Michael, first you need to become a member of Mudcat so that you can have access to the function called "Personal Pages." Then, alongside each thread name you'll find the word "trace" in blue. When you click on it, it'll go to the Traced Threads section of your personal page. This makes it really easy to find old threads you were following with interest. If you're a member you can also send messages directly to other members, which is a helpful feature when you don't want to clog up a thread with stuff of limited relevance but want to respond to a specific person, etc... Membership is totally free and there isn't a single string attached. Find out more by clicking on the membership thing on the masthead. Margaret