Andre S. Veteran Posted January 21, 2008 Veteran Share Posted January 21, 2008 When I browse the "Main" page of Neowin (neowin.net), I often get "1 new message" where it should read "0 new messages" since I didn't actually receive a new messge. This doesn't happen when I'm on the forum page. It happens on the Main, Gamer and Software pages. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slimy Posted January 21, 2008 Share Posted January 21, 2008 There's probably a message in your inbox that is still marked as "unread". Look closely at the icons on the left hand side to see if you can find it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andre S. Veteran Posted January 21, 2008 Author Veteran Share Posted January 21, 2008 Hm, looks like you were right. (Although it was marked as unread I had read it before, but anyway). But then I shouldn't have been getting "0 new messages" on the forum page. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fred Derf Veteran Posted January 21, 2008 Veteran Share Posted January 21, 2008 After a while the forum gives up and considers the message no longer new even though it is still unread. The front page doesn't care and will still tell you that you have unread messages even if they are very old. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slimy Posted January 21, 2008 Share Posted January 21, 2008 Yeah the two (front page and forum) use different code. I'm not 100% certain on the exact differences, so I'll let a dev tell you exactly what's happening. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joel Posted January 21, 2008 Share Posted January 21, 2008 The forum counts messages as read when you visit your PM box, it seems. That's the difference. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaveLegg Developer Posted January 21, 2008 Developer Share Posted January 21, 2008 Yeah the two (front page and forum) use different code. I'm not 100% certain on the exact differences, so I'll let a dev tell you exactly what's happening. They use the same code now ;) Saves us an sql query :p The forums and main page should display the same number from now on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slimy Posted January 21, 2008 Share Posted January 21, 2008 ^ Great :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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