You can control them by going to the menu on the upper right of the page:

• https://www.gayauthors.org/notifications/options/

As a general rule, when you follow content, you get notifications of that content (unless you choose otherwise).

Notifications follow the container rule:

• If I follow a topic, I get notifications to new posts in that topic.
• If I follow a blog, I get notifications to new posts in that blog.
• If I follow a blog post, I get notifications to new comments on the blog post.
• If I follow a story, I get notifications to new chapters (and chapter comments, if you set it that way)
• If I follow an Author, I get notifications to new stories.

When you follow an author you will receive notifications (based on your settings) when they upload a new story or chapter.

How do I follow an author?

• Visit the author's stories profile. (Click Authors and find your Author.  Author's story profile page list all the author's stories)
• Click on the 'Follow' button
• Select how you receive notifications (if you haven't already)
• Uncheck the box if you don't want others to see that you follow the author
• Click 'Follow'

How do I unfollow an author?

• Visit the author's stories profile
• Click on the 'Following' button
• Click on the red 'Unfollow' button

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** Note: this will show a GA icon for the app.

• Each “Like”/"Reactions" helps to raise a member’s reputation, which is especially important to help Authors get out of the Moderation Queue and Peer Review. 
• IMPORTANT: Reputation earned from Stories, Chapter, Story Comments, Reviews, Chapter comments count towards Author Reputation. This number is visible on an authors story listing page. (My Stories).

How do I get more likes and raise my reputation?

• Anytime someone follows you as an author or follows one of your stories, it counts as a like and raises your reputation one point.  Also, anytime someone “likes” one of your forum posts, blog posts or replies, stories, or chapters it raises your reputation by one point.  Moderation Queue promotion counts only Story/Chapter/story review/story comment/chapter comments "likes". 

How do I give an unlike?

• Once you have given a “like”, the button will change to “unlike”.  In order to give an “unlike” you have to have already given one.  Simply find where you gave the “like” and take it away.

• Go to the story's detail page with the chapter listing
• Click on the Follow button to the right of the title
• Select your notification options (if you haven't already)
• Uncheck the box if you don't want others to see you follow the story
• Click Follow

How do I unfollow a story?

• Go to the story's detail page with the chapter listing
• Click on the Following button to the right of the title
• Click on the red Unfollow button

• "Follow Member" is the option on the forums member profile page.  Following a member will alert you to all their new content.
• "Follow Author" is when you follow an author from their stories profile page.  Following an Author this way alerts you to new stories they post.
• "Follow Story" is when you follow a specific story from the story's Table of Contents page.  Following a story will alert you to new chapters and/or new chapter comments, depending on your Notifications settings.