# Didn't realize I got this much email from you folks **URL:** \ **Category:** About This Message Board\ **Created:** [August 25, 2012, 12:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/didnt-realize-i-got-this-much-email-from-you-folks/632558 "2012-08-25T00:56:48Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 11\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Boyo\_Jim](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/87869e/32.png) [@Boyo\_Jim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Boyo_Jim)\ **Post date:** [August 25, 2012, 12:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/didnt-realize-i-got-this-much-email-from-you-folks/632558/1 "2012-08-25T00:56:48Z")
I almost started a thread asking why I wasn’t getting any email, until I thought to check my spam box. Starting about 3 am yesterday morning my SDMB emails were all routed to the spam box. There were 364 of them between then and about an hour ago. I had no idea of the volume – I always deal with them as small groups of 2 or 3. Keep those hamsters running! ---
**Author:** ![Little\_Nemo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/little_nemo/32/3120_2.png) [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Post date:** [August 25, 2012, 1:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/didnt-realize-i-got-this-much-email-from-you-folks/632558/2 "2012-08-25T01:27:55Z")
You got 364 SDMB-related emails in a couple of days? I got four this month and six in July. ---
**Author:** ![SeaDragonTattoo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/df705f/32.png) [@SeaDragonTattoo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SeaDragonTattoo)\ **Post date:** [August 25, 2012, 1:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/didnt-realize-i-got-this-much-email-from-you-folks/632558/3 "2012-08-25T01:48:17Z")
I nixed those email alerts once I realized checking the User CP button whenever I check in shows me all the threads with new posts since I last logged in. Easier, to me, than slogging through all those emails. ---
**Author:** ![Boyo\_Jim](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/87869e/32.png) [@Boyo\_Jim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Boyo_Jim)\ **Post date:** [August 25, 2012, 2:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/didnt-realize-i-got-this-much-email-from-you-folks/632558/4 "2012-08-25T02:23:50Z")
> [@Little\_Nemo](#): > > You got 364 SDMB-related emails in a couple of days? > > I got four this month and six in July. Yea, in about 36 hours. ---
**Author:** ![GuanoLad](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/guanolad/32/42_2.png) [@GuanoLad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GuanoLad)\ **Post date:** [August 25, 2012, 2:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/didnt-realize-i-got-this-much-email-from-you-folks/632558/5 "2012-08-25T02:33:32Z")
> [@Boyo\_Jim](#): > > Yea, in about 36 hours. Do you subscribe to every thread you post in? That isn’t really necessary. I just search on my username. ---
**Author:** ![IvoryTowerDenizen](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ivorytowerdenizen/32/17937_2.png) [@IvoryTowerDenizen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/IvoryTowerDenizen)\ **Post date:** [August 25, 2012, 2:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/didnt-realize-i-got-this-much-email-from-you-folks/632558/6 "2012-08-25T02:33:40Z")
> [@SeaDragonTattoo](#): > > I nixed those email alerts once I realized checking the User CP button whenever I check in shows me all the threads with new posts since I last logged in. Easier, to me, than slogging through all those emails. Yup. That’s works for me too. ---
**Author:** ![Boyo\_Jim](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/87869e/32.png) [@Boyo\_Jim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Boyo_Jim)\ **Post date:** [August 25, 2012, 2:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/didnt-realize-i-got-this-much-email-from-you-folks/632558/7 "2012-08-25T02:42:57Z")
> [@GuanoLad](#): > > Do you subscribe to every thread you post in? That isn’t really necessary. I just search on my username. Not as a conscious thing. But it’s done automatically. ---
**Author:** ![twickster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ec9cab/32.png) [@twickster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/twickster)\ **Post date:** [August 25, 2012, 3:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/didnt-realize-i-got-this-much-email-from-you-folks/632558/8 "2012-08-25T03:08:32Z")
> [@Boyo\_Jim](#): > > Not as a conscious thing. But it’s done automatically. Automatically – depending on your settings. You can subscribe to threads without getting email updates. ---
**Author:** ![Little\_Nemo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/little_nemo/32/3120_2.png) [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Post date:** [August 25, 2012, 3:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/didnt-realize-i-got-this-much-email-from-you-folks/632558/9 "2012-08-25T03:12:35Z")
> [@Boyo\_Jim](#): > > Yea, in about 36 hours. Reading other posts, I see that we’re probably talking about automated emails. ---
**Author:** ![Boyo\_Jim](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/87869e/32.png) [@Boyo\_Jim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Boyo_Jim)\ **Post date:** [August 25, 2012, 3:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/didnt-realize-i-got-this-much-email-from-you-folks/632558/10 "2012-08-25T03:13:49Z")
> [@Little\_Nemo](#): > > Reading other posts, I see that we’re probably talking about automated emails. Well, they DO consult with me about every little thing. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![MsWhatsit](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/eb8c5e/32.png) [@MsWhatsit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MsWhatsit)\ **Post date:** [August 25, 2012, 3:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/didnt-realize-i-got-this-much-email-from-you-folks/632558/11 "2012-08-25T03:21:03Z")
> [@twickster](#): > > Automatically – depending on your settings. You can subscribe to threads without getting email updates. Yeah, I turned off email updates. I just use the User CP link, as others have mentioned. Saves on hamster chow, too.