Roger Slater Posted May 3, 2009 Report Share Posted May 3, 2009 Hi Jeff, When I log on , I normally click straight to the 'Show New Posts Since last visit' link, where there always 10 or so at least. The last few days there have been none. Is no-one posting, or is there an issue? Best Regards Roger Slater Malvern UK Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joecrabb Posted May 3, 2009 Report Share Posted May 3, 2009 I've noticed this as well Jeff Joe Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Laurence Posted May 3, 2009 Report Share Posted May 3, 2009 It looks like you need to "Logout" in order for your "last visit" to have been the last time you viewed the forum. Otherwise, if you were to remain logged in all the time it would be logical that no new posts were added. Laurence Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
imagist Posted May 3, 2009 Report Share Posted May 3, 2009 I've noticed the same thing and you didn't used to have to log out to get a list of new messages previously. Also I have to keep signing in every time which I didn't used to have to do for weeks at a time but perhaps that's because I've been too lazy to work out how to delete the old cookie or something, perhaps I'll do it now! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Q Posted May 3, 2009 Report Share Posted May 3, 2009 I HAD the same issue. Try emptying your browser's cache. That worked for me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daniel McIntosh Posted May 3, 2009 Report Share Posted May 3, 2009 Another thing I noticed is that the path hyperlink that appears above the "Subject" box on each page used to appear at the bottom of the page as well, so one did not have to scroll back up to see it. It looks like this: The Discussion Group @ jwsound.net > Main Board > Post to the Host > New Posts I'm jus' sayin'. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeff Wexler Posted May 3, 2009 Report Share Posted May 3, 2009 Hi Jeff, When I log on , I normally click straight to the 'Show New Posts Since last visit' link, where there always 10 or so at least. The last few days there have been none. Is no-one posting, or is there an issue? Best Regards Roger Slater Malvern UK I have to tell you that the 'Show unread posts since last visit" has never worked very reliably for me, or even as I imagine it is supposed to work. It is a function of the login, logout process, as Laurnece and others point out, and of course the cookie that tracks this, but it doesn't seem to follow predictable logic. The easiest thing to do is to look at the list that appears below the boards where the last 16 entries in chronological order appear. This list, I imagine, also will not update itself unless you refresh the page with your browser, but you shouldn't have to log in and log out. Regards, Jeff Wexler Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Q Posted May 3, 2009 Report Share Posted May 3, 2009 One more thing. I may have also deleted cookies. Not sure when I did that, as I just upgraded RAM and hard drive in my Mini on Friday, and dumped lots of things during that process. All working normally for me since then. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RPSharman Posted May 3, 2009 Report Share Posted May 3, 2009 I have to tell you that the 'Show unread posts since last visit" has never worked very reliably for me, or even as I imagine it is supposed to work. It is a function of the login, logout process, as Laurnece and others point out, and of course the cookie that tracks this, but it doesn't seem to follow predictable logic. The easiest thing to do is to look at the list that appears below the boards where the last 16 entries in chronological order appear. This list, I imagine, also will not update itself unless you refresh the page with your browser, but you shouldn't have to log in and log out. Regards, Jeff Wexler I have never had an issue seeing this. My bookmark goes straight to this page, and I have always found it accurate, even recently. It works even when I am logged in and replying to posts. I click on the bookmark at any time and it shows me new posts, keeps up the ones I haven't read, and clears the one I just read or responded to. Robert Robert Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roger Slater Posted May 11, 2009 Author Report Share Posted May 11, 2009 I have tried all the usual stuff, log out and in, clear cache, clear cookies etc. It's the same whether I use Firefox or Safari. It does make checking the board a lot more laborious, as it was so easy to follow the topics that are of interest. It does seem a known issue with Simple Machine users: http://www.simplemachines.org/community/index.php?topic=277823.0 Regards Roger Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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