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1Just clicking on the message should also mark it as read (and also redirect). You should only need to click on the envelope if you want to toggle the read status without redirecting.– Yaakov Ellis StaffModCommented Nov 30, 2022 at 20:05
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2@YaakovEllis Understood, but I usually don't click on it. When I say read I mean I use the inbox as my content - so many of my comments are trivial things that I can dismiss and ignore. Open the inbox, glance, close inbox is my workflow.– JoeCommented Nov 30, 2022 at 20:29
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It would be nice if there were some statistics (ideally from before the change) how often people actually open the inbox but not click on (all) the unread items. I suspect most people do actually click on the inbox items. For myself many comments I get are >100 characters and therefore cut off in the inbox, so even if I only want to read the comment and do nothing with it I need to click on the item. For short items I usually also click because I'm interested in what happens with a followed question or I want to reply to or upvote someone's comment.– MarijnCommented Nov 30, 2022 at 21:15
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2I wonder how much this remark will be heard - mine is similar - on a thread that's dedicated to this subject. Seems to me the people coming here are going to be weighted on having interest in this feature. How is SE going to account for statistical self-selection bias? You need to be a pretty savvy user to know stackexchange meta, not <your site's> meta is where you can expect feedback and dialog about the framework's UI. I don't mind this feature at all, as long as it is not the option I am forced to use. If I can toggle a setting that says, "do as before", I am happy.– Italian PhilosopherCommented Nov 30, 2022 at 21:58
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2@Joe the workflow for your scenario right now is to use the read all button. We hope to add keyboard shortcuts as well, and are considering a personal preference to revert to "mark all as read on open".– Yaakov Ellis StaffModCommented Dec 1, 2022 at 7:03
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