Possible Duplicate: “Follow that question” feature  I don't
always comment on questions I'm interested in answering, but I
do like to follow the development of said question because
sometimes an edit or comment can lead to information that will
help me answer said question so I tend to keep it open and
refresh it, sometimes I do this with several questions.  Why not
add a button to follow a question until it is resolved and get
notified when new comments or edits are made on the question?
share|improve this question That's what that favorite "star" is
for. –  Mysticial Sep 20 '12 at 19:18 You don't get notified
about comments or edits made to favorited question. And it's
different, you tend to favorite questions that are either highly
relevant, or very helpful to you, and tend to be answered. – 
8vius Sep 20 '12 at 19:20 You do actually. But they're easy to
miss. For comments, the question will be highlighted in yellow
at the top the first time you visit the tab. (just like the
reputation tab when you get a