# Notifications of Follows

**URL:** <https://forum.inaturalist.org/t/notifications-of-follows/2477>\
**Category:** General\
**Created:** [April 23, 2019, 11:16pm UTC](https://forum.inaturalist.org/t/notifications-of-follows/2477 "2019-04-23T23:16:44Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![octobertraveler](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/forum.inaturalist.org/octobertraveler/32/25101_2.png) [@octobertraveler](https://forum.inaturalist.org/u/octobertraveler)\
**Post date:** [April 23, 2019, 11:16pm UTC](https://forum.inaturalist.org/t/notifications-of-follows/2477/1 "2019-04-23T23:16:44Z")

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Is there a way to be notified when someone new follows you? I checked the settings but may have overlooked it. I always like to follow back anyone following me, and I often don’t think to check if anyone has added me to his/her list. It just seems polite and encourages community-building, I think.

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**Author:** ![bouteloua](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/forum.inaturalist.org/bouteloua/32/1180_2.png) [@bouteloua](https://forum.inaturalist.org/u/bouteloua)\
**Post date:** [April 23, 2019, 11:17pm UTC](https://forum.inaturalist.org/t/notifications-of-follows/2477/2 "2019-04-23T23:17:27Z")

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A post was merged into an existing topic: [Notifications on iNaturalist - Please Share Your Ideas!](https://forum.inaturalist.org/t/notifications-on-inaturalist-please-share-your-ideas/374)

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**Author:** ![bouteloua](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/forum.inaturalist.org/bouteloua/32/1180_2.png) [@bouteloua](https://forum.inaturalist.org/u/bouteloua)\
**Post date:** [April 23, 2019, 11:17pm UTC](https://forum.inaturalist.org/t/notifications-of-follows/2477/3 "2019-04-23T23:17:28Z")

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