topic Re: Error with notification count in Community Site Feedback

Error with notification count

Mook — Fri, 22 Oct 2021 08:21:21 GMT

When I arrived on the site this morning I was greeted with this:

I looked through the pages on posts then checked my notifications. But there was nothing new, well nothing obvious and this had the effect of clearing the count. But on coming back I see it's returned.

Any thoughts?

Re: Error with notification count

Anonymous — Fri, 22 Oct 2021 09:08:57 GMT

I had exactly the same, 101 notifications - but nothing new.

Re: Error with notification count

Anonymous — Sat, 23 Oct 2021 08:40:10 GMT

So it's another new day and the 101 Notifications are back -

Looking at the detailed view of my notifications I see this -

But if I click on "My notifications (101)", there are no new forum posts to view !, and the count gets reset -

Re: Error with notification count

billnotben — Sat, 23 Oct 2021 09:04:15 GMT

Even when you get rid of them they come back the next day.

It's no longer a notification of new posts. It's a notification of all the posts you have replied to over the past several months.

Re: Error with notification count

Anonymous — Sat, 23 Oct 2021 11:26:02 GMT

@billnotben wrote:

It's no longer a notification of new posts. It's a notification of all the posts you have replied to over the past several months.

How did you come to that conclusion ?

If that was true, what are the chances that @Mook and I have both replied to exactly 101 posts ?

besides if I go back 101 replies that I've posted then that date would be 19th March 2019 which doesn't seem to be a special date or anything.

Re: Error with notification count

JayG — Sat, 23 Oct 2021 11:46:59 GMT

In my case at least, it's the total number of notifications received, not the number of replies over a given period (I've counted them!)

Re: Error with notification count

billnotben — Sat, 23 Oct 2021 20:44:15 GMT

@Anonymous wrote:

How did you come to that conclusion ?

By counting them. No I do not have 101. And I said several not seven.

Any other questions.

And it seems to have cleared up for me at the moment. Good that means no more confrontational replies.🐶woof

Re: Error with notification count

billnotben — Mon, 25 Oct 2021 22:25:24 GMT

And now it's back again.😣

Re: Error with notification count

Mook — Tue, 26 Oct 2021 07:18:32 GMT

Again this morning and indeed every morning since I reported it. Is anyone actually taking this seriously?

Re: Error with notification count

RobPN — Tue, 26 Oct 2021 08:53:58 GMT

I'm seeing it for the first time this morning.

Re: Error with notification count

Townman — Tue, 26 Oct 2021 09:11:44 GMT

I saw it too for the first time today - 101 reported - just two new notifications.

Any correlation to anything is pure coincidence.

Re: Error with notification count

seebee — Tue, 26 Oct 2021 10:40:31 GMT

I've noticed the same for the last few days, apart from my number is 42 ! (I checked, 42 is the total number of entries in my notification screen).

Going into notifications show no real new ones, the count then disappears, and comes back the next day.

Re: Error with notification count

Gandalf — Tue, 26 Oct 2021 10:42:33 GMT

I saw 101 yesterday too but not since

Re: Error with notification count

Anonymous — Tue, 26 Oct 2021 10:43:42 GMT

Now on the fifth day of seeing 101 notifications each morning 🙄

Re: Error with notification count

billnotben — Tue, 26 Oct 2021 19:18:26 GMT

It's curious how, though people have different notification number errors, the number for them seems to stay the same. Mines always twenty something. I can't help wondering, considering the timing, if these phantom notifications have anything to do with the now phantom general chat board.

If that's the case the cure is simple, just reinstate that board.😀

Re: Error with notification count

Jonpe — Tue, 26 Oct 2021 19:45:56 GMT

@seebee wrote:

I've noticed the same for the last few days, apart from my number is 42 ! (I checked, 42 is the total number of entries in my notification screen).

According to The Hitchiker's Guide to the Galaxy, 42 is the number from which the meaning of life, the world, and everything could be derived.

Re: Error with notification count

JayG — Wed, 27 Oct 2021 11:16:39 GMT

@billnotben wrote:

I can't help wondering, considering the timing, if these phantom notifications have anything to do with the now phantom general chat board.

If that's the case the cure is simple, just reinstate that board.😀

@Jonpe wrote:

@seebee wrote:

I've noticed the same for the last few days, apart from my number is 42 ! (I checked, 42 is the total number of entries in my notification screen).

According to The Hitchiker's Guide to the Galaxy, 42 is the number from which the meaning of life, the world, and everything could be derived.

So, nothing to do with the General Chat board after all then! 🤣

Re: Error with notification count

Mook — Sun, 31 Oct 2021 11:48:12 GMT

I was beginning to think that this issue was fixed, but evidently not.

Re: Error with notification count

billnotben — Sun, 31 Oct 2021 13:49:04 GMT

It's here one day and gone the next.

I guess those in charge of these boards don't know how to fix it or just don't care.

Re: Error with notification count

Townman — Mon, 01 Nov 2021 18:10:13 GMT

What browsers are folks using?

I have seen concurrently no notices and 101 at the same time. Zero on my iPhone (Safari) and 101 on my laptop (MS Edge). Seems to correct itself after a few page refreshes.