Mark forums read

[Strawberry]

All forums usually come with a ‘Mark forums read’ button to clear any notifications or icons signifying there are posts you haven’t read. Is this something that you tend to use or do you prefer to check out each individual post to clear up the notification?

I would say I use a bit of both, depending on how long I’ve not logged in for and how many posts have been made in the time I’ve been away. To me it’s also a bit like having unread notifications on your phone, they bother me so I need to get rid.

 

[Kale]

I do end up using it sometimes on forums. I don't use it on this forum or my own, though. I do like that such a feature does exist on forums.

 

[Cory]

I use it every day. Usually, I view the "What's New" page to check all the new posts and if there are topics that don't need my attention then I'll just mark them as read with that link.

 

[Matt C.]

I can't remember the last time I have used that button in the last 10 years.

I like to read each post individually.

 

[Cedric]

Here I try to read everything individually. Any other forum, I’ll be hitting that button most of the times.

 

[Heatman]

All forums usually come with a ‘Mark forums read’ button to clear any notifications or icons signifying there are posts you haven’t read. Is this something that you tend to use or do you prefer to check out each individual post to clear up the notification?

I would say I use a bit of both, depending on how long I’ve not logged in for and how many posts have been made in the time I’ve been away. To me it’s also a bit like having unread notifications on your phone, they bother me so I need to get rid.

I actually found out that if I stay logged out for too long in some forums, all my notifications gets cleared on its own. I'm not sure why that happens but the observation that I have made so far. As for using the Mark read, I use it whenever I'm no longer interested in checking all the notifications one by one.