How do I stop message from expiring?

Bitman · 08-15-2003, 07:04 PM

Cellar seems to be flagging boards as "read", even though I haven't seen them. Apparantly, some time after I read one message, something times out and marks every board as having been read. How do I stop that from happening?

juju · 08-15-2003, 07:27 PM

That's been asked a couple of times before (here and here). Undertoad has said that it's too difficult to fix.

Undertoad · 08-15-2003, 08:51 PM

It is.

If you run Mozilla or Firebird or any browser that supports tabbed browsing, do what I do! Hit "Read new messages", then open every new thread in a new tab. Then all your new threads stay new because they're in a new tab.

elSicomoro · 08-15-2003, 11:00 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by juju
Undertoad has said that it's too difficult to fix.

What UT really meant: "Look you stupid bastards, I pay to run this fucking site. So, shut the fuck up and deal with this minor inconvenience."

wolf · 08-16-2003, 12:25 AM

My "solution" has been to use a browser that doesn't reload a page when you return to it ... so I bring up the new threads search, and then click back to it when I'm done reading and/or posting to a thread. It keeps the state of the new thread markers static.

Of course, if I accidentally click the close box, I'm screwed because I lose the markers.

It's not elegant, but it works.

I've also had to resort to logging out and then using the "view today's active threads" hotlink on the main page.

Bitman · 08-18-2003, 08:21 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by Undertoad
It is.

So the last-read date is per-user, rather than per-board or -thread? That would explain the difficulty, as well as the workaround.

Undertoad · 08-18-2003, 09:07 PM

I'm not really sure - been a while since I really looked into it.

08-15-2003, 07:04 PM	#1
Bitman cellar smellar Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: californy, baby! Posts: 403	How do I stop message from expiring? Cellar seems to be flagging boards as "read", even though I haven't seen them. Apparantly, some time after I read one message, something times out and marks every board as having been read. How do I stop that from happening?

08-16-2003, 12:25 AM	#5
wolf lobber of scimitars Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Phila Burbs Posts: 20,774	My "solution" has been to use a browser that doesn't reload a page when you return to it ... so I bring up the new threads search, and then click back to it when I'm done reading and/or posting to a thread. It keeps the state of the new thread markers static. Of course, if I accidentally click the close box, I'm screwed because I lose the markers. It's not elegant, but it works. I've also had to resort to logging out and then using the "view today's active threads" hotlink on the main page. __________________ wolf eht htiw og "Conspiracies are the norm, not the exception." --G. Edward Griffin The Creature from Jekyll Island High Priestess of the Church of the Whale Penis

08-15-2003, 07:27 PM	#2
juju no one of consequence Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: Arkansas Posts: 2,839	That's been asked a couple of times before (here and here). Undertoad has said that it's too difficult to fix.

08-15-2003, 08:51 PM	#3
Undertoad Radical Centrist Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Cottage of Prussia Posts: 31,423	It is. If you run Mozilla or Firebird or any browser that supports tabbed browsing, do what I do! Hit "Read new messages", then open every new thread in a new tab. Then all your new threads stay new because they're in a new tab.

08-18-2003, 09:07 PM	#7
Undertoad Radical Centrist Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Cottage of Prussia Posts: 31,423	I'm not really sure - been a while since I really looked into it.

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