NOT NOTIFIED WHEN I RECEIVE A REPLY TO MY COMMENTS.

I have done the same occasionally, Daddima, then thought 'oops'

But how long do you keep going back to check for new posts on threads that you previously posted on, Doodledog?
I always check 'I'm on' first, in case anyone has picked up on something I said and asked a question, as I see it as rude not to answer - a bit like walking away in the middle of a conversation. When people stop replying to a thread it drops down the list. I know that on GN the lists aren't foolproof, but it works for me. I then look at 'Active topics' to see what's trending. I almost never use the forum topics as a way of browsing.

We all use SM differently, but that's the way I do it. I wasn't suggesting that flappergirl should do it the way I do, just that if she wasn't aware that using 'I'm on' as a way to see replies to her posts she might find it useful.

Oldnproud

But how long do you keep going back to check for new posts on threads that you previously posted on, Doodledog?

What I love about notifications telling me that someone has replied to one of my posts , on sites that use them, is that I have had really helpful replies to some issue that I had mentioned months earlier, long after I have stopped checking the relevant thread(s).

I suppose I am influenced by the fact that those particular sites were really nice and friendy, and so were all the replies. Gransnet still has a friendly side but is becoming increasingly snippy too, so on reflexion, I suppose I can see how it might not be quite as good a thing to have on here - it wouldnt be such a good thing to be alerted to a belated post if it turns out to be unpleasant or from a spammer!

Surely it's only "Snippy" on the N & P threads. And I think you'll find that the people who are quite forceful on those are usually kind and helpful on the other forums.

Elegran

When I have made a contribution I am interested enough in how other people are commenting to take a look later at the thread, whether or not there is a direct reply to my latest comment. If there is, I may respond to the reply. If not, there is usually another relevant post, or more, to read.

If you don't return to see how the conversation is going without any notification, perhaps you are just not that interested in the rest of the discussion, just your own corner of it?

You spotted it 😂

I too am in the camp of no more emails please! As I follow Gransnet each day I don’t often miss much and when I’ve posted I def go on two or even three times to read and thank people.

Dinahmo

Oldnproud

But how long do you keep going back to check for new posts on threads that you previously posted on, Doodledog?

What I love about notifications telling me that someone has replied to one of my posts , on sites that use them, is that I have had really helpful replies to some issue that I had mentioned months earlier, long after I have stopped checking the relevant thread(s).

I suppose I am influenced by the fact that those particular sites were really nice and friendy, and so were all the replies. Gransnet still has a friendly side but is becoming increasingly snippy too, so on reflexion, I suppose I can see how it might not be quite as good a thing to have on here - it wouldnt be such a good thing to be alerted to a belated post if it turns out to be unpleasant or from a spammer!

Surely it's only "Snippy" on the N & P threads. And I think you'll find that the people who are quite forceful on those are usually kind and helpful on the other forums.

Most are, I agree, but unless I am imagining it, there seems to be an increasing number of posts that are much more like those on Mumsnet, where some posters don't mince their words (to put it politely), whatever the topic.

I see these forums as conversations rather than a place for questions and answers. Usually ir you ask for advice or a recommendation, you don't have far to search for an answer. If I drop an idea or an opinion into the mix, I can be reasonably sure that someone will take me up on it.

That is true, anno. Gransnet is not a question-and-answer advice site staffed by expert cleaners, life coaches and personal trainers, it is a meeting place for friends to chat.

Go to ‘I’m on’ this shows you all the threads you have been involved in.

But yes you have to go onto your threads and read them.

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But how can a reply to an individuals post be recognised unless they are specifically mentioned?

A thread is just that a series of posts responding to the first post and taking it onwardss. It meanders like a stream through woodland and meadow, exploring little backwaters and then returning to the main flow. Someone's post may not get a direct reply but someone may take up an odd remark and go from there.

There is a heading 'I;m on' which shows which threads someone has responded to. I click on 'Active' then 'I'm on' and when I have said all I want to say and read on a thread, I stop looking at it.

if we are on GN presumably we look at it a couple of times a day and can look at

I wonder what TurtleDove finally did 2 years ago.

Either changed user name or left I guess.

No idea, but she’s now been told at least three times in a shortish thread about’I’m on’, so it’s clear that people don’t read threads before posting . That probably explains why notifications are useful for some but not others.

Any threads I am keen to follow I add to my 'Watching' list. My messages are highlighted in pink so there is no problem finding them.