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lamentations.</p><p id="243b">From the commencement of my membership, in August 2021, I’ve been frustrated negotiating notifications and found it tedious to toggle to and fro between email and bell.</p><p id="5dd0">Per the excellent article posted by a member, whose name I cannot recall, I created a dedicated Gmail account so that Medium messages wouldn’t get swamped amidst the deluge of irrelevance.</p><p id="6853">About two months ago — having noted that information as to reader responses is provided via both venues — I decided to forgo checking my bell in favor of keeping tabs on email.</p><p id="8b65">I’ve been pleased as regards email notifications of work posted by those to whom I subscrib

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e. In retrospect, however — in light of Danielle Hestand’s recent realization, about which she posted — I now question whether I have been consistently informed. <a href="undefined">Danielle Hestand</a></p><p id="6b42">Moreover, I just found out, to my dismay, that as to notifications of comments on my postings, email notifications have been sporadic. I chanced to tap the bell today in passing. Alas, when the bell tolled, it told a tale on me as to my seeming disregard for those who engaged with my stories — the display was rife with reader responses of which I had not been notified.</p><p id="320a">I beg the forgiveness of all to whom I have unwittingly neglected to respond.</p></article></body>

Two-Months’ Backlog of Replies

Hundreds of overlooked notifications: perish the thought!

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Medium users continually weigh in on the vagaries of the unfathomable Mighty Algorithm and grouse about sundry system quirks consequential to ongoing upgrades. It’s high time I contribute to the communal trove of lamentations.

From the commencement of my membership, in August 2021, I’ve been frustrated negotiating notifications and found it tedious to toggle to and fro between email and bell.

Per the excellent article posted by a member, whose name I cannot recall, I created a dedicated Gmail account so that Medium messages wouldn’t get swamped amidst the deluge of irrelevance.

About two months ago — having noted that information as to reader responses is provided via both venues — I decided to forgo checking my bell in favor of keeping tabs on email.

I’ve been pleased as regards email notifications of work posted by those to whom I subscribe. In retrospect, however — in light of Danielle Hestand’s recent realization, about which she posted — I now question whether I have been consistently informed. Danielle Hestand

Moreover, I just found out, to my dismay, that as to notifications of comments on my postings, email notifications have been sporadic. I chanced to tap the bell today in passing. Alas, when the bell tolled, it told a tale on me as to my seeming disregard for those who engaged with my stories — the display was rife with reader responses of which I had not been notified.

I beg the forgiveness of all to whom I have unwittingly neglected to respond.

Nonfiction
Medium
Algorithms
System
Notifications
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