https://forum.nasaspaceflight.com/index.php?topic=52701.new;topicseen#new
There doesn't seem to be a way to subscribe to threads without also receiving email notifications.
I want a view like "Unread Topics" but filtered just to the ones I've subscribed to.
The server does keep track of your last read posts, but that can get messed up when moderation actions are done on the thread, such as deleting discussion from the Starship update threads, which happens a lot.
As long as I'm signed in, the forum does seem to keep track across different browsers and PCs of my latest read. I haven't seen that problem except where I wasn't signed in.
Quote from: DBMandrake on 01/12/2021 10:41 amThere doesn't seem to be a way to subscribe to threads without also receiving email notifications.There actually is a way to do what you mention-I use Notify, but uncheck all the options and make sure to change this setting:For topics and boards I've requested notification on, notify me of: Nothing at allUse the Profile - Notifications page as a landing page. Page or scroll down until you get to the last New thread, then read threads upwards until you get to the newest (I like to read in order).Then I check the Recent Unread Topics when I'm done to see if there's anything new worth diving into or adding to the notification list.Multiple browsers seem to work as long as I'm logged in. At least for me, just refresh and it's synced.
Quote from: scdavis on 01/12/2021 01:53 pmI want a view like "Unread Topics" but filtered just to the ones I've subscribed to.Yep, the above basically turns the Profile - Notifications page into exactly that because it's sorted by recency.I used to only lurk without an account for a long time, but I couldn't keep track of threads in any reasonable manner.The above is the only way I've found I can possibly drink from the firehose that is NSF, HTH.
Not perfect, but I find this entry to the forum useful: https://forum.nasaspaceflight.com/index.php?action=activetopicsIf signed in, it does seem to keep track of "New" when connecting from different devices.
There actually is a way to do what you mention-I use Notify, but uncheck all the options and make sure to change this setting:For topics and boards I've requested notification on, notify me of: Nothing at allUse the Profile - Notifications page as a landing page. Page or scroll down until you get to the last New thread, then read threads upwards until you get to the newest (I like to read in order)....
This brings up an interesting point - if I am reading part way down page 35 of 40 and then close my browser, is the forum software considering the last post on page 35 my last read post to continue from next time?
Can anyone comment on the "MARK UNREAD" button at the bottom of pages and what it does? Does anyone use it?
That works great! Thanks xor! I've been on here lurking for a long time, eventually started posting some... but I never figured this out. Now I can see updates on the threads I'm interested in, and threads with new posts have the New icon that goes right to unread posts. Sweet.I feel like this could be mentioned somewhere for newbies, definitely helpful.