Thank you for explaining more. I have wondered what the red number meant. As for joepublic, he was one of the few examples I saw that demonstrated someone could actually be censored here. I received several notifications from steemchillers app that he had commented to me, yet could never see it on the front ends to read fully and reply.

However, I for one will be among the first to OPT OUT.

Hoping they would make the lists opt in only, not forcing us to go to individual lists to opt out. I know how to mute people myself and have done so. No need to track down someones list to take someone off a mute I never muted to begin with.