I can't tell you all how happy I am to announce that "+1 subscribe" comments on Drupal.org are about to enter the dustbin of history where they belong! (Taking up residence right next to CVS). ;)

#34496: [meta] Add Flag module to allow users to subscribe/unsubscribe without posting a comment is now code-complete and ready for public beta testing on staging.drupal.org. If you test this, please head over to QA for #34496 issue following to find out how to provide feedback (either positive or negative). If the beta testing doesn't turn up any major new issues, we're planning to deploy this live on drupal.org (without any downtime, even!) on Tuesday 2011-10-11 around 10am PDT. HURRAY!

The feature is sponsored by...

• The 88 members of the Drupal community that together raised $2777.27 towards an original "chipin" goal of $7000.
• The Drupal Association which provided matching funds.
• NodeOne which provided matching funds.

More details to follow soon. I just wanted to get the word out to the Drupal Planet that the staging site is open for public testing.

YAY! ;)
-Derek