email notification

Category: Zone BBS Suggestions and Feedback

Post 1 by cuddle_kitten84 (I just keep on posting!) on Thursday, 10-Feb-2005 10:40:06

I think the email notification feature is very good, alerting you to private messages and stuff, but can there be one set up to notify you of when someone replies to your topic in a message board? it'd be very useful so you wouldn't have to keep checking back.

Post 2 by Big Pawed Bear (letting his paws be his guide.) on Thursday, 10-Feb-2005 10:47:01

some boards on other sites have this. it is called subscrbing to a topic, and I think it's a very good systemhave this

Post 3 by sugarbaby (The voice of reason) on Thursday, 10-Feb-2005 10:49:20

yeah I've seen that on other boards as well it'd be a very good feature.

Post 4 by Chris N (I just keep on posting!) on Thursday, 10-Feb-2005 11:22:29

Are you talking about topics that you create, or topics where you post a message? If the first, this could be done easily enough (though I'd then feel sorry for the people starting topics with over a hundred replies). If the second, we don't currently have a way of knowing which specific message within a topic you're replying to, only that you post a given message in a topic.

Post 5 by Chels666 (I can't call it a day til I enter the zone BBS) on Thursday, 10-Feb-2005 12:01:56

Chris N, it sounds like they mean topics that theycreate

Post 6 by cuddle_kitten84 (I just keep on posting!) on Friday, 11-Feb-2005 15:51:37

yeah i do, that would be the easiest option first. sorry, only just logged on.

Post 7 by kool_turk (This site is so "educational") on Friday, 11-Feb-2005 21:58:33

If that's the case, I feel sorry for some people.

Post 8 by Caitlin (I've now got the silver prolific poster award! wahoo!) on Saturday, 12-Feb-2005 13:56:14

Agree with KT, but would also like to see this feature. It'd be fun!

Post 9 by 1800trivia (I can't call it a day til I enter the zone BBS) on Sunday, 20-Feb-2005 11:05:52

How about having an email notification sent when a topic to which you added amessage gets its first new post after yours?

Post 10 by Caitlin (I've now got the silver prolific poster award! wahoo!) on Monday, 21-Feb-2005 14:25:33

Ya I think that goes hand in hand with what was originally suggested. Nifty ideas, these.

Post 11 by JH_Radio (I've now got the silver prolific poster award! wahoo!) on Wednesday, 23-Feb-2005 20:32:16

I agree with all of you zoners. All of these ieas I think would be cool to have!

Post 12 by admin (I just keep on posting!) on Friday, 25-Feb-2005 1:18:07

What some boards do is when you post a message in a topic, whether creating or adding to it, you'll get an Email when the next message is posted there. You won't get another Email for the same topic unless you log in and then back out again, when you'd get another message for the topic. So basically you're watching the topic. It's something we've thought about, but would take a bit of work. But it may happen at some point soon.

Post 13 by thrillseeker (Veteran Zoner) on Friday, 25-Feb-2005 19:30:31

I think that would be great!! Also, if you get sick of a certain thread you can always unsubscribe.

Post 14 by Caitlin (I've now got the silver prolific poster award! wahoo!) on Friday, 25-Feb-2005 19:44:29

Yes, I like the idea of getting a mail when the topic is updated again and then you can get one if you like log in and you can unsubscribe and things. This sounds nifty to me.

Post 15 by cuddle_kitten84 (I just keep on posting!) on Sunday, 27-Feb-2005 12:08:35

yeah it does to me too. i hope this happens soon, i know it is a lot of work, but it'd be something that is useful at the same time.

Post 16 by Caitlin (I've now got the silver prolific poster award! wahoo!) on Sunday, 27-Feb-2005 14:39:35

Agreed. Heh. Also I estimate if this featuer were impliemented it could be toggled. Like in settings, you could have a checkbox that says "enable email notifications for board posts" or whatever, right?