Tutorial Forum Subscriptions (Alerts and Emails)

One of the benefits of having a forum account, with a valid, non-disposable email address, is subscriptions! You can watch forum sections for new threads and posts, then receive alerts when there are new threads or posts. Best of all, you can even get email alerts so they don't become old news when you're taking a break or not a frequent visitor.

You must be logged in to subscribe to a forum section. In order to log in, you must be registered. This assumes that you are at least registered and logged in. Here is how to subscribe to your favorite forum sections:

1. Visit the section you wish to subscribe. We'll use "Anime News" in this tutorial.
2. Near the top right corner of the forum's section, there is a link called "Watch Forum." Click it.
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3. You will be taken to a new page, presenting two important settings. What content you want to subscribe for, and the type of alerts. If you just want to watch for new threads, select threads. This is the best one if you want "news" type subscriptions.
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4. You will select type of notifications you want. Alerts sends forum notifications to you (the flag icon at the top will display alerts you have). The emails option lets you receive emails when new threads are posted (or when new posts are posted if you selected "posts" in the step above).
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5. Once you have the settings you desire, click on the "Watch Forum" button.
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You will now receive notifications when new content is posted in Anime News.

Note: For this very reason, it is important that you have a valid email address and can access that email address. Disposable email accounts, typically in the form of email accounts with no password and typically used as temporary email receivers for spam, are not recommended and thus not allowed for registration on the forum. In order to ensure you receive these alerts, please use an email service such as GMail, Yahoo, or MSN/Hotmail/Live/Outlook (which are free to use), which often require a password to protect your private emails from the general public. You may even use a completely separate GMail, Yahoo, or Outlook account for registering on the forum and leave your personal email for friends and family only, so long as the email account is not a disposable one (as defined earlier).