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Watched Threads Alert Icon or Charm (formerly a "Bell" icon)

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Will some sort of icon or charm be listed next to a thread that we are watching or have participated in?
As an MVP, I always look at a thread list, such as the DS forum list, and I can see and avoid having to click on a thread that I've already responded to. Yea, I know, I can see if I had already responded as the last response, but if someone else responds, I won't see my name, therefore I will not know if I had responded to it, forcing me to open it. It's a lot of extra work now to keep track looking at the thread link.
I hope this is added soon, otherwise, and my colleagues feel the same about it, that the way it is currently it just adds a lot of extra work for us trying to help customers, and as you know, we do this all pro bono.
I hope you can help us to make it easier for use to help them! :-)
Thank you.
Ace Fekay
MVP, MCT, MCITP/EA, MCTS Windows 2008/R2 & Exchange 2007, Exchange 2010 EA, MCSE & MCSA 2003/2000, MCSA Messaging 2003
Microsoft Certified Trainer
Microsoft MVP - Directory Services
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Friday, June 28, 2013 5:34 PM
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According to this thread, this should be back tomorrow:
http://social.technet.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/8cc3d6ab-f3ff-40a7-9451-6731294b1a9a/forums-release-july-11-2013- Proposed as answer by Bryant Hawthorne - MSFTMicrosoft employee Thursday, July 11, 2013 4:34 PM
- Marked as answer by Ace Fekay [MCT] Friday, July 12, 2013 3:32 PM
Thursday, July 11, 2013 2:31 AM
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I also hope this is added soon -
In the meantime, you can use "My Threads" to see threads you've responded to. This is available under the Quick Access menu, and can be sorted by "My Recent Post", which makes it fairly quick to see if you had the last response.
Friday, June 28, 2013 5:37 PM -
I can't find the thread at the moment, but supposedly this will be returned to us at some point.
EDIT: Found it -Side note, I can't wait for this bug that causes threads to disappear for a while to get squashed. I saw a post somewhere about this being addressed in a hotfix scheduled for Monday, but we'll see......
- Edited by Mike Laughlin Friday, June 28, 2013 5:47 PM wgsdfh
Friday, June 28, 2013 5:40 PM -
I also hope this is added soon -
In the meantime, you can use "My Threads" to see threads you've responded to. This is available under the Quick Access menu, and can be sorted by "My Recent Post", which makes it fairly quick to see if you had the last response.
Thank you, but I am aware of that method. The problem is it only shows my threads in ALL forums, and no other threads and not in the forum I'm currently focused on.
Kind of frustrating.
Ace Fekay
MVP, MCT, MCITP/EA, MCTS Windows 2008/R2 & Exchange 2007, Exchange 2010 EA, MCSE & MCSA 2003/2000, MCSA Messaging 2003
Microsoft Certified Trainer
Microsoft MVP - Directory Services
Technical Blogs & Videos: http://www.delawarecountycomputerconsulting.com/This post is provided AS-IS with no warranties or guarantees and confers no rights.
Saturday, June 29, 2013 6:02 AM -
According to this thread, this should be back tomorrow:
http://social.technet.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/8cc3d6ab-f3ff-40a7-9451-6731294b1a9a/forums-release-july-11-2013- Proposed as answer by Bryant Hawthorne - MSFTMicrosoft employee Thursday, July 11, 2013 4:34 PM
- Marked as answer by Ace Fekay [MCT] Friday, July 12, 2013 3:32 PM
Thursday, July 11, 2013 2:31 AM -
According to this thread, this should be back tomorrow:
http://social.technet.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/8cc3d6ab-f3ff-40a7-9451-6731294b1a9a/forums-release-july-11-2013
Thanks, Mike. I saw that notification earlier today. I'm looking forward to the new update.Ace Fekay
MVP, MCT, MCITP/EA, MCTS Windows 2008/R2 & Exchange 2007, Exchange 2010 EA, MCSE & MCSA 2003/2000, MCSA Messaging 2003
Microsoft Certified Trainer
Microsoft MVP - Directory Services
Technical Blogs & Videos: http://www.delawarecountycomputerconsulting.com/This post is provided AS-IS with no warranties or guarantees and confers no rights.
Thursday, July 11, 2013 4:47 AM