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Author Topic: Adding back an Ignore Thread feature?  (Read 14896 times)

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Adding back an Ignore Thread feature?
« on: May 15, 2016, 09:58 AM »
So I'm thinking I may add back the Ignore Thread feature.

It would only take effect on the UNREAD/RECENTLYUPDATED pages.

Folks want this?

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Re: Adding back an Ignore Thread feature?
« Reply #1 on: May 15, 2016, 10:47 AM »
Haven't used it much, obviously (would have mentioned it right after the forum-upgrade if I did), but it could come in handy at times.

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Re: Adding back an Ignore Thread feature?
« Reply #2 on: May 15, 2016, 01:49 PM »
Yes please!

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Re: Adding back an Ignore Thread feature?
« Reply #3 on: May 15, 2016, 02:28 PM »
Sure, everybody else ignores what I say so why shouldn't I ignore it too?

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Re: Adding back an Ignore Thread feature?
« Reply #4 on: May 16, 2016, 09:19 AM »
Does it need fixing?: My opinion on this is probably not of much use, but I shall mention it anyway, just in case it might be.
Seeing as most of my reading of the DC Forum is via the Bazqux RSS feed aggregator/reader, I can read what I need reasonably quickly. I'd use the analogy here of reading a highly structured newspaper.

So I rarely read the DC Forum content directly, and thus (Re-)introducing the Ignore Thread feature (I realise it had been discussed, but I hadn't realised, or had forgotten, that it had been implemented and then removed) wouldn't make any difference to me, and I almost certainly wouldn't use it anyway.
When I read something - anything - I don't really worry about whether I won't want to see/digest certain parts of it. It's the potential increase in my understanding of something that counts for me. I can always skim over bits that do not seem to be a constructive use of my cognitive surplus - and I do skim-read like that a lot.
I like to be able to see - albeit briefly - what has been written, because, in my usual state of potential crass ignorance, everyone's input is potentially worthwhile and a potential learning experience for me.

So, if forum members have requested (Re-)introducing the Ignore Thread feature, then why nor re-introduce it? Does it cost anything to do that?

Something that may need fixing: One of the minor frustrations of the new DC Forum regime for me is that, where I had blocked someone from sending me PMs (Personal Messages) under the old regime, their forum posts are now being automatically blocked under the new regime, accompanied by the standard comment "You are ignoring this user", or something - when in fact it was never my intention to block or ignore that user's comments in the DC Forum, but merely to stop them from sending me annoying PMs. What they might write as a post in the DC Forum would continue to be potentially interesting/useful to me and I would prefer to be able to read it by default - i.e., without having to press some special exception button to reveal its content.

As Number 5 put it: "Need more input!", so I do not want my input to be automatically filtered from my view. My brain will perform the necessary analysis and filter, thanks very much. Of course, no two brains will necessarily be alike in this regard.

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Re: Adding back an Ignore Thread feature?
« Reply #5 on: May 16, 2016, 09:33 AM »
Something that may need fixing: One of the minor frustrations of the new DC Forum regime for me is that, where I had blocked someone from sending me PMs (Personal Messages) under the old regime, their forum posts are now being automatically blocked under the new regime, accompanied by the standard comment "You are ignoring this user", or something

oh i had no idea that was the case.. that's strange.

it's hard for me to imagine needing to block someone from sending you a pm on this forum -- if there's anyone sending repeated pm messages we should be banning them..

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Re: Adding back an Ignore Thread feature?
« Reply #6 on: May 16, 2016, 11:31 AM »
That might be useful on (very) rare occasions.

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Re: Adding back an Ignore Thread feature?
« Reply #7 on: May 16, 2016, 04:39 PM »
Ignore (and bookmark/rate) topic mod has now been ported to the new forum -- and improved in the process.

Your old ignored topics and bookmarks from the old forum should still be in place.

Let me know any bugs you find.

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Re: Adding back an Ignore Thread feature?
« Reply #8 on: May 16, 2016, 04:42 PM »
You can MARK threads to ignore/bookmark from the "MARK TOPIC" button at the top (and bottom) of a thread you are reading.
You can manage your marked (bookmarks, ignored) topics from the link at the bottom of the GOTO menu, or from a new menu in your profile area.

A reminder:

Ignored topics are hidden only from the recent/unread lists -- not when simply browsing a specific forum section.

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Re: Adding back an Ignore Thread feature?
« Reply #9 on: May 16, 2016, 04:43 PM »
So I'm thinking I may add back the Ignore Thread feature.

I could need a "Ignore threads by a certain user" feature, effectively hiding all threads (regardless of how many people answered) by certain users.  8)

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Re: Adding back an Ignore Thread feature?
« Reply #10 on: May 16, 2016, 04:55 PM »
You can already ignore users and it will not show their posts when reading topics.
I may add code that automatically hides topics started by any user you have marked to ignore from your Recent/Unread lists.

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Re: Adding back an Ignore Thread feature?
« Reply #11 on: March 01, 2017, 09:09 PM »
You can already ignore users and it will not show their posts when reading topics.

How?

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Re: Adding back an Ignore Thread feature?
« Reply #12 on: March 02, 2017, 08:20 AM »
It's a bit hidden.

Go to your profile, then Modify Profile, then at the bottom you should see Buddies/Ignore List in the menu.  Go to that, then to your Ignore list, and add the user there.

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Re: Adding back an Ignore Thread feature?
« Reply #13 on: March 02, 2017, 08:42 AM »
Sure, everybody else ignores what I say so why shouldn't I ignore it too?
-cranioscopical (May 15, 2016, 02:28 PM)

Hmm, I must have been ignoring this post without realizing it.  It has taken me almost a year to reply.   8)