What's your Thread Subscription number?

[Razorfeld]

Jimmy, do you think we should have ed write a sticky on how to write an off topic post?

[Chevhead]

926 as of now

[edhewitt]

Currently around 45. Keeping it clean. Can always do a search if needed for an old thread. Out of sight, out of mind until needed.

Just got mine down to 45 as well (45 pages ) 910 threads. It's actually quite fun looking through them.
Simon, i just found your threads in there about just getting your first few strokes with your new razor, and your excitant over making your first decent lather.

[edhewitt]

Jimmy, do you think we should have ed write a sticky on how to write an off topic post?

Well there is an art to it richard, generally over a few posts you can go at a Minor tangent each time you get a reply and ... well .... erm. ..

[JimmyHAD]

It's actually quite fun looking through them.

It is fun. Where I frequently use it is to find a pertinent (as in on topic ) post to link in a thread where a newb, or a seasoned member is looking for info. Going through my subscriptions I find 'classic' threads that would otherwise be lost to me .......... unless I did a search for that topic. Even then, I might overlook some of the cream of the crop. Subscribing to threads can be a good thing .......... or maybe sometimes too much of a good thing ..........

[Siguy]

Just got mine down to 45 as well (45 pages ) 910 threads. It's actually quite fun looking through them.
Simon, i just found your threads in there about just getting your first few strokes with your new razor, and your excitant over making your first decent lather.

Yeah. I saw that too. I was reliving the first posts. "I'll just do a few dry swipes.." or some such noob nonsense. I'm glad you guys tolerated my very basic questions and gave me such good pointers! Never would've made it without this place and you guys.

On the "why subscribe" question:

I find it so much easier for following up with helping someone or a topic of interest if I subscribe to a thread and set the alert type to Instant Email.

There is a setting that I toggled when I first got here that automagically subscribes me to any thread to which I make a post. Pretty handy at times, but require a little more legwork between going to the email, deciding whether there's more valuable info potentially coming or putting a fork in her and callin' her done.



I may just give up on worrying about it at all, but I've gotten much better in making determinations to Unsubscribe.

I think I must have Subscribed(by comment) and Unsubscribe(by email) the Off Topic Anonymous thread well over 20 times.

[Siguy]

Well there is an art to it richard, generally over a few posts you can go at a Minor tangent each time you get a reply and ... well .... erm. ..

Well ... erm ... you've done it again.

[thebigspendur]

Actually I don't remember ever setting anything for subscribed threads but I have almost 18,000 of them.

[ReardenSteel]

Just found my number...time to clean house as it were.

[Siguy]

Just found my number...time to clean house as it were.

RS, you tease. Do tell.