# New - Latest **URL:** \ **Category:** About This Message Board\ **Created:** [June 30, 2020, 7:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-latest/913833 "2020-06-30T19:09:58Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 10\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Jack\_Batty](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jack_batty/32/3201_2.png) [@Jack\_Batty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jack_Batty)\ **Post date:** [June 30, 2020, 7:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-latest/913833/1 "2020-06-30T19:09:58Z")
I have a feeling this might be a stupid question, but I’ve been trying to figure it out and I’m coming up snake eyes. What is the difference between New Posts and Latest Posts? ---
**Author:** ![running\_coach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/running_coach/32/15836_2.png) [@running\_coach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/running_coach)\ **Post date:** [June 30, 2020, 7:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-latest/913833/2 "2020-06-30T19:13:36Z")
They"re the same thing. “New” is new topics(threads) ---
**Author:** ![Tim\_R.Mortiss](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tim_r.mortiss/32/142_2.png) [@Tim\_R.Mortiss](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tim_R.Mortiss)\ **Post date:** [June 30, 2020, 7:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-latest/913833/3 "2020-06-30T19:18:28Z")
If you hover on “new” it says “topics created in the last few days.” If you hover on “latest” it says “topics with recent posts.” ---
**Author:** ![Jack\_Batty](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jack_batty/32/3201_2.png) [@Jack\_Batty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jack_Batty)\ **Post date:** [July 1, 2020, 11:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-latest/913833/4 "2020-07-01T11:13:48Z")
Thanks. See, I told you it was a stupid question; I didn’t even notice the rollover. But while I’m being ignorant … is there a way to automatically bookmark threads in which you post, like the old auto-subscribe. That’s pretty much how I’m using the bookmarks, but I keep forgetting to manually do it. Duuuuhyaaaa, tanks in advance ---
**Author:** ![running\_coach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/running_coach/32/15836_2.png) [@running\_coach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/running_coach)\ **Post date:** [July 1, 2020, 11:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-latest/913833/5 "2020-07-01T11:27:11Z")
Profile\>Preferences\>Notifications\>When I post in a topic, set that topic to (dropdown menu) It doesn’t bookmark but you get the little numbered circle on the thread when there’s new posts. ---
**Author:** ![Omniscient](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/omniscient/32/3290_2.png) [@Omniscient](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Omniscient)\ **Post date:** [July 1, 2020, 10:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-latest/913833/6 "2020-07-01T22:42:41Z")
> [@running\_coach](#): > > They"re the same thing. “New” is new topics(threads) No, they most certainly are not. Latest the most recently created or responded to posts. New is only the most recent new OPs. ---
**Author:** ![running\_coach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/running_coach/32/15836_2.png) [@running\_coach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/running_coach)\ **Post date:** [July 1, 2020, 10:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-latest/913833/7 "2020-07-01T22:46:48Z")
I thought **JB** was referring to “New posts” from the old board as compared to “Latest” here. ---
**Author:** ![Tierce](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ea5d25/32.png) [@Tierce](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tierce)\ **Post date:** [July 1, 2020, 11:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-latest/913833/8 "2020-07-01T23:31:04Z")
For some reason, when I’m looking at the home page, the first post in the Latest list is the GD rules sticky, even though it hasn’t had any activity since January 1st. All the others in the list are new, but that one’s always at the top. ---
**Author:** ![Omniscient](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/omniscient/32/3290_2.png) [@Omniscient](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Omniscient)\ **Post date:** [July 1, 2020, 11:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-latest/913833/9 "2020-07-01T23:57:43Z")
That one is “Pinned Globally” which is probably just a weird artifact of the migration. You can manually unpin it yourself at the bottom of the topic page. ---
**Author:** ![Tierce](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ea5d25/32.png) [@Tierce](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tierce)\ **Post date:** [July 4, 2020, 8:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-latest/913833/10 "2020-07-04T20:14:13Z")
Cool, thanks. Unpinning all the forum stickies really declutters things too.