# Any way to prevent notifications for post merges, moves?

**URL:** <https://meta.discourse.org/t/any-way-to-prevent-notifications-for-post-merges-moves/23796>\
**Category:** Product Support\
**Created:** [Janvier 8, 2015, 11:33 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/any-way-to-prevent-notifications-for-post-merges-moves/23796 "2015-01-08T23:33:18Z")\
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**Author:** ![southpaw](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/southpaw/32/79352_2.png) [@southpaw](https://meta.discourse.org/u/southpaw)\
**Post date:** [Juillet 25, 2018, 4:34 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/any-way-to-prevent-notifications-for-post-merges-moves/23796/15 "2018-07-25T16:34:33Z")

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I’m seeing “new topic” and “new reply” notifications every time I move topics across categories using the bulk option, for users who have the target category set to “Watching” or “Watch first post.”

An option to avoid notifications for category changes would be appreciated.

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