Alerts

[RodNTN]

Oh, I've done that But... it usually just doesn't work

 

[Teila]

Just a bit more on this one. It appears to be working fine for me which leads me to believe it may be an issue with others browser, settings, refresh rate or operating system.

As mentioned previously, I am running Windows 7 and using Chrome.

So, I was just 'reading' 'Alerts' [watched thread], no post drafting and got this alert related to the thread while the thread was open. I did not refresh or do anything, was just reading:

Then, while I was drafting a post in this thread, got this alert related to the thread:

and then this one:

and this one:

So it appears to be refreshing quite quickly and alerting to new posts within the thread when viewing and when drafting a post.

 

[Granny Hatchet]

Rod, and thats what Im saying, We shouldnt need to do that.

 

[Teila]

I agree that you should not need to and as per the above, I do not need to.

Sadly, I am not sure why it is not working for some but believe that it may not be related to the site but possibly to user settings. I am sorry to say that I do not know what setting may be at fault though

 

[Kiki]

I agree that you should not need to and as per the above, I do not need to.

Sadly, I am not sure why it is not working for some but believe that it may not be related to the site but possibly to user settings. I am sorry to say that I do not know what setting may be at fault though

This is what I have been trying to say too.

eta..the user settings/each persons device.
Computers/phones/tablets get old really fast.
And since technology changes at such a high rate said device that worked wonderful last year may not work as well this year.

 

[RodNTN]

Rod, and thats what Im saying, We shouldnt need to do that.

Yes, I do admit that it should be doing it on its own. But as long as it works for me right now, I'm good I'm not on BYC all day, some days I'm not even on; so taking just one more step to see my alerts doesn't bother me

But you guys can look into it further if you want

 

[RodNTN]

 

[Nifty-Chicken]

Wow, great discussion! There's a LOT going on in this thread... and it seems not everything is directly related / the same issue, no?

If I'm understanding correctly, the main issue is around what happens after your post is submitted, right?

 

[tigger19687]

I get alerts only once in a blue moon - so twice last month

No really it just works and then not. No reason at all.
My settings are good.
I am on FF 57.somthing

 

[007Sean]

I don't have any problems at all, getting alerts....infact, it's a little annoying. As Telia said, I also get the pop up at the bottom of my screen. Sometimes their coming in so fast, it's a distraction. 7 while drafting this post.