[wp-trac] [WordPress Trac] #29462: comment pagination in reverse order should display a full number of the latest comments

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#29462: comment pagination in reverse order should display a full number of the
latest comments
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 Reporter:  mark-k        |       Owner:  obenland
     Type:  defect (bug)  |      Status:  assigned
 Priority:  normal        |   Milestone:  Future Release
Component:  Comments      |     Version:  3.9
 Severity:  normal        |  Resolution:
 Keywords:  needs-patch   |     Focuses:
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Comment (by peterwilsoncc):

 I suspect this is by design but I can't find anything on trac.

 Currently, each page of comments has a permalink - a link to comment page
 two will always show comments 6 through 10, regardless of the order set in
 the discussion settings.

 A comment permalink on http://example.com/?p=149 is then
 http://example.com/?p=149&cpage=3#comment-55

 Comment permalinks are important. Making a change to show a full set of
 comments when displaying the last page first has a two of possible
 effects:

 * Comment permalinks are not, as they may change cpage, or,
 * Pagination is broken. Clicking older comments would repeat some comments
 the visitor has already seen.

 Up for discussion as to what is the least sub-optimal.

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