"A new kind of Bug: incorrect post counts on threads" Topic

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Winston Smith	12 Jun 2018 3:05 p.m. PST
Here's an example: TMP link The American Revolution Board Index shows 8 posts to that thread. When you open the thread, the header top left shows 8 posts. As if starting this here thread, there are 15 posts. Will this affect how threads "rise to the top" of the Board Index, so one can tell if there's anything new in the topic? I saw it on a few other threads. The torture chamber thread, for instance. Shows 2 posts on front page and header, clearly has only one.
Herkybird	12 Jun 2018 3:22 p.m. PST
Yes, my last thread TMP link showed 3 posts when there were only 2, a third post didn't change it, and it has behaved since.
Tango01	12 Jun 2018 3:28 p.m. PST
I have advice Bill at 11aM… no comments till now… Even better… if you clik on "Back to the…" fórum on that page… ERROR…. I cannot deleted either any thread…. From 11Am till now… since two days ago… I cannot post new threads also… KILL THE SEARCH BUTTON…. (smile) Regards Armand
Winston Smith	12 Jun 2018 5:15 p.m. PST
I did a little experiment with some of the American Revolution threads by adding comments. The post count within the thread itself is NOT updating. And on the main board, not only are they NOT updating, but the threads added to are NOT rising to the top. This could be serious.
Doctor X	12 Jun 2018 6:02 p.m. PST
OMG, the horror of it all!
Dynaman8789	12 Jun 2018 6:15 p.m. PST
Not new for me, post counts have been wrong for the decade or so that I've been hanging around.
Editor in Chief Bill	12 Jun 2018 6:37 p.m. PST
I'm working on a different bug at the moment, but am taking notice…
miniMo	12 Jun 2018 8:51 p.m. PST
Wait, so this Bug started without any Editorial work?!? Bugs are spontaneously generating!!!
Choctaw	13 Jun 2018 11:21 a.m. PST
Prayers up.
Cyrus the Great	13 Jun 2018 12:24 p.m. PST
Oh noes my posting count. My precious!
Legion 4	15 Jun 2018 6:33 a.m. PST
It's aliens or Russians or Chinese or North Koreans or … well you get the idea …
Editor in Chief Bill	15 Jun 2018 8:31 p.m. PST
Looks like this one was fixed during the maintenance cycle. However, post counts for individual topics won't update until a new post is made to that topic.