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WoobMonkey

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How does one stop following a thread?
« on: November 24, 2013, 11:19:36 pm »

The subject line sums it up.  There are a couple threads that I'd rather not see updates on anymore - is there any way to stop them from showing up on the 'new replies to your posts' page?
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Re: How does one stop following a thread?
« Reply #1 on: November 24, 2013, 11:22:14 pm »

Hah. Nobody posts here because the answer is 'no'.

Or for me, 'not as far as I've seen'.
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Re: How does one stop following a thread?
« Reply #2 on: November 25, 2013, 01:48:57 am »

One does not simply "stop" following a thread. I have things in my new replies I won't read for months; nothing I can do about it.
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Re: How does one stop following a thread?
« Reply #3 on: November 25, 2013, 11:00:46 am »

Get all your posts in that thread deleted by the Toad Above All, and thus you no longer will see updates.
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Re: How does one stop following a thread?
« Reply #4 on: November 25, 2013, 11:04:22 am »

Thanks, guys.  Ignorance shall be my new bliss!

Get all your posts in that thread deleted by the Toad Above All, and thus you no longer will see updates.

XD.  I'm not sure if I'm ready to be jerk enough to get my posts deleted - seems a rather ignominious solution!
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Re: How does one stop following a thread?
« Reply #5 on: November 25, 2013, 03:33:28 pm »

AFAIK you can either have none or all, so you can disable all notifications or have them all on, but there isn't any way to selectively choose which ones you want to be notified about and which ones you don't.
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Re: How does one stop following a thread?
« Reply #6 on: November 25, 2013, 04:36:59 pm »

Nope, there's nothing you can do to the "show new replies to your posts" area except mark all as read.
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Re: How does one stop following a thread?
« Reply #7 on: November 25, 2013, 11:54:05 pm »

One does not simply "stop" following a thread. I have things in my new replies I won't read for months; nothing I can do about it.

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Re: How does one stop following a thread?
« Reply #8 on: November 26, 2013, 01:34:30 am »

If you've posted in a mega 1000+ page thread that's updated every day, nothing.

The only other option is to hope it dies out. Worked for me during the George Zimmerman trial thread. I made one post about 'Trayvon Martin's death made me sad as I'm a colored boy living in the South.' I should've known better. Wooooo-Wii. Fortunately, that mess got quiet after a few weeks. That's the reason I don't ever go into any of the general political threads, because I know I'd make one tiny post, and then I'd be stuck forever.
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Re: How does one stop following a thread?
« Reply #9 on: November 26, 2013, 01:37:29 am »

One does not simply "stop" following a thread. I have things in my new replies I won't read for months; nothing I can do about it.

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Re: How does one stop following a thread?
« Reply #10 on: November 26, 2013, 01:39:34 am »

I really wish I didn't post in the Word Association thread. It's kind of interesting at first, but now I wish it wasn't there.
Same goes for the avatar rating thread, though to a lesser degree.
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Re: How does one stop following a thread?
« Reply #11 on: November 26, 2013, 01:41:59 am »

There is an alternative, but it's stupid. It's also the only way I use the forum, but if you check for new replies manually by just navigating to the board and looking for the New icon next to threads, you are no longer specifically subjected to threads you have no interest in. >_________>
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Re: How does one stop following a thread?
« Reply #12 on: November 26, 2013, 01:43:44 am »

There is an alternative, but it's stupid. It's also the only way I use the forum, but if you check for new replies manually by just navigating to the board and looking for the New icon next to threads, you are no longer specifically subjected to threads you have no interest in. >_________>
Well, actually, they still appear. In addition, lots of other threads you don't care about will appear. So really, you're only making the problem worse.
Of course, you said "specifically subjected," so I suppose you may be technically correct.
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Re: How does one stop following a thread?
« Reply #13 on: November 26, 2013, 01:44:08 am »

Ohmylackofgod what have I started, here?

Hahahahah I guess we've all added another thread to ignore.  May as well have some fun with it, eh?

So.... who's up for some good, old-fashioned, derailment?  Looks like this may be the place to bitch about the threads we regret posting in...

For me, It's the 'what made you happy/sad today' threads that are my current annoyances.  I made a single post in each, which were completely ignored - and now I'm stuck with the whinging and moaning, not too mention the insufferable bubbly good cheer, in each.
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Re: How does one stop following a thread?
« Reply #14 on: November 26, 2013, 01:45:15 am »

How about Roll to Ignore Threads? The topic would have to be moved, though.
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