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Yaakov Ellis StaffMod
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Explicitly indicate the number of comments in the notification, so that the numbers add up

Currently, when multiple comments are made on a single post, the notification number will be incremented once for each comment, but the actual dropdown will consolidate those into a single notification from the time it was last opened/marked read. For instance, if one post of mine got three comments and another one of mine got two, the inbox number will be incremented by 5 but only two entries will show in the list (for each of the two posts).

It would be nice if each notification entry that's actually multiple consolidated into one would show the number of notifications that have been consolidated. I often get confused when opening the list which said there are five unread notifications but only seeing one, two, or three ones actually listed, and it makes for poor UX. Showing the number would more clearly indicate how they add up.

Explicitly indicate the number of comments in the notification, so that the numbers add up

Currently, when multiple comments are made on a single post, the notification number will be incremented once for each comment, but the actual dropdown will consolidate those into a single notification from the time it was last opened/marked read. For instance, if one post of mine got three comments and another one of mine got two, the inbox number will be incremented by 5 but only two entries will show in the list (for each of the two posts).

It would be nice if each notification entry that's actually multiple consolidated into one would show the number of notifications that have been consolidated. I often get confused when opening the list which said there are five unread notifications but only seeing one, two, or three ones actually listed, and it makes for poor UX. Showing the number would more clearly indicate how they add up.

Explicitly indicate the number of comments in the notification, so that the numbers add up

Currently, when multiple comments are made on a single post, the notification number will be incremented once for each comment, but the actual dropdown will consolidate those into a single notification from the time it was last opened/marked read. For instance, if one post of mine got three comments and another one of mine got two, the inbox number will be incremented by 5 but only two entries will show in the list (for each of the two posts).

It would be nice if each notification entry that's actually multiple consolidated into one would show the number of notifications that have been consolidated. I often get confused when opening the list which said there are five unread notifications but only seeing one, two, or three ones actually listed, and it makes for poor UX. Showing the number would more clearly indicate how they add up.

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Sonic the Anonymous Hedgehog
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Explicitly indicate the number of comments in the notification, so that the numbers add up

Currently, when multiple comments are made on a single post, the notification number will be incremented once for each comment, but the actual dropdown will consolidate those into a single notification from the time it was last opened/marked read. For instance, if one post of mine got three comments and another one of mine got two, the inbox number will be incremented by 5 but only two entries will show in the list (for each of the two posts).

It would be nice if each notification entry that's actually multiple consolidated into one would show the number of notifications that have been consolidated. I often get confused when opening the list which said there are five unread notifications but only seeing one, two, or three ones actually listed, and it makes for poor UX. Showing the number would more clearly indicate how they add up.