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This proposal is very similar to the abuse of the notification bar. Take a look at this screenshot:

Create Account

Three notifications! None of these are important (*):

  • +100 Reputation.
  • Associated accounts.
  • Privileges gained.

As you can see, the notification bars are on top of the page, preventing users to access the functionality at the top of the page.

I propose all notifications get classified according to importance and less important messages could be put in the inbox.

(*) important enough to justify the disrupting the concentration of people.

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    You can hit the 'X' on the right and they go away.
    – Lance Roberts
    Commented Jun 29, 2011 at 23:30
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    @Lance Roberts nice if you go on vacation for two months and you have to click away 1337 bars.
    – user146787
    Commented Jul 20, 2011 at 13:44
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    @WTP: but who'd click away a 1337 bar?
    – David Thomas
    Commented Jul 23, 2011 at 17:24

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We actually made some changes to this last night. When logging into a new site (associating your existing accounts at the same time) you'll see zero banners.

We're also hiding several badge notifications based on if you're associated ("veteran") or not (the clutter ones like autobiographer that you get immediately as well).

Overall, we're reducing the amount of "banner spam" up top with things that annoy more than help, especially ones repeated on every new site you associate to.

Edit: also, we prefer the term "fiesta".

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  • Nice one Nick! :)
    – Shadow Wizard
    Commented Jun 30, 2011 at 10:46
  • @Nick, are you sure you're reducing the fiesta? I just got one for an answer migrated to Super User. I've had answers migrated plenty of times in the past and never got a banner about it, so it's obviously pretty new. It also feels kind of pointless... if someone leaves me a comment about it, it'll show up in my inbox anyhow. If no one leaves any comments, it doesn't matter where it lives.
    – sarnold
    Commented Jul 1, 2011 at 7:49
  • @sarnold - there is a new notification here, but only if it's a very new post (< 3 days) or has at least one upvote...so you can see where your rep went and claim it on the destination site.
    – Nick Craver Mod
    Commented Jul 1, 2011 at 10:28
  • So I'm a veteran if I have 5k rep? I just passed 200 rep for the first time today so I'm guessing there will be no banner fiesta when I am awarded my badge!?
    – gideon
    Commented Mar 1, 2012 at 8:34
  • Ah nvm, I did get fiest-an-tastic bar for the mortarboard badge :D
    – gideon
    Commented Mar 1, 2012 at 8:41
  • @gideon - you still get banner notifications, but only for the important ones that are harder to get, so they're much rarer than before for power users :)
    – Nick Craver Mod
    Commented Mar 1, 2012 at 10:34
  • So what is the definition of notifications which are hidden? "All bronze badges once you hit 200 rep, plus all instant badges, but no others"?
    – Stephen
    Commented Jul 8, 2017 at 18:16
  • Nevermind, I got my answer here: meta.stackexchange.com/questions/138113/…
    – Stephen
    Commented Jul 8, 2017 at 20:19
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This request is not completed by any means. The notification bonanza at the top of the page continues at full speed.

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    Would have been good to have a screenshot attached.
    – GUI Junkie
    Commented Aug 5, 2011 at 10:25

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