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--- home:starting:usingforum:wowbbtips [04.17.2014] – [If you can't find your progress topic] formatting joyful
+++ home:starting:usingforum:wowbbtips [06.25.2015] – [If you can't find your progress topic] joyful
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 One good way to get involved in the conversation is to look at the topics with the most recent activity. The more active topics can be seen by going the home page for the site and clicking on the [[http://www.marshallprotocol.com/recent.html|Recent]] tab.
+===== Requesting notification of posts in specific discussion topics =====
+If you see a specific discussion topic that you are interested in, you can request notification of new posts when viewing the topic by clicking the "Watch Topic" button at the lower left of the page.
+You may also [[https://marshallprotocol.com/my_account.php?edit_preferences=1|edit your preferences]] to always be notified of new posts in topics you have posted in. Do this by checking the box to the left of the top option.
+     [x] Always notify by e-mail when replies posted to topics you participated in
+If you decide you don't want to get notifications, you can use the "Unwatch Topic" button on the topic's page, or you can uncheck the topic on your [[https://marshallprotocol.com/my_account.php?watched_topics=1|Watched Topics]] page of your profile and click on the Save button at the lower right.
+===== Requesting notification of all posts in a specific forum =====
+If you prefer to be notified of all posts in a particular forum, use the [[https://www.marshallprotocol.com/my_account.php|My Account]] button at top right of any page.  From there, navigate to the [[https://marshallprotocol.com/my_account.php?watched_forums=1|Watched Forums]] tab. On this tab you can choose how to receive notifications of new posts in the forums you are watching. If you want a single email per day, select Daily digests.
+     E-mail me: ( ) Posts as they come in (*) Daily digests
+After selecting your emailing preference, then put a check in the box to the left of the forums you want to be notified about and click on the save button at the bottom right.
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 ===== If you can't find your progress topic =====
-Most likely you have your own progress topic flagged as "watched". In this case, you can find it listed on your [[http://www.marshallprotocol.com/my_account.php|watched topics page]]. If you need more help, check out [[http://mpkb.org/home/starting/usingforum/troubleshooting#if_you_need_more_help|our troubleshooting tips]].
+Most likely you have your own progress topic flagged as "watched". In this case, you can find it listed on your [[http://www.marshallprotocol.com/my_account.php|watched topics page]].
+If your progress topic is not listed in your watched topics, you can also view your created topics in your profile. Unfortunately, this is not a straightforward task. One method is to [[https://marshallprotocol.com/pm.php?new_message=1}send yourself a private message]] and then right click on your displayed username to [[View Profile]], then click on the "Topics" tab to find your progress topic in the list displayed.
+If you need more help, check out [[http://mpkb.org/home/starting/usingforum/troubleshooting#if_you_need_more_help|our troubleshooting tips]].
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