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Andrew W.

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Ummm ...

How do I get to page 2 of this thread?

http://www.parentingforums.org/showthread.php?t=6767&page=1[/URL]

All the other old threads I have looked at have behaved perfectly normally. This one sends me back to page one everytime I click on page 2 or the next page icon, or alter the URL to "page=2".
 
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As far as I can see, there isn't a page 2. Only one page for that very old thread.
 
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Andrew W.

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The hovertext on mouseover for the link to page two says, "Show results 11 to 17 of 17."

The hovertext on mouseover for the link to the next page says, "Next page - Results 11 to 17 of 17."

That sounds like there is a page 2. And in most threads, when you click on the page 2 link or the next page icon, you get sent there.

On pages that don't have a second page (more than ten posts) there is no link to page two or next page.
 
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You sure you gave me a link to the right thread? Because I'm not seeing any of this:

Andrew W. said:
The hovertext on mouseover for the link to page two says, "Show results 11 to 17 of 17."

The hovertext on mouseover for the link to the next page says, "Next page - Results 11 to 17 of 17."

That sounds like there is a page 2.
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Literally there is not even the slightest suggestion of a page 2 when I bring up the thread. No numbers to hover over. There is only one page.

Andrew W. said:
And in most threads, when you click on the page 2 link or the next page icon, you get sent there.

On pages that don't have a second page (more than ten posts) there is no link to page two or next page.
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Yes, sounds accurate to me. I am familiar with the same information.
 
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It's not really a loop and only somewhat a bug, it's pretty common on vBulletin sites. Sometimes the pagination of threads is calculated for standard browser resolutions so additional page controls are generated when only one page (or one page less than the total indicated) exists.

Just trust that if you click to go to the last post in the thread, that you are in fact on the last post. So, you may click to go to last post, it takes to to page one, but displays a page 2 is available, but their really is not page two, it's just the way it's interacting with the browser. I see this a lot on mobile browsers.
 
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Andrew W.

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I am using Firefox 15.0.1. But regardless of browser, I am seeing 10 posts, and I am not seeing posts 11-17 that the link promises.

Why would a browser problem show a link to posts 11-17 if there aren't 17 posts? Why 17 and not 18? I refuse to believe the number 17 in that is somehow hardwired into the two different browsers that cybele and I are using.
 
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Andrew W. said:
I am using Firefox 15.0.1. But regardless of browser, I am seeing 10 posts, and I am not seeing posts 11-17 that the link promises.

Why would a browser problem show a link to posts 11-17 if there aren't 17 posts? Why 17 and not 18? I refuse to believe the number 17 in that is somehow hardwired into the two different browsers that cybele and I are using.
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I'm not a computer whiz, I'm a mom moderating a forum, relax. I was just curious.

What MIGHT be happening, is that there are a lot of deleted posts in that thread, which regular members cannot see. I can see the deleted posts, but they just don't exist to you. So, it might be a bug due to the fact that there are "technically" more posts in the thread, but they are deleted and so not there. I really don't know, though.

Although I am even questioning that possibility, considering Fo7 isn't seeing it. Not sure.

This is just a guess. If you want more information, or to ask for it to be fixed (not something we can do), PM an administrator.
 
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Andrew W.

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No, I don't really care, as long as I'm not missing something witty or interesting, just curious. It is kind of weird.

(Aha, I stumbled upon the super-secret thread where the mods keep the keys to the treasury! Quick, Pinky, hand me the bobbin attachment.)
 
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