# Is there a way to subscribe to a thread?

**URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-way-to-subscribe-to-a-thread/912156
**Category:** Site Feedback
**Created:** [June 23, 2020, 12:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-way-to-subscribe-to-a-thread/912156 "2020-06-23T00:46:47Z")
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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 25, 2020, 4:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-way-to-subscribe-to-a-thread/912156/13 "2020-06-25T16:55:08Z")

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See also my post here:

> [@Deal breaker: lack of a list of subscribed threads sorted by currency](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/deal-breaker-lack-of-a-list-of-subscribed-threads-sorted-by-currency/911659/20):
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> I now think that setting a thread to 'Watching’ is more or less equivalent to subscribing on the old board. It means that you get a notification every time someone posts something new to the thread. You will see the notifications popping up on your avatar. There’s a notification icon at the bottom of the scroll bar (and at the bottom of the page) where you can change the notification status of a thread, so it’s always easy to do. Admittedly, the only way to get a list of watched threads is to…

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