I'm not a big mobile use guy here because of how much I have to accomplish beyond simply posting about my bikes. Since I'm not a typist, I have a few scripts I use to save time when posting the same or similar replies to many, and when I'm away from home I don't have those resources available. I use mobile when I'm away from home and I've forced myself to learn how to check and approve new members on my phone, though the process is more of a PITA than when sitting in front of my desktop at home.
But when I see certain situations here at VHT, it makes me wonder just how others are using mobile access. Just today another example came up for why I don't care for mobile use. I responded to a post earlier today to add to something mentioned in a previous post, and another member answered only 1 minute after me. But the first reply to those posts only one minute apart was not to the first of the two posts, but rather to the last of the two - which brings me to this question.
When you, as a mobile user, see a new reply to your post, which one do you use? Do you click the bold link title (blue arrow) or the most recent time stamped post (red arrow)?
If you click the post marked by the red arrow you're only getting the newest (and last) post in that thread, and there may very well be multiple posts above it that you'd miss if only reading THAT post.
Always click the bold thread title to see the newest posts in any thread, as it will take you to ALL the newest posts in the order they came in, to be sure you do not miss any other potentially helpful posts above the last one. And of course, if the thread title is not bold then there are no new posts in it at that time.
But when I see certain situations here at VHT, it makes me wonder just how others are using mobile access. Just today another example came up for why I don't care for mobile use. I responded to a post earlier today to add to something mentioned in a previous post, and another member answered only 1 minute after me. But the first reply to those posts only one minute apart was not to the first of the two posts, but rather to the last of the two - which brings me to this question.
When you, as a mobile user, see a new reply to your post, which one do you use? Do you click the bold link title (blue arrow) or the most recent time stamped post (red arrow)?
If you click the post marked by the red arrow you're only getting the newest (and last) post in that thread, and there may very well be multiple posts above it that you'd miss if only reading THAT post.
Always click the bold thread title to see the newest posts in any thread, as it will take you to ALL the newest posts in the order they came in, to be sure you do not miss any other potentially helpful posts above the last one. And of course, if the thread title is not bold then there are no new posts in it at that time.
But you are a master-level forum member and fully aware of these things.
