# Thread Notification

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thread-notification/96786>\
**Category:** About This Message Board\
**Created:** [December 4, 2001, 5:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thread-notification/96786 "2001-12-04T05:03:32Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
**Page:** 1

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**Author:** ![Nefarious\_Chipmunk](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/nefarious_chipmunk/32/1045_2.png) [@Nefarious\_Chipmunk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nefarious_Chipmunk)\
**Post date:** [December 4, 2001, 5:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thread-notification/96786/1 "2001-12-04T05:03:32Z")

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Is there anyway to get notified about new additions to threads, without posting to them.

Sometimes I read threads that interest me a lot, but which I don’t have anything to add. Can I still get notified via e-mail about these threads. Is there any other way to keep track of them?

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**Author:** ![Reeder](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c6cbf5/32.png) [@Reeder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Reeder)\
**Post date:** [December 4, 2001, 5:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thread-notification/96786/2 "2001-12-04T05:22:55Z")

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Just visiting and checking them.

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**Author:** ![annalamerino](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/b3f665/32.png) [@annalamerino](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/annalamerino)\
**Post date:** [December 4, 2001, 5:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thread-notification/96786/3 "2001-12-04T17:57:40Z")

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Perhaps if you preview (but don’t post) with email notification box checked?

I’ll try it and let you know.

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**Author:** ![annalamerino](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/b3f665/32.png) [@annalamerino](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/annalamerino)\
**Post date:** [December 5, 2001, 7:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thread-notification/96786/4 "2001-12-05T19:47:44Z")

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Well, that didn’t help. I tried it several ways, and selecting email on preview doesn’t work. You actually have to post.

I suppose it’s cricket to post with a simple “This thread is fascinating!” and let it go at that.