I gave up on new post indicators years ago... I just look at the times on the posts and rely on my (faulty but not terrible) memory... and when in doubt, check it out! <g> Worst that seems to happen is that I open a thread more times than I'd need to <shrug>

PJ

"You told me you weren't like other men," she said, shaking her head at him when the storm of laughter had passed.
He grinned at her - a goofy, Clark Kent kind of a grin. "I have a gift for understatement."
"You can say that again," she told him.
"I have a...."
"Oh, shut up."

--Stardust, Caroline K