To point out there is a "Watch this thread" button?

[MardyBra]

So much simpler than clogging up a nearly full thread to mark your place.

[MardyBra]

And they, maybe, just maybe, we'll hear the end of the parking saga.

[MardyBra]

then

[Tee2072]

Or, you know, someone could start a new thread now and put a link.

[Sparklingbrook]

And a bookmark option.

[SauvignonBlanche]

I know, it's so annoying there were so many annoying posts on that great thread.
Shame on you!

[Sparklingbrook]

Yes, either post something properly or watch and bookmark.

[Trills]

YANBU to point it out.

Y might BU to expect anyone to do anything though.

[ChippingInWiredOnCoffee]

[Tee2072]

Aibu to think it's rude to criticise how others use MN?

Watching it means checking yet another part of the site. Making place puts it on TIO.

[Sparklingbrook]

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[Trills]

Watch is crap, it's true. I never use it.

Once you've posted on a thread once it will stay in TIO and you can use bookmark.

[Trills]

Mardy wan't criticising, she was helpfully pointing out functionality that others may not have been aware of, of course :)

[YouveCatToBeKittenMe]

I've never used the bookmark function
What does it do that's different to watching the thread?

[Loveleopardprint]

Can I do "watch this thread" on my phone?? Did not know about the function.

[TheMagicKeyCanFuckOff]

I don't like watching a thread, it's a lot easier to use TIO.

[Tee2072]

You can with the mobile site, Love. Don't know about the app.

[Sparklingbrook]

But the TIO button is right next to the I'm Watching one. Stop being lazy arses.

[MardyBra]

Thank you Trills. I wouldn't dare criticise other Mners, especially Tee. Oh no, not me...

[greenhill]

But if the thread goes poof you don't get to see MNHQ's deletion message.

[usualsuspect]

I put loads of threads on watch,because I cba to post on them.

I never do the marking my place thing.

It annoys me,makes the threads too long and my phone and kindle struggle to load long threads.

[Sparklingbrook]

I watch quite a few threads for various reasons.

[Sparklingbrook]

Well Smudging it got to 1000 posts but there is a 2nd thread somewhere in case the Op comes back.

[LyingWitchInTheWardrobe2726]

I use the 'hide thread' button an awful lot more. I wish MNHQ would put little boxes at the side of the page so you could just select threads to hide en bloc.

I too hate the use of 'marking place', really crass in many instances.

YANBU...

[Patchouli]

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I use 'watch this thread' for other things: like recipes, tips, book lists, bra intervention figures etc that I want to keep a while. Not for threads where I might look for an update and have little to say.

And I quite like the ' . '
You get to see how many lurkers are there finding something funny/rooting for the OP