Bold/normal display for unread/read threads

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All thread titles are currently displaying in bold font, a change that began recently and has been noted by multiple users across different operating systems and browsers. This issue affects the visibility of both unread and read threads, as even subscribed threads remain bold after being read. A bug report has been submitted to Greg to address this widespread problem. Users are experiencing frustration with the inconsistency in thread display. The bold issue has since been resolved.
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All threads titles are showing up in bold font for me. This started sometime yesterday, I think. Just a heads-up for Greg.
 
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Yes, several of the mentors have noticed this too. We've got a bug report into Greg since it seems to be widespread (we're all using a variety of OS's and browsers too).
 
When I go to "My PF" the subscribed threads are staying bold too (even after I read them).

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Thread 'Thank you to mentors, advisors and members'

I want to thank those members who interacted with me a couple of years ago in two Optics Forum threads. They were @Drakkith, @hutchphd, @Gleb1964, and @KAHR-Alpha. I had something I wanted the scientific community to know and slipped a new idea in against the rules. Thank you also to @berkeman for suggesting paths to meet with academia. Anyway, I finally got a paper on the same matter as discussed in those forum threads, the fat lens model, got it peer-reviewed, and IJRAP...
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Thread 'Thank you physics forums, 20 years later'

About 20 years ago, in my mid-30s (and with a BA in economics and a master's in business), I started taking night classes in physics hoping to eventually earn the science degree I'd always wanted but never pursued. I found physics forums and used it to ask questions I was unable to get answered from my textbooks or class lectures. Unfortunately, work and life got in the way and I never got further the freshman courses. Well, here it is 20 years later. I'm in my mid-50s now, and in a...
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