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Unread posts links gone missing?
« on: August 12, 2014, 06:08:39 AM »
There used to be two links at the top of the page when I log in:
- unread replies to my posts, and unread posts since last login.

Those were the two main ways I found stuff to read on here ... and they're both gone!

Can they come back?

Thanks,

- Paul
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Re: Unread posts links gone missing?
« Reply #1 on: August 12, 2014, 08:00:34 AM »
They still show for me. Using Firefox FYI. ???

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Re: Unread posts links gone missing?
« Reply #2 on: August 12, 2014, 09:41:40 AM »
They're both showing for me. There's no account setting to shut them on or off, they're on by default.

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Re: Unread posts links gone missing?
« Reply #3 on: August 12, 2014, 12:09:36 PM »
Weird!
I'm using Firefox too.

They used to be right above the "Main forums" section ... screenshot attached

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Re: Unread posts links gone missing?
« Reply #4 on: August 12, 2014, 03:03:13 PM »
That's odd. Not only are the links missing, the Hello and the date are missing. It's as if you weren't logged in.

Try disabling all your Firefox plugins and addons and see if it comes back. Whatever the problem is, I can't see how it could be the forum software or settings.

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Re: Unread posts links gone missing?
« Reply #5 on: August 12, 2014, 04:22:48 PM »
Clear all the cookies and history and start again...
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Re: Unread posts links gone missing?
« Reply #6 on: August 12, 2014, 04:45:42 PM »
There is no way to overestimate the weird s**t that browsers do to web pages.  It changes almost weekly.
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Re: Unread posts links gone missing?
« Reply #7 on: August 12, 2014, 06:26:26 PM »
Found the "problem"!

The little thingy in the top-right corner of the forum ... if you hover it says "Shrink or expand the header".
Try clicking that.... and then click it again.  See?

Somehow I did that by accident and couldn't figure out WTF happened....
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Re: Unread posts links gone missing?
« Reply #8 on: August 12, 2014, 07:48:08 PM »
 8)  Now if only we can remember that the next time it disappears...   :mrgreen: