- has_many :messages, -> { where(:to_user_visible => true).order(:sent_on => :desc).preload(:sender, :recipient) }, :foreign_key => :to_user_id
- has_many :new_messages, -> { where(:to_user_visible => true, :message_read => false).order(:sent_on => :desc) }, :class_name => "Message", :foreign_key => :to_user_id
+ has_many :messages, -> { where(:to_user_visible => true, :muted => false).order(:sent_on => :desc).preload(:sender, :recipient) }, :foreign_key => :to_user_id
+ has_many :new_messages, -> { where(:to_user_visible => true, :muted => false, :message_read => false).order(:sent_on => :desc) }, :class_name => "Message", :foreign_key => :to_user_id