# Subscribing to a thread **URL:** \ **Category:** About This Message Board\ **Created:** [November 16, 2006, 2:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/subscribing-to-a-thread/380676 "2006-11-16T14:16:21Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 6\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Ellen\_Cherry](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ellen_cherry/32/3600_2.png) [@Ellen\_Cherry](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ellen_Cherry)\ **Post date:** [November 16, 2006, 2:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/subscribing-to-a-thread/380676/1 "2006-11-16T14:16:21Z")
I’m sorry if this has been covered, but I couldn’t find the information. I have only subscribed to threads twice. The first time I didn’t get email notifications when new posts were added. This time I did. I don’t know what I did differently. I looked on the user control panel, and couldn’t figure out how to stop the email notification. Can someone help me out? Thanks! ---
**Author:** ![What\_Exit](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/what_exit/32/10652_2.png) [@What\_Exit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/What_Exit)\ **Post date:** [November 16, 2006, 2:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/subscribing-to-a-thread/380676/2 "2006-11-16T14:29:27Z")
Click on \*\*Quick links \*\* on the SDMB menu bar. Click on **Edit Options** The second Box is **Messaging & Notification**. In the Default Thread Subscription Mode select \*\*No Email notification \*\* from the pull down list. Good luck, Jim ---
**Author:** ![Ellen\_Cherry](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ellen_cherry/32/3600_2.png) [@Ellen\_Cherry](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ellen_Cherry)\ **Post date:** [November 16, 2006, 2:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/subscribing-to-a-thread/380676/3 "2006-11-16T14:50:28Z")
You are a _dear_. Thank you! ---
**Author:** ![What\_Exit](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/what_exit/32/10652_2.png) [@What\_Exit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/What_Exit)\ **Post date:** [November 16, 2006, 3:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/subscribing-to-a-thread/380676/4 "2006-11-16T15:01:31Z")
[QUOTE=Ellen Cherry] You are a _dear_. Thank you! [/QUOTE] Happy to help. ---
**Author:** ![Ellen\_Cherry](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ellen_cherry/32/3600_2.png) [@Ellen\_Cherry](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ellen_Cherry)\ **Post date:** [November 16, 2006, 7:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/subscribing-to-a-thread/380676/5 "2006-11-16T19:21:18Z")
Hm. I’m not sure this was the correct thing to do. Changing it on the pulldown menu from “Do Not Subscribe” to “No email notification” had the effect of subscribing me to every thread I post to … though I do not receive an email notifcation. And, I’m still getting email notifications regard the thread that I _did_ subscribe to. Ack. ---
**Author:** ![What\_Exit](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/what_exit/32/10652_2.png) [@What\_Exit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/What_Exit)\ **Post date:** [November 16, 2006, 8:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/subscribing-to-a-thread/380676/6 "2006-11-16T20:03:45Z")
[QUOTE=Ellen Cherry] Hm. I’m not sure this was the correct thing to do. Changing it on the pulldown menu from “Do Not Subscribe” to “No email notification” had the effect of subscribing me to every thread I post to … though I do not receive an email notifcation. And, I’m still getting email notifications regard the thread that I _did_ subscribe to. Ack. [/QUOTE] I did not understand the question. For the specific thread in question, can you try unsubscribing to it and then subscribe to it again. This time ensure the Notification type is No Email notification. Sorry for the confusion, Jim