Spy vs New Posts

[Phil77354]

I'm sure there is a very simple and logical answer to this question, but for some reason I am completely missing it.

What is the difference between the 'Spy' and 'New Posts' views?

I understand (and can see) that Spy shows a scrolling and actively updated listing of new posts as they are made.

New Posts would seem to be providing that same information, but it obviously is not.

 

[arn]

Spy shows individual posts.

New Posts shows threads that have been most recently replied to.

If a thread receives 5 new replies in a row, in Spy each post will appear individually. In New Threads, the thread will simply appear on top once, with a last replied timestamp of the most recent reply.

arn

 

[Phil77354]

Spy shows individual posts.

New Posts shows threads that have been most recently replied to.

If a thread receives 5 new replies in a row, in Spy each post will appear individually. In New Threads, the thread will simply appear on top once, with a last replied timestamp of the most recent reply.

arn

Got it, thanks! Does New Posts also update itself in real time, or does the page need to be refreshed (that is what seems to be the case)?

It is frequently interesting to take a look at the Spy view, to see how active the site is and what discussions are going on.

 

[arn]

nah, new posts doesn't update in real time. You have to refresh it.

arn

 

[GlenK]

Where did "New Posts" go? I must be missing something!

 

[arn]

Home takes you to new posts now. Tho I can see how that’s not ideal.

Forum Home Default = New Posts

I've made a change to what the default forum home is. That means when you visit https://forums.macrumors.com/ - it now shows "New Posts" view instead of "Forum List". I've always thought that "Forum List" has been a relatively bad default view for folks visiting the forums. It requires a...

forums.macrumors.com

 

[arn]

I've added it back in a drop-down in Home.