There are a few other forums I use and although they don't offer email updates on threads, there is a little symbol next to thread title on the main page, which, if clicked, takes me directly to the first NEW post.

Thanks Gerald, But......I just put in a search in the box at the top of this site next to the little person symbol. 

Miguel, to "tag" someone so they'll get a notification that you mentioned them, type the "@" symbol, then the first three letters in their name.

That statement above, to me, symbolizes the kind of thinking that led into the current mess we're in.

I was let go from a management position w/ a fortune 500 company that carries the stock symbol HD.

@James Schroeder Use the "@" symbol to tag!  

@Michael Olesky , @Michael Smith , Account Closed ..... that's just to name the ones I was able to pull up with the @ symbol, I am missing quite a few :)  You may want to connect with them also, we like to sit around and talk real estate for a few hours every other Monday....

@Marie Shaug One other thing...When you use the "@" symbol to "mention" someone, type "@membername" and then select the Member Name that pops up below the "Post a Reply" box. 

@Tyrell Townsend , FYI, to get the mention feature to work properly, you have to start typing the name after the @ symbol (or just a ?

I was starting to get really frustrated with that @ symbol lol Thank you all for the responses!