David777
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I start few threads, but have noticed that when I do, my started threads unlike other members, quickly disappear from the New Posts listings if no one has replied within a brief period. Today as an experiment, began a thread in the Earth Science & Environment sub-forum that I purposely expected few or none might comment on, at least quickly.
On most web boards, if one is logged in, whether one's own thread or someone else's, if you are the last person posting on that thread, it won't list under New Posts until someone else posts. The advantage of that algorithm is that it is a sign one doesn't need to waste time opening up the thread to see if someone has since posted. But if one then logs out of the board and then later anonymously views the New Posts listing, it will show up. So the algorithm must Set a variable when logged in that inhibits New Posts listing such but that variable then should become Unset as soon as one logs out. On other web boards, that is a way to actually see all New Posts.
Today after posting the above thread, indeed it did show up on the New Posts listings when I looked some minutes later. I noted the exact time so I could look for it later. But after logging out then waiting a couple hours then anonymously without logging in and looking at the New Posts listing it had disappeared just like in the past.
Looking at the listing showed other threads but not mine during that period. To verify that is an abnormal behavior, I noted there were other threads with zero responses both for today, yesterday, and weeks ago. Thus it appears whether I log out or not the variable indicating I am logged in or not, stays in the Set condition. If new threads don't show in the New Post listings, it is a sure way for others to remain unaware of the thread as it soon disappears out of sight, out of mind into back pages, never to be commented on.
On most web boards, if one is logged in, whether one's own thread or someone else's, if you are the last person posting on that thread, it won't list under New Posts until someone else posts. The advantage of that algorithm is that it is a sign one doesn't need to waste time opening up the thread to see if someone has since posted. But if one then logs out of the board and then later anonymously views the New Posts listing, it will show up. So the algorithm must Set a variable when logged in that inhibits New Posts listing such but that variable then should become Unset as soon as one logs out. On other web boards, that is a way to actually see all New Posts.
Today after posting the above thread, indeed it did show up on the New Posts listings when I looked some minutes later. I noted the exact time so I could look for it later. But after logging out then waiting a couple hours then anonymously without logging in and looking at the New Posts listing it had disappeared just like in the past.
Looking at the listing showed other threads but not mine during that period. To verify that is an abnormal behavior, I noted there were other threads with zero responses both for today, yesterday, and weeks ago. Thus it appears whether I log out or not the variable indicating I am logged in or not, stays in the Set condition. If new threads don't show in the New Post listings, it is a sure way for others to remain unaware of the thread as it soon disappears out of sight, out of mind into back pages, never to be commented on.
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