# A Refreshing Question

**URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-refreshing-question/223781
**Category:** About This Message Board
**Created:** [January 10, 2004, 4:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-refreshing-question/223781 "2004-01-10T04:17:58Z")
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### Author: ![Ruby](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/13edae/32.png) [@Ruby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ruby)
#### Post date: [January 10, 2004, 4:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-refreshing-question/223781/1 "2004-01-10T04:17:58Z")

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When I first come to the boards, I use the View New Posts link to load the initial list of threads. After I read a thread, I use my browser’s back button (IE6) to go back to the initial list.

Lately, the list of threads refreshes and reloads every time I use the back button rather than returning to the cached page.

Since the search functions seem to hinder the hamsters, doesn’t the continual refreshing of the new posts slow them down even more?

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### Author: ![UncleBeer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/977dab/32.png) [@UncleBeer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/UncleBeer)
#### Post date: [January 12, 2004, 1:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-refreshing-question/223781/2 "2004-01-12T13:13:03Z")

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Try this:  
[http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?s=&threadid=233030](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?s=&threadid=233030)