Do you receive an alert when someone quotes your post from a different thread?

In summary, the conversation was about whether or not someone would receive an alert if their post was quoted in a thread they were not actively watching. The conclusion was that yes, they would receive an alert. The conversation then shifted to discussing the approximate percentage of sugar in a living organism, with the approximate composition of elements in a living organism being mentioned. Finally, the conversation touched on the topic of giving credit to someone in a post without alerting them.
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Stephanus
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Dear PF Forum,
If someone quotes your post from thread other than your quoted post.
Do you get an alert?
For example like this
Stephanus said:
Thanks SteamKing.
And..., the approximately sugar percentage in a living organism?
If approximately 95% elements composition of a living organism is Carbon, Hydrogen, Oxygen, and approximately 60% to 70% is water, then, how is the percentage of sugar/glucose? Just approximate number would be enough for me.

Thanks.
 
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Thanks, Greg.
Even in a thread that we don't "watch"?
 
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Stephanus said:
Thanks, Greg.
Even in a thread that we don't "watch"?
Correct
 
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Ahh, that's why. I think jtbell (no tag here :smile:) got annoyed when I requote him. Although all my intentions was to give him some credit for his phrase that I thought is a good one.
This is his quote in this thread: https://www.physicsforums.com/threads/learning-programming-languages.847121/
jtbell said
"OK, here's what I'd like to do, but none of the tools we've learned so far can accomplish it. So here's something new: pointers."
That was how jtbell taught dynamic memory allocation. That phrase impresses me. That I often requote it along with his name.
Now I know, even if I want to give credit to someone, that person will be annoyed to have alert thrown at him/her.
So, perhaps I just type his name as above, so that person won't get alert.
Okayyy, Greg. Thanks a lot.
 

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