# How are the number of views updated on the Board?
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**Created:** [October 4, 2007, 7:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-are-the-number-of-views-updated-on-the-board/421537 "2007-10-04T19:45:36Z")
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### Author:  [@SSG\_Schwartz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SSG_Schwartz)
#### Post date: [October 4, 2007, 7:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-are-the-number-of-views-updated-on-the-board/421537/1 "2007-10-04T19:45:36Z")
I have clicked on a few threads, reloaded the page, and the number of views hasn’t changed. Is it that my views don’t count, or is it done periodically?
SSG Schwartz
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### Author:  [@Telemark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Telemark)
#### Post date: [October 4, 2007, 7:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-are-the-number-of-views-updated-on-the-board/421537/2 "2007-10-04T19:52:23Z")
[QUOTE=SSG Schwartz]
I have clicked on a few threads, reloaded the page, and the number of views hasn’t changed. Is it that my views don’t count, or is it done periodically?
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It’s usually done periodically by vBulletin, and there may also be caching involved.
Plus, there may be a special filter put in just for certain users, but I can’t say for certain who is on the list. 🙂
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### Author:  [@TubaDiva](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TubaDiva)
#### Post date: [October 4, 2007, 9:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-are-the-number-of-views-updated-on-the-board/421537/3 "2007-10-04T21:48:04Z")
What he said, pretty much; it’s a background thing.