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I thought 'View Latest Threads' in the 'Quick Links' menu was supposed to display the latest threads created. However, it gives, among other, sticky threads or multiple pages threads. So can somebody explain me please?
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Originally Posted by l0f4r0
I thought 'View Latest Threads' in the 'Quick Links' menu was supposed to display the latest threads created. However, it gives, among other, sticky threads or multiple pages threads. So can somebody explain me please?
Are you sure you're looking at Quick Links > View Latest Threads ?
Because I just checked at least twice on my machine, and I'm seeing exactly what it says, the "latest threads". I did not see any sticky threads among the threads/posts in the same list. It seems to me that it also includes the latest posts as well, as some of the threads listed I know are not new.
Are you sure you're looking at Quick Links > View Latest Threads ?
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Originally Posted by jsbjsb001
Because I just checked at least twice on my machine, and I'm seeing exactly what it says, the "latest threads". I did not see any sticky threads among the threads/posts in the same list. It seems to me that it also includes the latest posts as well, as some of the threads listed I know are not new.
It seems that we don't see the same kind of results then... I've checked again and got sticky threads...
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Am I understanding your question correctly?
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Originally Posted by rtmistler
View latest threads is a shortcut for a search which gives you the latest threads which have activity, in time descending order.
Okay but what is the difference with 'Quick Links' > 'View New Posts' then?
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It seems that we don't see the same kind of results then... I've checked again and got sticky threads...
Well then I donno what you're looking at, because I didn't see any sticky threads in it when I looked at it, and also, most sticky threads are closed for good reason. But I just remembered there are a few that ain't, like Jeremy's ones in the Linux - Software forum and a couple elsewhere too. Sorry, forgot all about them (but I didn't notice any in the list I got but).
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Okay but what is the difference with 'Quick Links' > 'View New Posts' then?
All I have for you is to pull down the Quick Links and hover over the selections.
You'll see some details about the search specifications in the hyperlink which is pending if you were to choose to click. I suppose you can copy that link also an examine it in more detail, and then go to the Search -> Advanced Search and see what options you would use to duplicate those searches.
Once again, they are just the equivalent of Canned Saved Searches. In fact, you can use the Advanced Search option and save your own searches.
I don't typically use the View New Posts one, I use the View Latest Threads one all the time.
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Really? For example if you check fast enough you are not seeing currently:
Sticky: Requests for -current (14.2-->15.0)
Sticky: What games would you like to see ported to Linux?
? NB : I've checked on Chrome and IE.
I meant when I looked at it before (my first post in this thread).
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Euh...if I'm not wrong, rtmistler has explained what is 'View Latest Threads' but not the difference with 'View New Posts' ^^
OK, have a look at both of them, you will notice that the "View New Posts" list, does not have this thread in it (when I just looked at it). But in the "View Latest Threads" list, this thread is in the list. Meaning that posts posted in other threads, after this thread has been posted to, have been moved up the list and knocked posts in this thread down that list, therefore posts in this thread are further down that list. It's therefore a different list you are talking about now.
Also, one says "posts" and the other says "threads", there is a difference between a "post" and a "thread" - not the same thing.
Does that make sense?
Last edited by jsbjsb001; 08-24-2018 at 10:28 AM.
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Ok, thank you for your answers.
My misunderstanding was due to the fact that 'Quick Links' > 'View Latest Threads' doesn't display the very latests threads actually, but the latests threads having activities. It's different then.
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