# Automatically subscribe to your own thread?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/automatically-subscribe-to-your-own-thread/443710>\
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**Created:** [April 2, 2008, 7:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/automatically-subscribe-to-your-own-thread/443710 "2008-04-02T19:56:05Z")\
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**Author:** ![muttrox](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/a8b319/32.png) [@muttrox](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/muttrox)\
**Post date:** [April 2, 2008, 7:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/automatically-subscribe-to-your-own-thread/443710/1 "2008-04-02T19:56:05Z")

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I started a thread in GQ this morning. I was surprised that the system didn’t automatically subscribe me to my own thread. Is this something that could be done?

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**Author:** ![Thudlow\_Boink](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thudlow_boink/32/320_2.png) [@Thudlow\_Boink](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Thudlow_Boink)\
**Post date:** [April 2, 2008, 8:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/automatically-subscribe-to-your-own-thread/443710/2 "2008-04-02T20:28:08Z")

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> Default Thread Subscription Mode  
> When you post a new thread, or reply to a topic, you can choose to automatically add that thread to your list of subscribed threads, with the option to receive email notification of new replies to that thread.

Click on **User CP** (near the top left of the page) and scroll down to where it lets you change your default subscription mode.

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**Author:** ![ultrafilter](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/3d9bf3/32.png) [@ultrafilter](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ultrafilter)\
**Post date:** [April 2, 2008, 8:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/automatically-subscribe-to-your-own-thread/443710/3 "2008-04-02T20:39:10Z")

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Even if you have that set, the boards will occasionally hiccup and not subscribe you to a thread you’ve started/posted in. C’est la vie, I suppose.

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**Author:** ![muttrox](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/a8b319/32.png) [@muttrox](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/muttrox)\
**Post date:** [April 2, 2008, 8:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/automatically-subscribe-to-your-own-thread/443710/4 "2008-04-02T20:47:29Z")

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Well, duh. Thanks.