Unread content not appearing in the unread list

[Yair]

I don't know what caused this, but I see at least two threads which had new posts and didn't appear in the unread content list: this and this. Looking at today's active content list, it looks like these were the only two even though other threads also had posts from the same timeframe.

Some details:

I logged into LAVA earlier today (via a favorites entry which brings me to the unread content list without requiring me to log in). I read everything, posted stuff, then marked all as read (for convenience let's say it was at 1:00). I closed the tab, left the browser window open on some other sites and left the PC for a few hours. I came back (let's say this was 4:00), opened the unread content page (again through the same link) but these two threads didn't appear in it. The reason I noticed this was that one of the threads had my replies, so I got emails telling me it should have been in the list. The second one didn't appear in the list, but after I finished reading the other threads and went back to the list (let's say this is 5:00), it did appear, because it had posts which were posted after 5:00, but it should have appeared earlier, because it had a couple of posts posted between 1:00 and 4:00.

I don't know if there's anything you can do with this, but I'm reporting it. It's possible that all this has happened before and will happen again.

[Yair]

This happened again today, and I'm fairly sure that the reason is not a bug, but simply that the threads I wasn't seeing were in the second page of the results.

In my defense, I did already complain that the pages navigation area is nowhere near as prominent as it needs to be. I would suggest informing IPS of the issue.

[vugie]

I also ocasionally find never seen posts, when normally using "View unread content".

I recently found that on main forums page, nearly at the bottom, there is small, but beautiful link: Today's active content (last 24 hrs)

On that list other periods may be selected as well

[Grampa_of_Oliva_n_Eden]

Can some point me at a link that explains how I can use the LAVA2s "View Unread Content".

It gives my nothing when I look at home.

It showed me more yesterday than it does today and that simply doesn't make sense because there were posts since then.

So has anyone figued out how to use the "View Unread..."?

Bafled,

Ben

[Cat]

Can some point me at a link that explains how I can use the LAVA2s "View Unread Content".

If you haven't tried this already...

Click on your name in the upper right-hand corner

Select "My Settings"

Select "General Settings" (should be the default)

Down at the bottom of the page under "Search Settings" -> "View New Content Method"

Select "Show me all the content I have not read"

[Grampa_of_Oliva_n_Eden]

If you haven't tried this already...

Click on your name in the upper right-hand corner

Select "My Settings"

Select "General Settings" (should be the default)

Down at the bottom of the page under "Search Settings" -> "View New Content Method"

Select "Show me all the content I have not read"

Thank you thank you thank you!

That looks like it may fix things going forward. I owe you.

Ben

[Cat]

Thank you thank you thank you!

That looks like it may fix things going forward. I owe you.

No problem!

And considering all the help you've given me in the past, you certainly don't owe me anything!