Why Am I Getting Multiple Identical Email Notifications for the Same Response?

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Users are experiencing multiple identical email notifications for the same response, with instances reported of receiving three notifications within a short time frame despite no new responses in the thread. This issue may arise when posts are deleted before users have a chance to read them, leading to notifications being sent that cannot be unsent. One user noted a similar occurrence with their own posts, where they created duplicates and deleted one, yet only one remained visible after refreshing. The discussion suggests that these email notifications could be linked to the timing of post deletions or edits. Overall, while the issue is noted as peculiar, it is not considered a significant problem.
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For some reason, I got 3 identical notifications of a response. I got one at 11:41am, the next at 12:01pm and then another at 12:31pm. There were no responses in the thread as of the time of the most recent notification and the thread did not show that it has been edited.

This is not a big deal, but it's a bit weird so I though I should report it.

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A possible explanation might be that some new posts were deleted before you had a chance to read them. When this happens, any emails that have already been sent cannot be unsent.
 
DrGreg said:
A possible explanation might be that some new posts were deleted before you had a chance to read them. When this happens, any emails that have already been sent cannot be unsent.
Makes sense. Thanks.
 
phinds said:
For some reason, I got 3 identical notifications of a response. I got one at 11:41am, the next at 12:01pm and then another at 12:31pm. There were no responses in the thread as of the time of the most recent notification and the thread did not show that it has been edited.

This is not a big deal, but it's a bit weird so I though I should report it.

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Odd coincidence, because one of the posts that I made around that time had shown that I made three exact copies of that post. I instantly deleted one, but when the page refreshed only one post was shown...
 
Fervent Freyja said:
Odd coincidence, because one of the posts that I made around that time had shown that I made three exact copies of that post. I instantly deleted one, but when the page refreshed only one post was shown...

Perhaps a mod caught it at the same time.
 
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