Well, given that this forum is set up like my forum, either it can't be done, or you don't want it to be done.

I am wondering why "Add this topic to my Watched Topics" is an opt in rather than an opt out. Would most users who make a post want to watch their post?

I never have... it is the reason I check my boards everyday... now that said.. I would much rather have a mobile version of the forums for my users, which in my opinion would 1. be more of something they would want, and 2. much less of a chore than trying to show each and every one of them how to stop spamming their email every time someone posts a response to their post.

Dunny

Thanks for the reply. I don't know I guess evreyone is different. I may at any given time, be involved in 10 to 15 threads (that may be less than you -- don't know). But, I certainly can't keep up with them by checking. It would be a waste of energy to check only to find nothing was posted.

Just kinda nice to know when you get a reply. Kind of like yours.

I have never used it, either. People are different.

I wouldn't have thought many would not use it. I appreciate the feedback. It is helpful as I guess I would leave it alone.

My actual question though was can it be set in the Control Panel so it is on by default?

Answer.
No it can't be set on by default.
It would a modification of the stock code to do so.

Thanks Ruben.

I know some forum software packages allow this. And I wish it was turned off because I have to go back and opt out of some threads.

But it would be a nice enhancement to allow the user to opt in or out for default settings in their preference settings.
That is something I have not seen in other packages.

That would actually be a great idea. Let me know if you find it. It's good to see this thread, though. I just assumed everyone would want it on, and I see that I would have my admin taken away from me rather quickly.

There needs to be a user tick to make sure that every little thing isn't added; I for one would consider this a huge annoyance...

There should also be an admin tick to disable watched list emails altogether as some hosts put email restrictions in place so you can only send so many emails per day.