# Don't automatically following topics after posting

**URL:** <https://meta.discourse.org/t/dont-automatically-following-topics-after-posting/346885>\
**Category:** Feature\
**Created:** [January 13, 2025, 3:11pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/dont-automatically-following-topics-after-posting/346885 "2025-01-13T15:11:07Z")\
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**Author:** ![Moin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/moin/32/554653_2.png) [@Moin](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Moin)\
**Post date:** [January 13, 2025, 3:27pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/dont-automatically-following-topics-after-posting/346885/2 "2025-01-13T15:27:44Z")

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The preference you show in your screenshot is about replying (“posting **in** a topic”, not “posting a topic”), but the reason shown next to “watching” is that you have created the topic.

I don’t think there is a setting for the default notification level of topics you create. It makes sense to expect that, in general, users want to receive notifications about replies to a topic they create.

I just created an account at [try.discourse.org](http://try.discourse.org), adjusted my preferences, and replied to a topic.

 ![Screenshot_20250113_162135_Chrome](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/meta/original/4X/9/3/a/93a29cc6be2b65623171e0fe76f89e316557c881.jpeg)

 ![Screenshot_20250113_162300_Chrome](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/meta/original/4X/8/b/a/8ba5ae165f41154503a2a66461b3fa1578f1f95f.jpeg)  
As expected, the notification level is “normal” after I replied.

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