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#115288 20-Mar-2013 13:57
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Is there a way to tell if you are being "stalked"? And can you remove this option on your account? Can you stop the "stalker" from stalking?

Personally I find it a little creepy that people can follow my posts on the forums, without friend-ing me.

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  #784459 20-Mar-2013 13:59
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It's similar to the Facebook "subscribe" - you see what people are posting but not necessarily want to be friends with.

It can't be disabled. If you post in a private forum the stalker won't receive a notification. Otherwise it's public.




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  #784461 20-Mar-2013 14:00
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So there is no way to know if people are subscribing to you?

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  #784463 20-Mar-2013 14:01
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I once learnt a lesson, don't stalk JohnR




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  #784464 20-Mar-2013 14:01
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Not at the moment.




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  #784466 20-Mar-2013 14:02
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michaelmurfy: I once learnt a lesson, don't stalk JohnR


Yes, it's a flood of email notifications from JohnR.




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  #784469 20-Mar-2013 14:05
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freitasm: Not at the moment.


Is this a way of saying that it may happen one day?

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  #784471 20-Mar-2013 14:07
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It could happen. I don't personally think it's a problem as the "stalker" or "subscriber" only receives an email of public post. It's similar to having a RSS feed: you have no idea who is reading your blog posts.




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  #784486 20-Mar-2013 14:30
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Doesn't bother me at all... If I don't want people reading my posts I'll stop posting on public forums.




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