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Re:Ask YC: How do you follow YC threads you enjoy? by snprbob86 on Friday December 12, 2008 @08:51PM (#396381)
Starred conversations seems like an appropriate solution.
Re:Ask YC: How do you follow YC threads you enjoy? by bprater on Saturday December 13, 2008 @12:10AM (#396503)
I really like this idea too, just like stars in Gmail. A star would appear next to the article name in the index page (and detail page). One click and a star next to the article.

Works like a charm in Gmail. No need to even float stars to the top, just allow the user to filter only starred articles with one click.