"My subscribed threads" does not refresh

Redmarsy · Jan 7th, 2009, 03:46

I was just wondering why "My subscribed threads" does not refresh? I am checking "My subscribed threads" quite often, but the last couple of weeks this section keeps on showing that I have an x number of new posts, while when I check the thread(s), I notice that I've already read those posts a couple of times before.

Thanks for your help!

Haylo · Jan 7th, 2009, 03:59

Before anyone more technically minded replies, and forgive me if this seems like a rude question, but are you absolutely certain that you were logged in successfully when you read the posts that are showing as unread?

Redmarsy · Jan 7th, 2009, 04:03

How rude of you!

Just kidding..

Yes I am absolutely sure that I was logged in successfully all those times. Hope that helps in finding the solution.

Thanks in advance!

Haylo · Jan 7th, 2009, 04:10

Hey, you poked your tongue out at me!

"Subscribed Threads" works for me so it's obviously nothing simple. Good luck getting it sorted, if you're still online maybe it's worth saying what operating system and browser you're using. Not that I am pretending to have any idea what difference that would make, but I've noticed that the "guys who know" often ask about that stuff.

Redmarsy · Jan 7th, 2009, 04:14

Sorry about that...it happened before I had the chance to stop myself

OK here it is: I use Firefox and Windows XP. Hope that the "guys who know" will reply!

Hal · Jan 7th, 2009, 04:59

I sometimes have the same issue - with Firefox and WinXP.
However it does "unbold" the threads after I've read them. And sorry, I have no idea what clears the list, just sometimes I come back to it and it says "You have No New Threads" and sometimes I come back and it's the same list, just unbolded.

Nick-H · Jan 7th, 2009, 15:21

You can clear the list by deleting items from it; then you are no longer subscribed to those threads.

It is the bold-type threads that contain unread posts. The other remain on the list because you are still subscribed to them, in the sense that you are watching them for new posts.

On another forum I have about ten pages of subscribed threads. On any particular visit to that forum, maybe six or seven will have new posts, and be in bold at the top of the list. From time to time I go through and remove subscriptions to threads that are out-dated or that no longer interest me.

If I want to know about all new posts since my last visit, on any of the forums I frequent, I use the new posts function. I can then skim the list and see which I want to read. That listing takes a few minutes to update, so if you use it twice in a short time it may still show threads you did read as having new posts --- but after it has updated, it will not show the same threads next time (whether you read them or not); only the ones with new posts.

artisticanurag · Jan 7th, 2009, 15:26

Deleting web cookies or trying ctrl + f5 might help.

Nick-H · Jan 7th, 2009, 15:46

Don't delete your web cookies if you have lots of sites where you tick remember me, keep me logged in, etc etc etc ---- you'll find you no longer are, and if you have forgotten the password

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Pressing F5 just causes your browser to refresh the current screen from the server, in case it might have loaded a cached, out of date copy from your cache. That's unlikely.

Redmarsy · Jan 7th, 2009, 18:52

I guess there are lots of ways to "work around it" but the thing is, I don't want to unsubscribe from those threads, I just want to see when there are new replies, and how many. So I will pay attention to that "bold, unbold" thing, but I still find it confusing that "My unsubscribed threads" keeps on saying, you have 8 new replies for this thread, and 4 for that one, etc., while that is not correct.

I guess that it must be a bug, and it would be interesting for the guys that manage this site technically to know about this.

Nick-H · Jan 7th, 2009, 19:38

Quote:

keeps on saying, you have 8 new replies for this thread, and 4 for that one, etc., while that is not correct.

Curious. I thought, from the subsequent posts, that it might be a misunderstanding.

Nick-H · Jan 7th, 2009, 19:56

Quote:

keeps on saying, you have 8 new replies for this thread, and 4 for that one, etc., while that is not correct.

Curious. I thought, from the subsequent posts, that it might be a misunderstanding.

Wonderonomic · Jan 7th, 2009, 22:36

My threads don't refresh themselves either. How are your tulips and the project for Goa?
Threads mature, tulips bring new hope!!

Redmarsy · Jan 8th, 2009, 18:37

Nick-H: I am quite sure it is not a misunderstanding. Is there anyone from the IM team that knows about this technical stuff that I can contact directly?

Wondereconomic: TULIP project is on hold, my main focus is graduating at this moment........aaargh. When that is finished I will update you on the TULIP project

Wonderonomic · Jan 8th, 2009, 18:44

Quote:

Originally Posted by Redmarsy

Nick-H: I am quite sure it is not a misunderstanding. Is there anyone from the IM team that knows about this technical stuff that I can contact directly?

Wondereconomic: TULIP project is on hold, my main focus is graduating at this moment........aaargh. When that is finished I will update you on the TULIP project

Good to hear, well graduate fast, jonny five already dug the holes for the bulbs from what I hear.
Happy graduation !!!!

Jan 7th, 2009, 03:46	#1
Redmarsy Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Netherlands Posts: 146	"My subscribed threads" does not refresh I was just wondering why "My subscribed threads" does not refresh? I am checking "My subscribed threads" quite often, but the last couple of weeks this section keeps on showing that I have an x number of new posts, while when I check the thread(s), I notice that I've already read those posts a couple of times before. Thanks for your help!

Jan 7th, 2009, 03:59	#2
Haylo Structural Member Join Date: May 2008 Location: Middle East and heading Easter Posts: 5,804	Before anyone more technically minded replies, and forgive me if this seems like a rude question, but are you absolutely certain that you were logged in successfully when you read the posts that are showing as unread? __________________ The world is mud-luscious and puddle-wonderful - E.E. Cummings, poet (1894-1962)

Jan 7th, 2009, 15:26	#8
artisticanurag Indian Metalhead Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: New Delhi Posts: 767	Deleting web cookies or trying ctrl + f5 might help. __________________ Anurag Sahu (Ricky) Rock & Delhi When Ricky Plays Critic Unveiling India

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Jan 7th, 2009, 04:03	#3
Redmarsy Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Netherlands Posts: 146	How rude of you! Just kidding.. Yes I am absolutely sure that I was logged in successfully all those times. Hope that helps in finding the solution. Thanks in advance!

Jan 7th, 2009, 04:10	#4
Haylo Structural Member Join Date: May 2008 Location: Middle East and heading Easter Posts: 5,804	Hey, you poked your tongue out at me! "Subscribed Threads" works for me so it's obviously nothing simple. Good luck getting it sorted, if you're still online maybe it's worth saying what operating system and browser you're using. Not that I am pretending to have any idea what difference that would make, but I've noticed that the "guys who know" often ask about that stuff.

Jan 7th, 2009, 04:14	#5
Redmarsy Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Netherlands Posts: 146	Sorry about that...it happened before I had the chance to stop myself OK here it is: I use Firefox and Windows XP. Hope that the "guys who know" will reply!

Jan 7th, 2009, 04:59	#6
Hal . . . _ _ _ . . . Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Toronto Posts: 2,302	I sometimes have the same issue - with Firefox and WinXP. However it does "unbold" the threads after I've read them. And sorry, I have no idea what clears the list, just sometimes I come back to it and it says "You have No New Threads" and sometimes I come back and it's the same list, just unbolded.

Jan 7th, 2009, 15:21	#7
Nick-H This is just a cameo appearance Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Chennai, India Posts: 36,213	You can clear the list by deleting items from it; then you are no longer subscribed to those threads. It is the bold-type threads that contain unread posts. The other remain on the list because you are still subscribed to them, in the sense that you are watching them for new posts. On another forum I have about ten pages of subscribed threads. On any particular visit to that forum, maybe six or seven will have new posts, and be in bold at the top of the list. From time to time I go through and remove subscriptions to threads that are out-dated or that no longer interest me. If I want to know about all new posts since my last visit, on any of the forums I frequent, I use the new posts function. I can then skim the list and see which I want to read. That listing takes a few minutes to update, so if you use it twice in a short time it may still show threads you did read as having new posts --- but after it has updated, it will not show the same threads next time (whether you read them or not); only the ones with new posts.

Jan 7th, 2009, 15:46	#9
Nick-H This is just a cameo appearance Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Chennai, India Posts: 36,213	Don't delete your web cookies if you have lots of sites where you tick remember me, keep me logged in, etc etc etc ---- you'll find you no longer are, and if you have forgotten the password . Pressing F5 just causes your browser to refresh the current screen from the server, in case it might have loaded a cached, out of date copy from your cache. That's unlikely.

Jan 7th, 2009, 18:52	#10
Redmarsy Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Netherlands Posts: 146	I guess there are lots of ways to "work around it" but the thing is, I don't want to unsubscribe from those threads, I just want to see when there are new replies, and how many. So I will pay attention to that "bold, unbold" thing, but I still find it confusing that "My unsubscribed threads" keeps on saying, you have 8 new replies for this thread, and 4 for that one, etc., while that is not correct. I guess that it must be a bug, and it would be interesting for the guys that manage this site technically to know about this.

Jan 7th, 2009, 22:36	#13
Wonderonomic Account Closed Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: EU Posts: 500	My threads don't refresh themselves either. How are your tulips and the project for Goa? Threads mature, tulips bring new hope!!

Jan 8th, 2009, 18:37	#14
Redmarsy Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Netherlands Posts: 146	Nick-H: I am quite sure it is not a misunderstanding. Is there anyone from the IM team that knows about this technical stuff that I can contact directly? Wondereconomic: TULIP project is on hold, my main focus is graduating at this moment........aaargh. When that is finished I will update you on the TULIP project