Murphy's law of thread notification

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The discussion centers on the differences in notification behavior for two forum threads: 'pf random thoughts' and 'best guitarist ever.' Users notice that they receive continuous notifications for 'pf random thoughts' after posting once, while they must actively check 'best guitarist ever' for updates despite being subscribed. A suggested solution involves using the "Thread Tools" option to manage subscriptions. However, users express frustration that even with a subscription to 'best guitarist ever,' they do not receive notifications for every new post unless they participate in the thread. This inconsistency raises the possibility of a bug affecting notification settings.
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why is it that you post on 'pf random thoughts' once and get notifications for eternity but have to keep on checking 'best guitarist ever' for new posts?
 
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hi chhitiz! :smile:

dunno why it doesn't work already,

but you can fix it by clicking "Thread Tools" just above the top post, then either "Subscribe to this thread", or unsubscribe and subscribe again. :wink:
 
thanks for the tip. but i was wondering if i could, keep getting subscriptions of every 'best guitarist ever' post even without posting like i do for 'pf random thoughts'. i checked and i do have a subscription for the thread even though i don't get every update.
 
At the top right of the first post in the thread, there is a button marked "Thread Tools". Choose "Subscribe" under there.
 
that's the thing. the only option available to me is 'unsubscribe' as i already am subscribing to the thread. however, i don't get notification of every post i until keep on posting, like i do get for 'pf random thoughts'.
 
You have to visit the thread after being notified - and you have to be logged when visiting the thread, so that you are correctly identified and correct flag is being set/reset.

But then it can be a bug.
 
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