Don’t you wish, when you write a comment on a post, that you didn’t have to go back to the page to see if anyone has replied to your comment. Well dream no more, my Boxcutting siblings.
When you write a comment, you’ll see a subtle checkbox underneath the comments area which allows you to ‘Notify me of followup comments via e-mail’. To receive an email whenever someone adds to the comments on a post you’ve contributed to, just click the checkbox before hitting the Post button.
Once you have an updater set, you’ll see a link to manage your subscriptions and your email details where the messages get sent.
Enjoy!
5 Comments
catbrain says:
So there’s no way to get the updates unless you post a comment? Kinda sneaky if you want to boost the post count… *grin*
Josh says:
Of course, you could always just subscribe to the comments rss and keep up to date with all of the comments happening throughout the site.
I use Google Reader but you can use any feed reader to get all the information you need.
There’s an old article here that explains it all.
And there a great list of online RSS readers here to help you along your way.
Brett says:
Ahh, nice conspiracy theory there catbrain. Unfortunately, for whatever justification the plug-in writers used, there’s no way to allow you to subscribe without commenting. Think of it a little like on the forums where you can check the box to email you when there’s a response.
@Josh: Personally, I prefer a push rather than a pull. I can switch to a feed or refresh the home page and notice one of the numbers has gone up. I’ve got my mail client open anyway so it’s cheaper on the resources if I can see them there rather than having to have GoogleReader in a(nother!) browser window or another app sitting in my system tray, sucking up precious cycles and RAM space.
Bolden says:
*If* anyone is interested, I use Sage, an RSS reader plugin to Firefox. I learnt about it from ‘Byte into It’, which is my favourite ‘on air’ 3RRR program 🙂
*Notify me – ticked.
Josh says:
@Brett: This is where personal preference comes into it. I love my feed reader and I hate email. I like to go and read things when I want to rather than have it compete for my attention with everything else coming into my inbox. And yes, I could set up filters and do the same, but I like the way I do it. I know that not everybody wants what I want.
One big advantage of using an RSS reader is that you can keep up to date with discussions you haven’t commented on.
Both methods are good.