Is there a way to get notified of each new topic added to a particular category that does not include each new post? I read the description for Tracking but it’s unclear if that would notify about a brand new post, also beyond “Hey, there’s a new topic in X!” I don’t want any other notifications to…

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"Watching" for topics, but not posts?

pfaffman (Jay Pfaffman) May 14, 2025, 8:49pm 3

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