...i initially wondered how miraculously most members came back to posts they were quoted or their names mentioned in,i initially thought it was coincidence or something of that sort, but right now I believe 80% is down to piggy's creation
Not that many members are using it although it serves its purpose just fine. It is a great addition to the forum, I use it as well.
Here are the official numbers, as you can see, not as many people use it as you probably think.
Here is a list of the users registered to receive notifications:
@Micio, @Makkara, @LoyceV, @iasenko, @coinlocket$, @DdmrDdmr, @Initscri, @Piggy, @babo, @sapta, @PolyPanto, @actmyname, @asche, @Saint-loup, @F2b, @baba0000000000, @Halab, @TomCrypto, @cabalism13, @bernardos, @BitCryptex, @bitart, @ovcijisir, @Dzeronimo, @bitmover, @Bokile, @Pmalek, @o_e_l_e_o, @-Newera-, @TheFuzzStone, @xandry, @taikuri13, @Polkeins, @bubbalex, @Kriptopsina, @eddie13, @MaoChao, @JusticeForYou, @an@sha, @butcher_spam, @poptok1, @bill gator, @TryNinja, @Lesbian Cow, @cctothemass
https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=5023605.msg45324744#msg45324744Members come back to their posts because they have the boards or topics they are interested in on their watch lists and they simply frequent the same boards all the time which makes it easier to spot new posts and threads.