I'm creating a new thread because the one I've chimed in on previously is a) 'Solved' and b) from 2017.
In 2017 the 'solution' of
How to follow a user and get notifications for this specific user?You’ll need to subscribe to the RSS feed on that user’s profile page
seemed reasonable, I suppose.
Today, I don't see an RSS feed on the user page. I suppose I could URL-hack to get to it, but as a Discourse user, I expect my Discourse notifications to come to me... in Discourse.
And, in this new AI era, I feel the need - as an admin - to keep an eye on suspcious new users more strongly every day.
Just today I had a new "user" resurrect a 3-year-old thread to add slightly-outdated advice to it. It was my colleague who pointed out that the post was probably written by AI.
Which implies that the spammers are trying to build reputation in the community to be able to... what? I don't know. That's why I'd like to keep an eye on them.
But as of right now, I really can't.
So please, as laid out in this other thread,
- give only admins (and maybe mods)
- the ability to 'follow' specific users
- to be notified of new posts / edits from those users
I'm not asking for "social platform" dynamics. Just a way to keep a stink-eye on suspicious characters.
Discuss this on our forum.