| Show unread posts since last visit - MARK ALL MESSAGES AS READ Posted by matth1j at 13:18, 19th November 2025 |     |
Apologies if this is covered elsewhere, but regarding the "MARK ALL MESSAGES AS READ" link on the "Show unread posts since last visit" page...
Can I just check that it only marks all the messages currently displayed on my screen as read, and doesn't include any messages that have been posted since the page was displayed? That is, there's no danger of messages that I'm unaware of as being marked as read, and consequently missed (unless I use the "Recent posts" link)?
| Re: Show unread posts since last visit - MARK ALL MESSAGES AS READ Posted by ChrisB at 13:43, 19th November 2025 | |
My understanding is that it marks ALL unread messages as 'Read', not just those being displayed. It is dangerous, and you can miss messages using it. Use with care.
Hopefully, I'll be corrected....
| Re: Show unread posts since last visit - MARK ALL MESSAGES AS READ Posted by Chris from Nailsea at 14:50, 19th November 2025 | |
No, ChrisB, you are correct.
The forum software we use is perhaps rather simplistic: it will indeed apply any such request to ALL unread messages.
That is why I never use it: I'd prefer to be very selective in what I read on the Coffee Shop forum. Which is everything, actually.
CfN.
