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Notifications text for "forum category" - can it be made more generally understandable?

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researchcooperative
@researchcooperative
6 years ago
694 posts
One of the default language strings for the notification settings page is the following:

"When you are watching a forum category for new topics how do you want to be notified?"

Even as site owner I don't immediately understand this. How can this be phrased in simple English so that a newly joining member can understand what it means?

For me, the opaque terms are "watching" and "forum category"

Perhaps this could be simplified to:

"If you are following a forum, and a new message is posted, how do you want to be notified?"

Any other suggestions?


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updated by @researchcooperative: 11/23/18 01:40:15AM
paul
@paul
6 years ago
4,326 posts
Personally, I don't see a problem with the phrasing of the original text string, but if you want to change it in the language editor, do go ahead.


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michael
@michael
6 years ago
7,714 posts
"If you are following a forum, and a new message is posted, how do you want to be notified?" has a slightly different feel to it than
"When you are watching a forum category for new topics how do you want to be notified?"

I believe this is for when you are wanting to be notified of any new threads created in a category, not for when you have a thread you are wanting to know about new replies to.
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Strumelia
Strumelia
@strumelia
6 years ago
3,603 posts
PJ, a 'new topic' in a forum category means a new discussion.
A 'new post' means a new post in an already existing discussion.
Two different things entirely.
A forum category contains multiple discussions. And each discussion contains multiple posts.


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