New posts number versus what I really have

[vinolover Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close vinolover]

I've noticed since the redesign of the site that my "New Posts" number is very different from the number of new posts I actually have on my screen when I click on the new posts link.

For example, just now my new posts number says 24 but when I click on it there are actually 5 new posts.

This varies every time I'm on the site. Sometimes the news posts number will be around 150 but there are only around 40 new posts.

I know I don't get every post for groups that I don't belong to but even so the difference is quite large. I didn't opt out of any boards in my user cp. Plus, this didn't work this way before the site re-do. If it said there were 10 new posts then there really were 10 new posts.

Is there something I'm missing out on?

[bigfrank Administrator Find all posts View Profile Close bigfrank]

Are you sure you are not hitting todays post by mistake?

[mshatty Super Moderator Find all posts View Profile Close mshatty]

Vinolover,

Remember that the number of new posts is that, not the number of threads that they are contained in. There may be 1, 2, 3, or more new posts within a certain thread. For example, if there were 3 new posts in 8 different threads, the new posts count would be 24. So when you clicked on the new posts button, you would only see 8 threads.

[bigfrank Administrator Find all posts View Profile Close bigfrank]

Vinolover,

Remember that the number of new posts is that, not the number of threads that they are contained in. There may be 1, 2, 3, or more new posts within a certain thread. For example, if there were 3 new posts in 8 different threads, the new posts count would be 24. So when you clicked on the new posts button, you would only see 8 threads.

Yes this is true and the Woot thread has been on Fire.:

[vinolover Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close vinolover]

Definitely hitting the "new posts" link (I don't have a link on my screen that says "today's posts" anymore).

So let me see if I understand. Just now I had a new posts total of 72. When I clicked on the new posts link it showed at the top banner:

"Search results Showing results 1 to 17 of 17"

So what I'm really seeing is 17 threads that have new postings on them. And the total of the new postings for those 17 threads is 72. Is that correct?

[bigfrank Administrator Find all posts View Profile Close bigfrank]

So let me see if I understand. Just now I had a new posts total of 72. When I clicked on the new posts link it showed at the top banner:

"Search results Showing results 1 to 17 of 17"

So what I'm really seeing is 17 threads that have new postings on them. And the total of the new postings for those 17 threads is 72. Is that correct?

Yes and most of todays and yesterdays posts are in the Hot tub under the woot off just started thread. Last I looked there are 125 replies in under 2 days.

[basham Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close basham]

Definitely hitting the "new posts" link (I don't have a link on my screen that says "today's posts" anymore).

Click on "Member Tools" (on the same bar as New Posts) Today's Posts is the first item on the drop down menu.

[vinolover Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close vinolover]

Thanks to all. Now I get it. Just wanted to be sure I wasn't missing any good scoop