# How do we know which threads we've posted in

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-we-know-which-threads-weve-posted-in/911583>\
**Category:** Site Feedback\
**Created:** [June 22, 2020, 2:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-we-know-which-threads-weve-posted-in/911583 "2020-06-22T14:19:46Z")\
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**Author:** ![RitterSport](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rittersport/32/6326_2.png) [@RitterSport](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RitterSport)\
**Post date:** [June 23, 2020, 11:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-we-know-which-threads-weve-posted-in/911583/21 "2020-06-23T11:47:25Z")

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So, for example, I didn’t get notified when **GreenWyvern** posted to this thread.

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**Author:** ![GreenWyvern](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/greenwyvern/32/2834_2.png) [@GreenWyvern](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GreenWyvern)\
**Post date:** [June 23, 2020, 11:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-we-know-which-threads-weve-posted-in/911583/22 "2020-06-23T11:55:03Z")

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> [@RitterSport](#):
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> So, for example, I didn’t get notified when **GreenWyvern** posted to this thread.&nbsp;

Go to the bottom of the page and set the thread to Tracking rather than Watching. Then you’ll get a notification. See also Preferences \> Notifications on your Profile page.

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**Author:** ![RitterSport](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rittersport/32/6326_2.png) [@RitterSport](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RitterSport)\
**Post date:** [June 23, 2020, 11:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-we-know-which-threads-weve-posted-in/911583/23 "2020-06-23T11:57:51Z")

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Thanks! Is there a way to set that up automatically? (BTW, since you quoted me, I did get notified)

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**Author:** ![EllisDee](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ellisdee/32/4531_2.png) [@EllisDee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EllisDee)\
**Post date:** [June 23, 2020, 11:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-we-know-which-threads-weve-posted-in/911583/24 "2020-06-23T11:59:02Z")

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> [@GreenWyvern](#):
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> Go to the bottom of the page and set the thread to Tracking rather than Watching. Then you’ll get a notification. See also Preferences \> Notifications on your Profile page.

Looking down there I see it is set to tracking for me with the following text: “You will see a count of new replies because you posted a reply to this topic.”

Looks like “Watching” might be closer to the concept of a subscribed thread, and it further looks like just the act of posting is able to auto-assign that thread.

Can we or should we switch the automatic assignment when you post from Tracking to Watching?

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**Author:** ![zoid](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/zoid/32/336_2.png) [@zoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/zoid)\
**Post date:** [June 23, 2020, 5:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-we-know-which-threads-weve-posted-in/911583/25 "2020-06-23T17:07:59Z")

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> [@EllisDee](#):
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> Yeah, the “recent activity of subscribed threads” list that came up when you clicked User CP on the old boards is the main way I used the boards. Bummer that such functionality is gone.
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> We can still see a list of every thread we’ve posted to, but it shows all of them, even the ones with no new posts.

Unread is pretty much what you’re looking for

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