New Forum Posts: Where Do They Go?

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New threads in specific forums, such as "classical physics," do not appear in the "new posts" section for users who created them, as they are not considered new to the thread starter. This change has caused frustration for some users who prefer to see all new posts for easier navigation. Responses to threads will show up as new posts, which aligns with the functionality of other forums. There is also concern about users quoting without adding new content, leading to confusion in discussions. Overall, the new system alters how users track discussions and engage with content.
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Is it now so that when a new thread is posted into a specific forum eg "classical physics then it stays in that forum only and does not appear in "new posts"? I ask this because I started a thread in the quantum physics forum and it hasn't appeared in new posts.
If this is a new part of the system I don't particularly like it because I liked to scan through every new post and it was easy to do that. Not so easy now.
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But if you started the thread, it is NOT a new post to you, only to others. If someone responds then that would be a new post and should show up. I think that's how it works now. I haven't really been paying attention to it. That IS how it works on some forums I'm on.
 
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phinds said:
But if you started the thread, it is NOT a new post to you, only to others. If someone responds then that would be a new post and should show up. I think that's how it works now. I haven't really been paying attention to it. That IS how it works on some forums I'm on.
 
Greg Bernhardt said:
Yes that is how it works. :)
 
Dadface, why do you just keep quoting what others have said with no response to it? I mean, I just don't get the point.
 
It may be a problem with the way he is trying to reply. I deleted a post of Dadface's out of another thread when I saw it was only a quote, and now see it happening several times in this thread. I'll start a conversations with him...
 

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