My lack of alerts is deliberate - I turned them off...Otherwise I'd receive numerous alerts whenever someone responded to threads and most of the time, the response wouldn't pertain to me or ask for my input (though some do)...Which is why I have them set to only alert me when someone mentions me or quotes my post...This way, I know someone is looking for a reply or at least wanted to respond to something I specifically said vs replies not meant for me.Check your settings