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Where has the notifications feature gone?

Posted: Thu May 23, 2019 12:19 pm
by freeridenick
Is it just me or has the feature that notified users of new posts on threads they are following vanished? It used to be next to the private messages icon. I've not seen it for a day or two and threads I follow have had new posts. I have to find them through the new posts link.

Re: Where has the notifications feature gone?

Posted: Thu May 23, 2019 12:44 pm
by Wicky
I just have this bookmarked > search.php?search_id=newposts

Re: Where has the notifications feature gone?

Posted: Fri May 24, 2019 7:37 pm
by firestorm_al
freeridenick wrote: Thu May 23, 2019 12:19 pm Is it just me or has the feature that notified users of new posts on threads they are following vanished? It used to be next to the private messages icon. I've not seen it for a day or two and threads I follow have had new posts. I have to find them through the new posts link.
Sorry about that but the notifications feature has been causing me a major headache with the quantity of email notifications that were getting sent out. It was getting to the point where I was getting spammed by all of the bounced emails from old users who no longer have active email accounts and have been getting quite a few angry emails from ex-forum members who still have the same email address but are flagging the notifications as spam.

Al.

Re: Where has the notifications feature gone?

Posted: Fri May 24, 2019 9:53 pm
by Kev L
Weirdly over the last couple of weeks I’ve been receiving notifications of any responses on topics, which I hadn’t requested.

Re: Where has the notifications feature gone?

Posted: Sat May 25, 2019 8:19 am
by alanfjones1411
I had a message a couple of weeks ago telling me i was blacklisted and it wouldn't let me post for a day or two,but ok now.

Re: Where has the notifications feature gone?

Posted: Sat May 25, 2019 12:47 pm
by Kev L
alanfjones1411 wrote: Sat May 25, 2019 8:19 am I had a message a couple of weeks ago telling me i was blacklisted and it wouldn't let me post for a day or two,but ok now.
To be fair that’s understandable!!!

Re: Where has the notifications feature gone?

Posted: Sat May 25, 2019 1:05 pm
by freeridenick
firestorm_al wrote: Fri May 24, 2019 7:37 pm
freeridenick wrote: Thu May 23, 2019 12:19 pm Is it just me or has the feature that notified users of new posts on threads they are following vanished? It used to be next to the private messages icon. I've not seen it for a day or two and threads I follow have had new posts. I have to find them through the new posts link.
Sorry about that but the notifications feature has been causing me a major headache with the quantity of email notifications that were getting sent out. It was getting to the point where I was getting spammed by all of the bounced emails from old users who no longer have active email accounts and have been getting quite a few angry emails from ex-forum members who still have the same email address but are flagging the notifications as spam.

Al.
Thanks for the explanation Al, I can understand the hassle that has caused. Should I be getting email notifications then? Sometimes I do but mostly not; even for threads I've started, like this one.

Re: Where has the notifications feature gone?

Posted: Sat May 25, 2019 1:07 pm
by firestorm_al
Are you still getting the emails today?

Al.

Re: Where has the notifications feature gone?

Posted: Sat May 25, 2019 1:18 pm
by alanfjones1411
Kev L wrote: Sat May 25, 2019 12:47 pm
alanfjones1411 wrote: Sat May 25, 2019 8:19 am I had a message a couple of weeks ago telling me i was blacklisted and it wouldn't let me post for a day or two,but ok now.
To be fair that’s understandable!!!
You know me too well Kev. :)