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"First unread" and polls

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  • 21-07-2009 9:53am
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    oscarBravo
    Technology & Internet Moderators Posts: 28,792 Mod ✭✭✭✭


    There are forums I moderate where I try to read every post, and I do so starting with the oldest unread thread, go to the first unread post, then hit "next thread", go to the first unread post, etc.

    If I hit the "first unread" button on this thread, it goes to the last post, skipping over unread posts. I've noticed this happening before, but could never figure out why - it just occurred to me that this thread has a poll attached (which is generally not allowed in the Politics forums).

    Could there be a connection?


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    oscarBravo
    Technology & Internet Moderators Posts: 28,792 Mod ✭✭✭✭oscarBravo


    A followup on this: the behaviour I've outlined above only seems to happen when I've been away from boards.ie for a wee while.

    In other words, when I clicked "first unread" on that poll thread first thing yesterday morning, it brought me straight to the last post, skipping all the other unread posts. As I continued to read around boards, there were several more posts, and when I clicked "first unread" again, I got the first post I hadn't read yet.

    Does that make sense?


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    Cathmandooo
    Registered Users Posts: 17,324 ✭✭✭✭Cathmandooo


    I've had a bit of a problem with poll threads too. If I reply to them and go back to the forum they stay bolded like I haven't read the most recent posts in it whereas if I reply on a normal thread it unbolds.

    Might be some bug with polls?


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    oscarBravo
    Technology & Internet Moderators Posts: 28,792 Mod ✭✭✭✭oscarBravo


    Gently bumping this - it's still a problem. The "first unread" feature is my best friend, and having it broken on threads with polls is like repeatedly dropping the bookmark out of a book. :(


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