# 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:** 14\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![silenus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/silenus/32/166_2.png) [@silenus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/silenus)\ **Post date:** [August 18, 2010, 1:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-keep-track-of-threads-that-you-are-participating-in/550574/21 "2010-08-18T13:56:39Z")
Memory and color change. Anything more than that is too much like work. ---
**Author:** ![Jack\_Batty](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jack_batty/32/3201_2.png) [@Jack\_Batty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jack_Batty)\ **Post date:** [August 18, 2010, 2:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-keep-track-of-threads-that-you-are-participating-in/550574/22 "2010-08-18T14:00:15Z")
Used to be memory. Then I discovered how to use the Subscription option. At first, I was subscribing manually, and unsubscribing when the thread got dead-ish. Now I default to subscribe to any thread I’ve posted in and now I’ve got a subscription list a couple 100 threads strong. And yes, sometimes I’ll post a complete non-sequitor in a thread just to get subscribed to it. I’m lazy like that. ---
**Author:** ![Enright3](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/enright3/32/2897_2.png) [@Enright3](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Enright3)\ **Post date:** [August 18, 2010, 2:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-keep-track-of-threads-that-you-are-participating-in/550574/23 "2010-08-18T14:20:33Z")
> [@DiosaBellissima](#): > > I search (advanced search) my user name and just go through the list like that. This is what I do too. Every few weeks to a month; I’ll build a list of threads I’ve posted in and scan through them for any interesting content that might have been added. ---
**Author:** ![Misnomer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/misnomer/32/14897_2.png) [@Misnomer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Misnomer)\ **Post date:** [August 18, 2010, 2:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-keep-track-of-threads-that-you-are-participating-in/550574/24 "2010-08-18T14:34:17Z")
> [@Eleanor\_of\_Aquitaine](#): > > 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. This – but I wouldn’t say that I subscribe to a _lot_ of threads without posting. Just some. Once I’ve caught up via User CP, I browse by forum. ---
**Author:** ![Joey\_P](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/919ad9/32.png) [@Joey\_P](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Joey_P)\ **Post date:** [August 18, 2010, 2:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-keep-track-of-threads-that-you-are-participating-in/550574/25 "2010-08-18T14:36:13Z")
I used to search for my user name or do a “find all posts by” search, but I started using the subscribe/user CP feature when the implemented a time delay between searches. I didn’t like searching for my posts and then having to wait before I could hit New Posts. Also, I like that I can keep tabs on threads I don’t post to in the same place. ---
**Author:** ![Joey\_P](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/919ad9/32.png) [@Joey\_P](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Joey_P)\ **Post date:** [August 18, 2010, 2:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-keep-track-of-threads-that-you-are-participating-in/550574/26 "2010-08-18T14:42:15Z")
Also, it’s nice that when using the subscribe/User CP method I can find my posts with just one click from any page…on most VB sites. ---
**Author:** ![Max\_the\_Immortal](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/6de8d8/32.png) [@Max\_the\_Immortal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Max_the_Immortal)\ **Post date:** [August 18, 2010, 3:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-keep-track-of-threads-that-you-are-participating-in/550574/27 "2010-08-18T15:02:14Z")
Sometimes I’ll just bookmark a thread and pick up where I left off at a later time. If I’ve lost interest in the thread, I might be lazy and do a word-search for my username to see if anyone has quoted me before I delete the bookmark. ---
**Author:** ![Lanzy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/74df32/32.png) [@Lanzy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lanzy)\ **Post date:** [August 18, 2010, 3:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-keep-track-of-threads-that-you-are-participating-in/550574/28 "2010-08-18T15:12:17Z")
I don’t, if I see it again I might check in again, might not. ---
**Author:** ![Acantha](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/9fc348/32.png) [@Acantha](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Acantha)\ **Post date:** [August 18, 2010, 9:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-keep-track-of-threads-that-you-are-participating-in/550574/29 "2010-08-18T21:15:06Z")
> [@Anaamika](#): > > 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. I didn’t know we could do that! :smack: I’m always losing threads when I disappear for a few days. ---
**Author:** ![begbert2](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/begbert2/32/3357_2.png) [@begbert2](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/begbert2)\ **Post date:** [August 18, 2010, 9:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-keep-track-of-threads-that-you-are-participating-in/550574/30 "2010-08-18T21:41:48Z")
> [@Harmonious\_Discord](#): > > I look for the titles that are a different color because I’ve opened them. Ditto ---
**Author:** ![Ponch8](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ponch8/32/9883_2.png) [@Ponch8](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ponch8)\ **Post date:** [August 18, 2010, 9:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-keep-track-of-threads-that-you-are-participating-in/550574/31 "2010-08-18T21:46:49Z")
> [@Lazz](#): > > I go to “Quick Links”, then “Subscribed threads”, to see if there have been new posts. I do the same thing. ---
**Author:** ![Serenata67](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/serenata67/32/10646_2.png) [@Serenata67](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Serenata67)\ **Post date:** [August 19, 2010, 6:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-keep-track-of-threads-that-you-are-participating-in/550574/32 "2010-08-19T18:59:22Z")
> [@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. Either that or I click on my name in the upper right of the screen where it says “Welcome, Serenata67” and check the threads there. ---
**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 19, 2010, 11:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-keep-track-of-threads-that-you-are-participating-in/550574/33 "2010-08-19T23:07:46Z")
> [@DiosaBellissima](#): > > I search (advanced search) my user name and just go through the list like that. This is what I do. ---
**Author:** ![The\_Flying\_Dutchman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/9fc348/32.png) [@The\_Flying\_Dutchman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Flying_Dutchman)\ **Post date:** [August 19, 2010, 11:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-keep-track-of-threads-that-you-are-participating-in/550574/34 "2010-08-19T23:29:27Z")
> [@Little\_Nemo](#): > > > [@DiosaBellissima](#): > > > > I search (advanced search) my user name and just go through the list like that. > > This is what I do. Me too. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-keep-track-of-threads-that-you-are-participating-in/550574.md?page=1)