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[@Mahz]

Ever since the notification system was introduced, I've been in favor of a customized notification ability, or at least an opt-out option. I personally read every word of every thread I'm subscribed to/post on, so I just get a number stacking up in the upper-right that never gets clicked.

I like the last-read post function, though there is a bug where the "last unread" post brings you to your own if you were the last one to post on a page (at least I believe that was the criterion). It was suggested at one point to make the yellow arrow the "last-read post" while making the time stamp link to the latest post on the thread. I'm impartial to that, but I can see it being beneficial.
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This has come up in the past and I think [@Shienvien] is right: shouldn't your @mentions be guaranteed to send a notification? 

As far as I can tell, being able to put yourself in a position where you wouldn't receive a notification would remove a guarantee that gives the @mention system its value. But perhaps this can be resolved by the proposal in [url=http://www.roleplayerguild.com/posts/2809409]my previous post[/url] where I simply make it more convenient to see and clear all notifications from within a topic while you're viewing it.

What do you think?