How do you read InsectNet forums?

[Chuck]

I hit "quick links" then "recent posts", and I get all the latest.

I noted that Adam had moved some new topics where they might be better seen. But doesn't everyone do "recent posts"?

Of course, if I'm trying to re-find something specific I'll go to that sub-forum.

[adamcotton]

Since I check the forum several times a day I just go to the main page and then open all sub-forums that have new posts and read all of those.

Adam.

[bobw]

I do "Quick links" then "Unread posts".

[kevinkk]

I have the site bookmarked, I usually click "classifieds" first, then I'll look at the Forum, typically in the morning, and the evening.
I did notice there is a lot of content on the Insectnet site, much more than just what I normally look at. There is a difference in the device
a person uses, typically I use the laptop, and it looks a certain way, although the 1 time I used my phone, it had a different look.
I just look at the dates of posts to see what's new. I tried the search feature for something not long ago, I can't recall what it was right now though,
worked great!

[mothman55]

I hit "quick links" then "active topics".

[wollastoni]

I also do "Quick links" < "Recent Posts".

Very useful to check all new topics and clicks on the one that interests me.

[bobw]

If you use "Unread posts", you doen't have to remember which ones you've read and which you haven't.

[wollastoni]

Yes but in "Unread posts" you see topic titles only.
And from time to time, a discussion goes off-topic and can be interesting to me even if the topic title is not in my area of interest.
That's why I prefer "Recent posts".

But it is good to see all of us has found his own way to enjoy reading the forum.

[Chuck]

It's interesting to know that "unread" is titles only. In knowing how people read the forums I may be able to tailor content.

I truly enjoy off-topic discussions; they are often novel to me and a fresh look at something new is enjoyable. I also read, as time permits, online archeology and paleontology news even though I have not time to pursue those fields of study. I've dumped most of my Delias, and know so little about them, but I still am fond of reading about new discoveries, challenges, etc.

And...while frustratingly like slowing to watch a car wreck, I do read (with one eye) those First Posts involving things like "ID this bug from a fuzzy photo", "Killer Wasp in My Room", "These Weevils are biting Me in My Bed", and "OMG this can't be a Cockroach." These scare me, but I must read them.