Yes there's a number on the dropdow and yes they disappear when you open the article and view the comments.
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It's just a performance issue, I've had delays getting my notifications too.
If it's a fairly bitesize standalone packet of info I'll do a post. If it's in depth or meant trigger a self-contained discussion I'll do an article.
Constellations, if you will.
Have you got the top bar switched on? If so switch off and try again.
Look how far we've come in just a week :)
Thanks for the shout out to /m/quickstart :)
Just a thought on the description field where you have said...
Description are short blurbs that you can use to describe your magazine. This part is self-explanatory, so I won’t go to deep on this one.
I am almost certain that the magazine search feature references the description field, which I why I have made sure to put keywords in the description field of both of the subs I moderate. I've tested it a couple of times so it might be worth mentioning here.
Great write up!
RIF had it best. Click the thumbnail for the link, and the post title for the other options such as view comments.