Ear Marking / Flagging Threads

Indiamad · Sep 5th, 2006, 10:42

Frustrated Technophobe Here.....

Is it possible to ear mark or flag a particular thread of interest instead of relying on the search function (which I find too time consuming)?

Thanks

Sama · Sep 5th, 2006, 10:53

I just bookmark them....

Indiamad · Sep 6th, 2006, 09:51

Right, it's obviously staring me in the face but.....how do you do that??

HerbyGreens · Sep 6th, 2006, 09:57

At the top right of the first post in a thread you can select "thread tools".

Next select the link "subscribe to this thread".

From there you can choose whether you want to be sent instant, daily, or weekly updates by email. You can also select no updates by email.

If you choose this last option you can access the thread by going into your "user cp" and looking under "subscribed threads". From there select "list subscriptions" and voila.

Did that help?

Indiamad · Sep 6th, 2006, 10:19

OK great, thanks I have that bit!!.....but then how do I find all the threads once I've subsribed to them?

Sorry to ask such an obvious question, but the more I look the more confused I become.

Indiamad · Sep 6th, 2006, 10:22

Duh...found it under quick links. Now I'm happy

Thanks

Aishah · Nov 28th, 2007, 21:53

Posting in this thread because my question is do with 'Subscriptions'. What do most people do with their Subscriptions? Mine have now built up to 4 pages - for a while I used to delete what I thought I didn't want any more, but now sometimes a Thread I've found interesting re-surfaces and I might miss it if it's not in my list.
Are subscriptions automatically deleted after a certain time?
Are people more ruthless with their lists than I am now becoming?
Some help here with answers would be much appreciated!

manojb · Nov 29th, 2007, 07:50

Quote:

Originally Posted by Aishah

Are subscriptions automatically deleted after a certain time?
Are people more ruthless with their lists than I am now becoming?
Some help here with answers would be much appreciated!

I don't think they are deleted. I still have subscribed threads which are 3 years old. I don't subscribe to many threads, so that keeps the list short.

machadinha · Nov 29th, 2007, 08:01

Aishah, the ones that don't pop back up will just disappear in the background. I have pages and pages of them, although if they pop back up and they're no longer important to me I'll unsubscribe (can be done manually via the >Thread Tools button on top of each thread).

They don't clutter up anything on your side in any case.

Aishah · Nov 29th, 2007, 13:10

That makes sense, thanks Machadinha - I have been going back and unsubscribing as a sort of 'clean up' but as you say it doesn't clutter my computer so I needn't bother. Yes, I just watch for them as they re-surface on page 1 then deal with those.

Sep 5th, 2006, 10:42	#1
Indiamad Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Queensland, Australia Posts: 175	Ear Marking / Flagging Threads Frustrated Technophobe Here..... Is it possible to ear mark or flag a particular thread of interest instead of relying on the search function (which I find too time consuming)? Thanks

Sep 5th, 2006, 10:53	#2
Sama a pain in the asana Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: the India inside my heart Posts: 5,354	I just bookmark them.... __________________ *My India, 2005-2008* BE THE REVOLUTION

Nov 28th, 2007, 21:53	#7
Aishah She-who-must-be-obeyed! Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Jaisalmer Posts: 5,043	Posting in this thread because my question is do with 'Subscriptions'. What do most people do with their Subscriptions? Mine have now built up to 4 pages - for a while I used to delete what I thought I didn't want any more, but now sometimes a Thread I've found interesting re-surfaces and I might miss it if it's not in my list. Are subscriptions automatically deleted after a certain time? Are people more ruthless with their lists than I am now becoming? Some help here with answers would be much appreciated! __________________ "Life can only be understood backwards, but it must be lived forwards."

Nov 29th, 2007, 08:01	#9
machadinha Not Your Guru Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: yörp Posts: 10,593	Aishah, the ones that don't pop back up will just disappear in the background. I have pages and pages of them, although if they pop back up and they're no longer important to me I'll unsubscribe (can be done manually via the >Thread Tools button on top of each thread). They don't clutter up anything on your side in any case. __________________ Reading tips, all picked up at IndiaMike : INDAX's A Comprehensive Guide To India / Dinoj Surendran's Desi Humor / ITHVC on Culture Shock & Travel Health / JetLag Travel Guides For the Undiscerning Traveller / India Travel Links

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Sep 6th, 2006, 09:51	#3
Indiamad Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Queensland, Australia Posts: 175	Right, it's obviously staring me in the face but.....how do you do that??

Sep 6th, 2006, 09:57	#4
HerbyGreens tear down your idols Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: There Posts: 47	At the top right of the first post in a thread you can select "thread tools". Next select the link "subscribe to this thread". From there you can choose whether you want to be sent instant, daily, or weekly updates by email. You can also select no updates by email. If you choose this last option you can access the thread by going into your "user cp" and looking under "subscribed threads". From there select "list subscriptions" and voila. Did that help?

Sep 6th, 2006, 10:19	#5
Indiamad Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Queensland, Australia Posts: 175	OK great, thanks I have that bit!!.....but then how do I find all the threads once I've subsribed to them? Sorry to ask such an obvious question, but the more I look the more confused I become.

Sep 6th, 2006, 10:22	#6
Indiamad Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Queensland, Australia Posts: 175	Duh...found it under quick links. Now I'm happy Thanks

Nov 29th, 2007, 13:10	#10
Aishah She-who-must-be-obeyed! Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Jaisalmer Posts: 5,043	That makes sense, thanks Machadinha - I have been going back and unsubscribing as a sort of 'clean up' but as you say it doesn't clutter my computer so I needn't bother. Yes, I just watch for them as they re-surface on page 1 then deal with those.

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