>Settings @ top right
>General Settings
Set to this or you'll only be
notified in the forums, unless that's what you want.
Having this set will auto subscribe you to a thread you have replied to,
otherwise the default is off and you have to try and remember
to click it if your following a post and want updates.
eMail notifications of PM's
Set these.
If your Avatar isn't showing everywhere, you'll want this on
as well as your sig if it's not showing, and you keep forgetting to
check the box on every reply.
Also, clicking >Go Advanced when replying to a post will give you
an option to rate a post as well, adding population data to the forum.
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