# Provide a way to access tracked/watched topics (outside search)

**URL:** <https://meta.discourse.org/t/provide-a-way-to-access-tracked-watched-topics-outside-search/349092>\
**Category:** Feature\
**Tags:** ux\
**Created:** [January 26, 2025, 6:10pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/provide-a-way-to-access-tracked-watched-topics-outside-search/349092 "2025-01-26T18:10:27Z")\
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**Author:** ![schneeland](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/schneeland/32/275391_2.png) [@schneeland](https://meta.discourse.org/u/schneeland)\
**Post date:** [January 26, 2025, 6:23pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/provide-a-way-to-access-tracked-watched-topics-outside-search/349092/3 "2025-01-26T18:23:44Z")

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> [@Canapin](#):
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> What about using bookmarks? Seems like the ideal feature for this.

Yes, that’s possible, but adding a bookmark, then replying, then removing the bookmark again is a lot less convenient than having direct access to the tracked threads. And I suspect keeping the bookmark in addition to tracking would not only still be double effort, but also clutter the bookmark list quickly.

In addition, but that might be a “me problem”, my mental model of bookmarks is that they are for permanent/long-term access to relevant information (e.g. documentation threads here on Meta), while the tracking state is more ephemeral.

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