NEW POSTS - The contant removal to-day

[junewil]

I have noted that from 11.20 am ESDST Australia the New Posts have been removed no less than 4 times up to now 7:38 pm ESDST Australia . I can understand that this happens at least once in a 24 hour period but not like it has in the last 8 hours . Most Trainser's like to check the daily posts as do I .
junewil

 

[johnwhelan]

I have noted that from 11.20 am ESDST Australia the New Posts have been removed no less than 4 times up to now 7:38 pm ESDST Australia . I can understand that this happens at least once in a 24 hour period but not like it has in the last 8 hours . Most Trainser's like to check the daily posts as do I .
junewil

I understood new posts to be any since your last visit.

Cheerio John

 

[narrowgauge]

I think there is an occasional hitch in the forum software. It happens when previously un-read threads suddenly appear in plain, not bold text. I guess that the information for what you have read is held in the cookie which could have problems. Just a guess.

Peter

 

[Johnk]

I found New Posts totall unreliable. I use Today's Posts under Quick Links. It's probably unreliable too, but what you miss today, you usually catch tomorrow.

 

[teddytoot]

I think the problem arises if you have a considerable period of inactivity. I have found if I go wandering off on a link then after about ten minutes (I think it's about that time) on returning to the forum it has assumed I have finished and reset the new posts and I then have to look at the posting dates.

 

[knight42]

I think the problem arises if you have a considerable period of inactivity. I have found if I go wandering off on a link then after about ten minutes (I think it's about that time) on returning to the forum it has assumed I have finished and reset the new posts and I then have to look at the posting dates.

This is correct, the results of a search expire after about 5-10 minutes. It can sometimes still show you threads that it knows you haven't read fully, but they no longer appear in bold.

 

[johnwhelan]

My technique is to look down the list at anything interesting, open new tab then scroll down the rest of the list.

Then I go through the tabs and click on "View First Unread " on all of them before going back and reading them.

Cheerio John