Maybe the (new) indicator would be more helpful if it wouldn't show up for replies I've already looked at or even replied to by clicking on the blue notification bubble. Never gave it much thought, tbh.
Either way, I'm pretty happy with the site behavior as it is in that regard.
Maybe the (new) indicator would be more helpful if it wouldn't show up for replies I've already looked at or even replied to by clicking on the blue notification bubble.
It only gets reset when you open the comment threads, because the blue notification bubble on the envelope (PM box) shows all the notifications, not just comment replies in your posts.
Also, when you open the comment replies section in your PM and upvote comment replies or mark them as read. the count will decrease accordingly. Same goes for post replies.