Follow up

• +300

  by MythMagic
  on 2023-05-03 21:13

  I find this really distracting as well. A nice compromise would be the message remaining, but the number going away.

• +100

  by AmaruKrosis
  on 2023-05-02 23:43

• +100

  by blurrito
  on 2023-05-01 17:24

• +300

  by Tobus
  on 2023-04-30 03:56

  I've suggested in the past for just a mark as read button as I like using pins for important things but still keeping old suggestions I've agreed with in my notifications, I'd still be 100% down for something like this at some point

• +1

  by A Glamorous Mlem
  on 2023-04-23 22:14

  Although I don't see this as much of a priority, I also agree with crossesk - just have the bell only alert for unread messages.

• +1

  by Fto0n
  on 2023-04-19 16:14

  As crosseck said, there should just be an option to clear the unread count when you read a notification, not delete everything.

• -300

  by DMFW
  on 2023-04-18 19:40

  I wouldn't use this as I do prefer to explicitly flag things for deletion and to see the count of any messages. I wouldn't object to an option to have the system behave that way for those that want it but like anything else it's a question of priorities for developer time and I'd rather they were working on issues I consider more interesting in the core functionality. Sorry!

• -300

  by A Lusty Kobold
  on 2023-04-18 09:51

• +100

  by Careen Ligh
  on 2023-04-17 19:19

• -1

  by tim-in-a-box
  on 2023-04-17 09:53

• +300

  by crossesk
  on 2023-04-16 17:43

  I find the behavior to be constantly confusing as well. I'd propose implementing it slightly differently by tracking read/unread and showing only unread on the notification bell, as opposed to deleting it.

• +1

  by Mahdi Avendesora
  on 2023-04-16 09:58

• +1

  by ddaniel
  on 2023-04-16 09:34

  Maybe a delete all button would fix this issue, people who want to keep certain notifs would just never click it

• +300

  by Nubs
  on 2023-04-16 09:24

• -1

  by Jacob-W
  on 2023-04-16 08:51

  There is nothing stopping you clicking the red X to remove a notification. or the pin to keep them for ever. both will lower the number next to the bell. auto removal after clicking the link would only lead to accidental loss of the notification one might want to keep.

• -100

  by UnknownWriter88
  on 2023-04-16 03:21

• -100

  by Oneriwien
  on 2023-04-15 23:48

  I would lose so much on accident. Something you can do on most browsers is middle-click (the scroll wheel) on a link to open it in a new tab. That way you can open them all then hit clear notifications in one quick move.

• -1

  by FictionFan1995
  on 2023-04-15 21:54

• -100

  by MKHETH II
  on 2023-04-15 18:45

  I agree with Scalenex

• +1

  by tjtrewin
  on 2023-04-15 13:32

• -300

  by Scalenex
  on 2023-04-15 00:46

  Some of the notifications I want to hold on to for a while. It's not that big a deal to manually delete them when they stop being relevant.

• +1

  by PrismCoalition
  on 2023-04-15 00:00

• +1

  by Willow H.R. Harper
  on 2023-04-14 20:20

• +1

  by Fox Desert0
  on 2023-04-14 15:19

• +100

  by Rangertheman
  on 2023-04-14 11:19

• +1

  by A Lusty Goblin
  on 2023-04-14 09:44

  Yeah, it's a little annoying to be alerted to notifications that I have actually read. Not sure it's worth the coding effort for a full upheaval, but if it were possible and easy to program the bell alert for exclusively unread notifications, that would be nicer than the current system.

• +300

  by GilmoresGloriousWood
  on 2023-04-14 09:24