# Rationale Behind Latest As Default Homepage View

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**Category:** UX\
**Created:** [Novembro 30, 2015, 11:40pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/rationale-behind-latest-as-default-homepage-view/36178 "2015-11-30T23:40:47Z")\
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**Post date:** [Dezembro 1, 2015, 4:54am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/rationale-behind-latest-as-default-homepage-view/36178/4 "2015-12-01T04:54:28Z")

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I think a forums “list of categories” page is good for an overview of “what kind of things do they talk about here?”  
But once I know that, the page is simply links to category pages .

The Categories List page does show a few of the latest topics for each, but Pinned topics may bump some / all of that category’s latest topics from showing there.

The list of Categories appeals to my liking of things to be “organized” and less “chaotic” but in reality once I am not New it’s usefulness is much lessened

IMHO as long as the Latest page makes the category a topic is in easily discernible if one has different levels of interest in different categories they can easily scan through the list

And a user can always go to a category’s page to see topics in only that category if so desired.

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