diff --git a/src/lib/views/messages/Messages.svelte b/src/lib/views/messages/Messages.svelte
index daaf3dd..fdfa125 100644
--- a/src/lib/views/messages/Messages.svelte
+++ b/src/lib/views/messages/Messages.svelte
@@ -62,12 +62,11 @@
 	renderQueue.subscribe((q) => {});
 
 	//remove viewed and add new items that haven't been viewed
-	let shortListLength = derived([renderQueue, viewed], ([$renderQ, $viewed]) => {
-		//todo: if root cool, but if not, keep loading more 3 at a time
+	let shortListLength = derived([renderQueue, viewed, threadParentID], ([$renderQ, $viewed, $parentID]) => {
 		let dirty = false;
 		let updated: NostrEvent[] = [];
 		for (let e of _stableShortlist) {
-			if (!$viewed.has(e.id)) {
+			if (!$viewed.has(e.id) || $parentID != "root") {
 				//console.log(72, e.id);
 				updated.push(e);
 			} else {
diff --git a/src/lib/views/messages/RenderKind1.svelte b/src/lib/views/messages/RenderKind1.svelte
index 6773dfc..fc59297 100644
--- a/src/lib/views/messages/RenderKind1.svelte
+++ b/src/lib/views/messages/RenderKind1.svelte
@@ -7,8 +7,7 @@
 	import { derived, type Writable } from 'svelte/store';
 	import type { FrontendData } from '@/snort_workers/types';
 	import { inview } from 'svelte-inview';
-    import { viewed } from '@/workers_snort/firehose_master';
-
+	import { viewed } from '@/workers_snort/firehose_master';
 
 	export let note: NostrEvent;
 	export let onClickReply: () => void;
@@ -17,7 +16,6 @@
 	$: childrenCount = $store?.replies.get(note.id) ? $store.replies.get(note.id)!.size : 0;
 </script>
 
-
 <div class="w-full mt-2">
 	<div class="grid">
 		<div class="flex gap-2">
@@ -56,10 +54,15 @@
 							</div>
 						</div>
 					</div>
-					<div class="justify-end items-center inline-flex">
-						<h6 class="text-gray-500 text-xs font-normal leading-4 py-1">
-							{new Date(note.created_at * 1000).toLocaleString()}
-						</h6>
+					<div class="flex justify-between">
+                        <h6 class="text-gray-500 text-xs font-normal leading-4 py-1">
+                            
+                        </h6>
+						<div class="justify-end items-center inline-flex">
+							<h6 class="text-gray-500 text-xs font-normal leading-4 py-1">
+								{new Date(note.created_at * 1000).toLocaleString()} {#if $viewed.has(note.id)}✓{/if}
+							</h6>
+						</div>
 					</div>
 				</div>
 			</div>
@@ -67,13 +70,13 @@
 	</div>
 </div>
 <div
-    use:inview={{}}
-    on:inview_leave={(event) => {
-      if (event.detail.scrollDirection.vertical == "up") {
-        viewed.update(v=>{
-            v.add(note.id)
-            return v
-        })
-      }
-    }}
-></div>
\ No newline at end of file
+	use:inview={{}}
+	on:inview_leave={(event) => {
+		if (event.detail.scrollDirection.vertical == 'up') {
+			viewed.update((v) => {
+				v.add(note.id);
+				return v;
+			});
+		}
+	}}
+></div>
diff --git a/src/lib/views/messages/RenderKind1AsThreadHead.svelte b/src/lib/views/messages/RenderKind1AsThreadHead.svelte
index 967549f..6928019 100644
--- a/src/lib/views/messages/RenderKind1AsThreadHead.svelte
+++ b/src/lib/views/messages/RenderKind1AsThreadHead.svelte
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
 	import Reply from "./Reply.svelte";
 	import { derived, type Writable } from "svelte/store";
 	import type { FrontendData } from "@/snort_workers/types";
+	import { viewed } from "@/workers_snort/firehose_master";
 
     export let note:NostrEvent
     export let store: Writable<FrontendData>
@@ -32,7 +33,7 @@
                     </div>
                     <div class="justify-end items-center inline-flex">
                         <h6 class="text-gray-500 text-xs font-normal leading-4 py-1">
-                            {new Date(note.created_at * 1000).toLocaleString()}
+                            {new Date(note.created_at * 1000).toLocaleString()}{#if $viewed.has(note.id)}✓{/if}
                         </h6>
                     </div>
                 </div>