How do I change my email address for notifications?

by Nikki S
(California, USA)

I wrote a story on your website. I was wondering, how do I change the email address the comments I receive go to?

Reply from Darlene: Nikki, I'm sorry to say there is no way for me to actually "change" an email address because I do not have access to the settings of the automated notification system. It's a programming barrier that has been incorporated due to subscription laws here in Canada.

However, there is a 4-step work-around that will get you to the same end.

1. Go to the page on my site that houses your story: http://www.child-abuse-effects.com/child-abuse-story-from-nikki.html)
   
   
2. Leave a comment using the form at the bottom of that page (i.e. a thank you to the people who have replied is always appreciated.)
   
   
3. Once you've submitted that comment, you'll be taken to my Thank you page. Here you'll have the opportunity to request notification when others leave comments that refer to your story. Click the box next to "Notify me when others leave comments", enter your email address, and then click the "Notify Me" button.
   
   
4. The next time someone comments on your story, you will receive notification through BOTH your new and old email addresses. In order to stop notifications to the old, scroll down to the very bottom of that email, to the line that reads: "To stop receiving notices, click on the unsubscribe link below..." Click onto the link. Just make sure you're doing this for your old email address; and you'll be good to go.

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