The Forum Is Still Borked

[OneEyeCatStudio]

Yes, indeed, it is.

There is not a single thread on the first page that has even 10 replies.

It's like Etsy is trying to hide the most useful and important topics of the day from us now.

https://community.etsy.com/t5/Technical-Issues/Forum-Responses-not-Coming-up-Chronologically/td-p/14...

[TheVintagePineapple]

The scrolling wheel on my mouse has never been used so much as it has been these past few days.  

Maybe Lithium's tech support isn't responding to Etsy's help request?

[PrairiePrimitives]

I'm glad my new laptop has a touch screen. Swipe. Swipe. Swipe. 

[UppNorthEh]

from your post to the forum god's ears.  now fixed.  for now.  weird.

and gone again.  

[TheVintagePineapple]

Don't count your posts before they hatch!  It's still out of order.  It looks like it is until you scroll further down and there's a 2m ago post under a few 1-2 hours ago posts.

[UppNorthEh]

I know.  it only lasted a few seconds.  I'm moving along for now.  

[OneEyeCatStudio]

It moved just long enough to push my forum complaint down.

Maybe they're working it manually, now.

Pay no attention to the man behind the curtain!

[TBQSC]

I guess I don't see the same thing you do ... I see MANY posts with many replies ... maybe try refreshing your page?

[OneEyeCatStudio]

Well, yes, if I refreshed my page it would change, wouldn't it?

And it has changed now.

But when I posted the thread, that was not the case.

It's been going on for a few days
https://community.etsy.com/t5/Technical-Issues/Forum-Responses-not-Coming-up-Chronologically/td-p/14...

[OneEyeCatStudio]

and this post did not pop it back to the top.

[DesertChains]

Still out of chronological order for me. Irritating.

[OneEyeCatStudio]

Hah hah hah!

[CarpetCollectionAU]

There is absolutely no "pattern" to placement of posts. It seems that some are moving "up the ladder" when a comment is made and others are remaining  in the same position as when first posted. Let us see what happens to this Thread.

[CarpetCollectionAU]

So, after my comment this Thread did move to the top.

Then, the next 4 were

18 mins ago

19 mins agas

22 mins ago

5 secs ago

[HouseofWhisperingFir]

Thanks for the bump......it's really irritating this is not being technically addressed.

[moonbeamgifts]

It matches Etsy's estimated delivery calendar.....

[CarpetCollectionAU]

@moonbeamgifts Please do not get me started on THAT one!

[moonbeamgifts]

@CarpetCollectionAU With you on that one!   Ugh!

[CarpetCollectionAU]

So .... after my comment above the timestamp is 41 seca ago but the Thread in 7th in the List!!! It did not move to the top this time

[BootifulLabels]

Umm, isn't it supposed to work that way?  When someone makes a reply in an older thread it brings the thread back to the top.  Sometimes you might have to scroll through pages before you actually find the new post but it is in there somewhere.

[FallenAngelBrass]

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@BootifulLabels wrote:

 When someone makes a reply in an older thread it brings the thread back to the top.  

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This isn't consistently happening right now.  

[CarpetCollectionAU]

@BootifulLabels That is the way it is supposed to work but that is not what is happening.

For example, I just commented on this post, but it has not moved to the top of Popular Discussions front page

https://community.etsy.com/t5/Technical-Issues/Forum-Responses-not-Coming-up-Chronologically/m-p/147...

[CatsBeadKitsandMore]

It's working correctly for me, just like @BootifulLabels said.

[ArtDollsbyJD]

Perhaps their program to add the actual time and date did not work out and when they removed it changed something?  Or maybe when they aded the actual time and date it changed something it wasn't supposed to.

Or it might be a new Lithum upgrade that maybe didn't work.

I don't know.  Not going to stress over it.   

[CarpetCollectionAU]

@ArtDollsbyJD This particular issue surfaced just after Lithium "fixed" the relative timestamps.

The problem is that "popular" threads (usually those with the most recent comments and the most discussion) are buried underneath older or solved Threads which we really do not need to read or respond to.

The only way I know if a Thread I have been conrtibuting to has had any further activity is if I turn "Notifications" on and work from that page.

But, that means I sometimes miss a very relevant Thread with the most recent activity because, by the time I look at the "Populaar Discussions" page, that thread has been buried underneath others which were started later, but have little "recent" activity.