# Something wrong with the Views figures?
**URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/t/something-wrong-with-the-views-figures/238817
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**Created:** [April 7, 2004, 8:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/something-wrong-with-the-views-figures/238817 "2004-04-07T20:43:15Z")
**Posts on this page:** 4
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### Author:  [@Francesca](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Francesca)
#### Post date: [April 7, 2004, 8:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/something-wrong-with-the-views-figures/238817/1 "2004-04-07T20:43:15Z")
I’ve noticed that the column showing number of views of a thread isn’t updating. Or rather, it seems to suddenly randomly update. For example, there is a thread now in MPSIMS (accrossthesea is still alive) that I know I have viewed twice. However, thread views still say 1. I’ve noticed this in a number of other threads too.
It’s not a case of my browser needing refreshing - I have refreshed and have seen other threads move above and be posted to.
A small glitch in the software perhaps?
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### Author:  [@Berkut](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Berkut)
#### Post date: [April 7, 2004, 8:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/something-wrong-with-the-views-figures/238817/2 "2004-04-07T20:52:02Z")
It’s deliberate.
> **[View counts & guests](https://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=247942)**
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> Is the view count broken? Or does it not count views by guests? Earlier I viewed a new thread. After I viewed it and after reloading the page, it still had a view count of 1, which is what all threads start out with. Is it not counting my view...
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### Author:  [@Biggirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biggirl)
#### Post date: [April 8, 2004, 2:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/something-wrong-with-the-views-figures/238817/3 "2004-04-08T02:57:34Z")
I wonder how often does it update?
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### Author:  [@Berkut](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Berkut)
#### Post date: [April 8, 2004, 3:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/something-wrong-with-the-views-figures/238817/4 "2004-04-08T03:23:41Z")
Every hour.