32 new pages in 2 hours ?

I clicked on the usual "new posts" button since my last visit 2 hours ago and up came 32 pages !! What the ?

I notice that on the second page, there's a heading saying 'The following threads have not been updated since your last visit but still contain unread posts' and as I said. there's 30 pages of them. I'm not sure if it's really necessary. It must be part of the upgrade I suppose.

Whats more, when you click on a post to view it and then go back to the new posts button, the post you just viewed has gone. That didn't happen before either.

I'm not sure I like it this way.:(

I don't like it either..... that's progress I s'pose. I guess the young 'uns will be all excited about it while we sit back in our rocking chairs grumbling.

P (36 pages to check since I was last on 10minutes ago :( )

:D

I wondered what the I had done when I clicked the new posts button. It wasn't till I saw this thread near the top I settled a little.

I think it must be a bit of a hickup in the system. That was occurring when I was away for a few days and would come back and find all the pages.

I used to like it when the highlighted post became unhilighted straight after you went back to the list. Now it only happens if you click on new posts.

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Originally Posted by Gumby

I'm not sure I like it this way.:(

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Neither am I, or is it Niether am I?
Either way I'm not fond of it either. :D

Just checked my "New Posts" it showed 482 pages of which the first one was NEW, this is just unnecessarily burning up my download allowance.

I want to know how to stop it. If I want old posts I'll look for them myself.:mad: :mad:

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Originally Posted by Termite

Just checked my "New Posts" it showed 482 pages of which the first one was NEW, this is just unnecessarily burning up my download allowance.

I want to know how to stop it. If I want old posts I'll look for them myself.:mad: :mad:

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:D Allowance????? :D

Sounds like yer mum is being good to you by letting you do it.

Al :p :D

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Originally Posted by ozwinner

:D Allowance????? :D

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Yep, I'm only allowed 2 Gig per month and then I get throttled. Aaaaaaarrrgggg! Cough cough. :D

Select "Quick links - Mark Forums Read" to set the start point or to clear the list of unwanted, unread posts.

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Originally Posted by DavidG

Select "Quick links - Mark Forums Read" to set the start point or the clear the list of unwanted, unread posts.

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That just wipes everything out.:mad:

Termite
Yes. It establishes a start point from which all unread posts will remain.
Use "Quick Links - Today's Posts" to see todays.

And when I click on User CP, I have to scroll down 80 subscribed threads before I get to my greeny tree :confused:

Nope, not happy with it this way, or for our NZ brothers, not heppy. :(

Also when you get an email notification of a new post, it takes you to the first post of the thread.

Al :confused:

nit hoppy?
net hippy?
nut heppy?

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Originally Posted by Termite

Just checked my "New Posts" it showed 482 pages of which the first one was NEW, this is just unnecessarily burning up my download allowance.

I want to know how to stop it. If I want old posts I'll look for them myself.:mad: :mad:

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It will only burn up your download allowance if you go and read every post. Just read the ones you haven't read.

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Originally Posted by Barry_White

It will only burn up your download allowance if you go and read every post. Just read the ones you haven't read.

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Whew, thanks Baz. :D

Would whoever is fiddling with the forum please stop it. :mad:

Normally when I reply to a post it appears the next time I hit "New Posts" it no longer does this.

If it aint bruk don't fix it!

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Originally Posted by Termite

Would whoever is fiddling with the forum please stop it. :mad:

Normally when I reply to a post it appears the next time I hit "New Posts" it no longer does this.

If it aint bruk don't fix it!

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Well they fixed that real quick.:o

Seems like every thread is marked as unread for me.

Also, I can't change the style with the Style Chooser. :confused:

I first thought it might have been my problem so I logged out and cleared my cookies and cache. Didn't fix the problem though.

Not for me . I still cant read my new post .
Also for two weeks or so now I still have to enter my password .

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

Not at all, there are new threads minutes old which are there.

Al :confused:

The link is New Posts. The only difference is its actually working now, its never worked properly in the past - If you've read a thread its nolonger new, thats why it doesnt show up when you do another search for new posts ;)

Someone complained about the new posts search not working properly in another thread, it wasn't marking 'read' threads.

A search like this one will do what most of you need - http://www.woodworkforums.ubeaut.com...hp?do=getdaily I think?

I'll revert it back to the broken new threads search later tonight.

cheers

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Originally Posted by cyc

I'll revert it back to the broken new threads search later tonight.

cheers

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Thanks Steve, seems to be back to normal for me.

We liked it much better when it was broken. :D

The problem you're faced with Steve is, we just don't like change, scares the willies out of us.

Something to do with old age I think. :rolleyes:

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Originally Posted by outback

The problem you're faced with Steve is, we just don't like change, scares the willies out of us.

Something to do with old age I think. :rolleyes:

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Cheeky young pup. :D

I agree outback . I wish it was back to normal . For that matter I wish I was too. Normal that is .

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Originally Posted by rick_rine

I agree outback . I wish it was back to normal . For that matter I wish I was too. Normal that is .

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Nah, we like you the way you are. Cute, cuddly, fluffy white coat, don't know about those beady little black eyes though. :D

Damn. It finally works like it should and as other boards do and you are going to change it
BACK to broken:confused: :confused: :confused:

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Originally Posted by cyc

I'll revert it back to the broken new threads search later tonight.

cheers

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Don't do that Steve! But you can change something else, then we get to see all the old dudes grumble in their rocking chairs again.:D :D :D

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Originally Posted by DavidG

Damn. It finally works like it should and as other boards do and you are going to change it
BACK to broken:confused: :confused: :confused:

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If you really insist then we could run a poll, we havent had a good stoush for a while.
1. This is not "other boards".
2. I would say a lot of us long termers are quite comfortable with the old version.
3. I have viewed "other boards", and carrying on a conversation, as we often do on this forum, is no where near as easy as it is with our old broken system.

Saying loud words and talking fast - just wanted to be part of the thread (reference to Brick from Anchorman :) )

Cheers

I ate a Lava Lamp

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Originally Posted by Termite

3. I have viewed "other boards", and carrying on a conversation, as we often do on this forum, is no where near as easy as it is with our old broken system.

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Did you check out the get daily search link I posted further up?

http://www.woodworkforums.ubeaut.com...hp?do=getdaily

The problem with the current New posts search is it only marks threads as read once you've been inactive for 900? seconds. It also has a habit of marking unread threads as read, so we end up with:

1) read threads showing up in searches for NEW threads
2) unread threads getting marked as read (after the inactive period) even though they haven't been read.

Since the whole thing is getting people annoyed I'll leave it for Neil to sort when he has time ;)

For what its worth, a working New Posts and Get Daily search is the way it go IMO.

cheers