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The Replies vs. Views feature on the forum doesn't work properly
- Thread starter UngratefulNinja
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I have been noticing this also. It is almost like the replies numbers are updated all the time, but the views are not updated as they happen.
I believe that views are updated on a timer whereas the actual amount of replies are retrieved a lot easier since it's a fairly simple query. Or 1 person wrote all the replies... 
Glad it's not just me
I believe that views are updated on a timer whereas the actual amount of replies are retrieved a lot easier since it's a fairly simple query. Or 1 person wrote all the replies...
Oh the timer theory makes sense! Thanks for responding
I believe that views are updated on a timer whereas the actual amount of replies are retrieved a lot easier since it's a fairly simple query. Or 1 person wrote all the replies...
yes i believe that's right. i remember someone bringing this up a long time ago. but maybe we'll get an official word
Note in the screenshot below, the thread "Does having a lot of apps...." has 7 replies but only 1 view. That's not possible
vBulletin allows you to set things, such as updating counters, on a delay to reduce server load during peak times when they are getting a lot of replies and views. I'm actually kind of suprised views are updated automatically instead of cycles like replies.