Tracking which threads you have already read

[Owltoid]

I know I've complained about it before, Svpernova, but this new website's tracking of what threads you read is really poor. It's almost meaningless. I know there are tons of threads I haven't read over the last weekend and yet none are highlighted because I visited the site (didn't go into any of the forums) at some point over the weekend.

This forum has some of the best tracking methodology I've ever used:
http://www.dslreports.com/forum/wowetc

I'm sure it's a different platform, but can something be done to this website for the better?

[Svpernova09]

I guess I don't understand the issue you're having. I don't have any problems with seeing unread threads, I have more of a problem missing threads than I do having too many unread.

[Owltoid]

For example, right now I have about 4 forums with unread posts in them. If I never visit those forums, but come back to this website in a few hours, and if there are no new posts from this point on, then those forums will show up as read even though I never read them in the first place.

It's almost as if it takes a look at the last time you visited the website and only highlights those forums which have new posts since that point, regardless if you had read everything there was to see during your last visit.

[Owltoid]

Under User CP - there is a "new posts" button (on the front page... like the dashboard). Use it.

That's not the issue. The issue is unread posts lose their unread status even if you never read them.

[Korruptor]

That's not the issue. The issue is unread posts lose their unread status even if you never read them.

I've noticed the same issue since we've moved platforms.

[Ughmahedhurtz]

Yep. Another great example is when you're actually USING the "New Posts" link. If you have 4-5 pages of unread posts, the "search" that the "new posts" link generates will sometimes time out before you're finished paging through them all (unless you're a super-fast reader), causing a bunch of unread threads to now be marked read.

This is super-easy to reproduce.

[dubiox]

Forums like this belong on Usenet where plenty of nice threaded readers with killfile support exist, and you aren't forced into any particular reader. But people need their stupid smileys and avatars.

-K

[Ridere]

Forums like this belong on Usenet where plenty of nice threaded readers with killfile support exist, and you aren't forced into any particular reader. But people need their stupid smileys and avatars.

-K

Sorry, I couldn't resist.

[Ualaa]

I too have this issue with the New Posts.

My best work around, is to click on Today's Posts.
Some will be darker, as in posted since I last visited the site.
Others will be lighter, indicating they were available to be read, the last time I was here.
Even the light ones will include threads I've never seen.

But at least, every post from this calendar day is found from that link.
Of course if I don't check the Software forum today, but do visit the site.
That link is useless for new posts of yesterday, which were not read.

[Svpernova09]

Right. There is a way to do it.. I saw it somewhere... if I remember I'll post it up. But there is a way to run a search that's different from the one on the front page that's more in depth.

http://www.dual-boxing.com/search.php

Is the most comprehensive search the site offers.