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Back button weirdness.

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flourella · 25/03/2023 13:23

I was hoping someone else would have asked about this because I'm not sure I can describe what's happening in a way that makes sense. But since yesterday something weird has been going on with Mumsnet when I use the back button to return to active.

If I'm on Mumsnet, then I leave for a bit with the active page showing, I generally refresh the page when I come back so I can see the current crop of active threads. If I pick one to read, then use the back button on my browser to return to active, I see the old list of threads from before I refreshed. So I have to refresh again, but then I see the new up-to-date list of active threads and so lose the list of active threads I was browsing, because it's moved on. I remember that active always refreshed with use of the back button after the site was upgraded, and it annoyed me and evidently some other people because it was mentioned in site stuff. This is not the same thing but has the same effect.

I am using Chrome on an Android tablet. I never sign in unless I'm posting n case that makes a difference, and I haven't tested to see if it happens now that I am signed in. Is it happening for anyone else?

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GMOOH2023 · 26/03/2023 13:48

Still just as bad today!

When I refresh active I am sometimes seeing the same threads as yesterday and if I click on the thread there are no new posts.

flourella · 26/03/2023 13:12

Oh no, now the expired page message is coming up for me every time I back out of a thread. I haven't noticed the active threads rearranging themselves today, but I have clocked a couple of instances of the thread counts resetting to zero when it does happen, like a PP.

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Rogue1001MNer · 25/03/2023 20:05

Me too.

Bloody annoying.

Using my mobile (android) phone

Seeline · 25/03/2023 19:22

Yes to both. Using mobile site via chrome on android phone.

VölligLosgelöst · 25/03/2023 19:14

I'm using chrome on a Samsung, logged in, getting expired lage notifications more often, and my back button function has gone wonky af, it's disorientating!

GMOOH2023 · 25/03/2023 15:07

I have just noticed that it also resets the post count.

I have posted twice on a thread in active today but I just refreshed active and that thread shows as 0 replies.

Clicking on the thread displays it as normal - with all the replies.

flourella · 25/03/2023 14:56

I see people are talking about the thing with active on that thread. I saw the thread title but didn't open it when I was looking for my issue in site stuff, because it doesn't seem related to the problem I'm having.

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flourella · 25/03/2023 14:52

@YetAnotherBeckyMumsnet no, I haven't seen the expired page thing any more than I usually do. I saw it once earlier today, when coming to Mumsnet after being asleep for however many hours, but that's normal for me.

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PlateBilledDuckyPerson · 25/03/2023 14:51

Me too and am also having the expired thing.

GMOOH2023 · 25/03/2023 14:33

@YetAnotherBeckyMumsnet

Yes, I have also had the expired notification a couple of times - only seems to happen when I have been away from the laptop for a long time though.

ShowOfHands · 25/03/2023 14:03

Nothing to do with an expired page warning here. Just a completely unexpected active convos when clicking back.

ShowOfHands · 25/03/2023 14:02

I noticed this last night. It's a total pita.

hernameis · 25/03/2023 13:59

Same and I got the expired notification

YetAnotherBeckyMumsnet · 25/03/2023 13:56

Hello @flourella and @GMOOH2023 thanks for posting. It may be related to this, which we're currently investigating. Have you also seen the expired notification by any chance?

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GMOOH2023 · 25/03/2023 13:41

I have exactly the same

It's driving me mad!!!!

I open active and have a glance at a list of potentially interesting threads, but as soon as I click on one and then attempt to go back, the active list has changed again (and it seems to be showing older posts as the list seems to always end with the same thread)

I have managed to find a temporary work around by using CONTROL and SHIFT together before clicking the link - this opens the thread in a new tab but it's massively annoying.

Using Chrome on a laptop.

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