How often do you use "Mark Forums Read" ? or Do you use What's new ?

[Digital Doctor]

Members aren't always interested in every single thread. Using Mark Forums read means that, after they have read the ones they are interested in and then used Mark Forums read on the rest, they can then easily see when they return to the forum if there are new posts since their last visit.

I use Mark Forums read a lot on here. I read what I'm interested in and then Mark Read all of the rest. It makes the New Posts feature more useful too as it only shows new posts since my last visit rather than a bunch of unread posts from a previous visit that I'm not interested in.

Does Reddit have a Mark Forums Read ? LOL.

 

[Digital Doctor]

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[Martok]

Does Reddit have a Mark Forums Read ? LOL.

No idea, I can't stand reddit, it looks horrible and it uses the threaded look which I know you like but many, including myself, don't like that layout.

 

[Dalton Prock]

It honestly just depends on the forums topics, but most of the time I mark forums read. But, then I find out that the topics are rather interesting so I then regret marking them read.

 

[Digital Doctor]

No idea, I can't stand reddit, it looks horrible and it uses the threaded look which I know you like but many, including myself, don't like that layout.

The alternative is pages and pages of posts no one reads. Good luck.

 

[Digital Doctor]

FWIW ... vBulletin 2? had the option to toggle back and forth between threaded and non-threaded.

 

[Digital Doctor]

I see mobile Xenforo theme has [Mark Forums Read] displayed VERY prominently. Like it's the most important function of a forum.

This thread, and just basic forum knowledge, clearly shows the vast minority of users can at all about Marking Forums Read.

Admins, Forum Rats, the people who will read this thread .... a minority of even them care about Mark Forums Read.

I then ask you ... why does [Mark Forums Read] occupy such prime real estate in Xenforo 2.0 default theme ?

Forums should curb back on features that people don't care about. So, in a needs analysis, if you care about the 93+% of users that aren't forum rats, Mark Forums Read should disappear entirely.

I don't expect that to happen. For many reasons. #1 is Xenforo Ltd. loves Mark Forums Read for it's own use.

But that shouldn't be enough to make the default forum theme keep this seldom used feature.

For all the people who don't use Mark Forums read and aren't reading this ... Please vote #4 and #5.

For all the forum rats and admins, please gush over how often you use Mark Forums Read.

I see Reddit doesnt have a Mark Forums Read. Amazing they survived.

 

[HotRodCarts]

I use the mark forums read a lot and so do a lot of members on both of my forums.

 

[Your Ski Advisor]

I clean it out about once a month.

 

[Ranger375]

I mark forums read every day.

 

[Paul B]

Alot?