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  Another NIT about the article page.
 
Scenario, Navigate a newsgroup several steps down. (URL) an article. (URL) the thread navigation through to the logical conclusion. (URL) the question. How do you get back to where you started. (URL) often seem to find myself 5 or 6 clicks away (...) (26 years ago, 16-Oct-98, to lugnet.admin.general)
 
  Re: Another NIT about the article page.
 
(...) Agreed. Except in certain circumstances. For example, many sites built around forms and CGI scripts can get confused by reuse of already posted forms. Including this one, in the sense that if I posted this article, got a confirmation, and (...) (26 years ago, 16-Oct-98, to lugnet.admin.general)
 
  Re: Another NIT about the article page.
 
(...) The solution is very simple: Click your browser's Back button 6 times -- or use the Alt/Cmd-Left-Arrow key 6 times. The Back button is almost always the best way to go back in a non-framed web site. Sites that have "back" links and "return to (...) (26 years ago, 16-Oct-98, to lugnet.admin.general)
 
  Re: Another NIT about the article page.
 
Todd Lehman writes: [snip] (...) A few (many?) browsers these days have a pull down menu that lets you go back multiple times in a single operation. The ones I've seen use the title but the title when browsing here appears to be invariably the (...) (26 years ago, 5-Nov-98, to lugnet.admin.general)
 
  LUGnet Coolness (Re: Another NIT about the article page.)
 
(...) Very cool. Helps greatly. I don't even use my newsreader here anymore unless I need to cancel a message. (26 years ago, 5-Nov-98, to lugnet.admin.general)

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