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Interested / Not Interested
When you open a bulletin, you can mark it as Interested or Not Interested. This simple action does three separate things — and understanding all three helps you get more out of it.
What Interested / Not Interested does
One response, three effects:
Organizes your feed
Bulletins you mark Interested surface higher in your inbox. Not Interested moves them lower. Over time, your inbox prioritizes what's actually relevant to you.
Gives the author feedback
Bulletin authors can see aggregate Interested / Not Interested counts on their bulletins. It helps them understand which bulletins land with which audiences — without exposing who responded.
Trains the system
APBnet uses your responses to suggest relevant subscriptions and clutter rules automatically. The more you respond, the more useful those suggestions become.
Before you start
- Interested / Not Interested is available to all users on any bulletin you can view.
- You can change your response at any time — open the bulletin again and update it.
Steps
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Open a bulletin from your inbox or Feed.
The Interested / Not Interested control appears in the bulletin detail view — it's not visible from the inbox list.
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Select Interested or Not Interested.
Choose based on whether this bulletin is relevant to your current work. Interested means it's relevant — something you'd want to see more of. Not Interested means it doesn't apply to your work — not a complaint, just a signal about fit.
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Check for subscription suggestions over time.
As your Interested responses accumulate, APBnet may suggest subscriptions worth setting up. Check your Subscriptions panel periodically — you'll find these suggestions there.
Tips
Not Interested doesn't block or unsubscribe you
Marking a bulletin as Not Interested doesn't stop you from receiving bulletins from that agency or of that type. It signals that this specific bulletin isn't relevant — the system uses that to make future prioritization better.
Responses are anonymous to other users
Authors can see aggregate counts — how many people marked Interested or Not Interested — but not who specifically responded. Your responses are private.
The more you respond, the better the suggestions
APBnet's subscription and clutter suggestions improve as your response history grows. A few responses won't produce much. If you respond consistently over a few weeks, the suggestions become noticeably more useful.
Related guides
Setting Up Subscriptions
Interested signals can prompt subscription suggestions — here's how to set them up.
Read the guide →
Using Clutter Controls
Not Interested signals help build clutter rules that reduce noise over time.
Read the guide →
Understanding Your Inbox
How your Interested responses affect the organization of your inbox tabs.
Read the guide →