I check out what I do and always hit " mark messages read " if I don't click on all of them to clear it for my next visit .
Always works for me .
Sometimes I'll scroll down the home page real quick ( with the scroll wheel on the mouse ) to see if any of the sections are highlighted first , then hit the " show unread posts since last visit " if they are .
Why ? IDK , I'm kinda getting out that old habit and just immediately clicking on the " show unread posts .." these days
