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Maybe you could send an email when tests start?

I logged on only to start hearing music and was then promptly kicked out. Sigh. Hard to test if you don't know when the tests are happening. Plus, that "Blog" link on the bottom goes to something that hasn't been updated in 6 months. Maybe update it to the new "Blog"? Just a thought.

Posted 18 months ago by Bashere Subscriber! | Permalink

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  • I get an email before tests start. I'm not sure why you wouldn't get one. Maybe it went to you junk mail / spam folder?
    Posted 18 months ago by Freeman Subscriber! | Permalink
  • They tweet the test opening. 
    Posted 18 months ago by WindBorn Subscriber! | Permalink
  • they very often do send out emails announcing tests .. including this past one!

    the best way to catch the test is to track the @isglitchopen twitter feed. i have it set to send me an sms when tests start.
    Posted 18 months ago by striatic Subscriber! | Permalink
  • You should follow https://twitter.com/#!/isglitchopen 
    Posted 18 months ago by Alturin Subscriber! | Permalink
  • is there a way to opt into these emails?

    if you have a very long twitter feed, it's very easy to miss tweets.
    Posted 18 months ago by greenkozi Subscriber! | Permalink
  • They send emails. 
    Like someone told you maybe went to junk mail o spam.
    The mail that i received has the contact 'Tiny speck'   and the subject '[Glitch] Game on!'
    Posted 18 months ago by Darkshines Subscriber! | Permalink
  • Have you set your preferences?
    beta.glitch.com/account/prefs/
    Posted 18 months ago by zeeberk Subscriber! | Permalink
  • thanks, zee, just checked that, it's checked, and yes, annia, i cheked my spam. so now i have a personal problem, lol. i'll figure it out.
    Posted 18 months ago by greenkozi Subscriber! | Permalink
  • No, green, I'm missing them too and I'm also opted in.  I just thoroughly cleaned out my spam filter, no emails caught there.
    Posted 18 months ago by Magic Monkey Subscriber! | Permalink
  • I have it checked to send me emails when the tests start, yet I've never gotten one - even in the Spam folder.  =(
    Posted 18 months ago by Zany Serendipity Subscriber! | Permalink
  • Hmm. We'll see if we can figure out why some people are not receiving them.
    Posted 18 months ago by stoot barfield Subscriber! | Permalink
  • Same here , have never received an email. :( although i have to say i stay on home page and refresh an insane amount of times :)
    Posted 18 months ago by 2020smoke Subscriber! | Permalink
  • I don't get them, either...but it doesn't matter for me coz I'm here all of the time anyway :D :P
    Posted 18 months ago by sgjo Subscriber! | Permalink
  • I'm with sgjo - I'm on the forums all the time, so the chances of me missing a test are low indeed. I do NOT get the emails, however.
    Posted 18 months ago by Krikket Subscriber! | Permalink
  • I dont get them and they are not in my spam folder either.
    Posted 18 months ago by HarleyQuin Subscriber! | Permalink
  • Ditto, I have never gotten an email letting me know the game is open for a test. I am opted in to get them and check my spam religiously.
    Posted 18 months ago by PurpleLogic Subscriber! | Permalink
  • I only get them for some tests (I think only once so far, but I may have received two).
    Posted 18 months ago by Wessles Subscriber! | Permalink
  • The only thing I use my Twitter account for is the sms from isglitchopen...it seems like the best way to consistently get the news.
    Posted 18 months ago by Nanookie Subscriber! | Permalink
  • So glad they fixed this!
    Posted 18 months ago by Dovy Subscriber! | Permalink
  • I have never gotten an e-mail other than invite and bug reports.
    Posted 18 months ago by Ani Laurel Subscriber! | Permalink
  • I guess I'm just going to set up the Twitter account to send me a TXT message every time it posts (that's an option when you view the isglitchopen homepage).

    Cheers, and thanks for all the quick replies!
    Posted 18 months ago by Bashere Subscriber! | Permalink
  • I also don't get emails letting me know a test opened. But I did get the end of subscription notice encouraging me to subscribe. So some of the emails work.
    Posted 18 months ago by Dandilion Subscriber! | Permalink
  • Hello friends. I do email marketing IRL and it may be helpful to let Staff know your email provider. It could be a spam filter thing at your service provider... Yahoo! often roadblocks my campaigns even when people opt-in. What's after you @-sign? Staff -- maybe there's a thread for that?
    Posted 18 months ago by Spellbound Subscriber! | Permalink
  • I've never gotten an e-mail for a test, either.  I was told at some point that they are never sent, so I didn't know I was missing anything.  If I'm going to endlessly reload a page to find out whether or not a test has started, I'd rather it be glitch.com than twitter.com or facebook.com. 
    Posted 18 months ago by glum pudding Subscriber! | Permalink
  • I got the email for the previous test, but not this one.
    Posted 18 months ago by Blitz Subscriber! | Permalink
  • I always seem to get an email.
    Posted 18 months ago by VickyAlice139 Subscriber! | Permalink
  • Yeah, I wasn't receiving the first few but I got the last one. Luckily I check constantly and I have various sources that are willing to directly inform me when the game has opened, so it's no biggie, haha.
    Posted 18 months ago by Cerulean Subscriber! | Permalink
  • I have gotten exactly zero emails. The preferences tickybox is ticky-d. The email I signed up with was a yahoo address, but there's been nothing in my inbox or spam. Just updated to a different email address to see if I'll get them now.... although I'm in the same boat as many others in that I'm kinda hanging around all the time so I find out about tests before I'd (probably) be getting any emails, anyway. =)
    Posted 18 months ago by Jennyanydots Subscriber! | Permalink
  • If you follow a lot of twitter users the glitchy tweets can get lost in the traffic, (and if I got a SMS for every tweet, my mobile phone would never stop! - its ok though - that service isn't available in the UK)

    Anyway to my tip - I have a list that only contains @IsGlitchOpen and @PlayGlitch so only those tweets appear. Another idea, where you can use the SMS facility is to have a Glitch only twitter account, so the only traffic is Glitch-relevant.
    Posted 18 months ago by Momo McGlitch Subscriber! | Permalink
  • As for emails - the only one I've had is on 4 June. However like Glum Pudding I'm on here all the time so I find out about tests from the horses mouth :) 
    Posted 18 months ago by Momo McGlitch Subscriber! | Permalink
  • +1 for me.  I don't get these emails either.  I've opted in, have just checked spam for my webmail, Mail Washer and Outlook and all is set OK for Tiny Speck.  I do get other mails such as the bug report confirmations.
    Posted 18 months ago by ♥joby♥ Subscriber! | Permalink
  • Likewise, I've never received an email notification of a test starting and nothing's caught in the spam filter.  I do get bug report updates without problem though.  I just re-saved my preferences in the hopes that maybe it'll kick in for next test, but I'll be hitting refresh along with many others on test day rather than rely on an email notification.  Non-Twitter / Facebook follower, so refresh is the way to go for me.
    Posted 18 months ago by Marebito Subscriber! | Permalink