# The read post position changed in topic?

**URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/t/the-read-post-position-changed-in-topic/241978
**Category:** Bug
**Created:** [October 15, 2022, 2:17pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/the-read-post-position-changed-in-topic/241978 "2022-10-15T14:17:39Z")
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### Author: ![Don](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/don/32/228726_2.png) [@Don](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Don)
#### Post date: [November 2, 2022, 5:16am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/the-read-post-position-changed-in-topic/241978/15 "2022-11-02T05:16:58Z")

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Hello Sam,

No, after revert the commit it is good for me.

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The first thing I mentioned is probably not an issue 🔽

> [@Don](#):
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> Now it seems to the read position is the onscreen last post instead of the onscreen first post.
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> Demo: On the video I scroll to the 14th post and go back to topic list. Than I open it again and it goes to the 18th post instead of 15th.
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> [https://global.discourse-cdn.com/meta/original/4X/d/5/3/d5345ced02ca4309e355f32a44dc6b16f4d133bc.mov](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/meta/original/4X/d/5/3/d5345ced02ca4309e355f32a44dc6b16f4d133bc.mov)

As Jarek said this is how it works.

> [@cvx](#):
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> I believe that’s how it’s supposed to work? Clicking on a topic in a list takes you to the first unread post\*, not your previous position

I think I mixed up this with the logged out topic view? When I logged out It goes to the next post rather than the last onscreen post.

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