{"id":146,"date":"2007-05-30T05:15:00","date_gmt":"2007-05-30T05:15:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/127.0.0.1\/site\/2017\/2\/1985\/daily_blog_tip_how_to_avoid_unwanted_e_mail_from_comment_threads_here\/"},"modified":"2007-05-30T05:15:00","modified_gmt":"2007-05-30T05:15:00","slug":"daily_blog_tip_how_to_avoid_unwanted_e_mail_from_comment_threads_here","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kendallharmon.net\/?p=146","title":{"rendered":"Daily Blog Tip: How to Avoid Unwanted E-mail From Comment Threads Here"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>I thought it would be helpful to begin a series of posts highlighting tips about and features of the new blog.<\/p>\n<p>Here&#8217;s the answer to a question we have seen <a href=\"http:\/\/new.kendallharmon.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/index.php\/t19\/article\/3111\/#56938\" title=\"several\">several<\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/new.kendallharmon.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/index.php\/t19\/article\/3111\/#55779\" title=\"times\">times<\/a> in the comments: <b>How can I permanently turn off the &#8220;Notify me of follow-up comments?&#8221; feature?  I keep forgetting and now my inbox is full!<\/b><\/p>\n<p>We <a href=\"http:\/\/new.kendallharmon.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/index.php\/t19\/article\/3111\/#56949\" title=\"replied to one commenter in some detail here\">replied to one commenter in some detail here<\/a>:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>Library Jim.  Go into <b>Your Account<\/b>, and the <b>e-mail settings<\/b> button<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/new.kendallharmon.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/index.php\/member\/edit_email\" title=\"http:\/\/new.kendallharmon.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/index.php\/member\/edit_email\/\">http:\/\/new.kendallharmon.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/index.php\/member\/edit_email\/<\/a><br \/>\nThere you will see an option<br \/>\n<b>Enable email notifications by default when you post messages<\/b><\/p>\n<p><b>UNCHECK IT.<\/b>  Once you uncheck it, the \u201cnotify me of follow-up comments box\u201d\u009d will be automatically unselected.<\/p>\n<p>Also, If you have various threads for which you mistakenly had the &#8220;notify me of follow-up comments&#8221; box checked and for which you want to UNSUBSCRIBE from future comments, you can go into <b>subscription manager<\/b>, also in your account control panel:<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/new.kendallharmon.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/index.php\/member\/edit_subscriptions\" title=\"http:\/\/new.kendallharmon.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/index.php\/member\/edit_subscriptions\/\">http:\/\/new.kendallharmon.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/index.php\/member\/edit_subscriptions\/<\/a><\/p>\n<p>There you can unsubscribe from any comment threads you are subscribed to. <\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Rather than just tell you how to turn off this feature, however, let me also urge folks to read <b><a href=\"http:\/\/new.kendallharmon.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/index.php\/t19\/article\/3111\/#55809\" title=\"Greg G's comment in the same thread\">Greg G&#8217;s comment in the same thread<\/a><\/b>, where he explains more about the e-mail settings for the blog and why some folks may want to keep the &#8220;notify me of follow up comments&#8221; option checked.  Most important is his exhortation:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>I strongly recommend everyone spend a few minutes poking around in their control panel. You can do a lot to customize the way you experience the site.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Note, what Greg refers to as the &#8220;control panel&#8221; is accessed with the &#8220;<b>Your Account<\/b>&#8221; link, which you can see once you have logged in.  You must be a member and logged in to see it.  The &#8220;Your Account&#8221; link is up at the top of the sidebar, above the search box and calendar.<\/p>\n<p>That&#8217;s it for today&#8217;s lesson.  Feel free to let us know what tips and lessons would be helpful.  You&#8217;ll be able to find all these &#8220;Tips&#8221; posts by searching on &#8220;Blog Tip&#8221; or the Admin Category.  &#8211;elfgirl<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I thought it would be helpful to begin a series of posts highlighting tips about and features of the new blog. 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