# Approved post causes strange topic unread status

**URL:** <https://meta.discourse.org/t/approved-post-causes-strange-topic-unread-status/39938>\
**Category:** Bug\
**Created:** [February 21, 2016, 7:35pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/approved-post-causes-strange-topic-unread-status/39938 "2016-02-21T19:35:17Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![jomaxro](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/jomaxro/32/126216_2.png) [@jomaxro](https://meta.discourse.org/u/jomaxro)\
**Post date:** [February 21, 2016, 7:35pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/approved-post-causes-strange-topic-unread-status/39938/1 "2016-02-21T19:35:17Z")

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**Summary:**

I am seeing some strange things on a topic that I recently approved a queued post for. I have a blue unread circle next to the topic, but its text is grey, not black. When on the latest view I see (1) next to unread, but opening the unread view removes the (1) and is empty. In the Users column the wrong user is highlighted as the most recent poster

**Steps to reproduce:**  
Cannot guarantee this works, I have no way of attempting repro on Stonehearth or at try.

1. Have a user’s post in an existing topic enter the Needs Approval queue _(this is what I cannot repro…)_
2. Approve the user’s post
3. Look at topic in Latest view, and unread view

**Expected Results:**

As post is new, a blue unread circle appears next to topic in latest view, topic title text becomes black, and topic is listed in unread view (all assuming the user is tracking the topic).

**Actual Results:**

Blue unread circle appears, title text is grey, unread view is empty.

**Notes:**

I am simply guessing that this bug is caused by the approved post, and very well could be making things up here.

Also, I have made sure to reload Stonehearth without using cached assets, so this shouldn’t be a refresh issue. I also have not opened the topic in case a discourse admin would like me to check something else…

**Attachments:**

Post as seen on latest view:  
 ![](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/meta/optimized/3X/f/b/fbf66384b43594b327f1b50bd24b862c32849b47_2_690x39.png)

Header as seen on latest view:  
 ![](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/meta/optimized/3X/7/e/7e49d5459823a0e6130632a4f20f6c78c2ade50c_2_690x38.png)

Unread view:

 ![](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/meta/original/3X/0/4/04d36051805d8e55c2c85e9ca90f20f0a0b6800e.png)

Users list on Latest:  
 ![](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/meta/original/3X/f/f/ff8f3e49a0f85c89a88e2c019007bf02e656c699.png)

Topic viewed as anonymous user:

 ![](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/meta/original/3X/c/1/c125f94e908470c54101b26670b8461aa942fc9f.png)

**Version:**

Discourse 1.5.0.beta10 ([discourse.stonehearth.net](http://discourse.stonehearth.net/))

**System Information:**

Windows 10 Pro, Chrome Stable 48

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**Author:** ![jomaxro](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/jomaxro/32/126216_2.png) [@jomaxro](https://meta.discourse.org/u/jomaxro)\
**Post date:** [April 4, 2016, 6:46am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/approved-post-causes-strange-topic-unread-status/39938/2 "2016-04-04T06:46:37Z")

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Have not seen this again…had a few posts in the approval queue since then, so the repro steps were followed.

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**Author:** ![codinghorror](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/codinghorror/32/110067_2.png) [@codinghorror](https://meta.discourse.org/u/codinghorror)\
**Post date:** [April 4, 2016, 6:50am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/approved-post-causes-strange-topic-unread-status/39938/4 "2016-04-04T06:50:37Z")

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