I have still been using the "My Watched Posts" section (if this is what you mean), but mainly because when browsing with my iPhone it was disabling the email alerts. I do occasionally look back to find a thread (usually if I can't find it quicker from a "search"). What is the difference of the "new page idea" of linking to all of a user's subscribed posts? How is that different?
Basically, the “Watched Posts” system has a separate link (in green, below the first post) to bookmark a thread, but it is no longer responsible for sending new post notifications. The new system was devised principally for sending post update e-mails, but now that it’s in place I can easily build on it to create a personal “My subscribed posts” page.
Oh, so clicking the "you are not watching this post" to turn green will now not send out email alerts to updates on those posts. So right now we have to respond to the thread in order to get email alerts? I was using that button to follow (i.e. get email alerts) threads of interest without posting. Will you be coming up with a button to activate the new system to send alerts?
Yep, sorry I didn’t make that clear. The new button to subscribe to email updates for a given thread is in the bottom-right hand corner of the first post in every thread. I should probably make that clear in this announcement post.
I just made some updates to the system to fix two serious issues that were reported to me via PM.
Please note that the method for configuring your personal preferences has changed. The option to disable all subscription emails and the option to disable automatic subscriptions are now located in your user account settings, under the “Edit” tab in the “Subscriptions” section. Anybody who previously changed those settings will need to do so again. Sorry for the inconvenience!
It was all O.K I did not get any notification emails for any posts I made or watched. Now I’m getting emails. I want to stop it. I went to setting and unchecked the boxes but I still get emails.
I DO NOT want to get any emails for post and watched posts.
I do want to see which Posts that I made comments on and posted are updates
The checkboxes are for disabling subscriptions. In other words, they should be checked in your case if you don’t want notification emails. I know it’s sort of counter-intuitive, but since I wanted notifications enabled by default, it was easiest to do it this way.
Clicking to "Watch the Post" currently only adds it to your "My Watched Posts" page, but does not send out email notifications for thread updates. The "Click to Subscribe" link sends you email alerts to thread updates (only one email until you return to thread again) but I don't believe we have access to a page of our "Subscribed Threads". SB is planning to eventually get rid of the old "Watched Posts" system.
This simply wont work for me. Is there a significant delay between the post and the email? If so I may be seeing the new post before the system has a chance to email me. Otherwise refer to my first sentence!
Sorry you’re having trouble. The notification gets sent immediately. But it’s very possible that your email service is classifying the notification message as Spam. Please check your Spam folder, and if you find anything from BLF there, mark it as “Not spam”.
It’s weird. I received an email when you posted in this thread as I had subscribed to it. But I’ve yet to receive any emails for the following thread despite also being subscribed to it.
I’ve tried unsubscribing then re-subscribing. Swearing at my computer monitor. Everything! It may just be a glitch with that thread.
Oh and I’ve checked Spam.