Mark private messages as read after they've been replied to

Nov 06, 2008 10:30


Title
Mark private messages as read after they've been replied to

Short, concise description of the idea
If someone replies to a private message they receive, that message should at that moment be marked as read.

Full description of the idea
Right now to mark a message as read, you have to click on its checkbox and press the "Read" button, even if you've actually replied to it. Logic dictates that to reply to a message you have to read it first, thus it's logical to mark replied-to messages as read.
An ordered list of benefits
  • More logical user experience
  • No additional step needed to mark message as read
An ordered list of problems/issues involved
  • Developer time (probably not significant)

private messaging, usability, § no status

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