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.

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

then

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

And a bookmark option.

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

Yes, either post something properly or watch and bookmark.

YANBU to point it out.

Y might BU to expect anyone to do anything though.

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.

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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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.

I watch quite a few threads for various reasons.

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

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...

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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