Thread: Subscribing to Forum does not seem to be working
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Old 08-28-2009, 06:07 PM   #4
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Originally Posted by griffonwing View Post
I recently subscribed to not just a thread, but a whole forum. I decided that since I now own (or will very soon now) an Astak device, I would subscribe to that forum, so that when I click on QuickLinks/Subscribed Threads, all new posts/threads in that forum would show up.

But that doesn't seem to be the case.

Is there a setting somewhere that I need to activate?
IMNSHO the best way to participate at MobileRead is to go into your Control Panel (user CP link above). Then select Edit Options from the left menu. At the bottom of that page is a section "Forum Exclusion"... but I like to think of it as the "Select Forums" area.

In that section select the forum sections that you want to follow ALL the time. In your case, the Astak forum. Keep in mind if you select a forum section it doesn't automatically include sub-sections, you have to select those too.

Now, create a bookmark on your browsers "link" toolbar to new post. Which is this link https://www.mobileread.com/forums/search.php?do=getnew . This will show you new post is only those forum sections that you selected on your control panel.

I also have a bookmark on my links bar to the Control Panel. https://www.mobileread.com/forums/usercp.php

The control panel will show you threads with new messages that you have subscribed to, and also new visitor messages.

I usually go to the control panel first, read the new posts in the threads I have subscribed to. From there, I will use my New Posts bookmark to see the new threads/posts in the forums I have selected.

once that is done, and if I have time (I usually don't) I can go and see if there is anything interesting in the other sections by going into that specific section. This is usually how/when I visit the lounge.

So to summarize:

1. Go into control panel and select the sections you ALWAYS want to follow.

2. Create a bookmark to the control panel to quickly see new messages in subscribed threads.

3. Create a bookmark to "new posts" to see new messages/threads in your favorite forums.

4. Vist other forums when you want.

One other hint you might want... use the "Mark all forums read" when you think you have seen it all. This way when you visit forum sections that aren't favorites you can quickly find new messages since your last visit.

Hope this helps someone...

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