# emails turned off - still getting them **URL:** \ **Category:** About This Message Board\ **Created:** [October 12, 2012, 1:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/emails-turned-off-still-getting-them/637477 "2012-10-12T01:31:43Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 4\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![madrabbitwoman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/c37758/32.png) [@madrabbitwoman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/madrabbitwoman)\ **Post date:** [October 12, 2012, 1:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/emails-turned-off-still-getting-them/637477/1 "2012-10-12T01:31:43Z")
As per thread title. I went in to my user control panel and changed the setting to no emails but I am still getting them. What gives? ---
**Author:** ![twickster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ec9cab/32.png) [@twickster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/twickster)\ **Post date:** [October 12, 2012, 2:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/emails-turned-off-still-getting-them/637477/2 "2012-10-12T02:39:39Z")
What exactly are the emails that you’re receiving? ---
**Author:** ![madrabbitwoman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/c37758/32.png) [@madrabbitwoman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/madrabbitwoman)\ **Post date:** [October 12, 2012, 5:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/emails-turned-off-still-getting-them/637477/3 "2012-10-12T05:53:00Z")
When someone posts to a thread I am subscribed to I get an email. I want this to stop. ---
**Author:** ![twickster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ec9cab/32.png) [@twickster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/twickster)\ **Post date:** [October 12, 2012, 1:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/emails-turned-off-still-getting-them/637477/4 "2012-10-12T13:48:28Z")
Go to Quick Links, subscribed threads; check all, then at the bottom change the notification status. I gather you’ve already gone to User CP and changed the default notification status in edit options.