@@ -595,26 +595,25 @@ log.Printf("error saving donk: %s", err)
 				break
 			}
 		}
+		chatplusone(tx, ch.UserID)
 		err = tx.Commit()
-		chatplusone(ch.UserID)
 	} else {
 		tx.Rollback()
 	}
 	return err
 }
 
-func chatplusone(userid int64) {
+func chatplusone(tx *sql.Tx, userid int64) {
 	var user *WhatAbout
 	ok := somenumberedusers.Get(userid, &user)
 	if !ok {
 		return
 	}
 	options := user.Options
-	options.Chats += 1
+	options.ChatCount += 1
 	j, err := jsonify(options)
 	if err == nil {
-		db := opendatabase()
-		_, err = db.Exec("update users set options = ? where username = ?", j, user.Name)
+		_, err = tx.Exec("update users set options = ? where username = ?", j, user.Name)
 	}
 	if err != nil {
 		log.Printf("error plussing chat: %s", err)
@@ -626,11 +625,11 @@
 func chatnewnone(userid int64) {
 	var user *WhatAbout
 	ok := somenumberedusers.Get(userid, &user)
-	if !ok || user.Options.Chats == 0 {
+	if !ok || user.Options.ChatCount == 0 {
 		return
 	}
 	options := user.Options
-	options.Chats = 0
+	options.ChatCount = 0
 	j, err := jsonify(options)
 	if err == nil {
 		db := opendatabase()
@@ -638,6 +637,45 @@ _, err = db.Exec("update users set options = ? where username = ?", j, user.Name)
 	}
 	if err != nil {
 		log.Printf("error noneing chat: %s", err)
+	}
+	somenamedusers.Clear(user.Name)
+	somenumberedusers.Clear(user.ID)
+}
+
+func meplusone(tx *sql.Tx, userid int64) {
+	var user *WhatAbout
+	ok := somenumberedusers.Get(userid, &user)
+	if !ok {
+		return
+	}
+	options := user.Options
+	options.MeCount += 1
+	j, err := jsonify(options)
+	if err == nil {
+		_, err = tx.Exec("update users set options = ? where username = ?", j, user.Name)
+	}
+	if err != nil {
+		log.Printf("error plussing me: %s", err)
+	}
+	somenamedusers.Clear(user.Name)
+	somenumberedusers.Clear(user.ID)
+}
+
+func menewnone(userid int64) {
+	var user *WhatAbout
+	ok := somenumberedusers.Get(userid, &user)
+	if !ok || user.Options.MeCount == 0 {
+		return
+	}
+	options := user.Options
+	options.MeCount = 0
+	j, err := jsonify(options)
+	if err == nil {
+		db := opendatabase()
+		_, err = db.Exec("update users set options = ? where username = ?", j, user.Name)
+	}
+	if err != nil {
+		log.Printf("error noneing me: %s", err)
 	}
 	somenamedusers.Clear(user.Name)
 	somenumberedusers.Clear(user.ID)
@@ -724,6 +762,9 @@ h.ID, _ = res.LastInsertId()
 		err = saveextras(tx, h)
 	}
 	if err == nil {
+		if h.Whofore == 1 {
+			meplusone(tx, h.UserID)
+		}
 		err = tx.Commit()
 	} else {
 		tx.Rollback()

@@ -2,9 +2,9 @@ changelog
 
 === next
 
-+ Images in the hooter.
++ Low key unread counters.
 
-+ Unread count for chatter.
++ Images in the hooter.
 
 + More flexible hashtag characters.
 

@@ -56,7 +56,8 @@ MentionAll bool   `json:",omitempty"`
 	Avatar     string `json:",omitempty"`
 	MapLink    string `json:",omitempty"`
 	Reaction   string `json:",omitempty"`
-	Chats      int
+	MeCount    int64
+	ChatCount  int64
 }
 
 type KeyInfo struct {

@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ <details id="topmenu">
 <summary>menu<span> {{ .UserInfo.Name }}</span></summary>
 <ul>
 <li><a id="homelink" href="/">home</a>
-<li><a id="atmelink" href="/atme">@me</a>
+<li><a id="atmelink" href="/atme">@me<span id=mecount>{{ if .UserInfo.Options.MeCount }}({{ .UserInfo.Options.MeCount }}){{ end }}</span></a>
 <li><a id="firstlink" href="/first">first</a>
 <li style="list-style-type:none; margin-left:-1em">
 <details>
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ <li><a class="combolink" href="/c/{{ . }}">{{ . }}</a>
 {{ end }}
 </ul>
 </details>
-<li><a href="/chatter">chatter{{ if .UserInfo.Options.Chats }} ({{ .UserInfo.Options.Chats }}){{ end }}</a>
+<li><a href="/chatter">chatter<span id=chatcount>{{ if .UserInfo.Options.ChatCount }}({{ .UserInfo.Options.ChatCount }}){{ end }}</span></a>
 <li><a href="/o">tags</a>
 <li><a href="/events">events</a>
 <li><a id="longagolink" href="/longago">long ago</a>

@@ -92,6 +92,19 @@ doc = document.createElement( 'div' );
 	doc.innerHTML = resp.Honks
 	var honks = doc.children
 
+	var mecount = document.getElementById("mecount")
+	if (resp.MeCount) {
+		mecount.innerHTML = "(" + resp.MeCount + ")"
+	} else {
+		mecount.innerHTML = ""
+	}
+	var chatcount = document.getElementById("chatcount")
+	if (resp.ChatCount) {
+		chatcount.innerHTML = "(" + resp.ChatCount + ")"
+	} else {
+		chatcount.innerHTML = ""
+	}
+
 	var srvel = document.getElementById("srvmsg")
 	while (srvel.children[0]) {
 		srvel.children[0].remove()

@@ -116,6 +116,7 @@ templinfo["ServerMessage"] = "at me!"
 			templinfo["PageName"] = "atme"
 			honks = gethonksforme(userid, 0)
 			honks = osmosis(honks, userid, false)
+			menewnone(userid)
 		case "/longago":
 			templinfo["ServerMessage"] = "long ago and far away!"
 			templinfo["PageName"] = "longago"
@@ -2195,9 +2196,11 @@ }
 }
 
 type Hydration struct {
-	Tophid int64
-	Srvmsg template.HTML
-	Honks  string
+	Tophid    int64
+	Srvmsg    template.HTML
+	Honks     string
+	MeCount   int64
+	ChatCount int64
 }
 
 func webhydra(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
@@ -2216,6 +2219,7 @@ switch page {
 	case "atme":
 		honks = gethonksforme(userid, wanted)
 		honks = osmosis(honks, userid, false)
+		menewnone(userid)
 		hydra.Srvmsg = "at me!"
 	case "longago":
 		honks = gethonksfromlongago(userid, wanted)
@@ -2263,6 +2267,8 @@ } else {
 		hydra.Tophid = wanted
 	}
 	reverbolate(userid, honks)
+
+	user, _ := butwhatabout(u.Username)
 
 	var buf strings.Builder
 	templinfo["Honks"] = honks
@@ -2274,6 +2280,8 @@ log.Printf("frag error: %s", err)
 		return
 	}
 	hydra.Honks = buf.String()
+	hydra.MeCount = user.Options.MeCount
+	hydra.ChatCount = user.Options.ChatCount
 	w.Header().Set("Content-Type", "application/json")
 	j, _ := jsonify(&hydra)
 	io.WriteString(w, j)
@@ -2328,6 +2336,7 @@ switch page {
 		case "atme":
 			honks = gethonksforme(userid, wanted)
 			honks = osmosis(honks, userid, false)
+			menewnone(userid)
 		case "longago":
 			honks = gethonksfromlongago(userid, wanted)
 			honks = osmosis(honks, userid, false)