I feel bad if I miss the goings on with a thread, especially if I've been helping. It looks like I dropped off the map and am ignoring/not caring.I have been just going with the flow so to speak. I stopped following this thread until you replied.
I find it easier to bookmark my favorites/important ones and browse from them. My missing alerts are hit and miss. Not too much of a concern. I'm on almost all day, off and on. Got the ole WiFi in my barn and rest my feet here and there. Some people take cigarette breaks, em wah takes byc breaks. So I hit on a lot of threads. Nice not to have alerts popping up from posts many months ago.
BTW, what is the criteria for alerts cut off? Like if I commented on a said thread months ago & someone reactivates the thread by replying? Is there a time factor? I have made over 6000 posts since day one. Good thing all the threads I left my mark on aren't lighting up my alert tab..
One thread in particular this happened to was Venemae's thread when her chick herniated. I didn't get an alert and had no idea of an entire day's worth of threads. I feel badly for not specifically checking on the thread. I had been getting alerts through the night. It was a time sensitive matter and I believe it was just the next day where I didn't get alerts.
If it's happening to us, it must be happening to others. Sometimes it won't matter but sometimes it will, especially with those requiring time-sensitive advice with injuries/sickness etc.
I have 22 pages of threads I'm following. Some may need cleanup now, but there's no possible way I can check that many threads, or even half of that. I can't even see checking 2-3 pages a few times a week. That wouldn't last very long.


Heck, I can't even keep up with the 3-4 threads I try to follow/participate in.