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#1 2010-07-01 21:21:51

boogawk
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Notify Me by Email when something happens

If I could get an email every time something happens in scratch (and even better the forums also) then I wouldn't have to keep checking my messages in scratch all day.


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#2 2010-07-02 01:23:00

Jonathanpb
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Re: Notify Me by Email when something happens

That's an excellent idea!  yikes

Not that I would use it.  big_smile


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#3 2010-07-02 01:26:10

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Re: Notify Me by Email when something happens

Well, notifications for the email would be good, but I was under the impression that most Scratchers used fake emails, so that would be hard. As for the forums, go to your profile settings and email digests. There should be a panel or something there that will get you what you want.


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#4 2010-07-02 01:33:01

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Re: Notify Me by Email when something happens

Blade-Edge wrote:

For the forums, go to your profile settings and email digests. There should be a panel or something there that will get you what you want.

You know how people want notifications on updates in the forums? This might be a substitute.  big_smile


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#5 2010-07-02 01:35:50

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Re: Notify Me by Email when something happens

Jonathanpb wrote:

Blade-Edge wrote:

For the forums, go to your profile settings and email digests. There should be a panel or something there that will get you what you want.

You know how people want notifications on updates in the forums? This might be a substitute. :D

Now if only it appeared at the top of the screen... :O


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#6 2010-07-02 01:37:00

Chrischb
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Re: Notify Me by Email when something happens

That would be great!  smile

I support, even though I wouldn't use it.  tongue


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#7 2010-07-02 06:33:34

markyparky56
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Re: Notify Me by Email when something happens

Blade-Edge wrote:

Jonathanpb wrote:

Blade-Edge wrote:

For the forums, go to your profile settings and email digests. There should be a panel or something there that will get you what you want.

You know how people want notifications on updates in the forums? This might be a substitute.  big_smile

Now if only it appeared at the top of the screen...  yikes

If that happened, then I definetly support.


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#8 2010-07-02 10:27:28

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Re: Notify Me by Email when something happens

Yes, as previously mentioned, you can get email digests right now. But do you have any idea how utterly pointless that is? You get the entire forums emailed to your inbox every day. Waste of space, IMHO.

I think a system where they send you emails when you get notifications would be nice. Or, we could bring back subscribing to threads. Either way, I support!

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#9 2010-07-02 10:42:04

Subh
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Re: Notify Me by Email when something happens

I Support Displaying Notifications When A Forum Topic Is Changed


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#10 2010-07-02 10:53:47

coolstuff
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Re: Notify Me by Email when something happens

Subh wrote:

I Support Displaying Notifications When A Forum Topic Is Changed

This is more about email than anything else...

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#11 2010-07-02 11:44:39

Blade-Edge
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Re: Notify Me by Email when something happens

coolstuff wrote:

Subh wrote:

I Support Displaying Notifications When A Forum Topic Is Changed

This is more about email than anything else...

Not to mention, it's summer
There are like 50 posts every minute
Your messages would be spammed badly, and the server would crash


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#12 2010-07-02 12:31:21

soupoftomato
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Re: Notify Me by Email when something happens

I hat multiple (and countless) messages form one site. If I get an e-mail evrytime I was notified, I would change my e-mail to one Scratch doesn't know.


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#13 2010-07-02 12:33:10

JSO
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Re: Notify Me by Email when something happens

You can use the RSS feed already...


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#14 2010-07-02 14:01:30

markyparky56
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Re: Notify Me by Email when something happens

What about hourly updates? Or whatever amount of time you chose.
Would that would solve it?


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#15 2010-07-02 14:20:31

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Re: Notify Me by Email when something happens

coolstuff wrote:

Yes, as previously mentioned, you can get email digests right now. But do you have any idea how utterly pointless that is? You get the entire forums emailed to your inbox every day. Waste of space, IMHO.

I think a system where they send you emails when you get notifications would be nice. Or, we could bring back subscribing to threads. Either way, I support!

It usually takes me all day to get through my mailer.  smile  It would definitely be MUCH better if we had stuff like this.


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#16 2010-07-02 14:41:03

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Re: Notify Me by Email when something happens

I support subscribing to threads. It would be really useful to have that feature.

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#17 2010-07-02 15:10:37

markyparky56
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Re: Notify Me by Email when something happens

soupoftomato wrote:

I support subscribing to threads. It would be really useful to have that feature.

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Yeah, they should bring that back/add it in.


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#18 2010-07-02 15:15:20

coolstuff
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Re: Notify Me by Email when something happens

markyparky56 wrote:

soupoftomato wrote:

I support subscribing to threads. It would be really useful to have that feature.

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Yeah, they should bring that back/add it in.

They took it out because it was putting too much strain on the server.

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#19 2010-07-02 15:19:13

markyparky56
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Re: Notify Me by Email when something happens

coolstuff wrote:

markyparky56 wrote:

soupoftomato wrote:

I support subscribing to threads. It would be really useful to have that feature.

60secrule60secrule60secrule60secrule

Yeah, they should bring that back/add it in.

They took it out because it was putting too much strain on the server.

I wonder why...  sad


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#20 2010-07-03 12:16:02

boogawk
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Re: Notify Me by Email when something happens

markyparky56 wrote:

coolstuff wrote:

markyparky56 wrote:


Yeah, they should bring that back/add it in.

They took it out because it was putting too much strain on the server.

I wonder why...  sad

But if it slows down the server I'm not sure I'd want it...


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#21 2010-07-03 15:10:57

markyparky56
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Re: Notify Me by Email when something happens

boogawk wrote:

markyparky56 wrote:

coolstuff wrote:


They took it out because it was putting too much strain on the server.

I wonder why...  sad

But if it slows down the server I'm not sure I'd want it...

They could always update the server, but I don't think they'd do that just so people could get faster updates.


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#22 2010-07-05 00:58:20

boogawk
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Re: Notify Me by Email when something happens

markyparky56 wrote:

boogawk wrote:

markyparky56 wrote:


I wonder why...  sad

But if it slows down the server I'm not sure I'd want it...

They could always update the server, but I don't think they'd do that just so people could get faster updates.

You're right.
i think e-mail is just fine... subscribing is more... complicated than email is. If I just got an email anytime something happens, a comment, love it, favourite, remix, friend, gallery, or one of the forum threads I've posted on has been updated. All that should go to my email. And the digest... those are useless unless you want to sit at your computer for hours reading updates on the forums.


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#23 2010-07-05 09:57:07

markyparky56
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Re: Notify Me by Email when something happens

boogawk wrote:

markyparky56 wrote:

boogawk wrote:


But if it slows down the server I'm not sure I'd want it...

They could always update the server, but I don't think they'd do that just so people could get faster updates.

You're right.
i think e-mail is just fine... subscribing is more... complicated than email is. If I just got an email anytime something happens, a comment, love it, favourite, remix, friend, gallery, or one of the forum threads I've posted on has been updated. All that should go to my email. And the digest... those are useless unless you want to sit at your computer for hours reading updates on the forums.

The digest are unhelpful, I had one for a while, but it was just too much.


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