Don't skip to unread replies for wiki posts

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Don’t skip to unread replies for wiki posts

The discussion revolves around the issue of wiki posts skipping to unread replies, despite being a non-typical discussion format. Joseph_Lormand proposes that wiki topics should prioritize the original post, regardless of recent replies, as the original content is more important. mcwumbly suggests a workaround by clicking on the created date in the activity column, but Joseph_Lormand doubts its effectiveness in preventing user frustration. awesomerobot agrees with the proposal, highlighting the importance of the original post in a wiki-style discussion. codinghorror notes that Discourse doesn’t have a concept of wiki topics, only wiki posts, and suggests deciding on a different behavior based on the first post being a wiki. Joseph_Lormand raises another concern about outdated replies in wiki topics, proposing a potential solution of displaying replies in reverse order.

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This might sound like a small problem, but I’m actually having to lock all of my wiki posts and even delete the automated message saying that the topic is closed (which is a derived problem), because it seems if there are ANY replies, loading the page for the second+ time simply skips to the bottom. I understand the logic in this as most people want to see the latest unread replies in a typical discussion, but I postulate that a wiki topic should not be considered a typical discussion. If a topic post is set as a wiki it should have priority, regardless of recent replies. Is there something I’ve missed to change this? If not I propose it as a feature some time in the future.

Thanks for reading.

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FYI you can enter the topic at the top if you click on the created date in the activity column on the topic list.

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That’s good to know.
Although, I doubt I can effectively teach it to the majority of my users prior to their frustration.

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I can definitely see the case for this — in a wiki-style post the original post is often more important than the children. If I’m referencing a how-to for example, I’m more likely to want to see the original post than the child discussion even if I enter the post a dozen times.

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Problem is there is no concept of a wiki topic just wiki posts. You could maybe decide on a different behavior based on the first post being wiki.

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Hmmm, I thought of something else that gives reason to lock wiki topics. The replies are in order from first to last (oldest first), so replies directly speaking about the content (in this case game content subject to patching), can quickly become outdated. The only solution would be to have all replies in a wiki topic be in reverse order, but that’s probably a ton of work to implement :scream: