Using the newly introduced "Follow me" feature, HU users can now get updates whenever a post they follow has new activity or when someone they follow posts something new.
This is how it works:
To Follow someone: To track a particular contributor's latest posts, click on their profile (icon) and then click on the "+ Follow user" button. (The button changes to a "(green tick) Following". You’ll be notified of any new post they write. Plus their posts also appear pinned alongside your newsfeed (hint - right hand column). You won’t see their private posts from communities you’re not part of.
To Follow a post: Just click the "+Follow Post" button at the bottom of any post (located to the right of the Recommend button) and you will get updates on every reply to that post (doesn’t include replies to another member’s comment). It also appears pinned in your newsfeed (on the right hand column under "Recently viewed posts).
Your list of followed users and posts on the right side of your news feed shows you everything you’re tracking.
Want to stop following a post or user? It’s easy, just click on the [b"]Following" button on the post or the user's profile. (The 'Following" button changes to "x Unfollow" as soon as you move your mouse cursor over it.) Don’t worry, we won’t tell them you unfollowed!
Enjoy!
Neil
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Great questions. I'll do my best to answer them for you.
1. Yes, sort of. You should already be receiving notifications when someone responds to something you've written (which, in essence, is what following a post is about).
2. No. We thought for the first iteration that it may be overwhelming to receive a notification every time someone responds to a response (and so on). So, for now you receive a notification when someone responds to the main post (for example, your comment was in response to the main post. The one I'm writing now is in response to you, not the main post). This notification is a platform notification (i.e. the bell in the green bar) as opposed to an email. Again, we found in testing that an email with each reply posed the risk of bombarding users with too many emails. If you follow a user, however, you will receive an email notification each time that user creates a new post.
3. Yes. Same rules for both questions and posts
4. Not a bug, just a feature that needs further refining (good point).
You can't see the '+ Follow post' button? This is what I'm seeing: docs.google.com/a/healthunl.... If you're seeing otherwise perhaps get in touch via the 'help' link in the green bar.
This seems like a positive addition to posting. Can we also add the country of origin to people's profile? I remember others also asked for this in the past as where you are in the world seems to radically affect treatment.
The country indication has been sorely missed, particularly by volunteers and administrators. (The first version of HU had this and the ability to locate members living near you.) Latest news from HU is that they are looking at implementing something, but there's nothing definite.
(or click on your username in the green menu bar and select 'Account'.)
i.e.
Follows
Email me when a user I follow writes a new post
Email me when a post I follow has new replies
HU advise:
"On following post, please note that the email notification is not currently working. But you should see the in-site notifications for new comments on posts you follow.
On following users, both in-site and email notifications should be working. Please check you email preferences:healthunlocked.com/settings"
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