# Is "User CP" failing for anyone else? **URL:** \ **Category:** About This Message Board\ **Created:** [July 10, 2012, 10:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-user-cp-failing-for-anyone-else/627777 "2012-07-10T10:39:09Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 11\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![It\_s\_Not\_Rocket\_Surgery](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/it_s_not_rocket_surgery/32/312_2.png) [@It\_s\_Not\_Rocket\_Surgery](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/It_s_Not_Rocket_Surgery)\ **Post date:** [July 10, 2012, 10:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-user-cp-failing-for-anyone-else/627777/1 "2012-07-10T10:39:09Z")
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**Author:** ![TubaDiva](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tubadiva/32/507_2.png) [@TubaDiva](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TubaDiva)\ **Post date:** [July 10, 2012, 10:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-user-cp-failing-for-anyone-else/627777/2 "2012-07-10T10:41:05Z")
Why would you click “UserCP” and not, say “New Posts?” Just asking, never used UserCP that way. (Learn something new every day if you’re not careful.) ---
**Author:** ![Musicat](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/musicat/32/20189_2.png) [@Musicat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Musicat)\ **Post date:** [July 10, 2012, 10:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-user-cp-failing-for-anyone-else/627777/3 "2012-07-10T10:44:28Z")
> [@TubaDiva](#): > > Why would you click “UserCP” and not, say “New Posts?” Because UserCP shows all the _subscribed_ threads with new or recent posts. ---
**Author:** ![TubaDiva](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tubadiva/32/507_2.png) [@TubaDiva](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TubaDiva)\ **Post date:** [July 10, 2012, 12:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-user-cp-failing-for-anyone-else/627777/4 "2012-07-10T12:54:11Z")
Ah, well, that is a horse of a different color. ---
**Author:** ![Fear\_Itself](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fear_itself/32/19637_2.png) [@Fear\_Itself](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fear_Itself)\ **Post date:** [July 10, 2012, 1:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-user-cp-failing-for-anyone-else/627777/5 "2012-07-10T13:40:34Z")
And the user cp can be refreshed at will, while new posts is subject to the two minute search limitation. ---
**Author:** ![IvoryTowerDenizen](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ivorytowerdenizen/32/17937_2.png) [@IvoryTowerDenizen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/IvoryTowerDenizen)\ **Post date:** [July 10, 2012, 2:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-user-cp-failing-for-anyone-else/627777/6 "2012-07-10T14:01:47Z")
I use user CP all the time. Not only can I see subscribed threads with new posts, but y choosing “show all” I can track down old threads I’ve posted in or simply subscribed to. I’ll use thread tools to subscribe to a thread to save it for the future. ---
**Author:** ![Tangent](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tangent/32/3098_2.png) [@Tangent](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tangent)\ **Post date:** [July 12, 2012, 5:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-user-cp-failing-for-anyone-else/627777/7 "2012-07-12T05:27:51Z")
My User CP is my SDMB bookmark. It instantly shows me any new activity in threads I’ve posted in, or subscribed to. > [@TubaDiva](#): > > Why would you click “UserCP” and not, say “New Posts?” > > Just asking, never used UserCP that way. (Learn something new every day if you’re not careful.) :eek: Now I’m wondering how many other posters don’t know about this. ---
**Author:** ![Autolycus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/22d042/32.png) [@Autolycus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Autolycus)\ **Post date:** [July 12, 2012, 6:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-user-cp-failing-for-anyone-else/627777/8 "2012-07-12T06:23:36Z")
I just assumed everyone used UserCP like that. I know that’s how I’ve always been using the boards. ---
**Author:** ![srzss05](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/898d66/32.png) [@srzss05](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/srzss05)\ **Post date:** [July 12, 2012, 1:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-user-cp-failing-for-anyone-else/627777/9 "2012-07-12T13:34:05Z")
> [@Autolycus](#): > > I just assumed everyone used UserCP like that. I know that’s how I’ve always been using the boards. I don’t. But then again, I don’t really care enough to subscribe to threads, or even go back to some that I posted in. ---
**Author:** ![Musicat](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/musicat/32/20189_2.png) [@Musicat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Musicat)\ **Post date:** [July 12, 2012, 2:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-user-cp-failing-for-anyone-else/627777/10 "2012-07-12T14:33:32Z")
> [@srzss05](#): > > I don’t. But then again, I don’t really care enough to subscribe to threads, or even go back to some that I posted in. [curly]Oh, a drive-by, eh?[/curly] ---
**Author:** ![srzss05](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/898d66/32.png) [@srzss05](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/srzss05)\ **Post date:** [July 12, 2012, 3:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-user-cp-failing-for-anyone-else/627777/11 "2012-07-12T15:01:53Z")
> [@Musicat](#): > > [curly]Oh, a drive-by, eh?[/curly] Yes, in response to another one.