Alerts

Kennett Ylitalo · Dec 7, 2011

I would like to give my appreciations to new alerts system. It simplifies and creates shortcuts to the topics i'm interested in. For ex following RDGTC threads is now one-click operation (ok, two clicks...), otherwise it would be a three page hop.100 points for the staff and two beers to everyone in the world.

Can the alerts list be a bit longer? I could picture 7 or 8 latest alerts...

Chris Butcher · Dec 8, 2011

I don't think that can be changed as that's to do with the Xenforo software. That said, I'm not entirely sure.

Bram Hengeveld · Dec 8, 2011

Kennett Ylitalo said:
I would like to give my appreciations to new alerts system. It simplifies and creates shortcuts to the topics i'm interested in. For ex following RDGTC threads is now one-click operation (ok, two clicks...), otherwise it would be a three page hop.100 points for the staff and two beers to everyone in the world.

Can the alerts list be a bit longer? I could picture 7 or 8 latest alerts...

You can enable the email notification system (switched off by default for new users) and then you will receive a message in your mailbox once somebody replied to you or posted in the thread you are "watching".

Not entirely sure how long alerts are actve, i think up to four days or so.

Stuart Thomson · Dec 8, 2011

I find the Alerts system very handy for keeping an eye on event sign up activity

Peter Hooper · Dec 9, 2011

Agreed, I think the alerts are really handy and a great feature for quickly getting to posts you are interested in.

Kennett Ylitalo · Dec 11, 2011

Hmm, i can't find the email option in already subscribed alerts. I didn't make any of them to send me email but there are a lot of them in my email inbox and no option to to edit that behaviour..

EDIT: They are not coming from every alert, there are some form conversations and some from threads... So i'm guessing it's a bug.

Bram Hengeveld · Dec 11, 2011

It´s not a bug

You can alter the settings of the alerts here:
http://www.racedepartment.com/forum/account/alert-preferences
and here:
http://www.racedepartment.com/forum/account/preferences

Kennett Ylitalo · Dec 11, 2011

Bram Hengeveld said:
It´s not a bug You can alter the settings of the alerts here:
http://www.racedepartment.com/forum/account/alert-preferences
and here:
http://www.racedepartment.com/forum/account/preferences

Hmm, i can't see email settings in the first and i have unticked the email notification box in the second.... I would also expect that when i've started watching a thread excactly the same every time (not ticking email notification) that either all alerts are coming to email or none of them.

Kennett Ylitalo · Dec 12, 2011

Following a subforum via alerts would be great, for ex if it would give alert when a new club race is been announced...Just a wish and the email bug isn't bad, i don't get a lot of those anyway..

Petr Kantor · Dec 12, 2011

I wonder if it would be possible to get alerted on new thread in certain sections of the forums. I can get alerted on new posts in the thread but if a new thread is started in racing club, i won't know unless i check everyday on the forums personally... Not a subscription to the threads, just a new thread created notifier. Ktnx

Kennett Ylitalo · Dec 12, 2011

Petr Kantor said:
I wonder if it would be possible to get alerted on new thread in certain sections of the forums. I can get alerted on new posts in the thread but if a new thread is started in racing club, i won't know unless i check everyday on the forums personally... Not a subscription to the threads, just a new thread created notifier. Ktnx

Lol.. excactly what i meant in my post...

Kennett Ylitalo · Dec 17, 2011

Thanks for the changes in Alerts, it now works perfectly.. The watch forum was a nice addition, also those email stopped coming (well, as soon as i update those alerts..)