# Watching group PMs by default

**URL:** <https://meta.discourse.org/t/watching-group-pms-by-default/55285>\
**Category:** Feature\
**Created:** [2017年一月6日 16:44 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/watching-group-pms-by-default/55285 "2017-01-06T16:44:59Z")\
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**Author:** ![steko](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c77e96/32.png) [@steko](https://meta.discourse.org/u/steko)\
**Post date:** [2017年三月24日 06:36 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/watching-group-pms-by-default/55285/17 "2017-03-24T06:36:53Z")

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I can add my support for improving this, after I had to deal with some confused users. I also note that in my case (rather small group) I would have been happy to change tracking state manually, but that doesn’t seem to work, as per:

> [@Changing tracking state of group inbox updates your own tracking state instead](https://meta.discourse.org/t/changing-tracking-state-of-group-inbox-updates-your-own-tracking-state-instead/59101):
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> As an administrator, you can see the tracking state another user has for a group inbox. You can also update it, which is useful [because the default is just “Tracking”](https://meta.discourse.org/t/watching-group-pms-by-default/55285). However, this updating no longer works. Reproduction steps: Be an administrator. Be in a group. Have another user that is also in the group. Visit /users/the-other-user/messages/group/the-group. See the tracking state in the upper-right corner. It is accurate. Update the tracking state. Expected result: The user’s tracking st…

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