# Subscribing to a thread without posting on it

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/subscribing-to-a-thread-without-posting-on-it/268065>\
**Category:** About This Message Board\
**Created:** [October 7, 2004, 6:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/subscribing-to-a-thread-without-posting-on-it/268065 "2004-10-07T18:14:18Z")\
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**Author:** ![PussyCow](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/22d042/32.png) [@PussyCow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PussyCow)\
**Post date:** [October 7, 2004, 6:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/subscribing-to-a-thread-without-posting-on-it/268065/1 "2004-10-07T18:14:18Z")

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Is there a way to do this?

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**Author:** ![Gary\_Robson](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gary_robson/32/3448_2.png) [@Gary\_Robson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gary_Robson)\
**Post date:** [October 7, 2004, 6:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/subscribing-to-a-thread-without-posting-on-it/268065/2 "2004-10-07T18:21:14Z")

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> [@PussyCow](#):
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> Is there a way to do this?

Click on “Thread Tools” (in the blue bar at the top of the thread) when you’re viewing it, and choose “Subscribe”.

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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:** [October 7, 2004, 7:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/subscribing-to-a-thread-without-posting-on-it/268065/3 "2004-10-07T19:33:33Z")

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Moved to ATMB.

- **xash**  
General Questions Moderator

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**Author:** ![PussyCow](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/22d042/32.png) [@PussyCow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PussyCow)\
**Post date:** [October 7, 2004, 7:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/subscribing-to-a-thread-without-posting-on-it/268065/4 "2004-10-07T19:39:03Z")

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> [@xash](#):
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> Moved to ATMB.
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> - **xash**  
> General Questions Moderator

Holy cow! That’s not where I started it? My apologies! I thought I had.