I suspect the answer would be "No!" but what would be really handy is er.. I don't know how to phrase this but I'll try...

James started a thread called

New VB-World Design
Having given my tuppence worth I now get notified when anyone else adds their opinions (a tad annoying when it drifts of topic -see page 3 of the thread).
I would unsubscribe from the thread, but I would like to be notified when (if) James ever replies to it so perhaps a
be notified only when thread starter replies
or
be notified only when an administrator replies
options would be usefull instead of the current all-or-nothing.