Before I knew about the messages here on LJ, I relied on email to know about comments. But yeah, going back and forth from email to LJ was a pain. Now I get the same notifications in the messages. I generally remember how many messages I had each time on here, so I get excited when the number has grown. I guess the bell tells me even faster than hovering over my name and waiting for the drop menu, but I'm weird and have to clear the bell. Even ages ago when FB first had it, I couldn't let it sit there. I'd get irritated with my sister because hers would be like 90.

I also can't stand red dots on my phone. Only 3 apps have them on, anyway - texts, recent calls, and one of my mail apps.