How Do You Delete/purge "latest Alerts" ?

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I have 3 threads under the "Latest Alerts" link. One makes sense for it showing up. The other 2 do not. Just wondering if there is a way to delete or purge these 3 threads from the "Latest Alerts" page.
 

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I don't think there is a way to delete the alerts. On the ones that don't make sense, could you have watched a thread and not realized it?
 
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Definitely not one of them, as it was a brand new message by a relatively new member I didn't recognize. And the 2nd one, I've seen the member's name before, but I hadn't posted in the thread nor even read it before it showed up on my Alerts page.

Edit to add: The 3 threads only show up under "Alerts" and not on the "Watched Threads" page.
 

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rubysmama rubysmama ...Do you have anything under "Watched Forums"?

(If you click on the 'Alerts' icon,...and click 'show all',...it brings up the Latest Alerts Page.
'Watched Forums' is listed under 'Watched Threads'(far left).
If you click it, you will see, if you are 'watching any forums'.

(Example: I am watching the 'Announcements' forum?)
(A few members accidentally posted their threads, there, until a Mod moved them to their proper places.):)
 
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rubysmama rubysmama ...Do you have anything under "Watched Forums"?
Yes. All the threads I've posted in, as well as some I've just "watched" show up under the "watched page". Two of the 3 threads under the "Alerts" are not under "watched". One is, as it is one I posted in.
 
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Hmm... I see one of my 3 "alerts" has disappeared. Is there a time limit on how long they stay on the Alerts page?
 

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If you click "Show All" at the bottom of the dropdown menu for alerts, it takes you to all of them from the latest to oldest. I don't know if there's a time limit - mine date back to April 22.
 
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My 2 are dated Apr 23. I can't remember the date on the 3rd one. Guess I'll just wait and see if these 2 disappear some day.
 
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