Bookmarks (or "How to get to the BSW thread in 2 seconds")

[chang]

If you haven't bookmarked a thread, then you won't see "Bookmarks" on the Navigation Menu (the menu bar on the homepage with "Home", Search", "Recent Threads", etc.).

Here's a trick you'll love:

1. Go to the "Buys, Sells and Why" board and click the "Buys, Sells and Why" thread.
2. Now click the dropdown box "Actions" and select "Bookmark".

Now go back to the homepage. You should see "Bookmarks" on the Navigation Menu next to "Messages".

Click the "Bookmarks" button, and you will see the BSW thread has been bookmarked (you'll see a little bookmark icon next to the thread). Now you can get to the BSW thread from the homepage with two clicks ... in under 2 seconds!

[chang]

One thing about bookmarked threads: you'll get a "Notification" whenever someone posts on that thread. (But you can disable that if you want.)

[chang]

Dec 25, 2020 1:09:52 GMT chang said:

One thing about bookmarked threads: you'll get a "Notification" whenever someone posts on that thread. (But you can disable that if you want.)

In case you want to disable notifications when someone posts on a Bookmarked thread:

1. Go to your Profile (click on your name)
2. Go to "Edit Profile"
3. Go to "Notifications" tab
4. Scroll down to "Bookmark" and uncheck the blue box.

I like having the BSW thread bookmarked for quick access, but I don't want to receive a notification every time someone posts there.

[yogibearbull]

If you have posted on a thread, that WILL generate on-site Notifications & Emails. There are options for Emails - Instant, Daily, Weekly, Never. These cannot be adjusted for threads, but only for the site.

If a thread is Bookmarked, that generates separate notifications. And yes, those can be turned OFF.

I use Bookmarks differently, for archival type posts that I may refer to later.

I don't Bookmark active threads as those are likely to be on Pg 1 of Recent Posts or Recent Threads. Each new post bumps up the thread on Recent Thread & Forum indexes UNLESS Allow Falling is checked.

[anitya]

I too bookmark for archival purposes.

Just an FYI, I have turned off pretty much all notifications, except for Personal Messages and Staff email / notification.