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Subscribing to threads

Posted: Sun Jan 16, 2011 4:49 pm
by DJZ
Whenever I post in a thread it appears that it doesn't auto subscribe me so I never get notified that there are new posts, is this normal? If I had the subscribe button it works.

Re: Subscribing to threads

Posted: Sun Jan 16, 2011 4:57 pm
by dirtyleppa
do you mean you dont get email notifications about new posts? i had this happen to me. heres a thread about it http://www.nzdatsun.com/forums/viewtopi ... =14&t=1168" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

make sure you have the notify me of new posts box ticked when you post, which should help

Re: Subscribing to threads

Posted: Sun Jan 16, 2011 6:08 pm
by gingofthesouth
It doesnt auto subscribe for me either. But when you first create the thread there is an option to subscribe just above the submit button.

Either that or as you prob already know you can then subscribe when looking at your post in the thread.

But still it caught me out at first too.

Re: Subscribing to threads

Posted: Sun Jan 16, 2011 7:04 pm
by datsunboy
no, it shouldnt auto-subscribe you.....or some people that posts here heaps would get 50 emails a day.

you have to manually subscribe to the threads you wish to

Re: Subscribing to threads

Posted: Sun Jan 16, 2011 7:58 pm
by gingofthesouth
Actually I misunderstood the original post.

I thought he was talking about when creating a thread, not posting in one.

It should auto subscribe you or notify you on your own threads without needing to tick the box.

Minor issue :)

Re: Subscribing to threads

Posted: Sun Jan 16, 2011 8:14 pm
by Bartman
I would hate it if it auto subscribed me to every thread I started.

Re: Subscribing to threads

Posted: Sun Jan 16, 2011 8:34 pm
by gingofthesouth
Many forums I frequent work that way.
Also remember you only get ONE email to say there are posts on a thread until you next visit, not one for every post so it usually is not an issue :)

All goods either way.

Re: Subscribing to threads

Posted: Sun Jan 16, 2011 8:48 pm
by torqued
the less BS spam in my inbox the better.

Im happy to check all the theads with little orange boxes beside them

leave it the way it is

Re: Subscribing to threads

Posted: Mon Jan 17, 2011 7:27 am
by Mikewazowski
^ this

Re: Subscribing to threads

Posted: Mon Jan 17, 2011 8:12 am
by DJZ
Ahh I see, that's alright. It auto subscribes you on most of the other forums I visit which is pretty handy when you don't look at them every day.

Thanks guys!