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DungeonLords
Associate II
July 8, 2026
Question

Don't notify me about my comment

  • July 8, 2026
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I have topic. I can’t edit original post so I should add comment when I have new information/solution for a problem. Then I got new Notification. I suggest to not notify user about his comments.

 

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Andrew Neil
Super User
July 8, 2026

 I can’t edit original post

You should have 60 minutes to edit your post:

 

so I should add comment when I have new information/solution for a problem. 

That’s generally the best way to proceed anyhow - even if the forum did allow edits.

It causes confusion to edit an existing post - especially when people have already replied to it.

 

I suggest to not notify user about his comments.

I agree that it’s pointless (and possibly annoying) to notify a user about their own activity:

 

A complex system that works is invariably found to have evolved from a simple system that worked.A complex system designed from scratch never works and cannot be patched up to make it work.
DungeonLords
Associate II
July 9, 2026

If I push “Best answer” then I receive Email notification about my action. This is also should be fixed.

Andrew Neil
Super User
July 9, 2026

Yes - that is the topic of the thread I linked!

A complex system that works is invariably found to have evolved from a simple system that worked.A complex system designed from scratch never works and cannot be patched up to make it work.