# New posts rolling back

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-posts-rolling-back/987492>\
**Category:** About This Message Board\
**Created:** [July 24, 2023, 11:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-posts-rolling-back/987492 "2023-07-24T23:53:17Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 6\
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**Author:** ![SuntanLotion](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/suntanlotion/32/16165_2.png) [@SuntanLotion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SuntanLotion)\
**Post date:** [July 24, 2023, 11:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-posts-rolling-back/987492/1 "2023-07-24T23:53:18Z")

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Starting today, when I return to the board and click new posts, it doesn’t take me to the new post, it rolls up about 20 posts. Is it my phone?

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**Author:** ![LSLGuy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lslguy/32/5813_2.png) [@LSLGuy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LSLGuy)\
**Post date:** [July 25, 2023, 12:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-posts-rolling-back/987492/2 "2023-07-25T00:10:16Z")

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We’ve seen that a bunch on phones. Reboot and it’ll probably go away. If not try clearing the phone browser’s cache.

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**Author:** ![Atamasama](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/atamasama/32/12961_2.png) [@Atamasama](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Atamasama)\
**Post date:** [July 25, 2023, 4:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-posts-rolling-back/987492/3 "2023-07-25T04:55:28Z")

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This happens to me rarely but every once in a while.

The only thing that I’ve found helpful is cursing at my phone.

The problem goes away on its own regardless of what you do, but I feel better after venting.

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**Author:** ![ThelmaLou](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thelmalou/32/390_2.png) [@ThelmaLou](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThelmaLou)\
**Post date:** [July 26, 2023, 3:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-posts-rolling-back/987492/4 "2023-07-26T15:56:24Z")

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I don’t know if this applies to phone browsing (although I don’t know why it wouldn’t), but I just learned, thanks to @LSLGuy, that on your profile page under “preferences → tracking,” you have the option to define what “new” means to you. The choices are:

> Consider topics new when
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> - I haven’t viewed them yet
> - Created in the last day
> - Created in the last 2 days
> - Created in the last week
> - Created in the last 2 weeks
> - Created when I was here last

There are other options for other stuff, too. Who knew??

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**Author:** ![SuntanLotion](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/suntanlotion/32/16165_2.png) [@SuntanLotion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SuntanLotion)\
**Post date:** [July 26, 2023, 4:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-posts-rolling-back/987492/5 "2023-07-26T16:25:38Z")

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Thank you!

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**Author:** ![Gatopescado](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gatopescado/32/5711_2.png) [@Gatopescado](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gatopescado)\
**Post date:** [July 29, 2023, 12:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-posts-rolling-back/987492/6 "2023-07-29T00:33:41Z")

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> [@Atamasama](#):
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> The only thing that I’ve found helpful is cursing at my phone.

This is just good everyday advice.