# Two questions on thread subscriptions

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**Created:** [February 7, 2019, 8:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/two-questions-on-thread-subscriptions/829136 "2019-02-07T20:40:07Z")\
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**Author:** ![dalej42](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/67e7ee/32.png) [@dalej42](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dalej42)\
**Post date:** [February 7, 2019, 8:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/two-questions-on-thread-subscriptions/829136/1 "2019-02-07T20:40:07Z")

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1. Is there a way to subscribe to a thread with instant email notification on Tapatalk?

2. Can guests subscribe to a thread?

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**Author:** ![Teuton](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/teuton/32/3864_2.png) [@Teuton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Teuton)\
**Post date:** [February 8, 2019, 6:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/two-questions-on-thread-subscriptions/829136/2 "2019-02-08T18:54:29Z")

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I don’t know about 1 at all, but guests can certainly subscribe to a thread

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**Author:** ![GreysonCarlisle](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/a87d85/32.png) [@GreysonCarlisle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GreysonCarlisle)\
**Post date:** [February 8, 2019, 7:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/two-questions-on-thread-subscriptions/829136/3 "2019-02-08T19:59:16Z")

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> [@Teuton](#):
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> I don’t know about 1 at all, but guests can certainly subscribe to a thread

I don’t see how. I just tried it on another browser, and I couldn’t find any way to subscribe. I obviously couldn’t post to the thread, and there was no option for subscribing under Thread Tools.

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**Author:** ![Peter\_Morris](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/peter_morris/32/359_2.png) [@Peter\_Morris](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Peter_Morris)\
**Post date:** [February 8, 2019, 9:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/two-questions-on-thread-subscriptions/829136/4 "2019-02-08T21:46:01Z")

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Are you sure? I’m certainly seeing “Subscribe to this Thread” in thread tools.

(At least that works for me. I’m a charter member. I never heard of it being different for guests. Also I’m using the Straight Dope v3.7.3 theme on Firefox. I’ve just tried Sultan’sTheme Responsive and it seems to be the same )

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**Author:** ![GreysonCarlisle](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/a87d85/32.png) [@GreysonCarlisle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GreysonCarlisle)\
**Post date:** [February 8, 2019, 10:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/two-questions-on-thread-subscriptions/829136/5 "2019-02-08T22:02:34Z")

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> [@Peter\_Morris](#):
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> Are you sure? I’m certainly seeing “Subscribe to this Thread” in thread tools.
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> (At least that works for me. I’m a charter member. I never heard of it being different for guests. Also I’m using the Straight Dope v3.7.3 theme on Firefox. I’ve just tried Sultan’sTheme Responsive and it seems to be the same )

Are you signed out when you try?

ETA: Ohhhh… or maybe _Guest_ means something different than I thought.

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> GreysonCarlisle  
> Guest