Under "My Stuff" in "My Watch Lists" you can create what amounts to custom search folders. You can set it to email you when a particular person posts or a particular thread is replied to, etc. Might be more your speed.

I have to say that I nearly had a seizure when I opened the site! It's too bright and I don't think I can change the display colors. But I suppose we'll all eventually adapt!

“No problem can be solved from the same level of consciousness that created it. ”
– Albert Einstein