# How do you keep track of threads that you are participating in? **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [August 17, 2010, 9:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-keep-track-of-threads-that-you-are-participating-in/550574 "2010-08-17T21:57:45Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Omar\_Little](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/omar_little/32/269_2.png) [@Omar\_Little](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Omar_Little)\ **Post date:** [August 17, 2010, 9:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-keep-track-of-threads-that-you-are-participating-in/550574/1 "2010-08-17T21:57:45Z")
Maybe this should go in “about this message board”, but IMHO, seems to be a more broadly viewed forum, and this question is more about dopers use of the board than about the board itself. So, how do you normally keep track of threads that you have posted in so you can go back and continue to be a part of the discussion? ---
**Author:** ![SeaDragonTattoo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/df705f/32.png) [@SeaDragonTattoo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SeaDragonTattoo)\ **Post date:** [August 17, 2010, 10:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-keep-track-of-threads-that-you-are-participating-in/550574/2 "2010-08-17T22:01:10Z")
I just click on “User CP” to see what’s newly posted after mine. If it’s a thread I want to watch but not post, I just “subscribe” and then track it in the Control Panel after that for new threads. I used to get emails, but that turned out to be a huge pain, so I discontinued that. ---
**Author:** ![elfkin477](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/a9a28c/32.png) [@elfkin477](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elfkin477)\ **Post date:** [August 17, 2010, 10:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-keep-track-of-threads-that-you-are-participating-in/550574/3 "2010-08-17T22:01:16Z")
Click my name in some thread I’ve posted in, select “find all posts by…” and see which threads look longer than when I last replied. ---
**Author:** ![DiosaBellissima](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/a8b319/32.png) [@DiosaBellissima](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DiosaBellissima)\ **Post date:** [August 17, 2010, 10:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-keep-track-of-threads-that-you-are-participating-in/550574/4 "2010-08-17T22:01:26Z")
I search (advanced search) my user name and just go through the list like that. ---
**Author:** ![Freudian\_Slit](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/5daacb/32.png) [@Freudian\_Slit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Freudian_Slit)\ **Post date:** [August 17, 2010, 10:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-keep-track-of-threads-that-you-are-participating-in/550574/5 "2010-08-17T22:06:03Z")
> [@elfkin477](#): > > Click my name in some thread I’ve posted in, select “find all posts by…” and see which threads look longer than when I last replied. I used to do that. Sometimes I’d even bookmark/favorite place threads I liked or was following, but I haven’t done that in years. Now I just use the User CP. ---
**Author:** ![Silver\_Fire](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a88e4f/32.png) [@Silver\_Fire](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Silver_Fire)\ **Post date:** [August 17, 2010, 10:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-keep-track-of-threads-that-you-are-participating-in/550574/6 "2010-08-17T22:08:56Z")
I go on memory, for the most part. ---
**Author:** ![bucketybuck](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/898d66/32.png) [@bucketybuck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bucketybuck)\ **Post date:** [August 17, 2010, 10:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-keep-track-of-threads-that-you-are-participating-in/550574/7 "2010-08-17T22:21:11Z")
Just look for the little ticks, after searching for new posts. I dont really “participate” in threads as such though. I dont have the time to respond multiple times to any sort of conversation, so I feel its better I dont get any started. Jumping in to offer my dumb opinion, or call someone a knob, I can do that though. 😉 ---
**Author:** ![Munch](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/munch/32/5281_2.png) [@Munch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Munch)\ **Post date:** [August 17, 2010, 10:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-keep-track-of-threads-that-you-are-participating-in/550574/8 "2010-08-17T22:42:54Z")
I go through the forums and check in on any threads I’d participated it. ---
**Author:** ![Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/e8c25b/32.png) [@Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Really_Not_All_That_Bright)\ **Post date:** [August 18, 2010, 3:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-keep-track-of-threads-that-you-are-participating-in/550574/9 "2010-08-18T03:28:59Z")
> [@SeaDragonTattoo](#): > > I just click on “User CP” to see what’s newly posted after mine. If it’s a thread I want to watch but not post, I just “subscribe” and then track it in the Control Panel after that for new threads. This, although I can count the threads I’ve subscribed to without posting to on one hand. ---
**Author:** ![madmonk28](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/madmonk28/32/20811_2.png) [@madmonk28](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/madmonk28)\ **Post date:** [August 18, 2010, 7:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-keep-track-of-threads-that-you-are-participating-in/550574/10 "2010-08-18T07:12:11Z")
> [@DiosaBellissima](#): > > I search (advanced search) my user name and just go through the list like that. Ditto. ---
**Author:** ![CanvasShoes](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/74df32/32.png) [@CanvasShoes](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CanvasShoes)\ **Post date:** [August 18, 2010, 7:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-keep-track-of-threads-that-you-are-participating-in/550574/11 "2010-08-18T07:42:17Z")
> [@elfkin477](#): > > Click my name in some thread I’ve posted in, select “find all posts by…” and see which threads look longer than when I last replied. This is the only way I can do it too. I forget the names of the threads sometimes (old age…sigh :D). ---
**Author:** ![BigT](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bigt/32/12044_2.png) [@BigT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BigT)\ **Post date:** [August 18, 2010, 7:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-keep-track-of-threads-that-you-are-participating-in/550574/12 "2010-08-18T07:42:36Z")
Unless I have a reason to be expecting a reply, I don’t. Participation to me is saying what I want to say. If more replies come, the thread will jump back up in the cue. If I’m expecting a reply, I’ll usually subscribe. Very occasionally I’ll search for my own threads (if I want them in just a certain forum or topic), and I’ll use my profile page otherwise. (I must have missed it in the CP.) But that usually means I’m bored. ---
**Author:** ![BleizDu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/9dc877/32.png) [@BleizDu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BleizDu)\ **Post date:** [August 18, 2010, 8:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-keep-track-of-threads-that-you-are-participating-in/550574/13 "2010-08-18T08:04:25Z")
I go to “Quick Links”, then “Subscribed threads”, to see if there have been new posts. ---
**Author:** ![sandra\_nz](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/eada6e/32.png) [@sandra\_nz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sandra_nz)\ **Post date:** [August 18, 2010, 10:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-keep-track-of-threads-that-you-are-participating-in/550574/14 "2010-08-18T10:03:05Z")
I’m another subscribing, but I don’t subscribe to every thread I post in, only the ones I’m particular interested in. ---
**Author:** ![Harmonious\_Discord](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/74df32/32.png) [@Harmonious\_Discord](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Harmonious_Discord)\ **Post date:** [August 18, 2010, 12:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-keep-track-of-threads-that-you-are-participating-in/550574/15 "2010-08-18T12:08:11Z")
I look for the titles that are a different color because I’ve opened them. ---
**Author:** ![Moonlitherial](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/4bbf92/32.png) [@Moonlitherial](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Moonlitherial)\ **Post date:** [August 18, 2010, 12:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-keep-track-of-threads-that-you-are-participating-in/550574/16 "2010-08-18T12:53:16Z")
> [@Silver\_Fire](#): > > I go on memory, for the most part. This. Which is to say I keep track very poorly. ---
**Author:** ![kayaker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kayaker/32/441_2.png) [@kayaker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kayaker)\ **Post date:** [August 18, 2010, 12:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-keep-track-of-threads-that-you-are-participating-in/550574/17 "2010-08-18T12:58:06Z")
My manservant Edward is responsible for tracking threads and alerting me if my participation is required. ---
**Author:** ![Leaffan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/leaffan/32/299_2.png) [@Leaffan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaffan)\ **Post date:** [August 18, 2010, 1:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-keep-track-of-threads-that-you-are-participating-in/550574/18 "2010-08-18T13:04:11Z")
> [@Moonlitherial](#): > > > [@Silver\_Fire](#): > > > > I go on memory, for the most part. > > This. Which is to say I keep track very poorly. I used to do this until I learned what the heck the subscription thing is all about. Then I set up my profile to subscribe automatically to threads in which I participate. Now I look for the little check mark beside the thread, or on rare occasions, I go into my user CP and look at all subscribed threads. ---
**Author:** ![Eleanor\_of\_Aquitaine](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/a88e4f/32.png) [@Eleanor\_of\_Aquitaine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eleanor_of_Aquitaine)\ **Post date:** [August 18, 2010, 1:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-keep-track-of-threads-that-you-are-participating-in/550574/19 "2010-08-18T13:30:29Z")
I automatically subscribe to threads in which I post, and I also subscribe to a lot of threads without posting. I use the User CP link to get a quick listing of those. I rarely browse by forum. I hit the New Posts link and scan all the thread titles. ---
**Author:** ![Anaamika](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/5f9b8f/32.png) [@Anaamika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Anaamika)\ **Post date:** [August 18, 2010, 1:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-keep-track-of-threads-that-you-are-participating-in/550574/20 "2010-08-18T13:44:53Z")
Like Eleanor said, I have it set to subscribe automatically to any thread I post in. If I only participate in a poll and don’t post, it doesn’t subscribe. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-keep-track-of-threads-that-you-are-participating-in/550574.md?page=2)