Web Wiz Support and Community Forums : New message flag not clearing https://forums.webwiz.net/ Copyright (c) 2006-2013 Web Wiz Forums - All Rights Reserved. Sat, 11 Apr 2026 17:53:11 +0000 Wed, 24 May 2006 08:50:40 +0000 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Web Wiz Forums 12.08 360 https://forums.webwiz.net/RSS_post_feed.asp?TID=20002 <![CDATA[Web Wiz Support and Community Forums]]> https://forums.webwiz.net/forum_images/web_wiz_forums.png https://forums.webwiz.net/ <![CDATA[New message flag not clearing : For performance reasons it is...]]> https://forums.webwiz.net/new-message-flag-not-clearing_topic20002_post107651.html#107651 Author: WebWiz-Bruce
Subject: 20002
Posted: 24 May 2006 at 8:50am

For performance reasons it is not possible to store each and every post you have read, otherwise things would just grind to a halt.

Instead nearly all forums use a system, whereby you have a flag for 'New Posts Since Last Visit' rather than 'Un-read Posts'

Once you have read all the posts in the forum, there is a link on the main forum page called 'Mark All Posts as Read', this will then remove the flag from forums, till a new un-read post is made.
]]> Wed, 24 May 2006 08:50:40 +0000 https://forums.webwiz.net/new-message-flag-not-clearing_topic20002_post107651.html#107651 <![CDATA[New message flag not clearing : I spent a good 10-15 minutes searching...]]> https://forums.webwiz.net/new-message-flag-not-clearing_topic20002_post107640.html#107640 Author: RadioActiveLamb
Subject: 20002
Posted: 24 May 2006 at 1:10am

I spent a good 10-15 minutes searching for anything resembling this problem and came-up dry.  With search terms like "new", "post", "flag" and "thread", the results are far too broad to come back with anything useful.  I also went through the FAQ, but found nothing.  I assumed that this had to be discussed, since it is a very basic function that HAD to have been seen. 
 
Is there a resolution to the problem?  Is it considered a problem?  Is there anything I can do to change the behavior of WWF to make it work?  Can I at-least get a link to one of the many threads that discuss it?
]]> Wed, 24 May 2006 01:10:24 +0000 https://forums.webwiz.net/new-message-flag-not-clearing_topic20002_post107640.html#107640 <![CDATA[New message flag not clearing : Please do a search, this has been...]]> https://forums.webwiz.net/new-message-flag-not-clearing_topic20002_post107626.html#107626 Author: WebWiz-Bruce
Subject: 20002
Posted: 23 May 2006 at 7:36pm

Please do a search, this has been talked about many times.]]> Tue, 23 May 2006 19:36:54 +0000 https://forums.webwiz.net/new-message-flag-not-clearing_topic20002_post107626.html#107626 <![CDATA[New message flag not clearing : If a forum has a new message since...]]> https://forums.webwiz.net/new-message-flag-not-clearing_topic20002_post107612.html#107612 Author: RadioActiveLamb
Subject: 20002
Posted: 23 May 2006 at 5:02pm

If a forum has a new message since the user's last visit, it rightly shows a new message flag.  However, if the user fully reads all the new topics under that forum, the forum STILL shows the new message flag.  The behavior isn't consistent with the topic/thread listing, which clears after the user reads. 

If a forum is fully "read" by the user, shouldn't the new message flag be reset?
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