# Anyway to subscribe to a thread?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyway-to-subscribe-to-a-thread/375677>\
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**Created:** [October 8, 2006, 2:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyway-to-subscribe-to-a-thread/375677 "2006-10-08T02:58:58Z")\
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**Author:** ![Hirka\_T\_Bawa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/db5fbb/32.png) [@Hirka\_T\_Bawa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hirka_T_Bawa)\
**Post date:** [October 8, 2006, 2:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyway-to-subscribe-to-a-thread/375677/1 "2006-10-08T02:58:58Z")

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Is there any way to subscribe to a thread you want to keep up with, without posting to it? Sometimes there is a thread I want to read, but have nothing worth saying.

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**Author:** ![Anaamika](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/5f9b8f/32.png) [@Anaamika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Anaamika)\
**Post date:** [October 8, 2006, 3:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyway-to-subscribe-to-a-thread/375677/2 "2006-10-08T03:03:16Z")

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On the top of the thrad, click on “thread tools” and then click on subscribe to thread.

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**Author:** ![Hirka\_T\_Bawa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/db5fbb/32.png) [@Hirka\_T\_Bawa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hirka_T_Bawa)\
**Post date:** [October 8, 2006, 3:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyway-to-subscribe-to-a-thread/375677/3 "2006-10-08T03:22:32Z")

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Oh wow, I’ve never noticed that before. Thank you.