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What is a "NEW" Post?

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What determines if a post is "new". Is this a timed, ie. clocked determination or some other?

For example, say there are posts being made periodically, at different times throughout the day. Then I log on in the evening. Which of these posts will come up under the selection "new posts"? Will it be the last post in EVERY thread that had a new post that day? Or will it be only those in threads that have been posted within the last hour, 15 minutes, what?

Thank you
 
I believe for the most part it should be any thread in which someoneposts to and you have not currently read. So if you have read all 25 posts of a thread, and someone makes a 26th post, then it would show up as new. Although sometimes you don't even have to read a particular "new post" thread for it to disappear. I have had that happen if I check the "new posts", not read them all, and then check new posts later.
 
Just expanding on what Matt said:

"NEW" posts are any posts made since your last visit. Votes in polls count too, which can be misleading because sometimes the last actual post was from long ago.

New posts are identified by the little tiny box on the top left of each post. An old post will be gray, and a new one will be orange.

There's also the 30 minute factor. If you close Fauna and reopen it in 29 minutes, you're still considered to be on the same "visit". However, if you wait 31+ minutes, only posts made since the last time you were online will show up.

If you click "New Posts" a list of threads that have new posts (with respect to YOUR last visit) will show up. If you click on the little arrow thingy to the left of the threads' titles, it will take you to the first new post (again, with respect to your last visit) that was made in that thread.

Hope that helps.
 
Thanks.
I never took any notice of the little box or it's color. I guess I thought it was decoration; you know, like a bullet. :hehe:
 
LMAO, I never noticed the little colored box either.....glad I'm not the only one. :p
 
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