# Set category notification state historically

**URL:** <https://meta.discourse.org/t/set-category-notification-state-historically/29979>\
**Category:** Feature\
**Created:** [14 Junio, 2015 02:02 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/set-category-notification-state-historically/29979 "2015-06-14T02:02:43Z")\
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**Author:** ![sam](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/sam/32/102149_2.png) [@sam](https://meta.discourse.org/u/sam)\
**Post date:** [8 Julio, 2016 07:10 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/set-category-notification-state-historically/29979/11 "2016-07-08T07:10:49Z")

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None of this stuff should be needed anymore, be sure to read the following carefully.

> [@Watching and tracking implementation for tags and categories](https://meta.discourse.org/t/watching-and-tracking-implementation-for-tags-and-categories/46987):
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> I just revised the implementation of “tracking” and “watching” of tags and categories: Watching categories and tags has always been a rather limited feature. When you started watching a category you would only watch topics in that category from that time on. (with an edge case that allowed you to also watch recategorized old topics) This limitation was … hmm … limiting. Start watching #Bug and you would not be notified on a large amount of current #Bug discussion on historic topics. T…

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