Announcement Browse unanswered threads is back

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The "Unanswered Threads" feature has returned to Physics Forums, making it easier for users to find threads that need responses. This functionality, located in the forums navigation dropdown, shows threads from the last five days, with an option to extend it to seven days. Users can earn trophies for being among the first to respond to these threads, fostering a supportive community. The discussion highlights the importance of addressing unanswered questions and the ongoing efforts to reduce their numbers. Overall, the community is actively engaging in helping to answer questions and improve the forum's responsiveness.
  • #101
Hows the PF stock doing? is it proportional or inversely proportional to the thread count? same for DOW average?
 
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  • #103
Down to a record low of 18! Great job everyone!
 
  • #104
16. Without your new thread (now answered) we would have been at 15 :p.
 
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  • #105
mfb said:
16. Without your new thread (now answered) we would have been at 15 :p.
:oldlaugh:
 
  • #107
40
 
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  • #109
Greg Bernhardt said:
58 :nb)
UG ... I just answered one but now it's now 60 ... it's going the wrong way. Call out the big guns !
 
  • #110
49
 
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  • #113
Right you are ! Bet you got lots of conversations thrown at you for having your signature on these bumps. Is there a watchdog on the bot, or do the mentors have to do that ?
 
  • #114
BvU said:
Is there a watchdog on the bot, or do the mentors have to do that ?
Nope, if she goes haywire, let me know! :biggrin:
 
  • #115
WOO WOO --- down to single digits (actually, just ONE single digit) !

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  • #116
phinds said:
WOO WOO --- down to single digits (actually, just ONE single digit) !
Back to double digits! I think 9 was a record low though!
 
  • #117
Greg Bernhardt said:
Back to double digits! I think 9 was a record low though!

Either way, that's truly impressive! :cool:
 
  • #118
Down to 7 right now.

Edit: 6
 
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  • #119
How come y'all seem to be so happy about that ? :rolleyes: Is PF falling into disuse ?
 
  • #120
BvU said:
How come y'all seem to be so happy about that ? :rolleyes: Is PF falling into disuse ?
Or it means we're doing a great job replying to unanswered threads :smile:
 
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  • #121
Down to 9 ... Merry Xmas :smile:
 
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  • #122
7 now.
 
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  • #123
Now we need more members making threads! :biggrin:
 
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  • #124
Back down to 9 again
 
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  • #125
Is it possible to introduce a distinction between "no replies" and "unanswered"? What I mean is, I made a thread the other day, and for reasons of clarity made a 2nd post, which now means my thread no longer shows up in "unanswered threads" despite in no way actually being answered. It seems "clear" to me that, even if a thread has "replies", if they're all the OP, it's still part of the "question asking". (In my case I was still within the Edit timeframe, so I could have appended Post #2 to it, but let's not forget that the Edit window is, for its own reasons, tightly restricted.)
 
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  • #126
aphirst said:
Is it possible to introduce a distinction between "no replies" and "unanswered"? What I mean is, I made a thread the other day, and for reasons of clarity made a 2nd post, which now means my thread no longer shows up in "unanswered threads" despite in no way actually being answered. It seems "clear" to me that, even if a thread has "replies", if they're all the OP, it's still part of the "question asking". (In my case I was still within the Edit timeframe, so I could have appended Post #2 to it, but let's not forget that the Edit window is, for its own reasons, tightly restricted.)
It sort of is possible in the homework forums. Sometimes an advisor will mark it as solved. But inside that list it is not possible at the moment.
 
  • #127
Back down to 9 again.
 
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  • #128
Wowzers !

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  • #130
Greg Bernhardt said:
Down to 4! We need some thread starters! :wideeyed::biggrin:
Is this because of Spring Break you reckon ?
 
  • #131
phinds said:
Is this because of Spring Break you reckon ?
I don't know, it's been a pretty slow semester from the start.
 
  • #132
I could use a Spring Break! :smile:
 
  • #133
Down to 3. Two of them are very specialized questions, and for the particle physics one I'm not sure if the question has a good answer.
 
  • #134
mfb said:
Down to 3.
The Circuits question is low-hanging fruit -- I'll leave it to the hounds in the EE forum. :biggrin:
 
  • #135
Too late, someone started a new thread.
 
  • #137
Charles Link said:
Back down to 9 again.
 
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  • #138
and back to single digits again (8). I haven't really paid attention in past years but I assume it will stay relatively low during the summer.
 
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  • #139
phinds said:
and back to single digits again (8). I haven't really paid attention in past years but I assume it will stay relatively low during the summer.
Uh ... seems I was right:
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  • #140
This is probably the fewest threads I've seen in the unanswered box.
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Any AMO expert want to try to make it zero?
 

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  • #141
Ygggdrasil said:
This is probably the fewest threads I've seen in the unanswered box.
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Any AMO expert want to try to make it zero?
I replied to it, but I am too late. There are already a couple more.
 
  • #142
Charles Link said:
I replied to it, but I am too late. There are already a couple more.
We are now at zero. I just answered the latest unanswered thread.
 
  • #143
Ygggdrasil said:
This is probably the fewest threads I've seen in the unanswered box.
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Any AMO expert want to try to make it zero?
We are now at zero=probably not for long. :)
 
  • #144
No unanswered threads found in the last 8 days. Why not https://www.physicsforums.com/unanswered/threads?days=5000 instead?
Nothing after February 2018 due to Greg's bot.
 
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  • #145
Charles Link said:
We are now at zero=probably not for long. :)
We did it!:partytime:
(alternatively, we have just proven that question answerers have nothing better to do on a Friday evening than answer questions while question askers probably have much better things to be doing)
 
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  • #146
7:15 P.M. (Central Standard Time) and we're back to zero for at least the second time today.:partytime:
 
  • #148
I have disabled the auto bump feature. Keep an eye on this list
https://www.physicsforums.com/unanswered/threads
 
  • #149
Greg Bernhardt said:
I have disabled the auto bump feature.
You mean the PF Help Bot?
 
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