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VimesandhisCardboardBoots · 18/09/2024 16:09

Not something I desperately need fixing, but more something that's niggled at my logical brain for years so I thought I'd ask why this happens.

If I've got notifications that an OP has updated their thread on 5 different threads, it just comes up with a little "1" in the red dot on the little person icon at the top right.

For any other notification type, the number is accurate. So if 5 of my posts have been quoted, I get a little 5, if I've been thanked for 3 different posts, it's a 3.

But if I've been quoted 5 times, thanked for 3 posts, and 5 OPs have updated their threads (and a partridge in a pear tree!), so, 13 notifications, I just get a 9.

It's been that way for years and years, so I'm sure there's a good reason for it, but it sets the little nitpicky bit of my brain off every single time, so to shut it up, what is that reason?

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LilyMumsnet · 18/09/2024 17:29

Hi OP

Thanks for bringing this to our attention.

We've replicated the issue and it shouldn't be how notifications are displayed. We'll be working on a fix and will be back to update soon.

VimesandhisCardboardBoots · 18/09/2024 18:07

LilyMumsnet · 18/09/2024 17:29

Hi OP

Thanks for bringing this to our attention.

We've replicated the issue and it shouldn't be how notifications are displayed. We'll be working on a fix and will be back to update soon.

Haha, that's slightly nuts! I swear it's been like that for years, can't believe it's not bugged anyone else enough to ever mention it.

I look forward to my nice accurate number of notifications!

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