Hi mods (or whoever calls shots for website) reading this!
So currently, I love the pop-up that says there is a new post, and if it was in the current thread. But one thing I would like to see is if at the top of the site where it says
Show unread posts since last visit.
Show unread posts since epoch.
Show new replies to your posts.
You could implement that same idea to make it
Show unread posts since last visit [5].
Show unread posts since epoch.
Show new replies to your posts [4].
The number at the end would be the number of posts in that category, obviously.