Currently, there appears to be a time limit on the icon changing to highlight a new post (both on forum index and on topics where a new reply has been added). I am requesting that this is removed or the time limit greatly increased, so that posts/topics ALWAYS show as unread, until read. .
Why I think this should be changed: To me and many other forum users, this is a basic feature that is vital to user functionality. Many members only come back to a forum to view new posts since last visit, and the icon changing allows easy viewing of unread posts. When this is not showing, it means you have to browse the whole forum for unread posts, and possibly miss loads, thus reducing member post count and interaction. As most forum software already operates in such a way that posts always show as unread until read, which seems logical, most members will be used to this way of browsing.
As you can see here, this is not a problem only some people experience but seems to be universal to Forumotion forums.
Thanks .
When you first log in, everything appears as it should. If a member
stays on the same page instead of logging out, THEN it will mark
everything as read simply because the member has become inactive. And
it's not like it happens within 2 minutes. It takes at least 15 minutes
to happen on my forum.
Why I think this should be changed: To me and many other forum users, this is a basic feature that is vital to user functionality. Many members only come back to a forum to view new posts since last visit, and the icon changing allows easy viewing of unread posts. When this is not showing, it means you have to browse the whole forum for unread posts, and possibly miss loads, thus reducing member post count and interaction. As most forum software already operates in such a way that posts always show as unread until read, which seems logical, most members will be used to this way of browsing.
As you can see here, this is not a problem only some people experience but seems to be universal to Forumotion forums.
Thanks .
Last edited by matt_m on August 24th 2009, 2:14 pm; edited 2 times in total