Maybe this is an issue for vBulletin, but if I'm reading a long multi-page thread in which I've posted halfway through, it would be nice to have a convenient way to pick up where I left off.

Uhh, it's there. Look above the first post in the thread and there's an arrow down that says "view first unread"

My bad.



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More importantly, as I finally discovered in the past few days, to the left of the thread title on the forum's list of threads is a sort of down-arrow icon that takes you to the first unread post:

I can't begin to estimate how much wasted time and frustration I've experienced from clicking either the thread title then the first unread link, or the last post () link (only to find there were many posts I'd not yet read, while causing the software to think I had now read all the posts), or the last page link (only to find the last page was beyond my first unread post). I had also briefly dabbled with right-clicking the thread link, pasting it to the browser URL line, then editing it to insert -new-post before .html. (That is the target URL for the down arrow graphic link.)

I only stumbled upon this when a browser extension incompatibility caused the icons to be replace by the alt text links.

I have run into an issue where my take me the first unread post button does not function properly. Instead of taking me to the first unread post, I am being taken a post much further back often on a page or two before, but not to the first one unless the there are very few posts in the thread. Any ideas on how to fix this? Thanks.

There is a thread in Technical Issues discussing this. As of right now, there are no working solutions. The suggestion has been made to clear cookies and cache, but at least in my case, that hasn't worked.

The thread is: http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/techn...ewed-post.html

Thanks Kipper, I found it after this post and added my name to the list of those with the issue.

You're welcome.

Update for those not following the other thread:

While not a complete solution, this workaround minimizes the inconvenience:

This works on some threads for me, but does not work on others. For others, it takes me back several pages.

It will only take you back several pages if you made a mistake on step 1 and ended up at the wrong page. You need to watch the status bar (or the status non-bar in more recent browsers) to see what the link is before you click it. If the link is to http://flyertalk.com....-new-post.html, it will take you the exact same place clicking the on the forum index page would have taken you. Before clicking you need to be sure the link is to a real thread page with an anchor similar to #post1234567 at the end of the URL.

Also note that a bookmarklet and a GreaseMonkey script to circumvent this problem from the user side are now available. ^

Even when I know I'm on the correct page, it still takes me back several pages on some threads.

It's not so much a question of knowing you are on the correct page, it is a question of looking at the target URL when you hover over the link. If it says -new-post.html you can be sure you will end up at the wrong place.

Also note that clearing your cache is another workaround.

For archival purposes, I should note that changes have been made (noted in the above-linked thread; see posts #161 and 162) that should fix this problem for good.

I'd suggest posting there instead of here if you have any updates related to this problem, as that thread is monitored by Internet Brands.