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"1 new" text is displayed for replies to hidden comments

Posted by unknown user
Tags: suggestions, notifications, features

If a top-level comment is collapsed by default (presumably due to "noise" tags), replies to that comment will still trigger the "1 new" text on the topic, but won't be visible when you visit the thread - and there's not even any indication that you should expand the noise-tagged comment to see a reply.

Would it be possible(/desirable) to show the red indicator next to collapsed comments if there's a new comment underneath them?

3 comments

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    Wes
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    That's one good approach. Or the alternative is not showing the notification at all because it's considered noisy, or is responding to noise.

    That's one good approach. Or the alternative is not showing the notification at all because it's considered noisy, or is responding to noise.

    5 votes
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      There can be good discussion down there, it ain't noise all the way down. I like to think my recent comment is a good example of that.

      There can be good discussion down there, it ain't noise all the way down. I like to think my recent comment is a good example of that.

      2 votes
  2. yellow
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    I have also noticed this would very much like having collapsed comments marked for having new comments under them. Similarly, I'm pretty sure I've seen new, exemplary comments marked with the blue...

    I have also noticed this would very much like having collapsed comments marked for having new comments under them. Similarly, I'm pretty sure I've seen new, exemplary comments marked with the blue banner. Not sure how others feel, but I'd much rather know if a comment is new.

    5 votes