Most forum sites either spam your email or make you check in every day. Here's what we built instead.
The threads that are "new to you"
A thread is new-to-you if you've either never viewed it, or the most recent post in it landed after you last opened the thread. No new infrastructure — this is computed from the same thread_reads row the site already writes when you open a thread.
Four ways to see them
1. Top-nav badge. The "Forums" link on the top nav shows an amber number — your total unread across every forum visible to you. Cached 30 seconds.
2. Global list at /forums/new. Everything new, chronological, paginated. Mark-all-read button drops your count to zero.
3. Per-forum list. On any /forums/{slug} page there's a "New Posts" button in the header. Or use the "Unread only" toggle next to the Hot / New / Top tabs to stay in the main view.
4. Per-category list. Same pattern on /forums/category/{slug} — a "New Posts" button that aggregates across every forum in the category.
In the normal forum list
Forum index cards get a small "N new" badge in the upper right when you have unread threads in that forum. Inside the forum, unread threads are bold with a green left-border. Dashboard has a "Catch up" card that shows your global count plus "Show me" / "Mark all read" shortcuts.
Keyboard shortcut
On any forum page (including the unread view), press n to jump to the next unread thread. Works as long as you're not typing in a text field.
Thread view
Inside a thread, posts that landed after your last visit keep their existing "New since your last visit" separator divider AND now carry an amber left-border individually, so long threads are still scannable.
Personal RSS feed
If you prefer a news reader: Account → Your RSS Feeds gives you a personal URL that surfaces your unread threads as RSS 2.0. Works with NetNewsWire, Feedly, Reeder, Miniflux, anything standard. Token rotates on demand if it leaks.
