This may be a bit dry for some people but i want to point out the issues I’ve had implementing the email notification system. I have embarked on creating the notifications functionality four times now and come across major issues each time. It's been quite frustrating so I've done a deep dive into the different coding architectures. I'd started using razor pages as I like the clear object based system, but have been finding that I needed to use javascript more than I'd like. I can to the realisation that I need to use an MVC approach instead, which entails doing more work on the server rather than in browser.  This might be meaningless to many people, but i feel it at least gives a heads up as to how things are going. It's a shift in how i have to think about what the browser does and how the server side program operates. It's a bit tricky to get my head around but i've arrived at an understanding.

I believe i have a firm plan now and i understand how to create the email subscriptions and notifications.  Hopefully shouldn't be too long, I am struggling with a bout of extreme fatigue right now but i hope i'll have some good energy tomorrow.