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

**URL:** <https://meta.discourse.org/t/actual-difference-between-tracked-and-watching-first-post/61036>\
**Category:** Product Support\
**Created:** [Avril 15, 2017, 2:43 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:** ![codinghorror](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/codinghorror/32/110067_2.png) [@codinghorror](https://meta.discourse.org/u/codinghorror)\
**Post date:** [Avril 16, 2017, 2:35 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/actual-difference-between-tracked-and-watching-first-post/61036/8 "2017-04-16T02:35:37Z")

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It just means you will be forcefully notified of the first post in every new topic in that category. After that it has normal tracking state. You are only watching the topic for the “first post”, if you will 😉

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