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Fran Blacker

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I'm getting alerts for threads I don't follow or haven't posted on and a member I don't follow?
Some threads I follow no alerts, but I'm not 100% sure about that.
 
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I'm getting alerts for threads I don't follow or haven't posted on and a member I don't follow?
Some threads I follow no alerts, but I'm not 100% sure about that.
Sometimes you will get an alert if someone mentions your screen name.
 
Only had happen a couple of times where I didn't out why. Hasn't happened for awhile.
 
Car Nut started a thread called Bostonians I got an alert. It was the first post and I don't follow him. What started this was Auggie56 starting threads and I was getting alerts just like this from Carnut. Don't known if this happens with Carnut often but with Auggie it was often. I blocked Auggie and it went away, just unblocked him stay tuned.
examples would be nice, because I'm not seeing this
 
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examples would be nice, because I'm not seeing this
Unblocked Auggie56 and 2 hours and 4 mins later he started a thread Jewish cab drivers and I received an alert. Note: The alert started on the number #1 post and I'm pretty sure I was the first viewer.
 
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Auggie56 started another thread at 10:17 Sociology 101 and I received an alert and I was the first viewer.
3 examples is that enough?
I just don't want alerts for every post auggie56 and carnut post. Carnut posts a lot!
 
Auggie56 added a post to "who likes aircraft" at about 10:37pm no alert and it's 10:45pm.
 
Auggie56 started another thread at 10:17 Sociology 101 and I received an alert and I was the first viewer.
3 examples is that enough?
I just don't want alerts for every post auggie56 and carnut post. Carnut posts a lot!

Can you tell me exactly what the alerts say?

Bear with me, this is a strange one.
 
Thought you had to click watch thread to get alerts. So if your following a thread in a forum you get alerts? Thanks for the answers.
 
Can you provide a complete list of when one receives an alert? That may help us understand "Why"?
 
Can you provide a complete list of when one receives an alert? That may help us understand "Why"?

Short list is ---
  • When someone mentions you or quotes you;
  • When a thread you are watching has a new post
  • When a forum you are watching has a new thread or new post (depending on how you set that when you watched it)
 
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