The bell
The bell at the top of the forum shows how many unread notifications you have: replies in topics you watch, mentions, your reply being marked as the answer, and announcements. Click a notification to go to it, or Mark all read.
Watching
Under Notifications for this, on a topic or a category, choose how closely to follow it:
Level | You hear about |
|---|---|
Watching | Every new post. |
Normal | Only mentions, answers and announcements. |
Muted | Nothing, except answers to your replies. |
Topics you start are watched for you.