This is strange.

little.demon · Posted: Tue Jul 22, 2008 3:35 am Post subject: This is strange.

Ok, so this has me completly confused. Everytime I click on a link that someone has posted, it marks all the topics in the forum that I havent read yet, as read. So I have a lot of work to do trying to find new posts. Sad

understandably this is slightly frustrating.
Is there anyway I can fix this without avoiding using the posted links?

Ravenari · Posted: Tue Jul 22, 2008 6:12 am Post subject: Re: This is strange.

little.demon · Posted: Tue Jul 22, 2008 8:33 pm Post subject:

Alright, thank you.

Akhila · Posted: Sun Nov 22, 2009 2:44 pm Post subject:

I have the same problem, and it's very irritating to keep track of new content. I can't use the "posts since last visit" option because it counts everything as "read" already. : (

The only posts that appear as "new" are posts I made myself, once in a while (like if I close the window and come back later while I'm still logged in). So it's not very useful to read new posts/topics from other people.

I also get logged off after a while no matter what, in spite of having checked the "keep me logged in" option. : ( I don't know if this is related; in any case, whenever I log here, everything is marked as "read".
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Ravenari · Posted: Sun Nov 22, 2009 10:53 pm Post subject:

Generally speaking, when there's a problem with read posts constantly showing up as 'unread,' there tends to be a problem with the user's cache / cookies system re: .php forums.

I've got the log in function set on long-term, and get bumped off by my computer about once every two weeks to a month.

As for the read situation, it is a common problem that comes up with .php boards in general, and is heavily influenced by the user's cache. I have it myself on other .php forums (though not here).

What helps me, is to set topics to 'notify me when a reply is posted.' There's a check box under every reply, or you can manually change your settings in your profile. This way, I get an email to let me know if something's been replied to (that I've participated in) regardless of whether the topic shows as read or not.

As for new topics, I have missed things here and at other .php forums intermittently in the past. It is part of the nature of the beast, methinks, but unfortunately I know more about .php than any other forum system, and as I said in another thread, offer this service for free, and don't have the time to learn a computer code; nor - for that matter - the aptitude.

Akhila · Posted: Mon Nov 23, 2009 2:46 pm Post subject:

I'm posting on other phpBB forums and here is the only places where I have had such issues, so I'm not sure it's about my cookies. : / I might have to use the "notify me when a reply is posted" option, but I didn't check this because I tend to get a lot of junk in my mailbox so it doesn't help me keeping track of stuff so well. I also tend not to check my mailbox as often as I check communities/forums. ^^

Thanks for your help in any case!
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