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

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**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 9, 2025, 1:05pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/the-new-new-functionality-why-call-it-new-not-unread/390661/26 "2025-12-09T13:05:30Z")

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To me, the current “new” is “unread”, “unseen” is “new”.  
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