# Notifying members when a Tracked or Watched topic is solved

**URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/t/notifying-members-when-a-tracked-or-watched-topic-is-solved/399821
**Category:** Announcements
**Tags:** solved
**Created:** [April 2, 2026, 5:18pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/notifying-members-when-a-tracked-or-watched-topic-is-solved/399821 "2026-04-02T17:18:20Z")
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### Author: ![mbauman](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/mbauman/32/139835_2.png) [@mbauman](https://meta.discourse.org/u/mbauman)
#### Post date: [August 27, 2026, 6:13pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/notifying-members-when-a-tracked-or-watched-topic-is-solved/399821/5 "2026-08-27T18:13:48Z")

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> [@Zanbabe](#):
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> it does seem like there should be a way to go back to the old way where they only got notified for their own best answers.

Agreed! I find this quite confusing.

How does this interact with the **Notify topic creator when staff marks a solution** category setting? Is “staff” here actually [@staff](https://meta.discourse.org/groups/staff) or is it all groups that can mark solved?

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