# Stop emails re: subscribed threads **URL:** \ **Category:** About This Message Board\ **Created:** [February 27, 2015, 11:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stop-emails-re-subscribed-threads/713754 "2015-02-27T11:00:40Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 14\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![zoid](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/zoid/32/336_2.png) [@zoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/zoid)\ **Post date:** [February 27, 2015, 11:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stop-emails-re-subscribed-threads/713754/1 "2015-02-27T11:00:40Z")
In the User Control Panel, the section: > [@](#): > > **Default Thread Subscription Mode** > When you post a new thread, or reply to a topic, you can choose to automatically add that thread to your list of subscribed threads, with the option to receive email notification of new replies to that thread. Is set to: > [@](#): > > Default Thread Subscription Mode: No email notification However I still get an email every time anyone posts to a thread I’m subscribed to. I’m getting a little tired of clearing out thousands of emails. What do I need to do to make it stop? ---
**Author:** ![johnpost](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/f17d59/32.png) [@johnpost](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/johnpost)\ **Post date:** [February 27, 2015, 3:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stop-emails-re-subscribed-threads/713754/2 "2015-02-27T15:41:42Z")
that would be the default. you are still subscribed to some. In the User Control Panel on the left is list subscriptions go to that and unsubscribe to what you don’t want. ---
**Author:** ![zoid](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/zoid/32/336_2.png) [@zoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/zoid)\ **Post date:** [February 27, 2015, 6:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stop-emails-re-subscribed-threads/713754/3 "2015-02-27T18:37:30Z")
I want to be subscribed to the thread, I just don’t want the emails. ---
**Author:** ![running\_coach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/running_coach/32/15836_2.png) [@running\_coach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/running_coach)\ **Post date:** [February 27, 2015, 6:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stop-emails-re-subscribed-threads/713754/4 "2015-02-27T18:46:34Z")
> [@zoid](#): > > I want to be subscribed to the thread, I just don’t want the emails. There’s a “Save changes” button at the bottom of the page. ---
**Author:** ![zoid](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/zoid/32/336_2.png) [@zoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/zoid)\ **Post date:** [February 27, 2015, 7:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stop-emails-re-subscribed-threads/713754/5 "2015-02-27T19:54:59Z")
I saved the changes many moons ago. I’ve checked it several times and each time I log in it shows that I should receive no emails, and yet they keep a commin’ ---
**Author:** ![Doug\_K](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b5ac83/32.png) [@Doug\_K](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Doug_K)\ **Post date:** [February 27, 2015, 8:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stop-emails-re-subscribed-threads/713754/6 "2015-02-27T20:12:28Z")
> [@zoid](#): > > I saved the changes many moons ago. I’ve checked it several times and each time I log in it shows that I should receive no emails, and yet they keep a commin’ When I get a notification for a post to a subscribed threads, it says this at the end: > [@](#): > > There may also be other replies, but you will not receive any more notifications until you visit the forum again. I still get more notifications whether I visit the forum in between or not. ---
**Author:** ![fachverwirrt](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/94ad74/32.png) [@fachverwirrt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/fachverwirrt)\ **Post date:** [February 27, 2015, 8:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stop-emails-re-subscribed-threads/713754/7 "2015-02-27T20:51:42Z")
Are you receiving notifications from recent threads, or old ones? I used to have notifications turned on but turned them off several years ago. Every once in a while somebody bumps an old thread from when I had notifications on and I get an email. No emails from any threads after I turned them off. ---
**Author:** ![Canadjun](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/76d3ee/32.png) [@Canadjun](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Canadjun)\ **Post date:** [February 27, 2015, 8:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stop-emails-re-subscribed-threads/713754/8 "2015-02-27T20:54:28Z")
> [@zoid](#): > > I saved the changes many moons ago. I’ve checked it several times and each time I log in it shows that I should receive no emails, and yet they keep a commin’ Did you update the subscription type for **each** subscribed thread, not just the default (which applies to new subscribed threads)? ---
**Author:** ![zoid](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/zoid/32/336_2.png) [@zoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/zoid)\ **Post date:** [February 27, 2015, 11:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stop-emails-re-subscribed-threads/713754/9 "2015-02-27T23:01:44Z")
> [@Canadjun](#): > > Did you update the subscription type for **each** subscribed thread, not just the default (which applies to new subscribed threads)? Wha? I have to do it for each thread? Oh boy… ---
**Author:** ![zoid](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/zoid/32/336_2.png) [@zoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/zoid)\ **Post date:** [February 27, 2015, 11:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stop-emails-re-subscribed-threads/713754/10 "2015-02-27T23:07:31Z")
OK, that didn’t work either. I check the box for no notification and when I go back in it’s unchecked. ---
**Author:** ![Canadjun](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/76d3ee/32.png) [@Canadjun](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Canadjun)\ **Post date:** [February 27, 2015, 11:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stop-emails-re-subscribed-threads/713754/11 "2015-02-27T23:17:20Z")
You didn’t finish the task. Click ALL the boxes for your subscribed threads (like you did). Then at the very bottom of the list where it says “Selected Threads”, change the dropdown from “Move to folder” to “No email notification”. Then click go. Hopefully that will work. ETA Just noticed you don’t have to click all the boxes, just the very first one, which seems to select all the others. ---
**Author:** ![zoid](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/zoid/32/336_2.png) [@zoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/zoid)\ **Post date:** [February 27, 2015, 11:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stop-emails-re-subscribed-threads/713754/12 "2015-02-27T23:33:43Z")
By Grabthar’s hammer, that seems to work! Thanks **Canadjun**! ---
**Author:** ![Canadjun](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/76d3ee/32.png) [@Canadjun](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Canadjun)\ **Post date:** [February 28, 2015, 12:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stop-emails-re-subscribed-threads/713754/13 "2015-02-28T00:18:55Z")
> [@zoid](#): > > By Grabthar’s hammer, that seems to work! > > Thanks **Canadjun**! No problem. ---
**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:** [February 28, 2015, 10:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stop-emails-re-subscribed-threads/713754/14 "2015-02-28T22:21:47Z")
> [@zoid](#): > > By Grabthar’s hammer, that seems to work! > > Thanks **Canadjun**! All hail Grabthar!