# No, there \*isn't\* one unread topic **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-there-isnt-one-unread-topic/1023902 **Category:** Site Feedback **Created:** [October 12, 2025, 8:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-there-isnt-one-unread-topic/1023902 "2025-10-12T20:32:06Z") **Posts on this page:** 1 **Showing post:** 3
### Author: ![Railer13](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/railer13/32/9742_2.png) [@Railer13](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Railer13) #### Post date: [October 12, 2025, 9:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-there-isnt-one-unread-topic/1023902/3 "2025-10-12T21:46:48Z")
Yeah, we’ve had this ongoing discussion here for quite a while. > [@Unread count showing 1, when there are no unread topics](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unread-count-showing-1-when-there-are-no-unread-topics/1010252): > > This just started happening a few days ago, and it just happened again. Discourse showed that I had two unread topics. I clicked on the ‘unread topics’ link and it brought up the two threads. I opened one thread, read it, and then opened the other thread and read it. Then Discourse showed that I had 1 unread topic. When I clicked on that message, it said I had no unread topics. If I refresh the page instead of clicking the link, the ‘1 unread topic’ message goes away. Not a big deal, but … --- _[View the full topic](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-there-isnt-one-unread-topic/1023902)._