"Since your last visit..."

Warrior,

Sign out - and then it takes 2 to 3 hours. Don't know why.

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Originally posted by WarriorNun:
Is this because I haven't actually gone into each and every message string? Is there a way to mark them as "all read" or something?

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No, but I haven't been able to figure out the logic. I read them all, and it doesn't make any difference.

I think it's like wine - needs to age.

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Originally posted by WarriorNun:
It seems that this could be set up more efficiently so I don't have to go into each board every time to see if I've read the current messages or not.

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Don't know if this will help, but here's something I learned from chatter163 - on either the Home Page or on each of the forums, you can click on the "Last Post" column and it will take you to the end of that topic. Don't have to scroll threw all the old stuff.

Also, if you are on the Home Page and you see a forum that doesn't have a user listed in the "Last Post", it's because the last person that posted on that topic deleted their post.

I had this problem - if you read the messages without logging in and then come back another day then all bulbs will be lit as if it's your 1st time. To 'fix' it - ensure you log in every time (if on your own computer use the remember me option).

Okay, I've tried it all and the lightbulbs are still yellow all the time...I'm wrong, there was *one time* that I logged in and there were two lightbulbs that were white.

It isn't a biggie as the forum size is still manageable, however, if it got significantly larger it would be a real pain in the butt to track. And it is not even like it is a major issue...it is just frustrating not knowing *why* it doesn't work.

Oh well...::shrug:: I'll live!

WarriorNun

"If you can't be a good example, then you'll just have to be a horrible warning"

I keep myself always signed in to AS on my home computer, since no one else uses it, and I find that I have no problems with the messages being properly marked. OTOH, on my work computer, the messages are always listed as new. I also find that I must sign in every time if I wish to respond to a message. From this I deduce that I may only be "permanently" signed on to one location at a time.

Well, today the lightbulbs are working...the white ones had only old postings and the yellow lightbulbs had all the messages that were new to me. I have no idea what I did differently (IF I did anything different at all!) but we'll see what tomorrow brings!

As I said before, this is really not a biggie...right now. If the forum grows considerably, well...then, it could become a real pain.

Some possible solutions:

- Clear out old messages that are no longer relevant and/or past a certain date (down side: requires a lot of personal intervention and maintenance, and/or significant/important postings could be lost)

- Have a button where one could just bring up new postings (down side: could make it difficult to find original thread as not everybody uses quotes)

- Leave it as is (Up side: whiners have something to whine about )

- Best solution? Work out the kinks and make it work the way it should work! lol!

Have a great day, fellow snipers!

WarriorNun

"If you can't be a good example, then you'll just have to be a horrible warning"