I just went into the new Security forum. I saw that it has a total of 4 posts, according to the front page.
When the article listing display came up, there was the first thread, one message, no text, no replies. The second thread had a total of 4 messages in it.
I figured, "But, Scott programmed this. That can't be!"
So I went back to the main screen. Reloaded. 4 messages in the counter. Back into the Security forum. 5 messages total.
I also checked out the "Tips for New Users" forum. That's only got 3 messages according to the counter. "Show All Topics". Voila. 3 messages, total. So, it's not a one-off problem in all fora.
So....Does the counter not include messages with no text? Or is there a problem?