After all this time, I found a new feature here

[jklcpa]

Out on the main page where the individual forums are listed, at the left side next to each forum there is a dialog balloon with quotes inside. Clicking on that balloon marks that entire forum as "read" without ever having to open it. I found this by accident. Am I the only one that didn't know that?

[Guest Taxed]

If you hover your cursor over that it tell you. So if you mark it as read, can you unmark it if you want to see newer posts?

[Lynn EA USTCP in Louisiana]

I discovered that feature just last week. I like it.

[kcjenkins]

If you do that, you can not reverse it. I've used it occasionally but I find I'd rather open the forum, give at least a fast scan of the new posts,to see if there are some I want to read, before I click the Mark this forum as read option.

[Guest Taxed]

Sort of freaky if you can't reverse it!

[Lion EA]

But, handy for those forums re specific software or software issues you don't have. I don't use it on this General Chat forum but do use it on the others from time to time. I've also used it after being away and viewing this forum on a mobile device or borrowed computer only to find when I return home that nothing was marked Read while I was away. Of course, I have to skim through to get caught up first.

[jklcpa]

^ that, exactly! I also use it after being away for an extended period where I want to *start over* with the forum.