# "Last Post" and "Seen" do not add up

**URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/t/last-post-and-seen-do-not-add-up/35957
**Category:** Support
**Created:** [November 23, 2015, 8:45pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/last-post-and-seen-do-not-add-up/35957 "2015-11-23T20:45:48Z")
**Posts on this page:** 5
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### Author: ![henrikbg](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/henrikbg/32/57512_2.png) [@henrikbg](https://meta.discourse.org/u/henrikbg)
#### Post date: [November 23, 2015, 8:45pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/last-post-and-seen-do-not-add-up/35957/1 "2015-11-23T20:45:48Z")

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![](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/meta/original/3X/5/a/5a039a1a570a26362f24a5bd57575da8f9cb3df0.png)

I’ve encountered this several times already. It doesn’t seem logical in my mind. You would have to be Seen to Post right?

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### Author: ![steko](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c77e96/32.png) [@steko](https://meta.discourse.org/u/steko)
#### Post date: [November 23, 2015, 10:03pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/last-post-and-seen-do-not-add-up/35957/2 "2015-11-23T22:03:56Z")

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Perhaps not if you’re posting by e-mail?

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### Author: ![henrikbg](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/henrikbg/32/57512_2.png) [@henrikbg](https://meta.discourse.org/u/henrikbg)
#### Post date: [November 24, 2015, 2:59pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/last-post-and-seen-do-not-add-up/35957/3 "2015-11-24T14:59:42Z")

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That would make sense. Thanks for your input!

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### Author: ![sebastianh](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/sebastianh/32/40415_2.png) [@sebastianh](https://meta.discourse.org/u/sebastianh)
#### Post date: [January 24, 2023, 11:28pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/last-post-and-seen-do-not-add-up/35957/4 "2023-01-24T23:28:40Z")

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Still a bit freaky sometimes:

 ![Screenshot from 2023-01-25 00-26-10](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/meta/original/4X/4/a/c/4ac97113dc69edc01629fb47695009485e3ef4ee.png)

And I checked, it was not a reply by email!

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### Author: ![JammyDodger](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/jammydodger/32/254611_2.png) [@JammyDodger](https://meta.discourse.org/u/JammyDodger)
#### Post date: [June 8, 2024, 12:36pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/last-post-and-seen-do-not-add-up/35957/5 "2024-06-08T12:36:40Z")

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