Show thread date on first page

**Jerry** · 10th February 07, 08:20 AM

I don't know if this is possible with the forum software, but would it be possible to show the date the original thread was posted on the first page of the topics? I know that it is shown once the thread is opened, but we seem to ignore that date. I've been guilty myself a couple of times, but when a thread from 2 years ago appears under "new posts" it is easier to look past the date. Once I realized that a lot old old threads were being resurected, I started looking closer, and skipping to the last page to see what was new. A case in point is the Scottish Shops thread, as well as several newbie threads. My suggestion might not help, but I would be looking for it more on the opening page.

**Mike1** · 10th February 07, 08:54 AM

Jerry, it is my understanding that a couple of coders are working on a possible add-on that would show thread creation date on the forumdisplay page, but it is not a built-in function of vBulletin. Sorry.

**Pour1Malt** · 17th February 07, 10:53 AM

sorry Jer-

but ai have tae disagree wi' your proposed option...

ai (an others) have oan-gaein' threids that we like to keep

poppin oop time tae time... an we dinnae want them ignored

just because they were started a while back...

"new post" means just that...

there is a "new post" a' the end o' the threid...

cheers

**cessna152towser** · 17th February 07, 11:12 AM

I'm with Robertson on this one; for example the Kilt Do's and Don'ts thread started a long time back and runs to many pages but when there's a new post added I always like to revisit the last page and read it. The only thing I find a bit confusing is having the month shown before the day, in the posting date, for example 02-10-2006 will always suggest second of October to me rather than tenth of February, but this is an American based forum and that's the American order of displaying the date so I'll just have to get used to it.

**Chef** · 17th February 07, 11:47 AM

Originally Posted by Pour1Malt

sorry Jer-

but ai have tae disagree wi' your proposed option...

ai (an others) have oan-gaein' threids that we like to keep

poppin oop time tae time... an we dinnae want them ignored

just because they were started a while back...

"new post" means just that...

there is a "new post" a' the end o' the threid...

cheers

I don't think he is looking to ignore the thread if he sees it is a resurected thread he just wants to know to go straight to the new post(s). I know when I see a thread title I don't recognise I click into it rather than go to the new posts at the end and I think that is what he is getting at.

**Jerry** · 17th February 07, 03:57 PM

Originally Posted by Chef

I don't think he is looking to ignore the thread if he sees it is a resurected thread he just wants to know to go straight to the new post(s). I know when I see a thread title I don't recognise I click into it rather than go to the new posts at the end and I think that is what he is getting at.

That is exactly what I was asking about. At my age (64 on the 28th) I'm sometimes a little forgetful, and I have responded to a couple of "welcome threads" and discovered, I already had.

**starbkjrus** · 17th February 07, 04:37 PM

Originally Posted by cessna152towser

snip... The only thing I find a bit confusing is having the month shown before the day, in the posting date, for example 02-10-2006 will always suggest second of October to me rather than tenth of February, but this is an American based forum and that's the American order of displaying the date so I'll just have to get used to it.

I am an American and work in America. I've had to get used to (due to the computer related field I work in) to seeing dates displayed as MMDDYY (the american standard), DDMMYY (the Canadian / European / REST OF THE FREAKING WORLD standard) and what they are now calling the COMPUTER standard of YYYYDDMM.

Too d*&n confusing if you ask me. DDMMYY is my favourite. As in 17 February 07. Just my two cents worth.

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