# Instead of "New Posts" or "Today's Posts", how about "New Threads"?

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**Created:** [February 11, 2010, 6:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/instead-of-new-posts-or-todays-posts-how-about-new-threads/528533 "2010-02-11T06:26:40Z")\
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**Author:** ![needscoffee](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/needscoffee/32/1076_2.png) [@needscoffee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/needscoffee)\
**Post date:** [February 11, 2010, 6:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/instead-of-new-posts-or-todays-posts-how-about-new-threads/528533/1 "2010-02-11T06:26:40Z")

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A useful feature on the message board would be where instead of looking up “New Posts”, or “Today’s Posts”, I can call up “New Threads”. I don’t see any way to do this at this time.

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**Author:** ![xash](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/x/c6cbf5/32.png) [@xash](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/xash)\
**Post date:** [February 11, 2010, 7:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/instead-of-new-posts-or-todays-posts-how-about-new-threads/528533/2 "2010-02-11T07:26:41Z")

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It’s not included in the default vBulletin options, but you can click on this link to return new threads:

[**New Threads**](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/search.php?do=process&replyless=1&replylimit=0&searchdate=1)

- **xash**  
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**Author:** ![needscoffee](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/needscoffee/32/1076_2.png) [@needscoffee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/needscoffee)\
**Post date:** [February 11, 2010, 8:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/instead-of-new-posts-or-todays-posts-how-about-new-threads/528533/3 "2010-02-11T08:34:47Z")

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> [@xash](#):
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> It’s not included in the default vBulletin options, but you can click on this link to return new threads:
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> [**New Threads**](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/search.php?do=process&replyless=1&replylimit=0&searchdate=1)
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> - **xash**  
> Administrator

Bravo! How do I access this link when I’m not in this particular post?

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**Author:** ![xash](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/x/c6cbf5/32.png) [@xash](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/xash)\
**Post date:** [February 11, 2010, 8:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/instead-of-new-posts-or-todays-posts-how-about-new-threads/528533/4 "2010-02-11T08:39:52Z")

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In Opera and Firefox, right click, bookmark link.

In Chrome, drag link to the bookmark bar on top (right under the url bar).

- **xash**  
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**Author:** ![needscoffee](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/needscoffee/32/1076_2.png) [@needscoffee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/needscoffee)\
**Post date:** [February 11, 2010, 8:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/instead-of-new-posts-or-todays-posts-how-about-new-threads/528533/5 "2010-02-11T08:43:15Z")

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Actually, I see that what it pulled up is all new threads with zero replies. Which is good, but too limited. I guess what I really would like is “all new threads which were begun since my last visit, including ones with posted replies”. Is there any way to do this?

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**Author:** ![xash](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/x/c6cbf5/32.png) [@xash](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/xash)\
**Post date:** [February 11, 2010, 8:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/instead-of-new-posts-or-todays-posts-how-about-new-threads/528533/6 "2010-02-11T08:57:26Z")

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Other parameters will time-out or result in a database error.

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**Author:** ![NineToTheSky](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/b5a626/32.png) [@NineToTheSky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NineToTheSky)\
**Post date:** [February 11, 2010, 10:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/instead-of-new-posts-or-todays-posts-how-about-new-threads/528533/7 "2010-02-11T10:39:17Z")

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There’s also the RSS feed.

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**Author:** ![xash](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/x/c6cbf5/32.png) [@xash](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/xash)\
**Post date:** [February 11, 2010, 10:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/instead-of-new-posts-or-todays-posts-how-about-new-threads/528533/8 "2010-02-11T10:44:24Z")

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> [@NineToTheSky](#):
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> There’s also the RSS feed.

Right! That’s the better way to do it.