Forum experiment (trying to understand a forum bug)
Issue understood, thanks everyone.
If a user gets a notification from someone in his ignore list, then the notification doesn't appear and he can't clear it.
The workaround was to find out who was the source of the notification by un-ignoring, reacting to the possible notification, and ignoring again.
Clear all notifications probably only checks the printed notifications then cosmetically clears the number. Once the page is reloaded, the notification numbers shows the notification of the ignored, invisible, message.
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The forum has been wonky AF the last...well...a while :D
I've managed to get rid of my 1 when I just hammer the hell out of the "Mark All Read" button in my notifications but it doesn't always work. I've received notifications for quotes that didn't happen (though I suppose it's not impossible they deleted my quote in their message for some reason) and I've had quotes that wouldn't go away until I did the "Mark All Read" thing a couple of times.
But here is your @drsoontm
Does clicking "mark all as read" get rid of it?
Also there are tiny black circles on the things you haven't clicked on, just hard to see cause it's black on black
Also also @drsoontm
Nothing works (mark all as read clears it until I load a page).
Thank you both. Let me check the counter now.
edit: The counter keeps at 1.
Has one of you a thread he can be '@' in ? Maybe the limit of the bug is "1".
edit: I've tried to hammer it, I've tried for several days. In my "private" page it shows "1" next to "Notifications" but nothing on the list appears different.
Ping Sent
Also my 1 went away without clicking on "Mark all read" so maybe it's something on your end? You could try to reach out to a Mod and see.
I'm using several computers. A couple of windows, a handful of Linuxes, one Android (yes, technically a Linux too) : all have the issue.
Funny thing: none of the entries has that black dot telling "not read" (or "new" ?).
That's why I wonder if there's something wrong with your account period. Basically something is stuck in the back end that you're not going to be able to do anything about and you'll need a mod to whack the server and see if it shakes it out
@Mandy Is this something that you might be able to help with?
I've noticed, unlike the old forums, clicking on one notification doesn't clear the others. You have to click on each one. Also have you checked your profile comments (that still a thing?)? Maybe someone left you a message there.
I've got it. (The Teddy Bear principles always applies)
When you were speaking about "on your end" and something with my account, it occurred to me.
The bug is : if someone in your ignore list appears in the notifications, you get the notification but without seeing why.
So it's something to fix on the forum code.
The Quotes that never happened means either a Mod or the poster deleted the response.....I had a few "responses" to me that magically vanished and I see a Mod (usually Rizzo or Washu) posting a general warning to the whole post.
Oh perfect! (well...not perfect but I'm glad you got it figured out)
They have a Forum Feedback section where I think you could bring this to their attention (though presumably Mandy will also wander in here at some point since I pinged them but this is where you would post these kinds of issues I believe)
I will put the summary of the issue at the top. I presume that, as you said, Mandy will notice it and then process it adequately.