<p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;">Notifications are a central aspect of the user experience on the Bettizens Platform. By default, new notifications are displayed in the admin bar profile menu, right next to the navigation menus.</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;">By default, notifications are created as soon as one of the following things happen:</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><strong>Activity</strong></span></p><ul style="text-align: justify;"><li><span style="font-size: 14pt;">A member mentions you in an update @username</span></li><li><span style="font-size: 14pt;">A member replies to an update or comment you’ve posted</span></li></ul><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><strong>Messages</strong></span></p><ul style="text-align: justify;"><li><span style="font-size: 14pt;">A member sends you a new message</span></li></ul><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><strong>Friends</strong></span></p><ul style="text-align: justify;"><li><span style="font-size: 14pt;">A member sends you a friendship request</span></li><li><span style="font-size: 14pt;">A member accepts your friendship request</span></li></ul><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><strong>Groups</strong></span></p><ul style="text-align: justify;"><li><span style="font-size: 14pt;">A member invites you to join a group</span></li><li><span style="font-size: 14pt;">Group information is updated</span></li><li><span style="font-size: 14pt;">You are promoted to a group administrator or moderator</span></li><li><span style="font-size: 14pt;">A member requests to join a private group for which you are an admin</span></li></ul><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;">Every user can view their read and unread notifications on their “Notifications” page on their profile and easily:</span></p><ul style="text-align: justify;"><li><span style="font-size: 14pt;">Mark notifications as “read”</span></li><li><span style="font-size: 14pt;">Mark notification as “unread”</span></li><li><span style="font-size: 14pt;">Delete notification (in batches if needed)</span></li></ul><h3 style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #ede6e6; font-size: 14pt;">Email Notifications</span></h3><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;">Users can also choose to enable or disable emails when new notifications are received. This can be done through their Settings &gt; Email page.</span></p>