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1. Until you reach 15 posts (5 days).

2. Near the bottom of the screen after you click "My Profile."

3. Posters can choose to receive notifications when new replies are made to their thread, but that's their decision. You can always copy and paste the reply into a PM to the poster if for some reason you want to make sure they see it. But most posters read their own threads regularly.

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