I'm with you on this one. On the list of threads there's a button by each one that will take you straight to the latest post. For those that order posts like Elite, that button is absolutely redundant. As you say, it's personal preference. I'd be interested to know if it's 50:50 or whether there's a bias one way or the other. When it comes to e-mails though, the vast majority start writing replies at the top of the edit window so preceding messages get pushed down the screen. I know just one perverse old codger who insists on contributing at the bottom of the stack, which gets pretty convoluted very quickly if there are multiple correspondents. She's from Yorkshire though so I guess that probably explains it.