What does "following" mean for a question?

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What does "following" mean for a question?

Hong 821

I read the page about following, but could not figure out what it means exactly.

When I ask questions here, I follow them, but I do not get any notifications of answers or comments, so I have to go to my question pages and refresh them periodically to see if there are any new answers or comments.

Viorel 106.4K Reputation points

2023-10-26T14:52:47.74+00:00

If you do not receive notifications, maybe you should configure them. Try to click your profile picture, select “Settings”, and adjust the settings related to e-mail and notifications.
Hong 821 Reputation points

2023-10-26T15:14:26.18+00:00

@Viorel Thank you. I have just noticed that the contact email was empty. This must be new because I used to get notifications from my msn.com email associated with this Microsoft account (i.e., the email for logging into my Microsoft account).

Viorel 106.4K Reputation points

2023-10-26T14:52:47.74+00:00

If you do not receive notifications, maybe you should configure them. Try to click your profile picture, select “Settings”, and adjust the settings related to e-mail and notifications.
Hong 821 Reputation points

2023-10-26T15:14:26.18+00:00

@Viorel Thank you. I have just noticed that the contact email was empty. This must be new because I used to get notifications from my msn.com email associated with this Microsoft account (i.e., the email for logging into my Microsoft account).

Answer 1

SChalakov 10,156 MVP

Hi Hong,

Thanks for posting here!

From:

Follow on Microsoft Q&A

Microsoft Q&A users need the ability to stay updated on the content relevant to them. One of the ways is using the following functionality that supports a user to follow a Q&A question, tag, or user.

It simply means that you have interacted with the thread and it will pop up in the "questions I follow" menu on your home page.

I hope I could help you out.

(If the reply was helpful please don't forget to upvote and/or accept as answer, thank you)
Regards
Stoyan Chalakov

Hong 821 Reputation points

2023-10-26T15:09:25.1333333+00:00

Thank you for the answer. Did you mean my profile page? I am looking at it now but cannot find the "questions I follow" menu. I may need just one more hint to locate it.
SChalakov 10,156 Reputation points MVP

2023-10-26T15:12:59.95+00:00

Hi Hong,

I meant this:

You should have it on your left side when you open Microsoft Q&A and navigate to Questions.

Does this help?

Regards,

Stoyan
Hong 821 Reputation points

2023-10-26T15:33:34.74+00:00

Thank you. How come I have 0 for questions that I follow? I have followed quite a few.

Also, what do you mean by "pop up in the 'questions I follow'"? What does the pop-up look like?

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