Polygon/Zulip

Add filter for unanswered messages sent by user #1

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opened 2025-08-18 17:58:33 +00:00 by Christian · 0 comments

Christian commented

2025-08-18 17:58:33 +00:00

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Description:

As a Zulip user, I would like to be able to filter messages that I have sent but that remain unanswered, to help me follow up on important communications and ensure nothing falls through the cracks.

Current Behavior:

Users can filter their own messages using sender:me
There is no way to identify which of these messages have not received responses
Users must manually review conversation threads to identify unanswered messages

Proposed Feature:
Add a search filter (e.g., sender:me has:no-replies or sender:me is:unanswered) that shows only messages sent by the current user that have not received any responses.

Use Cases:

Follow-up management: Identify questions or requests that need follow-up
Communication tracking: Ensure important messages don't get overlooked
Productivity: Reduce time spent manually checking conversation threads
Team coordination: Better track pending discussions and decisions

Implementation Considerations:

Could be implemented as an extension to the existing search functionality
Should respect thread/topic boundaries (replies in the same topic count as responses)
Could potentially integrate with the existing "Recent Conversations" view
Should consider both direct messages and stream messages

Related Issues:

#24200 (Topic status filtering)
Similar to existing unread message tracking functionality

This feature would complement the existing follow-topics functionality and provide users with better visibility into their communication patterns and pending conversations.

Priority: Medium - This would improve user productivity and communication management without being critical to core functionality.

**Description:** As a Zulip user, I would like to be able to filter messages that I have sent but that remain unanswered, to help me follow up on important communications and ensure nothing falls through the cracks. **Current Behavior:** - Users can filter their own messages using `sender:me` - There is no way to identify which of these messages have not received responses - Users must manually review conversation threads to identify unanswered messages **Proposed Feature:** Add a search filter (e.g., `sender:me has:no-replies` or `sender:me is:unanswered`) that shows only messages sent by the current user that have not received any responses. **Use Cases:** - **Follow-up management**: Identify questions or requests that need follow-up - **Communication tracking**: Ensure important messages don't get overlooked - **Productivity**: Reduce time spent manually checking conversation threads - **Team coordination**: Better track pending discussions and decisions **Implementation Considerations:** - Could be implemented as an extension to the existing search functionality - Should respect thread/topic boundaries (replies in the same topic count as responses) - Could potentially integrate with the existing "Recent Conversations" view - Should consider both direct messages and stream messages **Related Issues:** - #24200 (Topic status filtering) - Similar to existing unread message tracking functionality This feature would complement the existing follow-topics functionality and provide users with better visibility into their communication patterns and pending conversations. **Priority:** Medium - This would improve user productivity and communication management without being critical to core functionality.

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