If I go to a forum (VB.Net in this case) I see a number of threads marked as NEW. I select one thread somewhat down the list and open it. I respond to the question, then redisplay the VB.Net threads. All of the NEW flags have now been removed. Is this by design? My expectation is that the NEW flags should not be reset until I have actually opened the associated thread, or clicked "Mark Forum Read". If all of the NEW flags get reset then I can't determine which threads I have visited.
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Jump to PostIs this by design?
Yes. The idea is that when you view the first thread in a forum, all subsequent threads are marked read. If you respond to a thread then that thread becomes the first, and by viewing it the marked read logic applies.
My expectation …
Jump to PostFeature that has confused me too to be honest.
Jump to PostJames, correct me if I'm wrong, but there are four ways for a thread to be marked read:
- The forum has been intentionally marked read
- The thread has actually been read
- Threads older than 7 days are automatically marked read, as they were in the old vBulletin system, simply because …
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