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Old Oct 1, 2014 | 06:42 AM
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Problem with the new post button.

For the last 2 days when I come on I hit the new posts button at the top of the header. When I do, I get the last 495 threads. When I get down a little ways there is a break that says these posts have not been updated. It has happened on both work and home computers. Anybody else having this problem and any ideas.

Thanks Larry
Old Oct 1, 2014 | 06:45 AM
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I started having the same problem yesterday so I assume it's a site glitch.
Old Oct 1, 2014 | 06:51 AM
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Started with me this morning.
Old Oct 1, 2014 | 07:09 AM
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It started last night for me. I also have to hit my back arrow a few times to get to the previous page. I marked the forums read and this seemed to correct the "New Post" issue.
Old Oct 1, 2014 | 07:35 AM
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Started happening to me today. Just speculating, but it looks like they may have changed the way their new function works. If that is the case, it will probably just fixing itself the more you use the site. Maybe a moderator has more details on this.
Old Oct 1, 2014 | 08:06 AM
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At least I am not the only one.

Larry
Old Oct 1, 2014 | 10:11 AM
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I just got 13 new pages using this function for my daily visit too, usually only get 3 pages of new post during my daily visits.
Old Oct 1, 2014 | 10:13 AM
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Originally Posted by oldcutlass
I marked the forums read and this seemed to correct the "New Post" issue.
I think it's more than this. For one thing, hitting the "New Posts" button always returns 495 new posts. Not 490 one time, 530 the next time, and 450 the third. You'd think that if it really was a keeping-track-of-the-threads-I've-read issue, the number of new posts would be at least a little different each time.

Second, everyone is getting that same number of new posts, 495. In no way is that just a coincidence. It's clearly a problem with the site.
Old Oct 1, 2014 | 10:21 AM
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I've also discovered, with this new issue, that after you've scrolled through as many threads as you might expect to have new posts since your last visit, you encounter a boundary before the rest of the messages saying this:

The threads below have not been updated since your last visit but still contain unread posts.

I think the messages after this line actually do NOT contain unread posts, but the system thinks you haven't read them, and that's why we're getting the huge number of unread posts. As I said, this is a site issue. The site is not leaving cookies correctly on your computer. Something like that.
Old Oct 1, 2014 | 01:47 PM
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This is a PITA. I lost internet for 3 days and am trying to catch up today.
Old Oct 1, 2014 | 02:03 PM
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Originally Posted by jaunty75
The site is not leaving cookies correctly on your computer. Something like that.
Old Oct 1, 2014 | 02:39 PM
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more grief

The USER CP button is also not operating correctly.
Old Oct 1, 2014 | 02:53 PM
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Mine is.
Old Oct 1, 2014 | 03:32 PM
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Originally Posted by oldsmobiledave
The USER CP button is also not operating correctly.
Originally Posted by oldcutlass
Mine is.
Mine is, too, at the moment.
Old Oct 1, 2014 | 06:31 PM
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my USER CP

The user CP button brings up threads to which there have been no new posts as well as those to which new posts have been added. Strange.
Old Oct 1, 2014 | 09:29 PM
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Ok.....this is getting annoying. I just went back 8 pages to see if I missed something.
Old Oct 2, 2014 | 03:22 AM
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I am getting the same eleven or twelve pages of new posts also...I posted a reply to Summernights with a '54 wanting to replace his window glass with blue tint from someone elses '54, and when I submitted the reply it disappeared, and it is not under the desk, cuz I looked...
Old Oct 2, 2014 | 04:46 AM
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We are going to see what IB can do for us guys. Will keep you posted.
Old Oct 2, 2014 | 05:04 AM
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Yes, it is annoying....
Old Oct 2, 2014 | 09:15 AM
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Hi folks,

As we're developing our forums to be seen across multiple devices by the same users, we switched over our read/unread to be based upon user data on the database instead of cookies.

It is a much better system overall, it's just that tech didn't really tell us it would mark everything unread.

If you've caught up, go through and mark the forums read and it will start keeping track the way it should.

If it doesn't.....then let us know.
Old Oct 2, 2014 | 09:27 AM
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Im not sure but it seems since this happened, I cant post pics. I get that "missing security token" message. Not sure if its connected to this or not, but i never had a problem before. That is after i finally figured out how to post pics! Anyway an administrator contacted me, hes going to try to resolve the problem when i can email the pics to him.
Old Oct 2, 2014 | 09:52 AM
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Originally Posted by IB Jose
Hi folks,

As we're developing our forums to be seen across multiple devices by the same users, we switched over our read/unread to be based upon user data on the database instead of cookies.
Makes sense, thanks for the information.
Old Oct 2, 2014 | 09:58 AM
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Originally Posted by IB Jose
If you've caught up, go through and mark the forums read
OK, here's a really, really, really, really, really, really, dumb question. How do you mark a forum as read?
Old Oct 2, 2014 | 10:07 AM
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Going to the quick links menu and selecting mark all as read should work (I assume)

Screenshot for help
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Old Oct 2, 2014 | 10:36 AM
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I just welcomed Jerry and his Son, hit new posts and
boom, same 495 new posts. But where is " The welcome?",
back a few pages... Going to quick links now. We'll see I guess.
Old Oct 2, 2014 | 10:40 AM
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Hmmm. That may just work. Still have to click
today's posts and it brings you back to the 'post's below have been read.'
But I only have three pages instead of 495.
Old Oct 2, 2014 | 10:46 AM
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OK. Seems to have worked for me. Thanks for the heads up IB Jose.
Old Oct 2, 2014 | 11:02 AM
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Originally Posted by Joffroi
Going to the quick links menu and selecting mark all as read should work (I assume)
Thanks.
Old Oct 2, 2014 | 11:26 AM
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Sorry about the hiccup, folks. We didn't expect this level of time travel.
Old Oct 2, 2014 | 11:38 AM
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IB Jose- fix worked for me, Thanks
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