# Option broken (?)

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/option-broken/265151>\
**Category:** About This Message Board\
**Created:** [September 20, 2004, 4:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/option-broken/265151 "2004-09-20T16:47:36Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![VunderBob](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/839c29/32.png) [@VunderBob](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/VunderBob)\
**Post date:** [September 20, 2004, 4:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/option-broken/265151/1 "2004-09-20T16:47:36Z")

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I just tried to use the Thread Tools-\>Subscribe pulldown to join a thread, and it didn’t seem to work, judging by the lack of the thread appearing in my subscribed list.

Just thought someone should know.

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**Author:** ![xash](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/x/c6cbf5/32.png) [@xash](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/xash)\
**Post date:** [September 20, 2004, 7:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/option-broken/265151/2 "2004-09-20T19:53:17Z")

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I just tried it and it works for me.

Do let us know if the problem persists.

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**Author:** ![VunderBob](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/839c29/32.png) [@VunderBob](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/VunderBob)\
**Post date:** [September 20, 2004, 9:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/option-broken/265151/3 "2004-09-20T21:15:57Z")

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> [@xash](#):
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> I just tried it and it works for me.
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> Do let us know if the problem persists.

I just tried it again, and it worked.

The bad news is that I now know why it didn’t work for me. The answer is too embarrassing to tell, but the upshot is that I retract my original complaint.