# Oddity with thread post counts

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oddity-with-thread-post-counts/86163>\
**Category:** About This Message Board\
**Created:** [October 8, 2001, 6:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oddity-with-thread-post-counts/86163 "2001-10-08T18:43:41Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![Demise](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/34f0e0/32.png) [@Demise](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Demise)\
**Post date:** [October 8, 2001, 6:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oddity-with-thread-post-counts/86163/1 "2001-10-08T18:43:41Z")

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I replied to this [thread](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?threadid=91781), and while my post shows up if you view the thread, the thread was not bumped and still shows zero replies. This has happened to me before, but it’s pretty odd. Is it common?

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**Author:** ![Demise](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/34f0e0/32.png) [@Demise](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Demise)\
**Post date:** [October 8, 2001, 6:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oddity-with-thread-post-counts/86163/2 "2001-10-08T18:45:49Z")

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Umm, nevermind, it finally refreshed. Bizzare.

Of course, now I feel stupid. Yay.

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**Author:** ![ultrafilter](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/3d9bf3/32.png) [@ultrafilter](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ultrafilter)\
**Post date:** [October 8, 2001, 8:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oddity-with-thread-post-counts/86163/3 "2001-10-08T20:20:31Z")

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From time to time, it takes a few seconds for the database to be updated. If traffic is high or you’re refreshing very quickly, the latest changes won’t be caught.

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**Author:** ![Slip\_Mahoney](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e47774/32.png) [@Slip\_Mahoney](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Slip_Mahoney)\
**Post date:** [October 9, 2001, 3:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oddity-with-thread-post-counts/86163/4 "2001-10-09T03:00:21Z")

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Uh huh. Suuuure.

Then why does it say I registered in June and have 232 posts, when in fact, I signed on in 1958 and have 47,391 posts?