question about alerts

[redwine65]

I used to get alerts if someone responded to what I said.
or I think if a person post in a thread I started or posted in....

but now I get an alert for any reason under the sun, currently I have 320 of them.

I don't think I changed anything. How do I fix this?

 

[Cloud@Heart]

321....

 

[redwine65]

I tried the
"Alert Preferences" save changes....did'nt work