# Actual difference between "tracked" and "watching first post"

**URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/t/actual-difference-between-tracked-and-watching-first-post/61036
**Category:** Support
**Created:** [April 15, 2017, 2:43pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/actual-difference-between-tracked-and-watching-first-post/61036 "2017-04-15T14:43:54Z")
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### Author: ![tophee](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/tophee/32/73406_2.png) [@tophee](https://meta.discourse.org/u/tophee)
#### Post date: [April 17, 2017, 8:04pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/actual-difference-between-tracked-and-watching-first-post/61036/19 "2017-04-17T20:04:45Z")

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> [@codinghorror](#):
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> It says what tracking means right there
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> A count of new posts will appear next to the topic.

So the new post count counts as a notification? Because at the end of a tracked topic it also says

> You will receive notifications because you are tracking this topic

> [@jomaxro](#):
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> Tracking: You will see “new” or an unread count for the topic.

Don’t I see the “new” indicator for any topic that matches my definition of “new” in my preferences, regardless of tracking status?

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