Subscribing to Forums Easily with My PF - Confirmation Message Requested

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The forum's subscription feature is appreciated for its convenience, but users have expressed concerns about accidentally unsubscribing due to the close placement of the unsubscribe button. A suggestion has been made for a confirmation message to prevent unintentional actions. Additionally, there is interest in a feature that would notify users when their posts are quoted. However, implementing new programming modifications is complicated due to the software's end-of-life status. Overall, the discussion highlights a desire for improved functionality while acknowledging the challenges of software limitations.
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I use the shortcut from My PF to get to a forum I commonly use by subscribing to that forum. It's a very handy feature that I feel sets this forum apart from many others on the net, so I'm glad it's here :smile:

However, the only problem I have with it is that the unsubscribe button is just underneath the actual forum link, so sometimes I'll accidentally misclick the forum link and unsubscribe instead. It's just a little nuisance that I'd have to go back to the forum manually and re-subscribe, and from then on I'd be cautious of where I'm pressing just so I don't actually slip and land on those unsubscribe buttons again.

So I suggest there be a confirmation message to this action.
 
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I'll test it and see how we can make it more convenient. thanks!
 
And while you're at subscriptions, I would love to subscribe to "quoted", to have a notification if somebody quoted my post anywhere.
 
Greg Bernhardt said:
I'll test it and see how we can make it more convenient. thanks!

Thanks Greg :smile:
 
Andre said:
And while you're at subscriptions, I would love to subscribe to "quoted", to have a notification if somebody quoted my post anywhere.

That would be a neat feature! Unfortunately we are at a end-of-life point in our software and any programming modifications will need to be converted for next upgrade and that is a huge PITA :)
 
Greg Bernhardt said:
That would be a neat feature! Unfortunately we are at a end-of-life point in our software and any programming modifications will need to be converted for next upgrade and that is a huge PITA :)

:eek:!
 
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