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_refugee_  ·  3928 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: Notification alerts modification

NOOOOOOO





mk  ·  3928 days ago  ·  link  ·  

Really? I take it you liked it the old way?

_refugee_  ·  3928 days ago  ·  link  ·  

I did. Now I can never click on my hubwheel.

Keeping it orange was a reminder that I had messages that I needed to respond to. Also, admittedly, a bit of laziness; I always had messages I needed to respond to. I go through mass-dismissals every few weeks. Because my inbox is something I'm not good about. So now I don't have the reminder which may mean I may lag more (or not).

wasoxygen  ·  3928 days ago  ·  link  ·  

    I always had messages I needed to respond to.
Me too. Therefore, the orange dot never gave me any information. I already know there's a backlog.

I requested this change, or something similar. Now when I see orange, it indicates a change of status. There's something new in there. I like it.

Meriadoc  ·  3927 days ago  ·  link  ·  

I'm a little different but similar to that, but I never dismiss my notifications. It's an easy way for me to keep track of conversations by keeping them all there.

mk  ·  3928 days ago  ·  link  ·  

What you you think of briandmyers' idea?

    You could go orange-blue-gray : some unseen, some not dismissed, none.
_refugee_  ·  3928 days ago  ·  link  ·  

You can't make everybody happy, mk, nor should you have to. It is not a bad idea, but don't wear yourself out trying to make sure everyone's copacetic. I had been aware most people wanted this function, and aware that my use of the inbox is off-the-norm.

user-inactivated  ·  3925 days ago  ·  link  ·  

I hdo the same thing and the suggested implementation would fix the issue

briandmyers  ·  3928 days ago  ·  link  ·  

You could go orange-blue-gray : some unseen, some not dismissed, none.

mk  ·  3928 days ago  ·  link  ·  

Interesting. Confusing, but useful if you understand it.