Weird behaviour in 'New Posts"

[ged]

I often use the site's 'recent posts' link. Sometimes I've noticed that it behaves a little oddly but I haven't been able to repeat things that I've thought I'd seen which I thought were wrong. Today is different, it seems to be perfectly repeatable.

Here is a screen shot of the latest posts showing a post which happens to be by "No Idea", allegedly dated today at 12:48, in the thread "Global Warming":

http://www.jubileegroup.co.uk/JOS/misc/recent_posts.jpg

Here is a shot of the last post in the "Global Warming" thread. The last post is indeed by that user but the date is 19 December last year:

http://www.jubileegroup.co.uk/JOS/misc/global.jpg

And for what it's worth here is a shot of the last few posts from user "No Idea", which if correct shows that the user is at the very least a prolific poster...

http://www.jubileegroup.co.uk/JOS/misc/hammocks.jpg

With apologies to No Idea, who drew the short straw in this lottery.

 

[robin wood]

I have no idea what is going on

 

[Mesquite]

I have no idea what is going on

Glad I'm not the only one

 

[nuggets]

`chuckle` I,ve ` No idea ` either !!

 

[Shewie]

It's because it's a Poll Ged, come on I thought you knew that one

It means somebody has voted in the Poll at 12:48 rather than it referring to No Ideas last post.

 

[JonathanD]

It's because it's a Poll Ged, come on I thought you knew that one

It means somebody has voted in the Poll at 12:48 rather than it referring to No Ideas last post.

No, it is actually because No Idea posts alot.

 

[Ahjno]

No, it is actually because No Idea posts alot.

You're right about that But in this case Rich has it to the right end. Because it's a poll, the last vote is counted as a reply.

 

[Whittler Kev]

How come the posts views didn't increase then?

 

[Shewie]

How come the posts views didn't increase then?

How do you mean Kev ?

The post count on Geds screenshot will be from the time he made it, it's increased now though

 

[Whittler Kev]

If you look at this pic

the number of replies and views doesn't change even though the post time does, but won't the views change when someone opens the thread to vote?

 

[JonathanD]

In that case, it's probably because No Idea is posting replies to his own posts, so it may not update on the views or replies as quickly.

 

[ged]

It's because it's a Poll Ged, come on I thought you knew that one

It means somebody has voted in the Poll at 12:48 rather than it referring to No Ideas last post.

Ah, thanks. You'd have thought I could have worked that out for myself...

 

[ged]

... it may not update on the views or replies as quickly.

Well I was going to go on to the whole views/posts thing (how does a thread get a reply if it's had no views???) but I think I'll keep my head down now.

 

[Nagual]

Well I was going to go on to the whole views/posts thing (how does a thread get a reply if it's had no views???) but I think I'll keep my head down now.

Ahh that'll be evil Gremlins again playing with forum software..

 

[shaggystu]

Well I was going to go on to the whole views/posts thing (how does a thread get a reply if it's had no views???)....

this has always baffled me too, i've noticed on occasion that i've started threads and had up to half a dozen replies (from various people) but no views, me no understand.

stuart

 

[Shewie]

Well I was going to go on to the whole views/posts thing (how does a thread get a reply if it's had no views???) but I think I'll keep my head down now.

I think if somebody views a thread and then decides to reply, it counts their view as a reply rather than a view

 

[JonathanD]

I think if somebody views a thread and then decides to reply, it counts their view as a reply rather than a view

Well that's silly. Someone should tell it.

 

[No Idea]

The view counts seem to be updated every 15 mins or so, rather than live as is the case with the post count.

I was surprised that thread came back up, but assumed someone had answered and then deleted their post.