Sorry if someone has suggested this already. I will acquaint myself with the search button shortly...
It would be nice if the ping notification had a note of what topic it's in so for example...

So and So mentioned you in a post - Thread Name.

That way it might help if someone is talking to you in a few different threads and pings you there you will know the difference between the few pings? I don't know how practical it is. It's just something I have seen elsewhere and found to be helpful for my own organization and worry that I am missing something.