Just curious really! Several threads have appeared in my “latest” list when the last post in them was written several years ago - in one case in 2014 - yet the list gives it as several days. Doesn’t matter but I’d love to know why this has occurred 
Also, the Latest list has a couple of threads in twice. Is this just me?
I think it happens when you use a device like a phone. The software suggests similar threads, but often these will be ancient. I suppose it’s intended to increase engagement (and therefore advertising revenue) and I imagine it’s beyond the admins to change it.
I only ever use one device to access the site so I don’t think it can be that… 
Also, I’m talking about the main “latest” list, not the suggested items, which I agree can be really ancient and that has always been the case. This is new - to me at least!
I didn’t mean you did.
When I use my phone, I see a mixture of suggested topics at the bottom of the page. These are often “old” threads.
If you’re new to the site, you might well think these were current discussions, rather than ancient history, especially if you didn’t look at the date.
So people who aren’t used to the site will often respond to these “old” topics, thereby reincarnating them and causing them to be current/latest topics.
I hope that’s clearer.
It might be you need to scroll down to see someone has recently added a post to an older thread. I do sometimes, to avoid starting a completely new thread on a repeat topic.
Your device remembers where on a post you last read to, so opens there when you revisit. You need to scroll down to the end if you don’t want a long read 
I completely agree with what you are seeing there, @porridge, but it’s not the phenomenon I’m describing!
Could you give an example?
I have obviously failed completely to describe what I am seeing, so I’ll try again!
When I arrive in Survive France, the list of threads I see initially is the “latest” and next to each thread is a time in hours or days of when the latest post is made. I have found that some of the threads in my list, when opened and scrolled to the end, are very old with no recent posts.
How about this one - appears about 20 items down in the “latest” list… (last post in it is 2020)
Fascinating!
I don’t see that happening at all. All my “Latest” posts are exactly that. My default ordering is by “Activité” - I must have clicked on that at some time - but even if I order by “Réponses” or “Vues”, I don’t get old threads like you’re seeing.
Yes indeed - most of mine are genuinely recent! It’s just that a few of these others have started to appear. The one I quoted, for example was marked as 19hours old 
Oh dear @AngelaR ! Maybe @graham can figure it out for you.
In the meantime, enjoy the walk down memory lane 
check Preferences on your account…
Go to Notifications and check what is set there matches your expectations…
Another thing to check is your browser cache…
Preferences look fine to me! Why would a thread be marked as 19h old when the last post was Feb 2020? It’s not at all a problem - I’m just puzzled…
try resetting the “Consider topics…” flag to something else then “Save Changes” then go back and reset it to what you want and “Save Changes” again.
Another couple of setting to check…
and Categories -
FWIW I had that same thread appear yesterday - scroll to the end, but there’s nothing recent.
With older threads I’ve also noticed that the conversation is not in order, but that’s a different issue.
Thank goodness it’s not just me, @Ancient_Mariner 
It was really puzzling me - I did wonder whether, because the last post was made by someone with an “Anon”-type username, it had re-emerged as a result of an admin person renaming the user?
I also had the same threads as mentioned, so something is amiss as my settings are on my main computer and have never before seen these necro threads. Here is another thread Best Places to Look for a Rental Property? - #50 by Karen_Thomas
Yes, the last post was by ‘anon…’. seen on a computer, not phone (as I’m using now).
