I'm a bit confused about the difference of following a post/bookmarking a question: Aren't they of same use? More specifically, what's the advantage of following an answer compared to marking the whole post? Any help will be appreciated.
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3$\begingroup$ See this meta post. $\endgroup$– ZackyJul 14, 2020 at 13:04
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As @Zacky mentioned, there is a proposed FAQ on Meta Stack Exchange. That focuses on the facts; I wrote an answer to a similar question on Arqade about the advantages of both features:
You should use the 'follow' feature when:
- you want to receive inbox notifications
- you want to keep the fact that you're following a post private
- you want to keep a reference to an answer, not to a question
You should use the 'bookmark' feature when
- you don't want to receive inbox notifications (but just keep the question as a reference); multiple comments/edits can get annoying
- you want an overview of all bookmarked question across the network in your network profile (the 'follow' feature only works on a per-site base)
- you want to help someone getting a Favorite Question badge
answered Jul 14, 2020 at 13:53
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6$\begingroup$ Thank you for this useful answer. Since I will never remember which features attach to follow and which to bookmark, I have bookmarked the question and will follow the answer. $\endgroup$ Jul 14, 2020 at 19:45