unread posts vs new posts

[Garm]

I keep clicking on both "View unread posts" and "View new posts".

I'm probably dense, but what's the distinction between the two?

thanks in advance --

[fj20spl311]

I get a huge difference in the number of posts....(New, must be like ones I have not opened at least once and Unread are ones that have posts I have not read.)


I only use "View Active Posts" and sometimes "View Your Posts" if I am looking for a thread to see if anyone has answered my question.

[George H]

Unread posts are ones you haven't read. New posts are new to the forum. If you haven't been on in a week it will show posts from the last week you haven't read and new post will be the most current.

[Garm]

^ I think I get that. But wouldn't "new posts" also be posts I haven't read, so they would be included in "unread posts" as well?

So one is a subset of the other? I think I need more sleep or something.

[notoptoy]

New posts are posts since your last visit.
Unread are all unread.

[dbrick]

So if it was new and you didn't read it, then next visit it will NOT be on new posts, but will be unread. Unless it's Tuesday, but we're working on that.

[Garm]

^ I'll worry about that tomorrow.

[dbrick]

^ I'll worry about that tomorrow.

Oh damn, tomorrow is Tuesday .....