# Muted topics still notifying me on Meta
**URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/t/muted-topics-still-notifying-me-on-meta/40124
**Category:** Feature
**Created:** [February 24, 2016, 10:22pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/muted-topics-still-notifying-me-on-meta/40124 "2016-02-24T22:22:27Z")
**Posts on this page:** 6
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### Author:  [@jesselperry](https://meta.discourse.org/u/jesselperry)
#### Post date: [February 24, 2016, 10:22pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/muted-topics-still-notifying-me-on-meta/40124/1 "2016-02-24T22:22:28Z")
I just noticed on Meta a bug where muting a topic is still sending me notifications about the topic. Upon looking into this specific case, it’s even stranger.
Here’s the scenario:
- I am “Watching” the plugin category. I started getting email notifications about this topic: [Discourse Topic Voting](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-feature-voting/40121)
- I don’t want to receive notifications on this topic, so I muted it.
- I’m still receiving notifications :sadpanda:
- Stranger still, I can’t see the topic listed on the plugin category page at [https://meta.discourse.org/c/plugin/l/latest](https://meta.discourse.org/c/plugin/l/latest)
What’s going on? 😕
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### Author:  [@codinghorror](https://meta.discourse.org/u/codinghorror)
#### Post date: [February 25, 2016, 12:18am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/muted-topics-still-notifying-me-on-meta/40124/2 "2016-02-25T00:18:29Z")
Is this a recategorization issue? Check the history on the first post (pencil icon at upper right of it), was that topic recategorized?
Could also be subcategory vs. category issue.
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### Author:  [@sam](https://meta.discourse.org/u/sam)
#### Post date: [February 25, 2016, 12:19am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/muted-topics-still-notifying-me-on-meta/40124/3 "2016-02-25T00:19:51Z")
If a topic is muted it should be properly muted, going to check this out on local got it bookmarked.
It looks like it is muted correctly:
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### Author:  [@sam](https://meta.discourse.org/u/sam)
#### Post date: [February 25, 2016, 12:24am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/muted-topics-still-notifying-me-on-meta/40124/4 "2016-02-25T00:24:14Z")
My gut feel is telling me:
1. posts were made, notification was queued
2. @jesselperry muted it but has notify me even when I am on the site checked
3. we don’t do a second test to check if it is “really” muted 10 minutes later
EDIT I think this confirms my gut feeling
@codinghorror when ticked that help text is MIGHTY confusing, will hide it if it is ticked … cause … ouch
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### Author:  [@sam](https://meta.discourse.org/u/sam)
#### Post date: [February 25, 2016, 12:34am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/muted-topics-still-notifying-me-on-meta/40124/5 "2016-02-25T00:34:04Z")
Mixed message begone
[https://github.com/discourse/discourse/commit/802ff3b0d928e2d7410596311ee8caab7dd25f88](https://github.com/discourse/discourse/commit/802ff3b0d928e2d7410596311ee8caab7dd25f88)
Bug not fixed quite yet.
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### Author:  [@Kosh](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Kosh)
#### Post date: [May 22, 2020, 12:38am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/muted-topics-still-notifying-me-on-meta/40124/6 "2020-05-22T00:38:18Z")
Is this a related issue: Count still appears in the window tab for **individually** muted topics.
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Full post: [Muting Topics (and dismissing topics/posts see post 25) - #5 by Kosh - Meta - Online Go Forum](https://forums.online-go.com/t/muting-topics/27773/5)