# The new-new functionality: why call it "new" not "unread"?

**URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/t/the-new-new-functionality-why-call-it-new-not-unread/390661
**Category:** UX
**Created:** [December 8, 2025, 6:39am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/the-new-new-functionality-why-call-it-new-not-unread/390661 "2025-12-08T06:39:34Z")
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### Author: ![Teafh](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/teafh/32/269081_2.png) [@Teafh](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Teafh)
#### Post date: [December 8, 2025, 6:39am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/the-new-new-functionality-why-call-it-new-not-unread/390661/1 "2025-12-08T06:39:34Z")

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> [@Current Projects - November 2025](https://meta.discourse.org/t/current-projects-november-2025/389228/1):
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> ### Simplified topics list
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> We are simplifying the topic list for new communities by combining the New and Unread topic lists into a single view. Existing communities can opt into this functionality today by enabling the experimental\_new\_new\_view\_groups setting, and you can demo it today on Meta by [joining the testing group](https://meta.discourse.org/g/new-new-testers).

I think it’s more reasonable to call these topics “unread” because according to my settings I should read them and I haven’t. Calling them “new” gives me the feeling that I don’t need to read them, they are simply new topics.

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