Many threads to read to zero threads

[Franklin_Prestage]

This has happened several times, and just happened again five minutes ago.

I check into the forum about once a week or so. Most every time I find that every panel has something to read (using the semaphore signal as a guide). I will begin reading one panel and when I have finished reading the interesting posts in it, I move to the next. Through this process, I work my way down to Screenshots, which is my favorite.

Sometimes, as the thread title says, I will use my browser 'back' button to move back to the main forum panel to get to the next set of threads. There is a brief flurry of activity (I'm not sure it is a refresh, or what) but all the semaphore's drop and every panel goes "forum read" and I KNOW I had more to read.

I am trying to isolate this problem. Has anyone else had this happen to them? If so, what browser/OS are you running?

Mine is Linux (Xubuntu 14.04) and Pale Moon. I have had this happen on my Windows 7 machine running Firefox also.

 

[watemple]

Maybe when you are looking at a thread someone viewing the main forum clicks "mark all threads as read"?

 

[Franklin_Prestage]

No, I'm sorry, Sir. That just isn't possible. The 'mark all threads as read' function is LOCAL, I.E. local to YOUR computer and not GLOBAL to the entire web. I am quite certain that I didn't hit that function - even by accident.

 

[whitepass]

It's a time out thing, after so long all are set to read.

 

[Franklin_Prestage]

Strange indeed, then. I've never (except for the last couple of weeks) had this happen to me. Must be a new "feature". I also doubt that this would happen while one is actually IN the forum and reading posts.

 

[itareus]

Try using "New Posts" in the menu above, this will eventually time but it's more reliable.