Posting is not necessary to subscribe to a thread

[whatitstrue]

I noticed many people make posts in threads so they can find them latter unnecessarily, instead of just subscribing to the thread with the thread tools. You can subscribe without posting. Unnecessary posts use up valuable bandwidth in the forum and clutters up threads. Hopefully this helps a few people.

First in thread you want to subscribe to ( bookmark ). Go to the thread tools which I highlighted in the picture below and move your cursor over it to activate the drop down menu.



Second click on the subscribe to this thread tab in the thread tools drop down menu.



Last click on add subscription on the bottom right. Done



You can then access your subscriptions from your settings tab at the top of the screen next to your user name.

Hope This Helps.

 

[tiburonfirst]

ah! but if you navigate the forum by using ''my posts'' all of your threads are there without having to go back and forth in ''my settings''
for me the ''my posts'' button is the best tool on ecf!

 

[Cibban]

Sadly, "my posts" is not included in the mobile skin. That would be a very nice addition IMO.

 

[tiburonfirst]

are you sure? you have to click on 'what's new' to get to the three subfolders ....

 

[Cibban]

Yes I am sure. "What's new" is not available in the mobile skin either. Very few things are. That is of course the point. Mobile pages should be designed to avoid clutter and only contain the most important/frequently used functions. IMHO, "my posts" should be included, or at least the possibility to save a bookmark to the function that doesn't expire.

 

[tiburonfirst]

since i'm not familiar with mobile skins i thought it was worth the try - sometimes new users overlook a button. sure makes sense though that a scaled-down version of ecf is used for phones. maybe roly will make note of your request and put it on the wishlist

 

[Cibban]

That would be awesome.

If you want to have a look at the mobile skin, just select it in the drop down at the bottom left of the page. It looks a bit strange in a full browser but at least you can see what's in there.

 

[Cibban]

Update: I found a way to get "My posts" with the mobile skin. I switched to the normal skin, pulled down the "What's new" menu, long pressed the link (android way of right clicking) and saved the link as a bookmark. I then switched back to the mobile skin and used the link. Worked like a charm.

Before, I tried _clicking_ the link and then saved the bookmark from the resulting page. That wouldn't work since the url generated contained a search ID and those expire.

 

[tiburonfirst]

good for you! i know i would be lost here without ''my posts''