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'''Notifications''' can be selectively enabled to notify the user of all new [[Fileentries|file entries]] for a given [[AniDB Definition:Anime|anime]] or from a given [[Content:Files#Group|group]] that meet specified criteria until the notification is revoked.  Additional notifications may be enabled on the Notifications tab of the user's [[Profile]].  [[AniDB Clients]] may offer different notifications and options than detailed herein.


==Anime Notifications==
==Anime Notifications==
On every anime-page, on the right next to the picture, you'll find the line:<br>
Anime Notifications may be triggered when new file entries are added to a specific anime from any source.  Additional criteria regarding the type and source of file as well as the priority of the notification may be specified.
:[[Image:Notifications.jpg]]
 
{{eyecatchLight|Note|Duplicate notifications may be generated if both Anime and Group Notifications are enabled and applicable to a given file.}}
 
===Anime Notification Types===
 
====all (default)====
Files for the given anime, regardless of status.  If a notification is enabled by specifying only the Notification EP Type, this Notification Type criteria will be enabled by default.
====new====
Files for an episode of the given anime that is not in the user's [[MyList|My List]].  This criteria is independent of the status of other episodes in the user's My List.
====group====
Files by a group, whose other file(s) for the given anime have been added to the user's My List.  This criteria is independent of the status of other anime in the user's My List.
====complete====
Files for the final (or last) non-special episode of the given anime.  This criteria is independent of the availability of files for other episodes for the given anime.
====uncensored====
{{eyecatch3|h}}Files that are uncensored.
{{eyecatchLight|Note|This section has been modified for consistency and grammar only.  Accuracy of content is unknown.}}


Enabling these notifications will cause AniDB to send you a message (on the page - no email) every time a new file is added to that anime, so that you won't overlook important additions any more. This is also useful for anime without any file added at all.<br>
===Anime Notification Episode Types===
The amount of notifications you'll receive for this anime depends on the option you choose:
{{eyecatchLight|Note|The type of "s special" episodes is unknown.  As such, this section has been left largely incomplete.}}


:*'''all'''<br>You'll be notified of every file matching your language settings.
====all (default)====
Files for any episode of the given anime, regardless of episode type.  If a notification is enabled by specifying only the Notification Type, this Notification EP Type criteria will be enabled by default.
====no special====
====only special====
====only s special====
====normal and s special====


:*'''new'''<br>This setting relies on your MyList: You will only be notified if you don't already have a file for that episode in your list.<br><br>{{small90|Example: You have files for the episodes 1, 3 and 4 in your list. If someone adds another file to ep 1, 3 or 4 you won't be notified. If someone adds a file to ep 2, you will.}}
===Anime Notification Priority===
{{eyecatchLight|Note|This section is entirely speculative based on prior article content and observations.}}


:*'''group'''<br>This setting also relies on your MyList: You will only be notified of those files that match any of the groups you already have files for (from this anime).<br><br>{{small90|Example: You have files from group A and group B for the anime. If someone adds a new file of group C to the anime, regardless of the episode the file is added to, you won't receive a notification. If someone adds a file from group A or B to any episode (including those you already have files for), you will be notified of it.}}
The means of notification can be selected by the specifying the corresponding priority, after a notification has been enabled.


:*'''complete'''<br>You will only be notified if a final episode has been added by a group.
====low====
Does not actually notify the user; however, the notification is logged into the user's Notification History.
{{eyecatchLight|Note|This section has been modified for consistency and grammar only.  Accuracy of content is unknown.}}
====medium (default)====
Notifies the user tersely in the account submenu and verbosely in the layout hint.  The notification is logged into the user's Notification History.
====high====
{{eyecatchLight|Note|Effect of this priority is unknown.}}


:*'''uncensored'''<br>You will only be notified when uncensored file version is added. (Only appears on anime with the ''18 Restricted'' category.)
===Configuring Anime Notifications===
Notifications can be enabled, modified, and revoked on the [[Animeentries|Anime Entry]] and [[Anime Calendar]] pages. Notifications can be modified or revoked on the [[MyNotifies|My Notifies]] anime page.  The means of notification can be configured in the user's [[Profile]].


:*'''Priority'''<br>You can optionally set a priority for your notification: low, med, or high. Depending on which priority you choose, and notifications settings in your profile, you may receive notification by a pop-up or private message or both. Low priority notifies produce neither a pop-up nor a message.
From the Anime Entry page, click a link on the "Notification Type" or "Notification EP Type" rows to enable a notification with the other options at the defaults.  The notification can be revoked by clicking the "disable" link on the "Notification" row, or modified by clicking any other link on the "Notification", "Notification Type", or "Notification EP Type" rows.


After enabling a notification for an anime, you can remove it every time on the same page.
From the Anime Calendar page, the "Notification Type" and "Notification EP Type" rows for a given anime function in the same manner as the corresponding rows on the Anime Entry page.  However, the "Notification" row has been replaced with two select boxes corresponding to the "Notification Type" criteria and priority selection, which must be specified in that order and then enabled or modified by clicking the "Update" button.  If a notification has been enabled, it will be shown with a bell, otherwise a gray silhouette of a bell will be shown.
{{eyecatchLight|Note|It is unknown whether the "Update" button will similarly update all enabled or modified notifications, or just those specific to the anime listing that contains the "Update" button.}}


{{eyecatch|Hint|You can manage your existing notifications by visiting [[my place]] -> [[my notifies]].}}
From the My Notifies anime page,


==Group Notifications==
==Group Notifications==
{{eyecatchLight|Note|The content in this section is speculative based on prior article content and apparent correlations to Anime Notifications.}}


Group notifications work very similar to anime notifications. Basically the only difference is that they work on a per group basis instead of a per anime basis.
Group Notifications may be triggered when new file entries are added from a specific group to any anime. Additional criteria regarding the type of file as well as the priority of the notification may be specified.  Note that group notifications do not appear to have episode type criteria.


:*'''all'''<br>You'll be notified of every file released by that group.
{{eyecatchLight|Note|Duplicate notifications may be generated if both Anime and Group Notifications are enabled and applicable to a given file.}}


:*'''new'''<br>This setting relies on your MyList: You will only be notified if you don't already have a file for that episode in your list.<br><br>{{small90|Example: If that group releases a new file for any anime and you have files for it's episodes 1, 3 and 4 in your list. If someone adds another file for that anime to ep 1, 3 or 4 you won't be notified. If someone adds a file to ep 2, you will.}}
===Group Notification Types===


:*'''group'''<br>This setting also relies on your MyList: You will only be notified of files released by the group if you already have files by that group for the anime.<br><br>{{small90|Example: You have set a group notify for group X. You have some files by group Y for anime A but not B. If group X releases a file for anime A you will be notified. If group X releases a file for anime B, you will not be notified.<br>Setting a group notify on an anime and setting a group notify on the only group you collect files for that anime for is completely equivalent.<br>In other words you have two ways of being notified about new files by groups you're collecting:}}
====all====
::* {{small90|add a group notify to each anime you're collecting}}
Files from the given group, regardless of anime or episode type.
::* {{small90|add a group notify to each group for which you're collecting the releases}}
====new====
{{eyecatchLight|2|Note|You can actually end up getting two notifications for the same file. One on anime and one on group level, if you set the notification settings accordingly.}}
Files from the given group, for an episode of the given anime that is not in the user's [[MyList|My List]]. This criteria is independent of the status of other episodes in the user's My List.
{{eyecatchLight|Note|Prior article content seemed to indicate this criteria was '''not''' independent of other groups.}}
====group====
Files from the given group, whose other file(s) for the corresponding anime have been added to the user's My List.
====complete====
Files from the given group, for the final (or last) non-special episode of any anime. This criteria is independent of the availability of files for other episodes for the given anime.
====blacklist====
{{eyecatchLight|Note|Effect unknown.  This may preclude the group's files from triggering Anime Notifications...}}
===Group Notification Priority===
This is presumed to function in the same manner as the [[#Anime Notification Priority|Anime Notification Priority]].


:*'''complete'''<br>You will only be notified if a final episode for any anime has been added by that group.
===Configuring Group Notifications===
Notifications can be enabled, modified, and revoked on the [[Groupentries|Group Entry]] page.  Notifications can be modified or revoked on the [[MyNotifies|My Notifies]] group page.  The means of notification can be configured in the user's [[Profile]].


==Related Profile Settings==
From the Group Entry page,
There are a couple of important settings in your AniDB [[Profile]] which affect the notifications you receive.


Directly related to "file" notifications:
From the My Notifies group page,
* Notify by pop-up
* Clear notifies when opening notification history
* Notifies only for files in my language (audio and subtitles)
* File Audio/Sub Language Preference


==Additional Notifications==
Additional Notifications may be enabled in the user's Profile in the Notification Types section of the Notifications tab.


Other kinds of notifications:
===Group Drops an Anime===
* Notify if a group drops an anime
* Notify if a group drops an anime
===Modification to User's Entries===
* Notify if entries I added are changed
* Notify if entries I added are changed
===Modification to User's Edited Entries===
* Notify if entries I edited are changed
* Notify if entries I edited are changed
===New Review from a Favorite Reviewer===
* Notify if a favourite reviewer posts a review
* Notify if a favourite reviewer posts a review
===New Relation for an Anime in the User's My List===
* Notify if a new relation is added to an anime you collect
* Notify if a new relation is added to an anime you collect


Make sure you check your profile settings.
==Means of Notification==
{{eyecatchLight|Note|The correlation to the Notification Priority selection is unknown.}}


==About pop-up-blockers==
The means of notification can be configured in the user's profile on the Notifications tab.
When using a pop-up-blocker, it may prevent the notification-pop-up from showing up. You'll then nonetheless find a reminder on every page, that informs you of the notification(s).
* Notify by pop-up
* Notifications via RSS/RDF Feeds - [[RSSRDF]]
* Notifications via Jabber Instant Messages - [[Jabber]]


:[[Image:NewNotification.jpg]]
==Profile Notification Settings==
There are several settings on the Notifications tab of the user's Profile.


Please configure your pop-up-blocker to at least allow actively requested pop-ups - or better: allow all pop-ups from "http://anidb.net".<br>
* Clear notifies when opening notification history
(If you don't want pop-ups, you can simply disable them in your {{AniDBLink|profile}}.)
* Notifies only for files in my language (audio and subtitles)
 
* File Audio/Sub Language Preference
==Other notification means==
Besides the pop-ups and links on AniDB you can also receive notifications directly.<br>
For more information, refer to:
* Notifications via Jabber Instant Messages - [[Jabber]]
* Notifications via RSS/RDF Feeds - [[RSSRDF]]
* Notifications via UDP Clients - [[UDP Clients]], [[UDP API Definition]]


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Notifications can be selectively enabled to notify the user of all new file entries for a given anime or from a given group that meet specified criteria until the notification is revoked. Additional notifications may be enabled on the Notifications tab of the user's Profile. AniDB Clients may offer different notifications and options than detailed herein.

Anime Notifications

Anime Notifications may be triggered when new file entries are added to a specific anime from any source. Additional criteria regarding the type and source of file as well as the priority of the notification may be specified.

Note Duplicate notifications may be generated if both Anime and Group Notifications are enabled and applicable to a given file.

Anime Notification Types

all (default)

Files for the given anime, regardless of status. If a notification is enabled by specifying only the Notification EP Type, this Notification Type criteria will be enabled by default.

new

Files for an episode of the given anime that is not in the user's My List. This criteria is independent of the status of other episodes in the user's My List.

group

Files by a group, whose other file(s) for the given anime have been added to the user's My List. This criteria is independent of the status of other anime in the user's My List.

complete

Files for the final (or last) non-special episode of the given anime. This criteria is independent of the availability of files for other episodes for the given anime.

uncensored

Category Hentai only!

Files that are uncensored.

Note This section has been modified for consistency and grammar only. Accuracy of content is unknown.

Anime Notification Episode Types

Note The type of "s special" episodes is unknown. As such, this section has been left largely incomplete.

all (default)

Files for any episode of the given anime, regardless of episode type. If a notification is enabled by specifying only the Notification Type, this Notification EP Type criteria will be enabled by default.

no special

only special

only s special

normal and s special

Anime Notification Priority

Note This section is entirely speculative based on prior article content and observations.

The means of notification can be selected by the specifying the corresponding priority, after a notification has been enabled.

low

Does not actually notify the user; however, the notification is logged into the user's Notification History.

Note This section has been modified for consistency and grammar only. Accuracy of content is unknown.

medium (default)

Notifies the user tersely in the account submenu and verbosely in the layout hint. The notification is logged into the user's Notification History.

high

Note Effect of this priority is unknown.

Configuring Anime Notifications

Notifications can be enabled, modified, and revoked on the Anime Entry and Anime Calendar pages. Notifications can be modified or revoked on the My Notifies anime page. The means of notification can be configured in the user's Profile.

From the Anime Entry page, click a link on the "Notification Type" or "Notification EP Type" rows to enable a notification with the other options at the defaults. The notification can be revoked by clicking the "disable" link on the "Notification" row, or modified by clicking any other link on the "Notification", "Notification Type", or "Notification EP Type" rows.

From the Anime Calendar page, the "Notification Type" and "Notification EP Type" rows for a given anime function in the same manner as the corresponding rows on the Anime Entry page. However, the "Notification" row has been replaced with two select boxes corresponding to the "Notification Type" criteria and priority selection, which must be specified in that order and then enabled or modified by clicking the "Update" button. If a notification has been enabled, it will be shown with a bell, otherwise a gray silhouette of a bell will be shown.

Note It is unknown whether the "Update" button will similarly update all enabled or modified notifications, or just those specific to the anime listing that contains the "Update" button.

From the My Notifies anime page,

Group Notifications

Note The content in this section is speculative based on prior article content and apparent correlations to Anime Notifications.

Group Notifications may be triggered when new file entries are added from a specific group to any anime. Additional criteria regarding the type of file as well as the priority of the notification may be specified. Note that group notifications do not appear to have episode type criteria.

Note Duplicate notifications may be generated if both Anime and Group Notifications are enabled and applicable to a given file.

Group Notification Types

all

Files from the given group, regardless of anime or episode type.

new

Files from the given group, for an episode of the given anime that is not in the user's My List. This criteria is independent of the status of other episodes in the user's My List.

Note Prior article content seemed to indicate this criteria was not independent of other groups.

group

Files from the given group, whose other file(s) for the corresponding anime have been added to the user's My List.

complete

Files from the given group, for the final (or last) non-special episode of any anime. This criteria is independent of the availability of files for other episodes for the given anime.

blacklist

Note Effect unknown. This may preclude the group's files from triggering Anime Notifications...

Group Notification Priority

This is presumed to function in the same manner as the Anime Notification Priority.

Configuring Group Notifications

Notifications can be enabled, modified, and revoked on the Group Entry page. Notifications can be modified or revoked on the My Notifies group page. The means of notification can be configured in the user's Profile.

From the Group Entry page,

From the My Notifies group page,

Additional Notifications

Additional Notifications may be enabled in the user's Profile in the Notification Types section of the Notifications tab.

Group Drops an Anime

  • Notify if a group drops an anime

Modification to User's Entries

  • Notify if entries I added are changed

Modification to User's Edited Entries

  • Notify if entries I edited are changed

New Review from a Favorite Reviewer

  • Notify if a favourite reviewer posts a review

New Relation for an Anime in the User's My List

  • Notify if a new relation is added to an anime you collect

Means of Notification

Note The correlation to the Notification Priority selection is unknown.

The means of notification can be configured in the user's profile on the Notifications tab.

  • Notify by pop-up
  • Notifications via RSS/RDF Feeds - RSSRDF
  • Notifications via Jabber Instant Messages - Jabber

Profile Notification Settings

There are several settings on the Notifications tab of the user's Profile.

  • Clear notifies when opening notification history
  • Notifies only for files in my language (audio and subtitles)
  • File Audio/Sub Language Preference