# Forum issue - red 1 next to my name

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/forum-issue-red-1-next-to-my-name/75956>\
**Category:** General Discussion\
**Created:** [December 6, 2012, 4:31am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/forum-issue-red-1-next-to-my-name/75956 "2012-12-06T04:31:18Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 5\
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**Author:** ![shadowfax](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/shadowfax/32/13026_2.png) [@shadowfax](https://community.cartalk.com/u/shadowfax)\
**Post date:** [December 6, 2012, 4:31am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/forum-issue-red-1-next-to-my-name/75956/1 "2012-12-06T04:31:18Z")

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There’s a red 1 next to my name - the one that usually signals I have a PM or forum notification. But I don’t, and it won’t go away no matter how many times I open my profile. Am I missing something?

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**Author:** ![VDCdriver](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/vdcdriver/32/30_2.png) [@VDCdriver](https://community.cartalk.com/u/VDCdriver)\
**Post date:** [December 6, 2012, 4:33am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/forum-issue-red-1-next-to-my-name/75956/2 "2012-12-06T04:33:29Z")

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I have also had that problem intermittently with this site.  
My best advice is to click on your screen name whenever possible, and…eventually…“the red 1” will disappear.

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**Author:** ![texases](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/texases/32/862_2.png) [@texases](https://community.cartalk.com/u/texases)\
**Post date:** [December 6, 2012, 4:34am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/forum-issue-red-1-next-to-my-name/75956/3 "2012-12-06T04:34:14Z")

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I have the same problem. Turns out there’s some spacing problem, you can’t click on the ‘1’, so the work-around is to go to your profile then click on ‘notifications’, that should clear it.

I’ll test it: @texases Hmmm, guess I can’t do it to myself. Oh well, see if that works, @shadowfax

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**Author:** ![keith](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/keith/32/5518_2.png) [@keith](https://community.cartalk.com/u/keith)\
**Post date:** [December 6, 2012, 4:45am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/forum-issue-red-1-next-to-my-name/75956/4 "2012-12-06T04:45:43Z")

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Did you click on “Inbox” instead of your name?

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**Author:** ![shadowfax](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/shadowfax/32/13026_2.png) [@shadowfax](https://community.cartalk.com/u/shadowfax)\
**Post date:** [December 6, 2012, 5:14am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/forum-issue-red-1-next-to-my-name/75956/5 "2012-12-06T05:14:14Z")

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Ah, clicking notifications solved it. Didn’t see that over there. That’s what I get for looking at the site on my phone 😉