# Not subscribed to threads I have posted to **URL:** \ **Category:** About This Message Board\ **Created:** [August 28, 2010, 9:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/not-subscribed-to-threads-i-have-posted-to/551777 "2010-08-28T09:06:08Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 7\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![NineToTheSky](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/b5a626/32.png) [@NineToTheSky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NineToTheSky)\ **Post date:** [August 28, 2010, 9:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/not-subscribed-to-threads-i-have-posted-to/551777/1 "2010-08-28T09:06:08Z")
I posted to [this thread](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=575954), but wasn’t automatically subscribed to it. I’ve also noticed that from time to time recently I haven’t been getting email updates to subscribed threads. Is there a thread subscription problem? ---
**Author:** ![AuntiePam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/f19dbf/32.png) [@AuntiePam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AuntiePam)\ **Post date:** [August 29, 2010, 2:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/not-subscribed-to-threads-i-have-posted-to/551777/2 "2010-08-29T14:16:53Z")
Since when are we “automatically” subscribed to threads that we post in? ---
**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:** [August 29, 2010, 2:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/not-subscribed-to-threads-i-have-posted-to/551777/3 "2010-08-29T14:47:18Z")
It’s been an option for as long as I’ve been here that you can select to automatically subscribe to threads you post to. ETA: Oddly, I’m having trouble finding the option box now, but I have never had to subscribe to a thread I’ve posted too, though I choose to subscribe to some threads I haven’t. ETA2: Found it. Under User CP, choose options, choose subscription options. You can then choose to not automatically subscribe, or subscribe with various notification options. ---
**Author:** ![Canadjun](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/76d3ee/32.png) [@Canadjun](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Canadjun)\ **Post date:** [August 29, 2010, 3:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/not-subscribed-to-threads-i-have-posted-to/551777/4 "2010-08-29T15:03:40Z")
> [@AuntiePam](#): > > Since when are we “automatically” subscribed to threads that we post in? Since always, depending on your settings. See the “default thread subscription mode” in your User CP settings. I don’t know what the default for that is (since I’ve always had it set to subscribe me but not send e-mails) but it has been available as long as I remember. ETA: and I just checked; the automatic subscription is still working for me (I saved the first version of this message, refreshed the screen, and I am now definitely subscribed to this thread). ---
**Author:** ![AuntiePam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/f19dbf/32.png) [@AuntiePam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AuntiePam)\ **Post date:** [August 29, 2010, 3:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/not-subscribed-to-threads-i-have-posted-to/551777/5 "2010-08-29T15:39:31Z")
Cool! I haven’t looked at the User CP in years, forgot (or didn’t know) that was an option. Thanks! ---
**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:** [August 29, 2010, 4:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/not-subscribed-to-threads-i-have-posted-to/551777/6 "2010-08-29T16:58:57Z")
Great! ---
**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:** [August 30, 2010, 6:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/not-subscribed-to-threads-i-have-posted-to/551777/7 "2010-08-30T18:23:46Z")
> [@NineToTheSky](#): > > I posted to [this thread](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=575954), but wasn’t automatically subscribed to it. I’ve also noticed that from time to time recently I haven’t been getting email updates to subscribed threads. > > Is there a thread subscription problem? Not that we are aware of. Is there a possibility that these emails are going to your spam filter? That’s usually the problem, though that may not be your problem.