I have a suggestion. When I create a new topic in a forum, like I’m doing here, I noticed it doesn’t subscribe me to notifications by default. That means I always have to remember to manually click on the subscribe button after I’ve created my post. To me this is counterintuitive and not consistent with how other forums work, where typically it would be assumed you’d want to know about replies to a topic you just created. If I may suggest a small tweak, Subscribe by default, or maybe this could be a setting in individual user profiles, in case others actually like the way it currently operates. To be clear, I wouldn’t want to automatically be subscribed to anything I replied to – just new topics that I myself create. Thank you
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this should be added
This should be added.
We'll Put it on the List!
Thank you for the suggestion, consider this added to the list! There are probably other cool things we could do with email subscriptions as well... If you have ideas, please do feel free to sound off below.
Feedback about emails
I think that the emails with replies contain too much preamble. If a reply is short, it would be nice to be able to read it in the preview the Mail app shows so that I don't need to open it. The emails AppleVis used to generate were better in this regard.
Also, several years ago it was possible to subscribe to receive new posts of different kinds of content on AppleVis. I found that particularly useful with blog posts because I read almost all of them.
Yeah there is a real discovrability problem there
And very good ghost threads that are actually good, important or useful but impossible to discover unless we spend 20 minutes beyond the 14th page if not more. I'll create a thread of my own to give details on what I believe are much needed structural improvements.
Good suggestion
Thanks, this is a good suggestion.
Personally I feel it should be a user setting, as not everyone will want it. That would also allow for the option to be subscribed to posts that you reply to.
Dave
Thanks Michael and others!
Hi Michael and thank you for the reply and receptiveness to the idea! I’m sure you guys are crazy busy and constantly getting flooded with everybody’s personal wish list, but if you think enough users would find something like this helpful, I’d love to see it. Also, thanks to the others who have replied
Bit late, but just adding my vote
I would like this feature too. Also, I think for new users it is a bit unintuitive having a "Flags" thing you have to expand to find the option. So I think even if this option isn't implemented itmight be better to make it a little more obvious. I don't really see why it is collapsed, and the word flags isn't really meaningful.
I agree this should be added
there is nothing wrong with the way emails are now. This should be a user setting as not everyone will want it.
Nothing with emails?
To the above Reply, what do you mean when you say, “there is nothing with emails”?
Hey, don't knock forums
While I agree that forums aren't really in vogue these days, I think this format is one of the reasons I like Applevis so much. Most modern social media platforms seem to be so intimidating and complicated. Whereas Applevis just makes sense to me and is simple enough that I feel I can be confident contributing to it (sorry everyone on here).
OK, I'm not a young man any more so maybe I'm just stuck in my ways.
Long Live Forums.
Earlier reply about forums
Yeah, I was kind of going on a rant there and that wasn’t useful so I removed the reply. You’re right that there’s nothing inherently bad about forums. I was just in a small moment of frustration haha
fixed my earlier reply
Hopefully it makes sense now.
Way back when...
I remember when all there was for a proverbial Online Presence, was being a member of an online message board. Anyone here remember MSN Groups? Or how about the early console message boards?
Heh, good times. 👴
anyone remember MSN messenger?
those were the days.
Or America Online?
If you lived in the States, especially back in the 90s, you could find one of their fluorescent AOL CDs at just about any gas station and retail store in the country.
Now, those, were good times. 😁
I agree
Hello everyone,
I agree, this should be added.
Also, if I comment on a post like I’m doing here, I should also get email updates on that as well.