# Thread Subscriptions And Emails

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thread-subscriptions-and-emails/644882>\
**Category:** About This Message Board\
**Created:** [December 23, 2012, 12:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thread-subscriptions-and-emails/644882 "2012-12-23T00:08:13Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 7\
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**Author:** ![bobot](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bobot/32/21622_2.png) [@bobot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bobot)\
**Post date:** [December 23, 2012, 12:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thread-subscriptions-and-emails/644882/1 "2012-12-23T00:08:13Z")

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I am not having luck accomplishing this on my own, so I’m asking for help. How do I apply my user settings so that I am never subscribed to any thread. I can un-subscribe after the fact, but I can not prevent a subscription in the first place. A clogged, messy e-mail in-box is my driving concern in this matter. Thanks in advance.

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**Author:** ![Covered\_In\_Bees](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/7ab992/32.png) [@Covered\_In\_Bees](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Covered_In_Bees)\
**Post date:** [December 23, 2012, 12:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thread-subscriptions-and-emails/644882/2 "2012-12-23T00:10:14Z")

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User CP --\> Edit Options.

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**Author:** ![Canadjun](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/76d3ee/32.png) [@Canadjun](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Canadjun)\
**Post date:** [December 23, 2012, 9:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thread-subscriptions-and-emails/644882/3 "2012-12-23T21:21:07Z")

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Do you really want to have no subscriptions to any threads or just no e-mails pertaining to your subscriptions? You can stop the e-mails while still keeping the subscriptions. I have mine set up that way. Look in your options.

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**Author:** ![bobot](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bobot/32/21622_2.png) [@bobot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bobot)\
**Post date:** [December 24, 2012, 1:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thread-subscriptions-and-emails/644882/4 "2012-12-24T01:09:38Z")

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Thanks, I’ve looked around in my settings and changed a few things, but I’m still getting the email notification. Argle-Bargle! I’ll try again.

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**Author:** ![twickster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ec9cab/32.png) [@twickster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/twickster)\
**Post date:** [December 24, 2012, 4:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thread-subscriptions-and-emails/644882/5 "2012-12-24T04:09:42Z")

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User CP/Edit options/Default Thread Subscription Mode?

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**Author:** ![Irishman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/b487fb/32.png) [@Irishman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Irishman)\
**Post date:** [December 26, 2012, 1:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thread-subscriptions-and-emails/644882/6 "2012-12-26T01:20:10Z")

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User CP  
Edit Options  
scroll down to Messaging and Notification, then look below  
Default Thread Subscription Mode, there’s a box below to the right

You can set to :  
Do not subscribe  
No email notification  
Instant email notification  
Daily email notification  
Weekly email notification

I use No email notification. Subscribed list is retained in Control Panel, but don’t get any annoying emails.

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**Author:** ![bobot](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bobot/32/21622_2.png) [@bobot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bobot)\
**Post date:** [December 27, 2012, 11:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thread-subscriptions-and-emails/644882/7 "2012-12-27T23:52:47Z")

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Much obliged. Thanks, Everyone, and Sláinte to you, Irishman!