# Ability to view if PM has been read (Moderation ability?)

**URL:** <https://meta.discourse.org/t/ability-to-view-if-pm-has-been-read-moderation-ability/38033>\
**Category:** Feature\
**Tags:** moderation, privacy, completed\
**Created:** [January 16, 2016, 4:06am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/ability-to-view-if-pm-has-been-read-moderation-ability/38033 "2016-01-16T04:06:31Z")\
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**Author:** ![dax](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/dax/32/244677_2.png) [@dax](https://meta.discourse.org/u/dax)\
**Post date:** [January 17, 2016, 11:41pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/ability-to-view-if-pm-has-been-read-moderation-ability/38033/16 "2016-01-17T23:41:51Z")

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Ok, blink erased.

> [@jomaxro](#):
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> I don’t think we can do much more on the user’s side to make PM notifications more obvious without making it too invasive.

Well, I am not talking about all PM. I’m talking for only moderator’s PM with official warning. When a user receives an official notice he see the green icon used for PM. A user can think “Ah ok, it is only another PM, I do not want read it now, maybe tomorrow”. If a user see the red icon he can think “Wait a minute, what is this icon? Why is red? Let me see”.  
Now there is no difference from a normal PM unless he looks at the list of notifications (official warning have a red envelope).

BTW @codinghorror wrote that he agree about this feature…so it’s ok for me if I can choose to enable/disable it.

> [@TechnoBear](#):
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> I have also been stunned to come across member who actually have no idea that the wee coloured circles with numbers in are indications of any kind of notification.

Well, @ccdw and I are talking about a good contributor not about new users or users that are unable to read a simple Welcome message 🙂

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