How to follow a user and get notifications for this specific user?

[pgr]

Ok. Thanks for your information, it’s been helpful, I’ll try and shake things up with our admins.

[ganncamp (G Ann Campbell)]

@pgr

I think this feature would make sense as an administrative tool , not as a site-wide feature.
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BUT I can’t be 100% sure this isn’t a legitimate user. So I would like to subscribe to his posts so I would be immediately notified when he posts again.

This exactly. I’ve run into this use case today - for the first time ever, to be fair.

I have a new user I find extremely suspicious. They haven’t crossed the line (yet?) but I’d like to keep an eye on them for a while.

I’d also like to amplify this:

@pgr

I would only use the plugin if it allowed making the follow feature available only to admins, not every user. This is to avoid the “social platform” dynamics, which I would prefer to avoid.

[ganncamp (G Ann Campbell)]

Hi,

To follow up on this again, we’ve got more suspicious-but-not-yet-over-the-line users showing up. We believe they’re using AI-genned posts to gain trust (levels) before they start spamming in earnest.

I see the ability to ‘watch’ suspicious users as the next tool in the AI-fueled (sp)arms race.