Posted by Dr. Bob on August 27, 2003, at 9:24:12
In reply to 'New' icon, posted by Peter on August 26, 2003, at 7:55:50
> Why sometimes when I post a new thread the 'NEW' icon appears next to it, while other times it does not?
> (Surely my post is more likely to be read and answered if it's got that nice 'new' icon next to it).The icons are different for everyone and depend on when they last visited:
http://www.dr-bob.org/babble/faq.html#flags
"Visiting" means loading the (current) main page. Say you visit at 8:00 and then come back at 9:00. Any messages that were posted during the previous hour will get the icon. But if you then reload the main page at 9:01, those same posts won't be considered "new" anymore, and only messages that were posted in the previous *minute* will get the icon. Is that more clear?
Bob
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