Use Starting Soon and Live Reminder Notifications
Starting Soon is QCLF’s access-aware Browse view for live Topics that are scheduled or in the lobby and whose start time falls inside a selected upcoming window.
Reminder notifications are separate from the Browse list. A signed-in member receives live reminders only when that Topic’s live-notification subscription and delivery preferences allow them.
Browse Starting Soon
- Open Starting Soon in the forum Browse tabs.
- Choose 1 Hour, 6 Hours, 12 Hours, 24 Hours, or 3 Days.
- Open an upcoming Topic to enter its lobby or review its scheduled information.
Which Topics Appear
QCLF includes approved, non-deleted Topics whose live state is scheduled or lobby, whose scheduled start is between now and the end of the chosen window, and whose reveal time has arrived. Parent Section/Category publication and viewing permission are rechecked.
Starting Soon is available as a normal Browse tab even to visitors who can view the applicable public forum content. Following a Topic for live notifications still requires a signed-in user.
Default Reminder Offsets
| Event | Default timing |
|---|---|
| 24 hours | 86,400 seconds before start |
| 1 hour | 3,600 seconds before start |
| 15 minutes | 900 seconds before start |
| Live Now | A separate event when the session actually becomes live |
How Reminder Recipients Are Chosen
QCLF schedules the configured reminder offsets for Topic live subscribers and also recognizes the Host/Topic author relationship. A Topic creator is automatically given the live-notification channel for the live Topic they create unless already subscribed.
Per-follow Email/On-site switches and global notification preferences still control actual delivery. Access and subscription relationships are revalidated before queued notifications are delivered.
Rescheduling and Cancellation
QCLF ties pending reminder rows to the current live-session schedule signature. If the start/effective-end schedule changes, obsolete future reminders are cancelled, a rescheduled event can be emitted, and reminder timing is recalculated from the new schedule.
If the session is cancelled, obsolete reminders are cancelled and a cancellation event can replace them. Once the session actually enters Live, QCLF emits a separate Live Now event rather than treating it as another offset reminder.
Community Discussion
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