Maybe this has been covered before, and I've missed it, but why does my post count show up differently in different sections? As of this post, I'm showing 970 when I look at my posts in Tech Talk, but 981 in the Lounge. What gives?

10/18/2001 11:27:48 PM

I've hacked your account Chris... its all a conspiracy against YOU.

10/18/2001 11:43:40 PM

Ah. Well that's good to know. Thanks!

10/19/2001 12:39:29 AM

Its got to do with the caching implemented on the server. Basically the way the website is set up the server only queries the database when it generating a page when a topic has been modified. This means that page views aren't updated for the section page until someone posts on a topic, and that the posts for a topic aren't updated until there is a new post. All of the html for a page is cached until a topic is modified with a post.

10/19/2001 10:18:12 AM

Ah...that makes good sense. Thanks!

10/20/2001 1:36:34 AM