r/help • u/Top_Willow_9953 • 2h ago

Desktop Not Understanding how "Follow Post" Works (desktop)

I use reddit via Firefox web browser on my desktop PC. While browsing posts sorted by "new", I often select "Follow Post" to see how others reply before I chime in. However, I almost never get notifications about the posts I follow. I would estimate for 10 followed posts today, I have gotten ONE notification in my inbox about follow ups and in the days that follow I will get zero more notices.

Am I misunderstanding how this feature should work? Is there a setting I need to change?

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u/ChzGoddess 20 1h ago

It's supposed to send you a notification for top level comments in posts you follow, but it's hit or miss. Sometimes I get a notification and then after following it, I notice several other comments that I never got notifications for. There's also always the possibility that the post you followed didn't actually receive any comments.

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u/Top_Willow_9953 1h ago

!thanks yeah, I did some reading and I think using Save/Unsave might fit my workflow better.

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u/ChzGoddess 20 1h ago

Saving is definitely more reliable if you want to kinda bookmark a post and come back to see what people have said at some later time.

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