Dismiss Notifications Button is Greyed Out?

(Bacon is a many-splendoured thing) #5

I’m surprised you’re even getting notifications, because you appear to have turned them all off . . . :confused:

I think @Shortstuff has hit on the correct explanation. :+1:

(hottie turned hag) #6

I am getting them for sure. I just got one for your reply lol.
NOT email or browser notification; notifications on the site, i.e., a number appears by my avatar in upper R corner. When I click on avatar a list of notifications drops down.

When I go to the page linked above, I see them all, yes marked as read I guess but cannot delete them. If you can access the page, see if you can delete them as I can’t seem to, then report back :smile:

(Bacon is a many-splendoured thing) #7

The Dismiss function removes the highlighting from the notifications, it doesn’t actually delete them, which is what you might expect. However, this is not a bug; it is how the Discourse software is intended to work. If you don’t see any highlighting on a particular notification, it means you either visited the thread, or you told the software you don’t intend to.

ETA: With your notification settings, I would expect none of those items to ever be highlighted, so the Dismiss button quite naturally will have no further effect.

(hottie turned hag) #8

So there is no way to actually delete them? Nor badges etc? I’m such a minimalist freak, I like all that stuff deleted :open_mouth:
#ocdlyf

Edit: ok gotcha re: the not highlighted part.

(Bacon is a many-splendoured thing) #9

I can delete all your badges for you, but more will keep appearing as you (re-)earn them. Your philosophy and that of the Discourse programmers seem to be at variance here, sorry!

(hottie turned hag) #10

LMAO my minimalist freakiness is often “at variance” with all so no surprise there; I delete all emails and texts immediately. I loathe visual clutter.

If more shall keep appearing then I guess leave em all.

Thanks so much though! :purple_heart:

(Bacon is a many-splendoured thing) #11

YW! :grin:

(Hyperbole- best thing in the universe!) #12

I have my preferences set to no emails at all. The only activity is here on the site. And yes, I have to click on all notifications even if for only a nanosecond so that it clears from my count.

Another tip is to manually set topics you no longer want to be notified about back to normal. Sometimes I tire of a thread but don’t feel like I need to mute it, so I just put it back to normal. They automatically set to tracking if you comment or if you read for more than 4 minutes. You can do this at the bottom of the topic. You can always manually set it back to tracking if you want.

#ocdrespect

(hottie turned hag) #13

:kissing_heart:
many thanks!

#14

So. You’re saying you don’t want me to award you the “We don’t need no Steenkin’ Badges” badge? :smiling_imp:

(hottie turned hag) #15

I’m weak :smile:

A badge I earned, like for a brilliant post, say, sure!

But these badges are participation awards. Hate those.
“firt emoji badge” wtheck!

#16

Most of those silly ones happen when you first join, then later they get more sensible.

(Hyperbole- best thing in the universe!) #17

I have granted you a Meowking Friends badge, not because you have earned it by making friends via cat photos, but because I created* it and am therefore vain about it.

*I am not actually able to create badges, but it was my idea and Richard made it for me.

#18

Hmmm… we might need a Poking the Bear badge now?

(Hyperbole- best thing in the universe!) #19

That sounds like a very useful badge.

(hottie turned hag) #20

@Ruina Sweet! I have seen the cat photos (randomly sprinkled in some threads), and they are good :cat:

(hottie turned hag) #21

OMG I’m dead
#R.I.P.

there really IS a “We Don’t Need No Stinkin Badges” badge!!
Am now the proud owner of this.
:crown:

#22

Normally you have to quote that line from the movie, but I made an exception in your case. :grin:

(hottie turned hag) #23

I wondered if anyone would get the reference! :+1:

(Alec) #24

I love badges too much to say We Don’t Need No Stinkin Badges. Oh bugger, I said it…