Thanks for restoring the ability to see how many messages we have!
Since I know that you are working on the mail system, a request...
The current note-deleting system is just too kludgy, especially if you have dozens of quizzes and receive lots of mail. For example, I have over 80 quizzes, plus I'm an editor. I have well over 100 messages in my mailbox. When I have time to spend on FunTrivia, I do my editig chores first, and maybe play a game or two now and then :> ) I just don't have the time to click on 80 different links to remove that mail. I understand that this was done originally to make sure that people read and responded to corrections, but it looks like it has other, unwanted effects.
Also, since the messages in our mailboxes are not in chronological order anymore, I have to look through six pages of notes to find one new piece of mail.
How easy would it be to write some sort of expire function into comments, compliments and suggestions (I agree that corrections should not expire)?
Or would it be possible to make the "clear all notes" link on the mailbox page also remove suggestions and compliments, not just comments?
Or is there some other method that you can develop to remove mail that isn't as labor-intensive as the present one?