# I just hit the Subscribe to this Forum link accidentally **URL:** \ **Category:** About This Message Board\ **Created:** [April 20, 2003, 4:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-just-hit-the-subscribe-to-this-forum-link-accidentally/169863 "2003-04-20T16:12:29Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 3\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Captain\_Amazing](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/6de8d8/32.png) [@Captain\_Amazing](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Captain_Amazing)\ **Post date:** [April 20, 2003, 4:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-just-hit-the-subscribe-to-this-forum-link-accidentally/169863/1 "2003-04-20T16:12:29Z")
As my title says, I was trying to switch forums and instead clicked on “subscribe to this forum”. What have I just done to myself? Am I going to be deluged with e-mail whenever anyone posts anything? ---
**Author:** ![MikeG](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mikeg/32/4329_2.png) [@MikeG](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MikeG)\ **Post date:** [April 20, 2003, 4:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-just-hit-the-subscribe-to-this-forum-link-accidentally/169863/2 "2003-04-20T16:45:46Z")
You are now required to read every.single. post. in that forum for the rest of your life. Failure to do so will result in a visit from the SHAT. [sub]Special Hamster Attack Team…they are crossbred with weasels and fed a strict diet of saltpeter and Ecstasy[/sub] ---
**Author:** ![rowrrbazzle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rowrrbazzle/32/414_2.png) [@rowrrbazzle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rowrrbazzle)\ **Post date:** [April 20, 2003, 8:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-just-hit-the-subscribe-to-this-forum-link-accidentally/169863/3 "2003-04-20T20:12:38Z")
You may have already figured this out, but if not, just click on the “user cp” button at the top of the page and follow the directions.