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Show Number of New Comments on Previously Visited Posts?
Would there be a way to show the number of new posts on a topic since the last time you read it? I find a lot of threads tend to linger for a couple days, and I forget how many comments there were the last time I checked. It would be awesome if it could display something like '10 Comments (2 new)' on a topic I'd visited before.
It would also be awesome if there was a way to highlight the new comments on the page when you click through as well to make it easier to find them.
P.S.: Sorry if this has been covered somewhere else. Still not sure what the best way to find old topics without manually reading every post is.
Good news! You can adjust the settings to do precisely this by:
clicking on your profile (your name, in the top right corner of the display) > settings > toggle marking new comments
It's quite handy -- new posts are also marked with a colourful border when you enter the thread.
Well, thanks for the speedy response, and sorry to have made a whole topic for something I probably should have seen before posting.
No worries, I'm sure others weren't aware you could change the setting either.