Auto-subscription to a thread in which you 'thank' a poster

Mr Magnolia

I'd like to auto-sub to a thread that I 'thank' a poster in if it were possible.

I think if you thank a poster you've enough of an interest in a thread to be subbed to it automatically. If this is possible would posters be in favour?

I've posted it here for feedback from users, instead of in Feature Requests as it may not be wanted.

Fajitas!

It'd have to be optional - It's very rare I use subscriptions on threads.

AlmightyCushion

Yeah I would use it. Have it like the thread subscription, where you can set it up to do nothing, subscribe, subscribe with email updates.

Zaph

Fajitas! wrote: »

It'd have to be optional - It's very rare I use subscriptions on threads.

+1

If you go into your profile you can see all the posts you've thanked. That's enough imo.

Sherifu

First yay in the poll.

Support++

Rb

Fajitas! wrote: »

It'd have to be optional - It's very rare I use subscriptions on threads.

Likewise, I rarely ever sub to threads and even at that I rarely check those threads I've subscribed to.

That said, I could see how some people would like this as a feature, it'd be handy for those who use subscriptions and the like so I'd be in favour of it so long as it was optional.

311

Theres no point as someone else mentioned ,unless you have 4000 posts thanked:eek:
Subscibing would be easier for the site ,I'd imagine.




Edit : I'm not drunk btw.

humanji

Seriously, are you that f*cking lazy that a few extra clicks is too much for you to handle?

And yes, I am drunk. But still, there's no point. And it'll just be annoying to those who don't want to subscribe, to have to unsubscibe to threads they didn't want to subscribe to. And yes, I am too lazy for a few extra clicks!!!

KnifeWRENCH

Why do people subscribe to a thread? If you subscribe do you just get notification when someone posts in it?

AlmightyCushion

square_igloo wrote: »

Why do people subscribe to a thread? If you subscribe do you just get notification when someone posts in it?

Yes you can but one of the reasons I do is to keep track of threads I've posted in, in forums I don't frequent much. Also they'll show up on this page.

http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/subbed.php

KnifeWRENCH

Ah OK. I thought it was just for notification (which would annoy me if the thread gets posted in a lot) but I guess it's handy for memorising threads.

I'd say No to auto sub though. There might be 200+ posts and you might only thank one (because it's a cat pic or something...)

Oh and AC I just clicked on that link and saw that I was somehow subscribed to a thread I started ages ago, without realsing it. strange.

Overheal

optional with a default set to Off.

AlmightyCushion

square_igloo wrote: »

Ah OK. I thought it was just for notification (which would annoy me if the thread gets posted in a lot) but I guess it's handy for memorising threads.

You can have it so that it sends you an email everytime that thread is posted in, email a summary of the thread every day, weekly summary of the thread or no notification.

WhiteWashMan

do people feel the need to see if someone has replied to their thanks?

why would anyone be interested in seeing if a thread you put thanks on got replies?

Mr Magnolia

I may thank a poster for an informative, interesting post. I thanked him/her because the subject matter interested me. I may have nothing to contribute to the thread at the time so I move on. I don't always think of maually subbing, I'm not avoiding subbing due to lazyness, that would be fairly strange.

WhiteWashMan

id like to thank myself.

Steve

AlmightyCushion wrote: »

Also they'll show up on this page.

http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/subbed.php

Never knew about that - thanks AC.

AlmightyCushion

stevec wrote: »

Never knew about that - thanks AC.

Nay bother. Very handy page, I use it all the time.

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I use my thread subscribscription emails all the time in work.

It means I can open emails instead of boards, read posts, and if I want to reply I click the link to the thread. Very handy.

I'd like this feature, but not if it doubles up on threads I've posted AND thanked in.

nkay1985

-1 from me, I'm afraid.

I think a thanks is just a thanks, and can be given for any number of reasons, not all of which mean you'd like to see whatever comes after. Although if it can be done where it's optional and defaulted to Off then I'd have no issue.

BTW, is Boards set up so that you automatically subscribe to threads in which you post or is that customisable?

Sherifu

nkay1985 wrote: »

BTW, is Boards set up so that you automatically subscribe to threads in which you post or is that customisable?

You can choose to have;

1. No subs
2. No email notification
3. Instant email notification
4. Daily email notification
5. Weekly email notification

Look under 'Default Thread Subscription Mode';
http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/profile.php?do=editoptions

Xavi6

-1

I subscribe to 10 forums and that's all I need. If I was to be subscribing to every thread I posted or thanked in it'd wreck my head.

Maybe optional but it'll be permanently set to off for me.

Eoin

I don't think this would be too helpful, and unless it was configurable in the CP, it could be a hindrance.

Subscribing to a thread may only be a couple of clicks, but you are bought back to the the first page of the thread afterwards, not where you were. Perhaps if you could subscribe to a thread with an AJAX call, it would be a bit easier.

Dord

-1 I think it'd be a pain in the arse.

AlmightyCushion

eoin_s wrote: »

I don't think this would be too helpful, and unless it was configurable in the CP, it could be a hindrance.

Subscribing to a thread may only be a couple of clicks, but you are bought back to the the first page of the thread afterwards, not where you were. Perhaps if you could subscribe to a thread with an AJAX call, it would be a bit easier.

But currently you can have it so that when you post a reply to a thread that you are automatically subscribed to it.

Eoin

AlmightyCushion wrote: »

But currently you can have it so that when you post a reply to a thread that you are automatically subscribed to it.

Yeah, I know - it was just a compromise suggestion between subscribing by replying like we have now, and subscribing when you thank someone as per the OP.