The "watched threads" feature is incorrectly marking all past threads as unread for some users, despite them having been read. Users are seeking a way to mark only their watched threads as read without affecting other threads. Individual threads that were previously marked unread can be marked as read again, but the issue seems to stem from lost tracking of previously read threads. The problem appears to be time- and subforum-dependent, with certain forums consistently showing threads as read while others do not. Overall, there is a consensus that the tracking of read threads needs to be addressed to resolve the confusion.