Thread subscriptions

[daBoss]

guys, i got asked this question and thought i'd share this with everyone. in your user control panel, in the edit options menu, there is an item called "default thread subscription mode". when you registered in the forum, this is set to "do not subscribe" by default.

you can change it to other options. if it is set to anything other than "do not subscribe", it means that when you post in any thread, you've subscribed to the thread. depending on the options you select, you can get the forum to send you an email whenever someone posts in the subscribed thread, etc. if you set it to "no email notification", it means that you subscribe to the threads you have posted in but the forum does NOT send an email to inform you of new posts in the thread by other members (it gets a little irritating if you get too many emails).

you can zoom into threads that ou have subscribed to by clicking on the "quick links" menu that exists on all forum pages and select "subscribed threads". by doing so, you can easily filter out threads that you have participated in before...

[daBoss]

however, do so (especially selecting the options that send emails to you) only if you know what you are doing... coz i find it really irritating to get an email everytime some one posts in a thread that you subscribe too.

if you have tried out the subcription with emails and want to stop subscribing, go to the user control panel, select "do not subscribe" in the "subscription mode" dropsown box. this only stops future subscriptions. you still need to select "list subscriptions" and unsubscribe from individual threads that you have previously subscribed to.

however, i would recommend the use of the "no email notification" if you're a busy person and only want to zoom straight to the threads you have participated in. by selecting "no email notification", you subscribe to threads but do not get notified by emails when someone posts in a thread you subscribe to.

[siewjang]

:confused: blur :confused:

Have not used them and don't intend to. Easier than ABC.

[daBoss]

:confused: blur :confused:

Have not used them and don't intend to. Easier than ABC.

:) yeah, it's easier to run around at the moment... but if this place gets bigger, it's easier to keep track of the threads you participate using subscriptions...

[siewjang]

Might look into it sometime if it is really usefull.