# How many threads are you currently subscribed to on the SDMB? **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [November 9, 2012, 2:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-threads-are-you-currently-subscribed-to-on-the-sdmb/640478 "2012-11-09T14:29:31Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Grrr](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/grrr/32/146_2.png) [@Grrr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Grrr)\ **Post date:** [November 9, 2012, 5:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-threads-are-you-currently-subscribed-to-on-the-sdmb/640478/21 "2012-11-09T17:17:20Z")
> [@Anaamika](#): > > But…I don’t have to search at all. I literally just hit “User CP” and there are all the threads I posted to that have activity. When I’m away from the boards, I get nothing, no e-mails, no PMs, nothing. > > It’s not even remotely a hassle, once you set it up. Hmm, I did not know that. I may have to give your method a try. ---
**Author:** ![John\_Mace](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/john_mace/32/185_2.png) [@John\_Mace](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_Mace)\ **Post date:** [November 9, 2012, 6:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-threads-are-you-currently-subscribed-to-on-the-sdmb/640478/22 "2012-11-09T18:56:27Z")
None. I don’t even know what happens if you “subscribe”. I can sort of guess, but I’ve never looked into it. ---
**Author:** ![Suburban\_Plankton](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/suburban_plankton/32/219_2.png) [@Suburban\_Plankton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Suburban_Plankton)\ **Post date:** [November 9, 2012, 7:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-threads-are-you-currently-subscribed-to-on-the-sdmb/640478/23 "2012-11-09T19:00:24Z")
Since I have the option set to subscribe to all threads I post to, this will make 2171. ---
**Author:** ![Suburban\_Plankton](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/suburban_plankton/32/219_2.png) [@Suburban\_Plankton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Suburban_Plankton)\ **Post date:** [November 9, 2012, 7:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-threads-are-you-currently-subscribed-to-on-the-sdmb/640478/24 "2012-11-09T19:02:18Z")
> [@Anaamika](#): > > and the threads show up with little check marks on the boards. This is the reason I have the option checked. It makes it trivially easy for me to identify threads that I’ve posted to. I also have all notifications turned off. ---
**Author:** ![Arrendajo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/e0b2c6/32.png) [@Arrendajo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Arrendajo)\ **Post date:** [November 9, 2012, 7:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-threads-are-you-currently-subscribed-to-on-the-sdmb/640478/25 "2012-11-09T19:08:07Z")
None. I just check out the threads and look at the ones that might be interesting. I remember which ones I’ve posted to. This sort of internet participation is fun but ephemeral. I go without checking the dope for a week or two, and I don’t feel the need to catch up or follow posts when I am busy with things IRL. ---
**Author:** ![ZipperJJ](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/zipperjj/32/211_2.png) [@ZipperJJ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ZipperJJ)\ **Post date:** [November 9, 2012, 7:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-threads-are-you-currently-subscribed-to-on-the-sdmb/640478/26 "2012-11-09T19:51:42Z")
None. I accidentally subscribed to a thread via Tapatalk the other day, but luckily the email went to an account I rarely check, so I wasn’t bothered by it. The way I use the board there is no need for me to subscribe, and it’s not useful. ---
**Author:** ![Jackmannii](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jackmannii/32/311_2.png) [@Jackmannii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jackmannii)\ **Post date:** [November 9, 2012, 8:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-threads-are-you-currently-subscribed-to-on-the-sdmb/640478/27 "2012-11-09T20:08:33Z")
_Subscribed to???_ There are people who come here _and_ fill up their e-mail boxes with this stuff? :dubious: ---
**Author:** ![Anaamika](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/5f9b8f/32.png) [@Anaamika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Anaamika)\ **Post date:** [November 9, 2012, 8:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-threads-are-you-currently-subscribed-to-on-the-sdmb/640478/28 "2012-11-09T20:14:58Z")
You can turn the e-mail notifications off! ---
**Author:** ![Inner\_Stickler](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/inner_stickler/32/318_2.png) [@Inner\_Stickler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Inner_Stickler)\ **Post date:** [November 9, 2012, 8:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-threads-are-you-currently-subscribed-to-on-the-sdmb/640478/29 "2012-11-09T20:27:36Z")
> [@Jackmannii](#): > > _Subscribed to???_ There are people who come here _and_ fill up their e-mail boxes with this stuff? :dubious: Not me. I don’t get a single email from the dope about anything. ---
**Author:** ![RealOmegaMan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/958977/32.png) [@RealOmegaMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RealOmegaMan)\ **Post date:** [November 10, 2012, 12:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-threads-are-you-currently-subscribed-to-on-the-sdmb/640478/30 "2012-11-10T00:25:14Z")
none not even this one 😛 ( this may just have gained me a slap) ---
**Author:** ![markdash](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/ba8739/32.png) [@markdash](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/markdash)\ **Post date:** [November 10, 2012, 12:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-threads-are-you-currently-subscribed-to-on-the-sdmb/640478/31 "2012-11-10T00:52:34Z")
Zero, but maybe I should start! ---
**Author:** ![twickster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ec9cab/32.png) [@twickster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/twickster)\ **Post date:** [November 10, 2012, 3:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-threads-are-you-currently-subscribed-to-on-the-sdmb/640478/32 "2012-11-10T03:53:45Z")
It had been 21, but it’s now 16. I subscribe mostly to season-long threads of TV shows I watch, so I can find them once a week if no one else has bumped them. Plus a few ancient threads that I want to be able to find for whatever reason – questions I’d asked, etc. I definitely subscribe without getting updates – I get way too much SDMB email anyway. ---
**Author:** ![drewtwo99](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/d07c76/32.png) [@drewtwo99](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/drewtwo99)\ **Post date:** [November 10, 2012, 3:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-threads-are-you-currently-subscribed-to-on-the-sdmb/640478/33 "2012-11-10T03:56:36Z")
I only subscribe to a thread once it’s locked, just to stick it to the man. ---
**Author:** ![njtt](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/ecd19e/32.png) [@njtt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/njtt)\ **Post date:** [November 10, 2012, 3:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-threads-are-you-currently-subscribed-to-on-the-sdmb/640478/34 "2012-11-10T03:59:29Z")
I have been around since 2004 (although not very active for several years after that - but, then again, lurking for some time before) and I have never _subscribed_ to a single thread. Offhand, I do not even know how to do it, or what the result would be if I did. ---
**Author:** ![Cinnamon\_Imp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/58956e/32.png) [@Cinnamon\_Imp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cinnamon_Imp)\ **Post date:** [November 10, 2012, 4:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-threads-are-you-currently-subscribed-to-on-the-sdmb/640478/35 "2012-11-10T04:32:23Z")
> [@RealOmegaMan](#): > > none not even this one 😛 > > ( this may just have gained me a slap) You should be so lucky 😉 ---
**Author:** ![elfkin477](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/a9a28c/32.png) [@elfkin477](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elfkin477)\ **Post date:** [November 10, 2012, 5:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-threads-are-you-currently-subscribed-to-on-the-sdmb/640478/36 "2012-11-10T05:08:15Z")
> [@Anaamika](#): > > But…I don’t have to search at all. I literally just hit “User CP” and there are all the threads I posted to that have activity. None, and I use the same method to keep track. ---
**Author:** ![SCAdian](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/scadian/32/3292_2.png) [@SCAdian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SCAdian)\ **Post date:** [November 10, 2012, 5:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-threads-are-you-currently-subscribed-to-on-the-sdmb/640478/37 "2012-11-10T05:26:50Z")
1. ---
**Author:** ![Indian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/c0e974/32.png) [@Indian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Indian)\ **Post date:** [November 10, 2012, 5:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-threads-are-you-currently-subscribed-to-on-the-sdmb/640478/38 "2012-11-10T05:34:11Z")
None. ---
**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:** [November 10, 2012, 5:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-threads-are-you-currently-subscribed-to-on-the-sdmb/640478/39 "2012-11-10T05:47:18Z")
2817 ---
**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:** [November 10, 2012, 5:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-threads-are-you-currently-subscribed-to-on-the-sdmb/640478/40 "2012-11-10T05:59:10Z")
5259 (including this one). I’m set to automatically subscribe to any thread I post to (no emails). I think a lot of us did that when the board went to 5 minute searches. It was sort of a workaround way to find threads you’ve posted to and to keep track of very active threads since vanity searches and the New Posts button don’t work fast enough with the time limit. But keep in mind, even though I’m subscribed to over 5000 threads, when I hit User CP only 4 or 5 threads typically pop up, it’s not that all 5000 come up (unless I hit List Subscriptions) so there’s no reason to unsubscribe. The only time I do that is if I lose interest in a thread that’s very active and showing no signs of dying down and I’m getting sick of seeing it all the time. But even then I usually just ignore it. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-threads-are-you-currently-subscribed-to-on-the-sdmb/640478.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-threads-are-you-currently-subscribed-to-on-the-sdmb/640478.md?page=3)