# Unvisited Threads Marked as Visited

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**Created:** [July 30, 2000, 1:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unvisited-threads-marked-as-visited/27388 "2000-07-30T01:10:43Z")\
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**Author:** ![KarlGauss](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/karlgauss/32/3713_2.png) [@KarlGauss](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KarlGauss)\
**Post date:** [July 30, 2000, 1:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unvisited-threads-marked-as-visited/27388/1 "2000-07-30T01:10:43Z")

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Occasionally when the list of current threads in a SDMB forum appears on my screen, some threads are marked as having been ‘visited’ even though I’m sure I’ve never looked at them. What’s going on? Is this a reflection of posts being transfered to another forum every so often?

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**Author:** ![MysterEcks](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f475e1/32.png) [@MysterEcks](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MysterEcks)\
**Post date:** [July 30, 2000, 2:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unvisited-threads-marked-as-visited/27388/2 "2000-07-30T02:34:40Z")

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I have something similar happen. My unread threads are in blue, and my read threads are in red, but every so often one that I haven’t read comes out in purple–like maybe I read it, or perhaps half-read it.

I tend to assume this is just part of the general plot to drive me crazy, like there’s any point to driving me to where I already am.