Threads in watching taking me to the end of the thread.

[DecemberBackIn63]

Instead of taking me to the point where I was last reading, threads that I'm watching now take me to the end of the thread.

Eg there's been 6 new posts since I last looked but instead of taking me to post 1/6 when I click back in, it takes me to post 6/6.

A minor irritation. Anybody else? And does anybody know how to fix it? I'm on my Android phone.

If you bookmark on the last one you've read - it will take you there next time you click on it

Thank you Furball mine usually takes me to the last one I read without having to bookmark, but I'll try & get into the habit of doing that

I’m having this issue even with bookmarking - scroll to the very bottom on the page.

I'm also having this issue. It's a bit irritating!

Bookmarking so far seems to be working for me but it comes with it's own annoyances such as I'll forget to 're-bookmark' once I've caught up on the thread, so when I come back later it takes me back to that point & I can't work out where I was up to!

And then I forgot to 'Watch' a thread that I bookmarked (I thought they watched automatically tbh) so I spent a while trying to work out what had happened/why it wasn't on my list.

I'd prefer it to be back how it was, where you just go back to the post that you last read.

Morning, everyone.

@DecemberBackIn63 We're assuming you're on the app rather than using the site on mobile but let us know if that's not the case.

Glad to hear the bookmarking seems to be (mostly) working as it should. Do remember that if you bookmark and then post, you'll need to exit the thread and open it again to be taken to your bookmark.

Regarding being sent to the top of the thread after posting, this should only happen if you have flipped the thread or have it set to 'newest first' by default and then post. This is because the post would now be under the OP at the top of the thread rather than at the end, if that makes sense? If you're having this issue could you check if you've flipped your threads first? It could be that that's causing this.

If anyone is still having the same issue having checked all this, do let us know. If you can also tell us whether you're on app or site and which device and browser (if relevant) you're using, that would be really helpful, too, along with any screenshots of what you're seeing.

Thanks!

Thank you @Hebemumsnet

I'm on my Android phone just using chrome, not the App.

It's not taking me to the start of the thread but to the end of the thread.

So I'll stop reading a thread at post 14, the last post at the time.
When I go back onto the thread later it takes me to the (latest) post, eg post 26. Instead of back to post 14 which it used to do.

(Although I now understand that bookmarking does the same thing)

have you at any point clicked in the posting/message box? then not posted anything? only asking as i posted about that dragging me to the very bottom of the page and ignoring my bookmarking the other day.

only fix i found so far is to post to the thread.

It happens to me when I have began to type a reply and then deleted it. If I watch the thread, or just click into it again it thinks I want to start typing a reply again and brings me to the end of the thread.
Infuriating.

Same - not on app either.

WinterBones I think you may have cracked it! I've tested it by watching a load of random threads & making sure that I don't click in the reply box.