I wanted to address this with 2.1, but now that we're entering 2.2 I thought I'd mention that redirect forum icons show bright, as if there are 'new posts' shouldn't they be faded or something?

It's just that when I look at a site with those forums I instantly think, new posts! And then realize it's a redirect link.

Word, +1

I agree. They should be changed.

I'd like to agree here too. They should probably be updated with a different design and make sure they are dull.

Yes, they do stand out too much catching your attention.

+ 1.

Isn't that the point?

If I'm not mistaken, when you have a redirect forum, you're wanting to direct your visiters to a new page.

Catching their attention and having them click is desired functionality. :)

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IPB knows weather or not you have visited the site before... and weather you have read that forum.. So, why can't it set it as read... If you look at the link, it actually is listed as a forum.

That's the point.

It's a link that they want you to click. Presumably, they want you to click it more than once, so why mark it as "read"?

Masking the link as a forum increases clicks. :P

Don't mean to dwell on this but what if there was no New AND no nonew colored icon at all?

What I mean is, maybe have letters in lieu of an icon. Maybe LINK or something?

Don't mean to dwell on this but what if there was no New AND no nonew colored icon at all?

What I mean is, maybe have letters in lieu of an icon. Maybe LINK or something?

Can't this already be done by replacing the image HTML with plain text?