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Q&A Don't add duplicate notifications if an unread notification for the same event type and parent post already exists

I think it's worth showing in some way that there are multiple of each type of notifications - for instance, that there are four new comments in a single thread. It more clearly indicates what's ne...

posted 2y ago by Mithical‭  ·  edited 2y ago by Mithical‭

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#2: Post edited by user avatar Mithical‭ · 2021-08-01T19:35:04Z (over 2 years ago)
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  • I think it's worth showing in some way that there are multiple of each type of notifications - for instance, that there are four new comments in a single thread. It more clearly indicates what's new and what you need to catch up on.
  • Maybe it'd be best to collapse notifications in such a way that you are shown a (3) in your inbox, but if you open it up it'll show "there are three new comments in this thread". So you could have a (7) in your inbox, but your inbox contents themselves would show "you have two new comments in this thread", "five new comments in another thread", and "two new answers to your post".
  • I don't know how easy this would be from a development point of view, but I think that'd be the best of both worlds.
  • I think it's worth showing in some way that there are multiple of each type of notifications - for instance, that there are four new comments in a single thread. It more clearly indicates what's new and what you need to catch up on.
  • Maybe it'd be best to collapse notifications in such a way that you are shown a (3) in your inbox, but if you open it up it'll show "there are three new comments in this thread". So you could have a (9) in your inbox, but your inbox contents themselves would show "you have two new comments in this thread", "five new comments in another thread", and "two new answers to your post".
  • I don't know how easy this would be from a development point of view, but I think that'd be the best of both worlds.
#1: Initial revision by user avatar Mithical‭ · 2021-08-01T15:57:14Z (over 2 years ago)
I think it's worth showing in some way that there are multiple of each type of notifications - for instance, that there are four new comments in a single thread. It more clearly indicates what's new and what you need to catch up on.

Maybe it'd be best to collapse notifications in such a way that you are shown a (3) in your inbox, but if you open it up it'll show "there are three new comments in this thread". So you could have a (7) in your inbox, but your inbox contents themselves would show "you have two new comments in this thread", "five new comments in another thread", and "two new answers to your post".

I don't know how easy this would be from a development point of view, but I think that'd be the best of both worlds.