# Would like to be notified when a new user registers when 'must approve users' setting is on

**URL:** <https://meta.discourse.org/t/would-like-to-be-notified-when-a-new-user-registers-when-must-approve-users-setting-is-on/15129>\
**Category:** Feature\
**Created:** [Abril 28, 2014, 6:30pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/would-like-to-be-notified-when-a-new-user-registers-when-must-approve-users-setting-is-on/15129 "2014-04-28T18:30:58Z")\
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**Author:** ![neil](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/neil/32/102150_2.png) [@neil](https://meta.discourse.org/u/neil)\
**Post date:** [Abril 28, 2014, 8:17pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/would-like-to-be-notified-when-a-new-user-registers-when-must-approve-users-setting-is-on/15129/4 "2014-04-28T20:17:54Z")

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> [@mcwumbly](#):
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> Perhaps best would be to notify immediately through the normal notification system, and let the user’s (moderator’s) normal email preferences determine how frequently they get emailed.

Actually yes, it’s a normal notification. It will use their preferences already. (What was I thinking?)

But I still think that creating a notification for **every** new signup could fill up moderators’ notifications lists and send way too many emails on a busy site.

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