Numbering of DU posts.

[Blue_true]

I often see what I view as an enormously irritating practice by posters. Instead of giving some context in their posts, they simply give post numbers for other posts. I find that massively irritating. On my DU page, posts are not numbered BEFORE I open a post, I see a number after it is opened. To make matters worse, there doesn’t seem to be a consistent succession to the numbering, based upon seeing one post number, I guess where a post that some person pointed to may be, only to go to that post and find a totally different number.

Do I have my DU account set up so that I don’t see post numbers when looking at all posts in a thread? If not, can people please give context in a reply and stop simply pointing to other posts?

[Sympthsical]

1. On desktops and laptops, numbers are on the right in the thread listing

If you're on mobile, a lot harder to find a numbered post. You have to manually look.

[Blue_true]

5. I use a phone. Laptops can be mobile. So looks like it is a phone issue. nt

[Haggard Celine]

2. My computer is broken and I haven't had the money to get it fixed,

so I'm always on a tablet or phone when I come to DU. I know what you're talking about, and it's one of a few drawbacks to using a mobile. I usually read an entire thread, anyway, so it doesn't make me much difference, but I can see how that would be frustrating, especially if you're in a hurry. If you have ads, donate a little money and that will help condense things better. I can't tell if you're a donor or not on this tablet, another drawback.

[Iggo]

3. Those can be discounted.

[Blue_true]

4. I learned to do that, except when one replies to a post by me. nt

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[Iggo]

6. Yeah, I just take the extra step now.