New adjustments
Posted: Thu Aug 20, 2009 9:09 pm
Automatically mark "old" posts as read
On the old site there was no need to periodically click "Mark forums read" as the site would mark any older than the last visit read automatically the next time you came to the site. I'm now trialling a similar thing on this site.
Rather than topics/forums being marked with red icons ad infinitum if you don't click that little link, this should only mark them red where there are new posts since you last logged out, or if you don't log in then since the last time you were tracked on the site prior to your new session starting - so if you idle for more than an hour or so, and you have automatic login enabled, you should see posts disappear from the "View new posts" or "View active topics" links.
On the old site there was no need to periodically click "Mark forums read" as the site would mark any older than the last visit read automatically the next time you came to the site. I'm now trialling a similar thing on this site.
Rather than topics/forums being marked with red icons ad infinitum if you don't click that little link, this should only mark them red where there are new posts since you last logged out, or if you don't log in then since the last time you were tracked on the site prior to your new session starting - so if you idle for more than an hour or so, and you have automatic login enabled, you should see posts disappear from the "View new posts" or "View active topics" links.