. Marc - Aug 24, 2003 7:20:44 pm PDT #4550 of 10005
So come, my friends, be not afraid/We are so lightly here/It is in love that we are made; In love we disappear
Oh, you're probably all balanced out by my insane need to have it set at 75 per page.
And I'm doing my part by mostly lurking until the cranky passes.
Lysana - Aug 24, 2003 7:23:40 pm PDT #4551 of 10005
Hellbound Equal-Opportunity Nookie Hog
Oh, you're probably all balanced out by my insane need to have it set at 75 per page.
And I'm finding it easier to keep up with it set at 50 per page. Part of my desire to skip and skim comes from having to click so many times to get all the messages. 50 at one shot makes it easier for me. I am resisting the urge to post (not that I've been that prominent, really) more than I used to, though.
Jon B. - Aug 24, 2003 8:02:00 pm PDT #4552 of 10005
A turkey in every toilet -- only in America!
I had the posts-per-page at ten, and I've bumped it up to 25. But I'm only subscribed to five threads - is it OK if I leave it at 25?
Of course it is. The idea is to do what you can.
DavidS - Aug 24, 2003 8:02:34 pm PDT #4553 of 10005
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
You know, it's just a matter of finding what works for you. If 50 per page doesn't work, then just change the autorefresh and lay off the numberslutting. It's the cumulative effect of being conscious about it - nobody needs to do anything that's going to ruin the experience of being here. Try stuff out. Use what works.
deborah grabien - Aug 24, 2003 8:48:56 pm PDT #4554 of 10005
It really doesn't matter. It's just an opinion. Don't worry about it. Not worth the hassle.
Hec, I very systematically don't numberslut. I don't even do that in my own thread, in my own treehouse.
Just as long as the 25 per page is OK and not jamming things, 'tis cool. Autorefresh is off completely, and I always use as few clicks as possible to read things; I get less lost that way.
Thanks, all.
Susan W. - Aug 24, 2003 8:53:18 pm PDT #4555 of 10005
Good Trouble and Righteous Fights
I feel really stupid. I've looked all over the Set Profile page and can't find a place to turn off autorefresh.
Jon B. - Aug 24, 2003 8:59:32 pm PDT #4556 of 10005
A turkey in every toilet -- only in America!
It's not on the Set Profile page. It's at the bottom of the message center.
Susan W. - Aug 24, 2003 9:24:41 pm PDT #4557 of 10005
Good Trouble and Righteous Fights
Thanks, Jon. I have so many closed threads I never bothered unsubscribing to that I couldn't see the bottom of the message center without scrolling down.
Michele T. - Aug 24, 2003 9:26:38 pm PDT #4558 of 10005
with a gleam in my eye, and an almost airtight alibi
The only person on this board who has his or her "own" thread is Tim.
Could we try setting auto-refresh to 7 minutes, perhaps? It's a minor enough change that it won't drive the Katie Ms of the world crazy (will it?) but every little thing might help.