# Ability to mark private messages as unread

**URL:** <https://meta.discourse.org/t/ability-to-mark-private-messages-as-unread/20320>\
**Category:** Feature\
**Created:** [Setembro 22, 2014, 11:44am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/ability-to-mark-private-messages-as-unread/20320 "2014-09-22T11:44:27Z")\
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**Author:** ![jomaxro](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/jomaxro/32/126216_2.png) [@jomaxro](https://meta.discourse.org/u/jomaxro)\
**Post date:** [Março 17, 2016, 3:32pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/ability-to-mark-private-messages-as-unread/20320/7 "2016-03-17T15:32:10Z")

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I think there is still a use-case for `mark as unread`. Here is what we have currently:

1. Unread in inbox: Never opened.
2. Read in inbox: Opened at least once, likely requires further action.
3. Archived: Done with message.

Sometimes I have a message in my inbox due to a conversation with a user (as a staff member). I wrote something to the user, and am waiting for a reply. I’m not done yet (as I will write again if I don’t get a response in a reasonable amount of time), so I won’t archive it. But, it isn’t urgent, so no need to mark as unread. Then I get a new PM. It is important, and needs a well-written response. But it is the end of the day, and I don’t have time to do so now. I want to mark it as unread so it is very clear to me (or in a group box, everyone) that it needs to be dealt with. Does that make sense @sam?

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