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[Steve Pearson]

Don't like the tree at the top of each post, much rather see everything that everyone else has written as you scroll down.

You can pick and choose which ones you want to read that seem of interest, and just scan the ones you don't.

Steve

[Keith Lawrence]

That's the 'hybrid' display mode you're seeing, I set the default to that as it mimics the old tree structure which I actually like! You can change it, go you your User CP and set your own personal display mode to whatever you like.

HTH

K

[Nigel Hewitt]

Welcome back Nigel Hewitt
You last visited: 28-10-2005 at 07:03
New posts: 1
So I click New posts and get 4 threads.

[Tristan Green]

So I click New posts and get 4 threads.

Welcome back Tristan Green
You last visited: 28-10-2005 at 15:31
New posts (http://new.bsacforum.co.uk/forums/search.php?do=getnew): 10

So I click and there's only 7 threads!

Oi - give them back - they must be mine :p

Ok - I realise that the errant posts are on the same threads but the maths was just uncanny.

[Keith Lawrence]

There is a difference between a thread count and a post count :) I've changed a server setting this morning to 'Immediate Update', it was only updating the thread views once an hour. See if that makes any difference.

Keith L

[Keith Lawrence]

There's also this from the vB help system -

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Thread/Forum Read Marking Type

1. Inactivity/Cookie Based - once a user has been inactive for a certain amount of time (the value of the cookie timeout option) all threads and forums are considered read. Individual threads are marked as read within a session via cookies.

This option is how all versions of vBulletin before 3.5 functioned.

2. Database (no automatic forum marking) - this option uses the database to store thread and forum read times. This allows accurate read markers to be kept indefinitely. However, in order for a forum to be marked read when all threads are read, the user must view the list of threads for that forum.

This option is more space and processor intensive than inactivity-based marking.

3. Database (automatic forum marking) - this option is the same as a previous option, but forums are automatically marked as read when the last new thread is read.

This is the most usable option for end users, but most processor intensive.
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We're currently set at '1'. It's a global setting so everyone is affected - do you want to try a different setting?

Keith L