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One particular thread not resetting read/unread status
Posted: Tue Nov 17, 2015 2:24 pm
by Lokasenna
This is getting to be a bother for me, and maybe I'm posting this in the wrong spot but the general Matrix forums scare me.
Whenever I load a particular AAR (Lowpe's Turnaround thread) on this particular computer, it keeps jumping to one post: one of Alfred's responses on 11/9/2015. I've marked the entire AAR subforum read several times, and I've clicked into that thread every weekday that there has been an update from this computer. The AAR subforum has been marked as read at least twice daily on this computer.
Why does it keep going to that one post, and only in that thread? My understanding was that the forum tracked the read/unread status for each user in some general way (it has to know which posts you've read, and which you haven't, or it can't display them to you that way).
The thread is visually being marked as read correctly. I just did it again. I fully expect that when there's another new post in there, if I click the orange arrow for the first new post, it will take me to Alfred's post on 11/9/2015 once more.
I'd rather not clear my browser cache... anybody got any other ideas?
RE: One particular thread not resetting read/unread status
Posted: Tue Nov 17, 2015 2:45 pm
by witpqs
Happens to me a lot with various threads. They eventually clear themselves out. I think it's the forum and/or the cookies it saves. Don't know anything to do about it.
RE: One particular thread not resetting read/unread status
Posted: Tue Nov 17, 2015 3:07 pm
by Lokasenna
ORIGINAL: witpqs
Happens to me a lot with various threads. They eventually clear themselves out. I think it's the forum and/or the cookies it saves. Don't know anything to do about it.
Rats. It's been 8 days now...
RE: One particular thread not resetting read/unread status
Posted: Tue Nov 17, 2015 3:56 pm
by warspite1
ORIGINAL: Lokasenna
......maybe I'm posting this in the wrong spot but the general Matrix forums scare me.
I'd rather not clear my browser cache... anybody got any other ideas?
warspite1
[X(] Well how's this for an idea? - grow a set and visit that dark scary place called the General Discussion forum! [:D]
RE: One particular thread not resetting read/unread status
Posted: Tue Nov 17, 2015 4:08 pm
by BBfanboy
I often have the forum not register that I have already read an AAR when I exit and return, but eventually it does - as though the cookie passing takes some time? Happens even if I click on "Mark this forum as read".
Don't recall it ever pointing me at a particular post though - I always go to the last page of the AAR to see if it is new to me or not.
As I recall, the >>> arrows point to the first post on the last page, not to the last post in the AAR.
EDIT: Never mind - I just figured out what button you were using and it seems to work OK for me, so you must have a cookie that does not want to erase? Whoever had a bad cookie?
RE: One particular thread not resetting read/unread status
Posted: Tue Nov 17, 2015 6:02 pm
by witpqs
ORIGINAL: warspite1
ORIGINAL: Lokasenna
......maybe I'm posting this in the wrong spot but the general Matrix forums scare me.
I'd rather not clear my browser cache... anybody got any other ideas?
warspite1
[X(] Well how's this for an idea? - grow a set and visit that dark scary place called the General Discussion forum! [:D]
You mean ALONE??? [&:]
RE: One particular thread not resetting read/unread status
Posted: Tue Nov 17, 2015 6:14 pm
by warspite1
ORIGINAL: witpqs
ORIGINAL: warspite1
ORIGINAL: Lokasenna
......maybe I'm posting this in the wrong spot but the general Matrix forums scare me.
I'd rather not clear my browser cache... anybody got any other ideas?
warspite1
[X(] Well how's this for an idea? - grow a set and visit that dark scary place called the General Discussion forum! [:D]
You mean ALONE??? [&:]
warspite1
Well no... or at least not at first obviously [:)]
You think fear is being in the first wave at Omaha? Well then you ain't been to the General Discussion forum......
RE: One particular thread not resetting read/unread status
Posted: Tue Nov 17, 2015 6:54 pm
by Lokasenna
ORIGINAL: BBfanboy
I often have the forum not register that I have already read an AAR when I exit and return, but eventually it does - as though the cookie passing takes some time? Happens even if I click on "Mark this forum as read".
Don't recall it ever pointing me at a particular post though - I always go to the last page of the AAR to see if it is new to me or not.
As I recall, the >>> arrows point to the first post on the last page, not to the last post in the AAR.
EDIT: Never mind - I just figured out what button you were using and it seems to work OK for me, so you must have a cookie that does not want to erase? Whoever had a bad cookie?
Yeah, I have this happen if I come back too fast, or my reading gets caught up in the middle of the cookie processing, or whatever happens.
I guess we'll see if it rights itself this week, else I'll have to do that dreaded clearing of browser files. Dreaded because I'll be doing it manually - finding the specific ones for this forum and removing those only.
RE: One particular thread not resetting read/unread status
Posted: Tue Nov 17, 2015 7:00 pm
by warspite1
ORIGINAL: Lokasenna
ORIGINAL: BBfanboy
I often have the forum not register that I have already read an AAR when I exit and return, but eventually it does - as though the cookie passing takes some time? Happens even if I click on "Mark this forum as read".
Don't recall it ever pointing me at a particular post though - I always go to the last page of the AAR to see if it is new to me or not.
As I recall, the >>> arrows point to the first post on the last page, not to the last post in the AAR.
EDIT: Never mind - I just figured out what button you were using and it seems to work OK for me, so you must have a cookie that does not want to erase? Whoever had a bad cookie?
I guess we'll see if it rights itself this week, else I'll have to do that dreaded clearing of browser files. Dreaded because I'll be doing it manually - finding the specific ones for this forum and removing those only.
warspite1
Yeah, on reflection a sensible move. You can't be too careful on these scary internet forums....[8|]
RE: One particular thread not resetting read/unread status
Posted: Tue Nov 17, 2015 11:28 pm
by wdolson
ORIGINAL: Lokasenna
This is getting to be a bother for me, and maybe I'm posting this in the wrong spot but the general Matrix forums scare me.
Whenever I load a particular AAR (Lowpe's Turnaround thread) on this particular computer, it keeps jumping to one post: one of Alfred's responses on 11/9/2015. I've marked the entire AAR subforum read several times, and I've clicked into that thread every weekday that there has been an update from this computer. The AAR subforum has been marked as read at least twice daily on this computer.
Why does it keep going to that one post, and only in that thread? My understanding was that the forum tracked the read/unread status for each user in some general way (it has to know which posts you've read, and which you haven't, or it can't display them to you that way).
The thread is visually being marked as read correctly. I just did it again. I fully expect that when there's another new post in there, if I click the orange arrow for the first new post, it will take me to Alfred's post on 11/9/2015 once more.
I'd rather not clear my browser cache... anybody got any other ideas?
Are you clicking in from a bookmark? If I remember correctly, the URLs in the forum can include a message number. If the bookmarked URL includes the message number, you're going to zoom into that number each time you load the page.
Bill
RE: One particular thread not resetting read/unread status
Posted: Wed Nov 18, 2015 12:22 am
by Lokasenna
ORIGINAL: wdolson
ORIGINAL: Lokasenna
This is getting to be a bother for me, and maybe I'm posting this in the wrong spot but the general Matrix forums scare me.
Whenever I load a particular AAR (Lowpe's Turnaround thread) on this particular computer, it keeps jumping to one post: one of Alfred's responses on 11/9/2015. I've marked the entire AAR subforum read several times, and I've clicked into that thread every weekday that there has been an update from this computer. The AAR subforum has been marked as read at least twice daily on this computer.
Why does it keep going to that one post, and only in that thread? My understanding was that the forum tracked the read/unread status for each user in some general way (it has to know which posts you've read, and which you haven't, or it can't display them to you that way).
The thread is visually being marked as read correctly. I just did it again. I fully expect that when there's another new post in there, if I click the orange arrow for the first new post, it will take me to Alfred's post on 11/9/2015 once more.
I'd rather not clear my browser cache... anybody got any other ideas?
Are you clicking in from a bookmark? If I remember correctly, the URLs in the forum can include a message number. If the bookmarked URL includes the message number, you're going to zoom into that number each time you load the page.
Bill
I have the AE forums bookmarked in one location, but not sure I have them bookmarked at that computer. It might just be a quick address for me from being a common item in my browsing history.
I go to the AE main forum, open all the subforums with new posts in tabs, and then middle-click on the 'go to first unread' button for each topic I am reading (to open in tabs). Then I click "mark all as read", and begin my reading. But every time I open Lowpe's Turnaround thread on that computer, via the first unread button, it sends me to what is now 4 pages behind. Other threads open properly.
RE: One particular thread not resetting read/unread status
Posted: Wed Nov 18, 2015 12:38 am
by witpqs
ORIGINAL: wdolson
ORIGINAL: Lokasenna
This is getting to be a bother for me, and maybe I'm posting this in the wrong spot but the general Matrix forums scare me.
Whenever I load a particular AAR (Lowpe's Turnaround thread) on this particular computer, it keeps jumping to one post: one of Alfred's responses on 11/9/2015. I've marked the entire AAR subforum read several times, and I've clicked into that thread every weekday that there has been an update from this computer. The AAR subforum has been marked as read at least twice daily on this computer.
Why does it keep going to that one post, and only in that thread? My understanding was that the forum tracked the read/unread status for each user in some general way (it has to know which posts you've read, and which you haven't, or it can't display them to you that way).
The thread is visually being marked as read correctly. I just did it again. I fully expect that when there's another new post in there, if I click the orange arrow for the first new post, it will take me to Alfred's post on 11/9/2015 once more.
I'd rather not clear my browser cache... anybody got any other ideas?
Are you clicking in from a bookmark? If I remember correctly, the URLs in the forum can include a message number. If the bookmarked URL includes the message number, you're going to zoom into that number each time you load the page.
Bill
In my case it's when I click on the little arrow next to the thread that is supposed to take you to the first unread post.
RE: One particular thread not resetting read/unread status
Posted: Wed Nov 18, 2015 2:01 pm
by Lokasenna
Here is what it generates for a link for the thread:
fb.asp?m=3549450&go=newest&lastvisit=11 ... %3A18%20AM
For other threads:
fb.asp?m=3916032&go=newest&lastvisit=11 ... %3A23%20PM
Note the date disparity. 11/5 vs. 11/17.