Don't Automatically Follow Posts in Feature Requests

ID:229347
 
Jan 30 2012, 11:08 pm
Applies to:Website
Status: Open
Issue hasn't been assigned a status value.
Being alerted to new posts by other people you follow is good, but being automatically subscribed to said posts is annoying.

There should either be a way to toggle or disable this behavior.
#1 Jan 30 2012, 11:27 pm
+++++++++++++ :P
#2 Apr 30 2012, 3:49 pm
bump
#3 Jul 13 2012, 11:10 am
Bump.

This is so annoying.
#4 Jul 13 2012, 1:18 pm
Would it make sense to have it ask if you want to follow the post the first time you make a comment?
#5 Jul 13 2012, 1:21 pm
In response to Tom (#4)
Tom wrote:
Would it make sense to have it ask if you want to follow the post the first time you make a comment?

I believe the way most places do this, is they provide you a toggle:

By default: Always follow posts I'm part of | Only follow posts I author | Never follow posts automatically

And then provide a 'Follow this thread' button, that you can click on manually, in a thread.
#6 Jul 13 2012, 1:38 pm
In response to Alathon (#5)
Alathon wrote:
By default: Always follow posts I'm part of | Only follow posts I author | Never follow posts automatically
And then provide a 'Follow this thread' button, that you can click on manually, in a thread.

This seems to cover everything.