At first I wondered whether I'm getting forgetful and just never activated them in the first place (although I could have sworn I had). But by now I know it's not me, as I have lost the setting several times now.
steps to reproduce:
- I go to http://www.criticker.com/profile
- I see: You are not receiving email alerts when you get new Criticker messages.
- I click on "activate"
- I see: You are receiving email alerts when you get new Criticker messages.
- next time I have to login: text is red again (no email alerts)
I tried to reproduce the behaviour by just logged out and back in again immediately but the setting was not lost. (I normally just close my browser without logging off and have to login the next time I come here.) I also can't tell you yet if the setting is always lost from one session to the next, but will keep an eye on that.
BTW, could you include the PM text in the email alert? It's very short anyway, due to the char limit.