Can't unsubscribe from a thread I started - clicking the star makes no difference!

Twinfan

I started this thread yesterday:

https://www.thefretboard.co.uk/discussion/180334/new-slogan-for-phase-two-of-covid-19-in-the-uk

and no matter what I do I keep getting email notifications of replies.  Is this a bug in the system?  I've never had it before.

Bridgehouse

You can turn off email notifications for thread updates. You can keep PM email notifications on, so you still get them.

Twinfan

Bit of sledgehammer to crack a nut though isn't it?  I only have a problem with one thread.

Bridgehouse

Twinfan said:

Bit of sledgehammer to crack a nut though isn't it?  I only have a problem with one thread.

You can’t do it for one thread. It’s either email notifications for all threads you started, or none. (Or pop up only)

That’s the limitation of Vanilla.

gringopig

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Twinfan

Ha ha, so true!

It's happening for this thread too, so it seems to be a bug.  If you start the thread you can't stop email notifications if they're set up.  That'll teach me start threads then!

Twinfan

Ah, looks like there's a setting I needed to uncheck:

"Notify me when people comment on my discussions."

That's in addition to bookmarked ones, so hopefully unchecking that will fix the issue.

Bridgehouse

Twinfan said:

Ah, looks like there's a setting I needed to uncheck:

"Notify me when people comment on my discussions."

That's in addition to bookmarked ones, so hopefully unchecking that will fix the issue.

It will

TTony

Twinfan said:

Ah, looks like there's a setting I needed to uncheck:

"Notify me when people comment on my discussions."

That's in addition to bookmarked ones, so hopefully unchecking that will fix the issue.

Having started a lot of threads in the past, updates to most of which are of little or no interest to me now, I've switched off the option to be notified of updates to "my" discussions (ie those that I started), but switched on the option to be notified of updates to threads that I've bookmarked.

Then, any that I start to which I *do* still want to be notified of updates, I just bookmark,

Twinfan said:

I started this thread yesterday:

https://www.thefretboard.co.uk/discussion/180334/new-slogan-for-phase-two-of-covid-19-in-the-uk

At least it wasn't a thread about cheap LPs ... 

Bridgehouse

TTony said:

At least it wasn't a thread about cheap LPs ... 

They are called “vinyl” these days grandad

TTony

Bridgehouse said:

 grandad

Bridgehouse

TTony said:

Bridgehouse said:

 grandad

It was the bearded young whippersnapper in the tweed with tats and an eyebrow piercing that told me it was vinyl. 

He was not impressed when I asked for a gramophone for my long players. 

viz

Change the thread title to “Is Sweet Home Alabama in D or G?” and it will either die or be killed

Bridgehouse

viz said:

Change the thread title to “Is Sweet Home Alabama in D or G?” and it will either die or be killed

Or, “Richard’s Guitars is in league with flat earthers to turn my R8 into a Harley Benson by persuading Lee Chapman to put a 5G mast up next to my house”

That’ll probably do it.

axisus

It's a bloody annoying thing that you can't disconnect from a thread. I started a Trump Clinton one once before he was president and it bloody drove me up the wall! It's a disaster to not be able to disconnect if you ask me.

I've found a solution though, I only start sh*te threads now that get 2 responses ....

Bridgehouse

axisus said:

It's a bloody annoying thing that you can't disconnect from a thread. I started a Trump Clinton one once before he was president and it bloody drove me up the wall! It's a disaster to not be able to disconnect if you ask me.

I've found a solution though, I only start sh*te threads now that get 2 responses ....

Thank you for confirming that our policy is working. Your feedback is appreciated.

Hattigol

I suspect @tomajoha has PTSD from his R8 thread...