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  • MotoUp
    Senior Member
    • Jul 2004
    • 142

    Unread threads changing on their own to read

    I swear I saw this somewhere before, but could not find it now that it is affecting me.

    A lot of my users are complaining that when they log in, they see a bunch of new posts, then say they don't have a chance to read them, and go on break, and come back, all the ones that were unread are now marked as read even though they didn't read them.

    Has anyone else encountered this?
  • Steve Machol
    Former Customer Support Manager
    • Jul 2000
    • 154488

    #2
    This is normal. The thread read markings are based on sessions. If they allow their session to end, the read marks will be reset.
    Steve Machol, former vBulletin Customer Support Manager (and NOT retired!)
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    • MotoUp
      Senior Member
      • Jul 2004
      • 142

      #3
      So there's no way to change it so say, if they're on vacation for a week, when they come back, they don't have to hunt for the stuff they've missed?

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      • Steve Machol
        Former Customer Support Manager
        • Jul 2000
        • 154488

        #4
        If they've been gone for a week, then the next time they login all the new posts since their last visit will be marked unread.
        Steve Machol, former vBulletin Customer Support Manager (and NOT retired!)
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        Steve Machol Photography


        Mankind is the only creature smart enough to know its own history, and dumb enough to ignore it.


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        • MotoUp
          Senior Member
          • Jul 2004
          • 142

          #5
          But what if they didn't log out, but have just been inactive? Is a possible solution to this for them to log out each time?

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          • Steve Machol
            Former Customer Support Manager
            • Jul 2000
            • 154488

            #6
            If they are not active then their session times out as per the cookie timeout setting.
            Steve Machol, former vBulletin Customer Support Manager (and NOT retired!)
            Change CKEditor Colors to Match Style (for 4.1.4 and above)

            Steve Machol Photography


            Mankind is the only creature smart enough to know its own history, and dumb enough to ignore it.


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            • MotoUp
              Senior Member
              • Jul 2004
              • 142

              #7
              Ok. So there's no way to change it from cookie time out, to when they actually enter the thread that it's marked read?

              Thanks Steve, I appreciate your patience while I soak all this in.

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              • Steve Machol
                Former Customer Support Manager
                • Jul 2000
                • 154488

                #8
                Sorry I don't understand the question. When they read a thread it is marked as read.
                Steve Machol, former vBulletin Customer Support Manager (and NOT retired!)
                Change CKEditor Colors to Match Style (for 4.1.4 and above)

                Steve Machol Photography


                Mankind is the only creature smart enough to know its own history, and dumb enough to ignore it.


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                • MotoUp
                  Senior Member
                  • Jul 2004
                  • 142

                  #9
                  No, when they haven't read a thread, after the cookie times out, it's being shown as read even though they have never actually opened that thread, and I understand that's what you intended. But I'm asking (and it could be a tall order) is there anyway to make a change so that the thread never shows as read until they either mark the forum as read, or open the thread.

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                  • Steve Machol
                    Former Customer Support Manager
                    • Jul 2000
                    • 154488

                    #10
                    Yes, that is currently the way it works and the way vBulletin has always worked. Changing this would require some significant custom coding. You can try asking about this over at vbulletin.org but I don't recall any hacks that do this.
                    Steve Machol, former vBulletin Customer Support Manager (and NOT retired!)
                    Change CKEditor Colors to Match Style (for 4.1.4 and above)

                    Steve Machol Photography


                    Mankind is the only creature smart enough to know its own history, and dumb enough to ignore it.


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