What is Watching a Topic and How Do I Use It

It's sometimes difficult to keep track of posts that are interesting or which you have been posting comments on. By watching posts that you want to keep an eye on you can see (and be notified) when they're updated or changed or when new comments are posted.

Basic use:
To start watching a post, click the link you see by the post on the site. The post is now added to your list of watched posts. Click again to stop watching the post.

In your watched posts list you can see all posts that you are watching. You can also see the number of comments and how many of those are new (not yet read by you).

If the site owner has enabled email notifications, next to each post is an icon that tells you whether changes to this post results in notifications by email. Click the icon to enable/disable email notifications. Emails are sent to the email address you have entered in your site account details.

To stop watching posts, either click the trash can icon next to the post in your watched posts list or click the link by the post.

Settings:
The settings page allows you to customize how and when posts are watched and notifications are sent. The site owner may have set default settings that will apply to all users who have not modified their settings. The default settings will apply until you have modified your settings.

Email Notification Settings: The email notification settings allow you to change your preferences regarding how and when email notifications are sent. Automatically enable email notifications for posts that I start watching When you start watching a post, email notifications are automatically enabled for it as well. You can disable email notifications by clicking the email icon in your watched posts list. Send email notification when a post is updated or edited An email notification is sent when the post is changed, either by its original author or someone else. This is useful for being notified about changes to posts that many users may edit. You will not be notified if you edited the post yourself. Send email notification when a post receives a new comment An email notification will be sent when a new comment is posted to the post you're watching. You will not be notified about comments you have made yourself.

Watch Automatically: These settings control when posts are watched automatically without you having to manually click "watch this post". Automatically watch posts that I comment on When you post a comment on a post, the post will be added to your watched posts list without you having to manually add it. This is handy if you always want to watch all posts you have commented on and discuss with other users. Automatically watch posts that I make Posts that you have made will automatically be added to your watched posts list. This helps you keep track of what changes are made to your posts and the comments that are posted about your posts.

Share my list of watched posts: If you want other users to be able see what posts you watch, enable this setting. When you're sharing your list, a link will appear in your profile allowing other users to browse your list of watched posts. Sharing Your list of watched posts can be shared with other users.