# Watch Users Setting

**URL:** <https://meta.discourse.org/t/watch-users-setting/120716>\
**Category:** Feature\
**Tags:** completed\
**Created:** [June 18, 2019, 5:49pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/watch-users-setting/120716 "2019-06-18T17:49:28Z")\
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**Author:** ![riking](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/riking/32/170938_2.png) [@riking](https://meta.discourse.org/u/riking)\
**Post date:** [April 29, 2020, 5:48pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/watch-users-setting/120716/16 "2020-04-29T17:48:14Z")

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Something I could see being supported is scoping the user watch to a single category or set of categories, to avoid the forum-wide creeper effect / never being allowed to turn off your public persona.

To take the writing example: automatically watch any topics / replies the user creates in any of the Story categories, but never any of the Story Discussion categories - the set of “fans” don’t need to be interrupted to see the author’s opinions on _other_ stories.

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