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IrishBubbaLiberal

(2,561 posts) Wed Jun 18, 2025, 10:36 AM Jun 18

Question....how is it possible that when a DU post goes up, instantly 1, or 2, or 3 have already read post? [View all]

Wondering just how is it possible that when I post something at DU,
The moment it does post for me, it almost always already has count that it’s been read.

Usually by 1
Sometimes by 2 or 3

Yet it was just that second posted by me

How is that possible?

23 replies

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Question....how is it possible that when a DU post goes up, instantly 1, or 2, or 3 have already read post? [View all] IrishBubbaLiberal Jun 18 OP

World moves fast...🤣 MiHale Jun 18 #1

As a great mind once said... Xavier Breath Jun 18 #20

I get around EYESORE 9001 Jun 18 #2

😜 IrishBubbaLiberal Jun 18 #4

Might have to do with the various speeds at which the internet moves - Ocelot II Jun 18 #3

My 2 cents. SamKnause Jun 18 #5

If it is something you wrote the person may have already thought it? 2MuchNoise Jun 18 #17

DU can get pretty hoppin sometimes. bearsfootball516 Jun 18 #6

search bots? krawhitham Jun 18 #7

Possibly the number of people who are subscribed to read your posts? SheltieLover Jun 18 #8

I'm usually dweller Jun 18 #9

I *think* JustAnotherGen Jun 18 #10

When your thread is displayed to you for the first time, it counts as a VIEW. Bernardo de La Paz Jun 18 #11

I think that's "Viewed," not "Read." MineralMan Jun 18 #12

Also, there are Bots parked on DU. MineralMan Jun 18 #13

They're in different time zones and have read your post hours ago. Towlie Jun 18 #14

Ha, ha, ha! PatSeg Jun 18 #16

🤩😉😜 IrishBubbaLiberal Jun 18 #19

I've noticed that too. Disaffected Jun 18 #15

As someone with a low post count, I was wondering about this myself. crosinski Jun 18 #18

Read your reply...not a bot.. MiHale Jun 18 #21

Some people watch the latest post feed dickthegrouch Jun 18 #22

This message was self-deleted by its author dickthegrouch Jun 18 #23