For a quick and convenient list of all recent threads with new posts, use the "New Posts" option on the main forum toolbar at the top of every page! Threads with unread posts are bold, and have a small blue, square icon next to them that will take you right to the first unread message! After you've clicked a thread, its name will no longer be bold -- indicating that you've probably read the most recent post there.
On the forum home page, an active Stargate next to a folder indicates that there are threads with new posts since your last visit. (Look to the left for the most recent.)
One warning to keep in mind: vBulletin does its best to track which posts you have and have not read, but it's not perfect. It will only mark as unread those posts that have been made since your last visit; if you leave and come back without reading a bolded (unread) thread, it will probably be marked as unread the next time you visit. Also, if you are inactive for more than one hour, the forum will assume you've left and will no longer remember those unread threads.
If you don't make it through all your unread threads of interest, just visit each topical folder you are interested in. The threads with the most recent posts will always be at the top; compare the day and time of the most recent post to your last log-in time (in your "Welcome!" message near the top) to see what's new, if the thread titles aren't bold any more.
On the forum home page, an active Stargate next to a folder indicates that there are threads with new posts since your last visit. (Look to the left for the most recent.)
One warning to keep in mind: vBulletin does its best to track which posts you have and have not read, but it's not perfect. It will only mark as unread those posts that have been made since your last visit; if you leave and come back without reading a bolded (unread) thread, it will probably be marked as unread the next time you visit. Also, if you are inactive for more than one hour, the forum will assume you've left and will no longer remember those unread threads.
If you don't make it through all your unread threads of interest, just visit each topical folder you are interested in. The threads with the most recent posts will always be at the top; compare the day and time of the most recent post to your last log-in time (in your "Welcome!" message near the top) to see what's new, if the thread titles aren't bold any more.
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