# Suggestion to change topic-subscription descriptions

**URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/t/suggestion-to-change-topic-subscription-descriptions/41287
**Category:** UX
**Created:** [3월 19, 2016, 12:55오전 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/suggestion-to-change-topic-subscription-descriptions/41287 "2016-03-19T00:55:50Z")
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### Author: ![mcwumbly](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/mcwumbly/32/103861_2.png) [@mcwumbly](https://meta.discourse.org/u/mcwumbly)
#### Post date: [4월 16, 2017, 8:14오후 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/suggestion-to-change-topic-subscription-descriptions/41287/14 "2017-04-16T20:14:35Z")

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I was starting to write up a new topic on this subject, but your suggestion is so close to what I am thinking of, that it seems better to just pick up where you left off.

A small tweak to suggest is just to also remove the Mute option. I fail to see why it’s necessary at the topic level. When you’re not watching a topic, you only get notified when you’re quoted or mentioned anyway.

This way, it’s a single click to Follow or Unfollow a topic.

Not only is the interaction much simpler, but I am not overloaded with choices.

And once you’re following a topic, you have a single click to also get notifications for the topic.

That’s the same number of clicks it takes today to watch a topic, but with a lot less reading. It also makes it clear that I’m _both_ Following the topic and subscribed to Notifications.

Here’s another mockup:

 ![](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/meta/original/3X/9/8/983b70ae700f0b596de9b69e064e845ac38a9f57.png)

And for the sake of completeness, what it may look like on the timeline:

 ![](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/meta/original/3X/7/9/79afdbf7c80048e1b513a5a4ad95a192f34a6d87.png)

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