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Christian 2021-01-13T10:07:45.184200Z

Do you know why "Threads" is always highlighted? I feel like it must be dimmed when I read all the comments?

Christian 2021-01-14T11:14:01.002Z

I have the app, and no premium. So maybe the message limit is the key

dorab 2021-01-14T17:00:04.003600Z

Yeah. That seems to be the issue.

2021-01-14T17:31:28.003800Z

@christiaaan I am not clear what you mean by "and no premium". As far as I know, Slack does not offer the free-service workspace like Clojurians where some users can pay for it, but others get it for free. Last I checked (2020) they offered either "everyone gets free with 10,000 limit on searchable message history" or "some one legal entity pays for everyone to get unlimited search history", and Clojurians Slack is the first one.

seancorfield 2021-01-14T17:44:12.004100Z

@andy.fingerhut A lot of people find Slack's messaging very confusing and assume it means they, personally, don't have a "premium" account -- rather than the two choices you just outlined.

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Gleb Posobin 2021-01-13T14:17:33.185Z

It does get dimmed for me!

2021-01-13T15:39:44.185200Z

Same here.

dorab 2021-01-13T17:28:57.185600Z

FWIW, it always stays highlighted for me. Even when I have read and unfollowed the threads. I just assumed that it never would be dimmed. Now that I know that it does get dimmed for some, I'll go looking to see why it doesn't for me. If anyone finds out or has guesses, please report back. Thanks.

2021-01-13T17:29:42.185800Z

I am using Slack web interface via Google Chrome, in case that makes any difference.

2021-01-13T17:30:10.186Z

I know there is a Slack app for various platforms, but have never tried it out.

Gleb Posobin 2021-01-13T17:35:16.186200Z

Also using through chrome, standalone app is too heavy.

dorab 2021-01-13T17:43:23.186400Z

I am also using the Slack web interface on Google Chrome on a Mac.

seancorfield 2021-01-13T18:02:27.186600Z

Threads gets dimmed for me once I've caught up with new stuff. Edge (Chromium) on Mac and Windows. Maybe there's a preference in Slack for marking items as read that you have set differently?

2021-01-13T22:08:44.187800Z

You've got unread items that are older than the free slack message limit (10,000)