Submitted 11/07/09 23:55:37 by Clay Johanson from Charlotte, NC.

Q Rick, under ideal circumstances the site would allow us to set our own default sort order and save that setting in a cookie or something. You could even make this setting available as an option only for people who sign in to the site. But if we don't get to choose our own default setting, then the standard default setting should be "Newest First". People who really want to read a story's comments from beginning to end know to select "Oldest First" and then work their way down through the messages. If you make "Oldest First" the standard default, then most people will never see newer messages beyond the first page.

Answered 11/11/09 13:01:02 by Rick Thames

A: Clay, I agree that allowing the user to set the default permanently would be ideal. I checked with our interactive chief, Dave Roberts. Dave says it is technically possible and that it will go on his list of modifications to make to the site. Thanks to you, Marti and other users for this input.