The "NEW" Flag By ellpee (Read 828 times)

[ellpee]

Hey JR, is that flag person-specific, as in I only see it if there's stuff *** I *** haven't read yet, or generic, as in new within the last xxx hours or days?

[JR]

ellpee
I'm not understanding what you are asking ellpee? Can you be more specific?

[ellpee]

When I log into any given classroom, some threads will show a "NEW" flag. Was wondering if that flag is associated with my specific logon, i.e., is telling me there's something new in that thread that *** Ellpee *** hasn't read, or whether it's generic, i.e., telling the whole world that something new has been posted to the thread in the past xxx hours or yyy days. Don't know how to explain it better than that.

[JR]

Ellpee, do you know how to do a screen shot? If so when that appears can you screen shot it and then post it here so I can try to figure out what it is? Never seen it before?

JR

[ellpee]

I'll try that later today. Worst case, I'll put one or more screenshots into a Word document and attach it. I see the NEW flag both at classroom level and and individual thread level. Once I go into that classroom or into that thread, then leave, the NEW flag is gone. On the other hand, if I DON'T go into a classroom or thread flagged as NEW, that flag hangs around for some time.

[ellpee]

Okay then -- went into a classroom, then into one of its threads, screenshotting as I went, and stuck them all in a Word document that is attached. My question, which is really just one of curiosity, is whether the appearance and disappearance of those NEW flags is related to my specific logon ID. I suspect it is, that somehow the forum keeps track of who I am and what I have or have not read, and puts flags on things I haven't yet opened. Looking at some of the classrooms I never go to, it appears the NEW flags hang around for 2-3 weeks before going away.

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