+1
Just to summarize
@Dan @jj1000 , I (among others), look at posts in two levels, first the replies, then, if there's time the other unread posts. We want the option to "remove from replies" but to still leave it on the "unread posts" list. That way something we responded to once but we don't want to stay involved in as an active discussion, can be taken off this priority list without being completely ignored.