Taurus, the default display is in chronological order. If you click on "Last post" you will get the threads displayed in order of the most recent activity.

You can also filter using the subject classifications at the bottom.

Not sure what else we can do. Maybe a "bookmark" option?

Celivia - we are not in primary school. Should we give out gold stars to the good little posters that never ruffle any feathers? A system of "oh, I better not say that, I wont get an extra post" will hardly encourage open opinion.

PF yeah perhaps you are right, I hadn't even thought about the fact that it might restrict some people's open opinions. I just thought it would prevent people from being unnecessarily nasty which distracts from the real issue sometimes.
Anyway, an idea we can forget about because I agree that open opinion and free speech is important.

What about a Judge Judy thread Robert . Everybody could come in and give evidence. [ Without breaking any laws of course] You all have to stay in the car park if its a hung jury.

You could invent games to make it interesting like piggy in the middle and pin the tail on the donkey.
The only rule being nobody would be exempt from the judge and Jury.- nobody-.
What do you think ? Sounds like fun
Prizes could be anything from two, ten, free posts or being paying a fine to their most hated organisation.
he he h

Having said that Celivia your concept to deter nasty posters really needs to be worked on..

Maybe maybe if more than 2 pple from the one thread complain about the same poster, they automatically get a one month ban..this way it would be more fair than the current method.That way it is understood that the penalty will be severe and wont be tolerated by fellow posters..A neighborhood watch type of thing.
Comments?

I think the neighborhood watch idea has potential..

It means that posters will keep to post and resist the urge to attack someone unnecessarily....

If two or more pple feel that another poster is being badly treated they can 'lodge' a complaint and in doing so save another poster the
stress of ongoing attacks...if the person knows the attacker will be dealt with, will then not be tempted to defend themselves by launching counter attacks..
It also means that other posters will not feel compelled to protect said victim, this often sees thread descend into war because attackers and nasty posters go unchecked...

All nasty and viciuos attacks dont come under the deliberate flame banner..too sneaky for that.

Here is another suggestion. That every poster is treated eaqually.

played by the same rules as everybody else.

regardless or not if others might need them or feel they may need them to support them in any other way or topic.

failing that and as a last resort an outside monitor completly inderpendant.
These coments go up on the internet and there should be very strick guidlines in the interests of everybody.
People and organisations must be protected. Also anybody else that may be associated by way of board members that could emd up loosing a great deal of money and reputation simply because these forums were not montitered properly.
I think there should be a basic rule that posters can not defame organisations especially NFP.
After all that effects many peoples lives not just one.
That is something I suggest you put on top of your how to fix things list if you want to make this fairer for all concerned.