I somewhat agree.
Having actual message notifications- sounds or a popup message; would make members more alert and notified of the new messages in their inbox. What we currently have, is rather small and sometimes even I don't see it and continue obliviously browsing the forums. However, I also understand that sometimes it may become annoying to get a sudden popup/sound, and some people prefer it how it is currently.
I'd like to think that, if anything could be done, I'd love to see the font colour change if possible- say a new message comes in, why not have an eye-catching colour implemented to really make us users spot it? Would be neat, but I understand it'll probably not happen or work out as well as I might think.
Great topic, D-ead7Dog! +Nuzzle<3