# Old threads popping up in Unread feed

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**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")\
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**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")

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For example:

> [@NYT Spelling Bee for October 9 (Spoilers!)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nyt-spelling-bee-for-october-9-spoilers/922550):
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> 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.

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