If this happens to you, please post a link to the thread here so that I am aware how often this problem is occurring. The more often it occurs (that we know about), the more effort will go into fixing it.

Symptoms:

If you make the first post on a new page, your post will not appear until another post is made. It will appear in other locations - eg your recent posts and the list of posts that appear below the edit box when you hit reply. Each page has 15 posts, so if you make the 15th, 30th, 45 reply etc, it will happen.

Another symptom: when you hit submit, you get directed to the wrong post - ie to the post immediately above yours. The number at the end of the URL you get directed to after posting will be one less than the number of your post (this should be immediately above the first sentence you post, on the left).

Causes:

The YaBB developers and the host (hostgator) disagree over who is to blame, and no-one is doing anything about it.

It appears that occasionally not all the files get updated after a post is submitted, which leaves this lingering problem.

Solutions:

Bump the thread to make the post appear (ie submit another post).

Forum maintenance (not sure if this fixes it - will take a closer look next time).

A new host for the website.

*burp*

(Nuffink happened.............Post #2)

well it took 2 min to find Known Bug thread.. why is it where it is???.. is this also part of the bug problem...

at the end of the day you directed us to Islam its a thread I have never been to before...

dont think I want to say thank you for that. I will put up with the missing posts instead.

Yadda wrote on Apr 30^th, 2013 at 10:50am:



ADDENDUM;
I have just added a new post to the;     Atheism      Is Atheism a Religion    thread.


My new post appeared.

AND my older post, which was previously designated as # 659, has now appeared on the new page, and is now designated as post #660

???????

freediver wrote on Apr 30^th, 2013 at 12:28pm:



e.g.
Soren's new post this a.m.....

9.      Islam      Islamonausea Rising in the West.      adamant      2393      239      Last Post Today at 9:39am
By: Soren

the link is....
http://www.ozpolitic.com/forum/YaBB.pl?num=1367418236/239#239

Soren's new post - will be - #240, but is 'unavailable'.

Its so frustrating FD, coz i really, really, want to view soren's latest post.               




But Soren's new post is the 1st post of a new page, and is unavailable to view.

Is tehre an easy way to view the latest post in these circumstances ?    ....[i.e. without posting a dummy post]

i tried using     http://www.ozpolitic.com/forum/YaBB.pl?num=1367418236/240

in my browser title bar.
but it does no good.

freediver wrote on May 19^th, 2013 at 4:55pm:


I will do that.

Cheers.

MOTR wrote on Jul 22^nd, 2013 at 12:31pm:


It is happening quite often.....so much so, that I don't regard it as unusual anymore, but it really irritates the bugger out of me.

Don't bother me. Just ask Freediver.

this isnt about page changes but speed. ..I dont know if anyone else has this problem.. but sometimes getting into ozpol is that slllllllllllow..a sign comes up across the bottom of the screen

waiting www.ozpolitic.com.au

everytime I hit the button to post or change boards.this comes up .and sometimes it takes forever before anything happens..

..is there a reason for this as well???

Is there a particular time of day when this happens?

Also, please check the number of members and bots online next time it happens.

It probably has the same root cause as the new page issue - a slow server not handling the traffic.

Neferti wrote on Jul 24^th, 2013 at 6:29pm:


Again......just now.

27 Members....11 Bots.

Ex Dame Pansi wrote on Jul 22^nd, 2013 at 5:24pm:


Still, a desire shared by all. Call them the silent majority if you must.

I have discovered that you can bump the thread and then delete the extra posts. This appears to correct to the issue with the thread.

perhaps I will reply to my own unposted post..

I concur.  The posts arnt showing but something more curious is happening.  The right column says, for example, that mine was the last post and then when I go into the thread the post doesnt appear. AND then even more curious, when I log out and view the thread as a guest the post appears BUT when I login again the post disappears again. Curiouser and curiouser

ummm

Notifications..  yup..

I've had a BOX appear off and on...  for a couple of months or so now,  telling me I have new notifications.. and the number appears,  and agrees with the Count at the top of the forum page.. 

there is a box to tick...  for each Notification
and there are lots of them.. 
that indicates  DELETE.

There are Buttons 
OK   CANCEL

If I click OK and choose to see these..
I end up at a listing of posts...
and a message at the top... 

there are NO new notifications.

If I Cancel.. I'm not 100% sure but notifications seem to drop off after.. 

I generally  X out of it now,  but it is tiresome.. 
hope this helps   

er  sorry
Google Chrome

oh  .. and a BOX advising of a new notification popped up in the middle of this and nothing moved till I x'ed it.

no it appears to be part of OzPol forum..  it is a notification   

it says
You have new Topic Notifications (3)
it gives you the options I said before.

it is not an ad pop-up.

hmm  well I looked at my profile ( minimalist to say the least) .. and see no 'settings'  options..

not real good at  the finer points.. perhaps I should try again 

Emma wrote on Sep 2^nd, 2013 at 7:26pm:


FD....it is happening all the time.  I did mention a possible solution not too long ago.  I think it's still available.

I usually bump and delete the bump post. It works every time.

Hey Aussie I figured out how you can help. Your mission, if you choose to accept, is to think of something nice to say about the forum.

.

You are very persistent Aussie.

Well done Aussie, you found the right thread.

Can I ask an additional favour? Please post the name of the thread and a URL link (not a text link).

Last post do not appear on the thread but show on the list of recent posts.

There isn't much he can do about it.  It's a software issue. Nobody has a solution to this yet.

It's a server problem. Whenever it gets bad I ask them to allocate more resources to the site. It seems to help.

I see no evidence of that.

Soren wrote on Mar 23^rd, 2014 at 8:17pm:


It is what it is Soren.
I've grown used to it on large threads.

freediver wrote on Mar 26^th, 2014 at 9:48pm:


It only shows up when the post count gets to 14 for the page.

Winston Smith wrote on Mar 26^th, 2014 at 10:16pm:



It sure does.

Still happening.

Click here.

Nah.....I'm giving up 'reporting' this FD.  It is everywhere.  I tell you about it....and nothing changes.  How bloody frustrating!

I suppose if, in the fullness of time, people leave here because of that totally fixable problem....you'll be content to hum to yourself that 'some things were never meant to be.'

freediver wrote on Mar 26^th, 2014 at 9:48pm:


maintenance hasn't fixed anything ... same old problem keeps recurring

Bobby. wrote on Jul 6^th, 2014 at 9:28am:


I've tested that and it works - plus also every future post after posts correctly too.
So if there is a problem thread let me know and I'll fix it.

Keep it to painful ones though as I'd rather not spend my days flipping threads!

Andrei.Hicks wrote on Jul 8^th, 2014 at 7:35pm:



On the Rolf Harris thread - above - it was happening on every page.
You don't have the time.