# Completely unread topics with recent replies should show as new

**URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/t/completely-unread-topics-with-recent-replies-should-show-as-new/75682
**Category:** Feature
**Created:** [8 december 2017 om 12:15 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/completely-unread-topics-with-recent-replies-should-show-as-new/75682 "2017-12-08T12:15:54Z")
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### Author: ![erlend\_sh](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/erlend_sh/32/119475_2.png) [@erlend\_sh](https://meta.discourse.org/u/erlend_sh)
#### Post date: [8 december 2017 om 13:36 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/completely-unread-topics-with-recent-replies-should-show-as-new/75682/3 "2017-12-08T13:36:10Z")

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Yes, I believe the solution I’m after is exactly this:

> [@Watching/Tracking old Topics](https://meta.discourse.org/t/watching-tracking-old-topics/51606/7):
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> Perhaps, one thing that is “cheap” that we could do.
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> If a topic in a tracked category is bumped, add it back to “new” for whatever the new duration is.
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> Still would feel somewhat odd.

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