I understand your concern, but it is only rarely that an event provides such a rich range of topics for us here!
I prefer the way the board is.
I do check down the page most times.
--Previous Message-- : There is no reason for interesting threads to : slip into oblivion and need to be recreated : in order to keep the discussion going. : Very few people keep old threads alive by : scrolling downwards and replying, this is : because they know people are less likely to : scroll down to read the old threads. : : This is a shame and I am finally going to : air my opinion about this. There was an : experiment here to change the format to : allow new posts to file on top, no matter : the age of the original post. It nearly : unanimously shot down by posters here. Most : message boards function in that way these : days. : : Why are we so far behind the times? Why let : a good discussion fade away? Do we really : need a new thread about Ingebord's emeralds, : Fabiola's Franco tiara, or the reappearance : of aquamarines? No! There are lovely : threads already, why can't we just add : replies to them as the mood strikes us? : Top posting will bring new life to a : discussion that might have not yet run it's : course. If they venture OT so be it, they : do now anyway. : Like this post! :-) : : --Previous Message-- : As the threads are slipping down fast, I'm : starting a new one on the 'new' tiara with : this close up, with a Thank You to Salma. : IMHO the intricate latticework is indeed cut : steel, also the round 'stones' on top appear : to be faceted steel: : : : : : : : :