Zordon (Linux Walt)I don't find the notifications column to be all that useful. Notifications should be ephemeral, and therefore erased frequently. An indicator with a drop-down would be sufficient, I think.
The blank space could be used for something more useful, like replies/mentions and the conversations which they were part of. (I'm sure @kai also has some ideas for that column.)
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