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[Wolfshade]

As a "power user" (mwhahahaha) I would just hit the new posts button. If I'm not online every 8hrs then I am pressumed dead,

[Wildeybeast]

Does that mean we get all your stuff?

[scadugenga]

I like the instant notice as work blocks bols.

[Bigred]

I just ran a test with instant email notification.

Here is a sample system "instant notification email":

Dear Bigred,

Kirsten has just replied to a thread you have subscribed to entitled - What's your favourite Space Marine armour mark? - in the Warhammer 40K General Discussion forum of BoLS Lounge : Warhammer 40K & Wargames Forum.

This thread is located at:
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Here is the message that has just been posted:
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I suspect most people are just too used to mark seven and like to see alternatives.
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The notifications are capped at once per thread, so for example:

1) You post on a thread with "instant email notification" on.
2) You walk away for a week and miss 100 responses.
3) You receive 1 email for that thread, not 100 emails.

Hmmm, that's much less spammy than it could have been.

[Kirsten]

woohoo, I am famous

[tawelwch]

I voted for a weekly email. Instant or daily is too much, I think. Some might be nice though and save visiting to find out. I think you'll get more of what you describe as power users asking here but I don't know how else you'd do this.

[Psychosplodge]

I think No email is the best option.
Most people will just ignore it, or get annoyed by it.
Maybe some automated email on sign up explaining the settings to them instead?

[daboarder]

I'm not sure I'd use it, but I think a "daily digest" would be the most appropriate for the average user, gives a good balance between volume of information (weekly could be huge) and response time (instant notification would be insaenly annoying and intrusive)

[Wolfshade]

woohoo, I am famous

Infamous I believe.

I like the cap of one per thread per login otherwise rumour threads near laucnh are crazy.

[Bigred]

I've decided to go with weekly digest by default for new registrations.

I think getting one email a week monday morning will serve to wrangle in the occasional users, and shouldn't feel they are being spammed.

Of course you existing folks can set your setting as you see fit.

-Larry