# Can't clear a grey unread counter on a meta topic due to Whispers

**URL:** <https://meta.discourse.org/t/cant-clear-a-grey-unread-counter-on-a-meta-topic-due-to-whispers/42136>\
**Category:** UX\
**Created:** [6 Abril, 2016 15:57 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/cant-clear-a-grey-unread-counter-on-a-meta-topic-due-to-whispers/42136 "2016-04-06T15:57:40Z")\
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**Author:** ![codinghorror](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/codinghorror/32/110067_2.png) [@codinghorror](https://meta.discourse.org/u/codinghorror)\
**Post date:** [6 Abril, 2016 21:38 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/cant-clear-a-grey-unread-counter-on-a-meta-topic-due-to-whispers/42136/9 "2016-04-06T21:38:18Z")

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Whispers work great on email created topics since the people on the other end do not see the topic in the web browser anyway… I think this use case makes a lot more sense anyway.

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