# Email notification of posts

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/email-notification-of-posts/75541>\
**Category:** About This Message Board\
**Created:** [August 9, 2001, 3:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/email-notification-of-posts/75541 "2001-08-09T03:40:07Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 9\
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**Author:** ![MrWhy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/9f8e36/32.png) [@MrWhy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MrWhy)\
**Post date:** [August 9, 2001, 3:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/email-notification-of-posts/75541/1 "2001-08-09T03:40:07Z")

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Is there any way to be notified of postings to a thread if you have not posted to it yourself?

Sometimes I find a discussion interesting, but have nothing to add, or just want to see how it develops.

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**Author:** ![waterj2](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/858c86/32.png) [@waterj2](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/waterj2)\
**Post date:** [August 9, 2001, 3:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/email-notification-of-posts/75541/2 "2001-08-09T03:48:59Z")

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Well, there’s my method, which is to never be away from the site, and keep checking the forums for new posts every few minutes. Other than that there doesn’t seem to be any way.

I’m just kidding. I take three hours off every night to sleep.

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**Author:** ![MrWhy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/9f8e36/32.png) [@MrWhy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MrWhy)\
**Post date:** [August 9, 2001, 3:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/email-notification-of-posts/75541/3 "2001-08-09T03:52:15Z")

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Yeah, your method is the one I currently use.

But they are starting to look at me strangely at work…

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**Author:** ![Daniel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/3ec8ea/32.png) [@Daniel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Daniel)\
**Post date:** [August 9, 2001, 4:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/email-notification-of-posts/75541/4 "2001-08-09T04:42:04Z")

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I just bookmark a thread until the discussion ends. Then I delete the bookmark.

It’s the perfect crime 🆒

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**Author:** ![Arnold\_Winkelried](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/3d9bf3/32.png) [@Arnold\_Winkelried](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Arnold_Winkelried)\
**Post date:** [August 9, 2001, 6:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/email-notification-of-posts/75541/5 "2001-08-09T06:41:15Z")

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There’s always the “email notification” checkbox in the reply window, but I really don’t encourage that since you can quickly get inundated with emails.

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**Author:** ![waterj2](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/858c86/32.png) [@waterj2](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/waterj2)\
**Post date:** [August 9, 2001, 6:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/email-notification-of-posts/75541/6 "2001-08-09T06:58:41Z")

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Yes, but he wants email notification without replying.

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**Author:** ![Coldfire](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/a587f6/32.png) [@Coldfire](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Coldfire)\
**Post date:** [August 9, 2001, 11:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/email-notification-of-posts/75541/7 "2001-08-09T11:58:46Z")

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We don’t have that option, and I don’t think we ever will. You have to reply to get e-mail notification as an option. Now, since we’re not encouraging you to reply just for the hell of it, the bookmark suggestion is probably your best bet.

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**Author:** ![MrWhy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/9f8e36/32.png) [@MrWhy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MrWhy)\
**Post date:** [August 9, 2001, 10:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/email-notification-of-posts/75541/8 "2001-08-09T22:35:26Z")

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Fair enough, I’ll go with the bookmark idea then.

Thanks.

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**Author:** ![Arnold\_Winkelried](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/3d9bf3/32.png) [@Arnold\_Winkelried](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Arnold_Winkelried)\
**Post date:** [August 10, 2001, 1:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/email-notification-of-posts/75541/9 "2001-08-10T01:22:10Z")

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waterj2, thank you for the correction. I didn’t read the original post carefully enough. That’s why we need sharp-eyed members like yourself.