Now let’s talk about reading the forum. You have much more control than the old site, because you can watch everything, nothing, or anywhere in between. Here’s how it works.
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Default behavior is to watch only the topics you’ve read for 4 minutes, or replied to. These are “Tracked”. You’ll see “new” or a blue dot with a number, every time there’s a post in a Tracked topic or category.
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You can choose which ones are Tracked in your User Preferences (see above). Here’s the list if you want everything:
WK Projects, What Not To Do, Wood Chunkers, Woodgas Farming, Ask Wayne, Woodgas Science, Lounge, Beta, For Sale, Events, Fab Shop, General Discussion, History, Off Topic, Projects, Charcoal Gasification, Premium, Small Engines, Meta
Put some or all of those in your Tracking list. It will auto complete the names for you, so just begin typing and hit Tab to start the next one.
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Conversely, you can Mute certain categories or topics. For categories, do the same as above, in the Muted list.
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Individual topics can be Watched, Tracked, Normal, or Muted. This overrides the category selection. This control is at the bottom of the topic. Fastest way to get there is the “End” key on your keyboard (sorry mobile users, keep scrolling).
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You can bookmark a really good post by clicking the three dots [. . .] under a post, then the bookmark icon. You’ll find a list of all your bookmarks by clicking your picture at top right, and click Bookmarks. After you create your first bookmark, the icon will be visible without clicking the dots.