# Old threads popping up in Unread feed **URL:** \ **Category:** Site Feedback\ **Created:** [August 24, 2024, 11:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-threads-popping-up-in-unread-feed/1006140 "2024-08-24T11:33:08Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Gyrate](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gyrate/32/3588_2.png) [@Gyrate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gyrate)\ **Post date:** [August 24, 2024, 11:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-threads-popping-up-in-unread-feed/1006140/1 "2024-08-24T11:33:08Z")
This morning I was reading my Unread feed here and noticed that there were a bunch of threads whose last posts were years ago. Did they all get bumped by a spammer or troll who then got cornfielded, or is something else going on? ---
**Author:** ![What\_Exit](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/what_exit/32/10652_2.png) [@What\_Exit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/What_Exit)\ **Post date:** [August 24, 2024, 12:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-threads-popping-up-in-unread-feed/1006140/2 "2024-08-24T12:38:23Z")
An example or two would help. ---
**Author:** ![Gyrate](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gyrate/32/3588_2.png) [@Gyrate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gyrate)\ **Post date:** [August 24, 2024, 12:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-threads-popping-up-in-unread-feed/1006140/3 "2024-08-24T12:58:55Z")
For example: > [@NYT Spelling Bee for October 9 (Spoilers!)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nyt-spelling-bee-for-october-9-spoilers/922550): > > Here’s another Spelling Bee thread. The game wants 244 points and I just don’t have the energy to slog through it by myself. Here are the rules: Try to make as many words as you can with the following 7 letters. Letters may be repeated, but they must contain the letter N and be at least 4 letters. Scoring is: 4 letters: 1 point 5 letters: 5 points 6 letters: 6 points, etc. A pangram gets an additional 7 points; a pangram is a word that uses all the letters. We have to get to 244 poi… I note it only pops up in my Unread feed, not Latest, so maybe Discourse is just snagging old threads for some reason. ---
**Author:** ![Gyrate](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gyrate/32/3588_2.png) [@Gyrate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gyrate)\ **Post date:** [August 24, 2024, 1:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-threads-popping-up-in-unread-feed/1006140/4 "2024-08-24T13:00:03Z")
And, ironically, this one just popped up. > [@okay, that was damn weird](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/okay-that-was-damn-weird/697718): > > So I pulled up my control panel page listing all my subscribed threads. That is a tab I have previously opened, but I hit refresh. The list of threads displayed showed a number of old threads that haven’t been active for months - the last post in one was 2013, others seemed older. I was thinking the board was hit by spammers that had been disappeared, but then I noticed it wasn’t just one or two threads, but none of the current threads I have been active in were showing up. I refreshed the pa… ---
**Author:** ![What\_Exit](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/what_exit/32/10652_2.png) [@What\_Exit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/What_Exit)\ **Post date:** [August 24, 2024, 1:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-threads-popping-up-in-unread-feed/1006140/5 "2024-08-24T13:09:50Z")
Weirdness indeed. There are no signs of a spammer or any mod activity. Is it your [unread](https://boards.straightdope.com/unread) feed or the Related Topics are the bottom of a thread? They throw up old threads all the time. ---
**Author:** ![Gyrate](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gyrate/32/3588_2.png) [@Gyrate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gyrate)\ **Post date:** [August 24, 2024, 1:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-threads-popping-up-in-unread-feed/1006140/6 "2024-08-24T13:17:41Z")
Unread feed for some reason. I’ll try clearing my cache and see if that helps for some reason. ---
**Author:** ![What\_Exit](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/what_exit/32/10652_2.png) [@What\_Exit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/What_Exit)\ **Post date:** [August 24, 2024, 1:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-threads-popping-up-in-unread-feed/1006140/7 "2024-08-24T13:24:13Z")
I checked, the last Discourse update was 4 days ago. I guess we have to see if anyone else is having this issue. Hopefully clearing the cache takes care of this. ---
**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:** [August 24, 2024, 1:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-threads-popping-up-in-unread-feed/1006140/8 "2024-08-24T13:29:59Z")
My own list of Tracking threads (IOW those that would appear in Unread if bumped) measures in the 10s of thousands. I have seen zero unexpected old threads pop up. Not today, not yesterday, and not any time in the last months. For sure my list and the OP’s list may be pretty disjoint. But I offer one bit bit of anecdata that the issue is peculiar to the OP’s setup. If the OP has multiple devices, e.g. a phone and a PC, it might be interesting / informative for them to look on both devices at once and see if the results are the same or different. ---
**Author:** ![kayT](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kayt/32/3633_2.png) [@kayT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kayT)\ **Post date:** [August 24, 2024, 1:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-threads-popping-up-in-unread-feed/1006140/9 "2024-08-24T13:31:39Z")
I’m having this problem, and in addition, I no longer get the Unread feed at the bottom of a page, only the Suggested feed and the Related feed. I wish I could get the unread feed back! ---
**Author:** ![Gyrate](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gyrate/32/3588_2.png) [@Gyrate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gyrate)\ **Post date:** [August 24, 2024, 1:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-threads-popping-up-in-unread-feed/1006140/10 "2024-08-24T13:33:42Z")
I’ll give it try - I do read and post on both phone and computer. ---
**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:** [August 24, 2024, 1:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-threads-popping-up-in-unread-feed/1006140/11 "2024-08-24T13:33:55Z")
> [@kayT](#): > > I wish I could get the unread feed back! Did you know all those feeds are also shown as clickable links in the hamburger menu at the top of the page under the [Shortcuts] section? ---
**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:** [August 24, 2024, 1:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-threads-popping-up-in-unread-feed/1006140/12 "2024-08-24T13:49:04Z")
Its happened to me. I want to reply and then realize I don’t want to resurrect. ---
**Author:** ![kayT](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kayt/32/3633_2.png) [@kayT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kayT)\ **Post date:** [August 24, 2024, 1:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-threads-popping-up-in-unread-feed/1006140/13 "2024-08-24T13:55:48Z")
That’s nice to know but I would like to have my unread at the bottom of the page again like it’s always been since we came to this format. Your method works ok but gives me a page with a bunch of stuff I do not need and is an extra step I do not need. Also, makes me curious about the change: why and what else is changed. ---
**Author:** ![What\_Exit](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/what_exit/32/10652_2.png) [@What\_Exit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/What_Exit)\ **Post date:** [August 24, 2024, 1:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-threads-popping-up-in-unread-feed/1006140/14 "2024-08-24T13:57:53Z")
@kayT, the Discourse-classic Theme shows unread and new threads at the bottom, if there are any. what theme are you using? ### To determine or change Theme: - Click on your Avatar next to the Menu. (Upper Right Corner) - Select Profile (The last symbol on the right) - Select Preferences again ⚙ (The gear symbol) - Click on Interface. (Should be the second to last choice.) ---
**Author:** ![BippityBoppityBoo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bippityboppityboo/32/5745_2.png) [@BippityBoppityBoo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BippityBoppityBoo)\ **Post date:** [August 24, 2024, 3:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-threads-popping-up-in-unread-feed/1006140/15 "2024-08-24T15:16:55Z")
> [@kayT](#): > > I’m having this problem, and in addition, I no longer get the Unread feed at the bottom of a page, only the Suggested feed and the Related feed. The same is happening to me and I wish it wasn’t. Something changed somewhere unannounced. I now have to be watchful and take added steps to get back to my true ‘unreads’ via the hamburger menu. Seems like someone fixed something that wasn’t broken. Grrrr….and, BTW, get off my lawn. [and, FWIW, attention: @What_Exit. I use an iPhone 12 Pro and a second gen iPad Pro almost as antique as I am.] ---
**Author:** ![What\_Exit](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/what_exit/32/10652_2.png) [@What\_Exit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/What_Exit)\ **Post date:** [August 24, 2024, 3:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-threads-popping-up-in-unread-feed/1006140/16 "2024-08-24T15:20:20Z")
> [@BippityBoppityBoo](#): > > [and, FWIW, attention: @What_Exit. I use an iPhone 12 Pro and a second gen iPad Pro almost as antique as I am.] I doubt it is the Operating system/Hardware or even Browser. But it may be the **Theme**. But data points do help if we bump this up to the Discourse Staff. As it is, I’m going to move the thread to #Site Feedback as it seems like a better location than #About This Message Board ---
**Author:** ![BippityBoppityBoo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bippityboppityboo/32/5745_2.png) [@BippityBoppityBoo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BippityBoppityBoo)\ **Post date:** [August 24, 2024, 3:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-threads-popping-up-in-unread-feed/1006140/17 "2024-08-24T15:24:38Z")
> [@What\_Exit](#): > > I doubt it is the Operating system/Hardware or even Browser. But it may be the **Theme**. But data points do help if we bump this up to the Discourse Staff. > > As it is, I’m going to move the thread to #Site Feedback as it seems like a better location than #About This Message Board Thanks, What\_Exit. I’m using Sam’s Simple Theme as my interface. ---
**Author:** ![What\_Exit](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/what_exit/32/10652_2.png) [@What\_Exit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/What_Exit)\ **Post date:** [August 24, 2024, 3:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-threads-popping-up-in-unread-feed/1006140/18 "2024-08-24T15:26:54Z")
If you’re up to testing, trying switching to **Discourse-classic** and see if the problem goes away. ### To determine or change Theme: - Click on your Avatar next to the Menu. (Upper Right Corner) - Select Profile (The last symbol on the right) - Select Preferences again ⚙ (The gear symbol) - Click on Interface. (Should be the second to last choice.) ---
**Author:** ![kayT](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kayt/32/3633_2.png) [@kayT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kayT)\ **Post date:** [August 24, 2024, 3:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-threads-popping-up-in-unread-feed/1006140/19 "2024-08-24T15:48:23Z")
When I try to follow your instructions to find my theme, I click on Avatar and do not get Preferences, the last symbol is Profile. If I try to click again to get the gear symbol there is no gear symbol. Anyone else have any help to find my theme (which has not been changed by me since my original setup on this site which was a long time ago and my memory is not that good!). ---
**Author:** ![kayT](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kayt/32/3633_2.png) [@kayT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kayT)\ **Post date:** [August 24, 2024, 3:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-threads-popping-up-in-unread-feed/1006140/20 "2024-08-24T15:50:42Z")
And oddly enough now I get my Unread things coming up with the Suggested thing but then go on to get a lot of other stuff and don’t know if I get all my unread things or just some. This was not happening before I cleared my cache. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-threads-popping-up-in-unread-feed/1006140.md?page=2)