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Originally Posted by FirstChrysler
?? OK, But this only provides one page of recent posts. With so many members and posts, If I don't check up for a few days, there may be 2000 new posts! Active topics will not report many of the topics with new posts under these conditions.
Best thing I do is:
1) be a member
2) login
3) click the "new posts" hyperlink under the "User CP" window on the left side of the main web page.
This will show all topics with new posts, and then will show topics that were not updated in since my last visit. There will be many pages of topics.
I figured the "Active Topics" link is for new visitors who are not members so they can get a sampling of what is currently being discussed on the site.
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Hey FC,
If you only get one page, then I'd venture to say you clicked "Active Topics" rather than the
(T) following "Active Topics" as NR had suggested.
Here's how it all breaks down:
Active Topics:
The 50 most recent new threads, or threads with new posts
Active Topics (T):
Click only the
(T) for the 100 most recent new threads within the past 24 hrs.
New Posts:
All new unread threads since your last visit to the forum, to a maximum of 500 threads. This will show all threads that you have not opened; those that are new since your last visit will appear first on the list, then there will be a forums message, "
The threads below have not been updated since your last visit but still contain unread posts", to divide that part of the list from the remainder, which will be all threads which have posts that were new upon previous visits, but which you did not open and do not contain new posts since that time.
To clear the "New Posts" list, go up to "Quick Links" on the Nav Bar and select "Mark All Forums Read" from the pulldown menu. If you'd like to keep the list clean, just take this step at the end of each visit and before leaving the site.
Forum Archives:
If it has been so long since your last visit that you have surpassed the 500 thread limit in "New Posts", first of all, shame on you 
, secondly, welcome back, and finally, there is still hope to catch up...
"Forum Archives" is found in the "Site Navigation" window, top left corner of the home page, above your user CP. This will provide access to all threads, past & present, by category. If you see "PDA" on the right top of the page, click it to also see how many replies each thread received.
