Subscribe to an ECF member?

[Hillbillie]

Good morning all!

Wondering if there is a way to subscribe to a member - as in receiving a notification when they post. There are several members here who contribute information that I find extremely beneficial and I would like to keep up with what they have to say and advice they provide. I know I can subscribe to threads...but haven't found an option to do so with an individual.

Any intel?

 

[martinc]

faceboof style....no.

but you could click the name,"check latest posts by"

 

[Caridwen]

As martinc said, 'lasts posts by' would work.

If it's someone who's opinion you value, you could send them a PM. They might be happy to hear that their posts are helpful to you. See if they mind if you PM them from time to time for advice.

When I started vaping there were many members that encouraged people to do that, almost like a mentor type thing. It was a tremendous help to me and I think I was successful at transitioning from smoking to vaping because of it. I'm sure many people here would be happy to help.

 

[Strigoi]

You can search for posts by username. That's probably the easiest way to keep up with what someone is posting.

 

[dayworks]

Given that the "Latest Posts" link on user profiles is a standard hyperlink, one could bookmark that link for any user one might be interested in following. The link name could be edited to that person's username or even shorter. Then for convenience, it could be placed in the Bookmark Bar of one's browser. Then the link would be but one click away anytime one might wish to check that particular user's latest posts.

 

[Hillbillie]

Haven't PMd them yet, but I may have to...maybe if they started a blog, subscriptions would be an option? I'm currently using the search latest posts function...but it can be a daunting task for the several members I try to keep up with.

Thank you for the responses!

 

[gthompson]

Given that the "Latest Posts" link on user profiles is a standard hyperlink, one could bookmark that link for any user one might be interested in following. The link name could be edited to that person's username or even shorter. Then for convenience, it could be placed in the Bookmark Bar of one's browser. Then the link would be but one click away anytime one might wish to check that particular user's latest posts.

VERY good idea.

 

[dayworks]

Haven't PMd them yet, but I may have to...maybe if they started a blog, subscriptions would be an option? I'm currently using the search latest posts function...but it can be a daunting task for the several members I try to keep up with.

Thank you for the responses!

Hillbillie, following up on the hyperlink option, you could also create a bookmark folder that you could place in your Bookmark Bar to hold links to the latest posts of various users you wish to keep up with. Then, it would just be a matter of clicking on that folder and selecting one of the users in there.

 

[vsummer1]

Send a friend request, that way you can just click on them from your profile and see their latest posts.

Stalker.

 

[dayworks]

VERY good idea.

Thanks, gt!

 

[Caridwen]

Maybe send a friend request? Then you'd have their name on your profile page.

 

[Caridwen]

Thanks, gt!

That is a good idea!

 

[dayworks]

stalker.

......lol!

 

[dayworks]

That is a good idea!

Thanks, Caridwen! The hyperlink(s) idea has an element of simplicity I like.

 

[Hillbillie]

Done! Sent my first PM request...let's see how THAT works out. (@dayworks)

 

[Hillbillie]

Hillbillie, following up on the hyperlink option, you could also create a bookmark folder that you could place in your Bookmark Bar to hold links to the latest posts of various users you wish to keep up with. Then, it would just be a matter of clicking on that folder and selecting one of the users in there.

That would work if it were only a specific thread I was tracking, yes? I can subscribe and receive notifications of thread updates...but if a member begins a new thread, then I'm SOL with the bookmark idea. Unless, of course, I bookmark the individual....oooooooo....now THAT's an idea! Did I just come up with that myself or I'd someone recommend that and I just now "got it?"

 

[Hillbillie]

Nope...wasn't a unique thought. I believe your initial post, dayworks, was eluding to doing just that but a step further. I'm going to stop now. *sigh*

 

[gthompson]

Just to clarify dayworks idea, click on the user name you want to follow in any post they've made, select "view profile", on that page click "Find latest Posts" on the left side of the screen. When that page loads, bookmark it, then rename the bookmark with their user name. Easy peasy.