There is another option. We could add a new small column on the left of all subjects on the postlist page. Get rid of the different colored icons for new messages, just stick with one color and then put some sort of icon in this new column to denote a new thread or a thread that has new replies.
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| N | This is a new thread
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| N | This thread has new replies
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| | This thread has no new replies
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Would need to come up with some sort of descriptive icon to put in there that would work, with alt text of "New"
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Scream
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