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gasfreak1234 Champion Author South Carolina Posts:2,662 Points:485,085 Joined:Jun 2008	Message Posted: Apr 8, 2012 9:29:24 PM Ignore gasfreak1234 Report Abuse I recommended gasbuddy to a friend, and he created an account and tried to start a topic in a forum. In the number of replies box, it was blank, when usually a new topic will have a NO. of replies as 1 even if theres only the main post, and these topics never get replies. When i searched topics by this author, it showed he had none when on his screen he did. How do you fix this issue?

gasfreak1234

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Message Posted: Apr 8, 2012 9:29:24 PM

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I recommended gasbuddy to a friend, and he created an account and tried to start a topic in a forum. In the number of replies box, it was blank, when usually a new topic will have a NO. of replies as 1 even if theres only the main post, and these topics never get replies. When i searched topics by this author, it showed he had none when on his screen he did. How do you fix this issue?

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bruin19MD Champion Author Maryland Posts:1,064 Points:165,325 Joined:Feb 2011	Message Posted: Apr 20, 2012 7:53:50 PM Ignore bruin19MD Report Abuse never thought much about it
kwzh Champion Author San Jose Posts:20,665 Points:3,685,555 Joined:Jul 2001	Message Posted: Apr 12, 2012 3:13:31 AM Ignore kwzh Report Abuse That doesn't seem to match the described failure mode, either. This may sound like a lame suggestion, but I think he should clear cookies, clear browser cache, restart browser, and try again. Also consider logging in and posting from a different machine (e.g., yours, or a free access computer at the public library). This will tell you whether the problem is client-side or server-side. Oh -- if he has cookies disabled for some reason, better re-enable them for the GasBuddy sites; it won't work properly without cookies, as I recall.
dirt girl Champion Author Twin Cities Posts:35,971 Points:3,074,910 Joined:Oct 2004	Message Posted: Apr 11, 2012 11:26:50 PM Ignore dirt girl Report Abuse gasfreak1234, While the search (topic or message) function is not case sensitive, the spacing has to be correct. Wonder if that is the problem you're having?
EZExit Champion Author Phoenix Posts:10,480 Points:1,711,555 Joined:Aug 2008	Message Posted: Apr 11, 2012 10:53:03 AM Ignore EZExit Report Abuse Just went through a news thread, I guess I was wrong, found a new member's post, I have just never noticed before... Not sure what your friend's problem would be gasfreak1234.... I do know for a fact though if you have someone on "ignore" you will not see threads created by ignored individuals nor their posts, as I have approximately 700 people on "ignore" (I hate seeing "OK" posts in news threads). EDIT: I agree Scout, after further review, I see your examples too. [Edited by: EZExit at 4/11/2012 10:59:22 AM EST]
scoutmaster Champion Author Pittsburgh Posts:81,383 Points:3,256,545 Joined:Mar 2003	Message Posted: Apr 11, 2012 10:32:54 AM Ignore scoutmaster Report Abuse Hate to burst your bubble but this and this and this don't support that theory. Unfortunately, new members can start a topic in any category in the forums. [Edited by: scoutmaster at 4/11/2012 10:34:12 AM EST]
EZExit Champion Author Phoenix Posts:10,480 Points:1,711,555 Joined:Aug 2008	Message Posted: Apr 11, 2012 10:27:06 AM Ignore EZExit Report Abuse I'm sorry, I stand corrected, I believe that a new member is able to start a topic in the "Talk Back to Us" section, but not in general through the rest of the site. It has been like this for awhile, it is a hypothesis on my part, as when you read other sections, local and system wide, how often do you see a post or thread submitted by a new member? Personally, when reading the news topics for example, I can't recall the last time I read a post submitted by someone that did not have a car icon.
scoutmaster Champion Author Pittsburgh Posts:81,383 Points:3,256,545 Joined:Mar 2003	Message Posted: Apr 11, 2012 8:19:34 AM Ignore scoutmaster Report Abuse They didn't plastic. Examples are this and this.
Scrapheap Champion Author Virginia Posts:14,561 Points:2,361,005 Joined:Sep 2006	Message Posted: Apr 11, 2012 8:11:23 AM Ignore Scrapheap Report Abuse They didn't. New members can start topics. You don't have to look any further than this thread as an example. [Edited by: Scrapheap at 4/11/2012 8:11:58 AM EST]
plastic Champion Author Virginia Posts:46,842 Points:2,841,070 Joined:May 2004	Message Posted: Apr 11, 2012 8:07:46 AM Ignore plastic Report Abuse When did they start doing that, EZExit?
scoutmaster Champion Author Pittsburgh Posts:81,383 Points:3,256,545 Joined:Mar 2003	Message Posted: Apr 11, 2012 5:15:09 AM Ignore scoutmaster Report Abuse Unfortunately EZExit that isn't the case. There are way to many instances where a member who just joined will start a topic and everyone can see it.
EZExit Champion Author Phoenix Posts:10,480 Points:1,711,555 Joined:Aug 2008	Message Posted: Apr 11, 2012 2:26:41 AM Ignore EZExit Report Abuse I believe that posts and topics posted by a new member is hidden from the general membership until after either the account has aged to a certain date or the number of points meets a minimum criteria. This is to prohibit people from creating an account to immediately spam the forums. I hope this information helps.
kwzh Champion Author San Jose Posts:20,665 Points:3,685,555 Joined:Jul 2001	Message Posted: Apr 11, 2012 2:14:44 AM Ignore kwzh Report Abuse I think that after an accidental ignore, the failure mode would be that the topic isn't listed at all on the page for its category, rather than being listed with zero messages in the thread. Has he tried posting a message to an existing topic? (Use the "Just For Fun" category if it's going to be a practice message only.)
CampKohler Champion Author Sacramento Posts:9,470 Points:1,563,880 Joined:May 2007	Message Posted: Apr 10, 2012 2:47:43 PM Ignore CampKohler Report Abuse Could you have accidentally set an ignore for his handle?
scoutmaster Champion Author Pittsburgh Posts:81,383 Points:3,256,545 Joined:Mar 2003	Message Posted: Apr 8, 2012 10:17:22 PM Ignore scoutmaster Report Abuse What is your friends GB handle?