New Feature - Ignore Thread option

[administrator]

By popular request, we've installed a new feature to the forums. Now, in addition to or instead of ignoring a particular user, you can also ignore an entire thread.

When viewing a thread, you can click on "Thread Tools" and then choose "Ignore Thread" to cause that thread to disappear and no longer show up in the thread listings for you. You can make it reappear via your user CP.

Enjoy!

[Pax]

Isn't that an interesting option! When I asked if it was possible on another board (I didn't want to see one very misogynistic thread title every time I logged on) I was told V Bulletin didn't have that option. Hmmmmm

[administrator]

Hi Queen,

It actually isn't a feature available in the "out-of-the-box" Vbulletin software. I dug around a bit and found a hack that someone else had written to add this functionality to Vbulletin.

- Jeff

[Pax]

Hi Queen,

It actually isn't a feature available in the "out-of-the-box" Vbulletin software. I dug around a bit and found a hack that someone else had written to add this functionality to Vbulletin.

- Jeff

Thanks for the clarification Jeff. It's a great feature to have, I'm surprised that VB hasn't added it on.

[administrator]

It is a feature that several customers have asked for but, the opinion of the Vbulletin developers seems to be "If you don't like the thread, don't click on it" -- the fact that people might not want to see the thread title in the listings hasn't sunk in with them yet...

[Dianyla]

It is a feature that several customers have asked for but, the opinion of the Vbulletin developers seems to be "If you don't like the thread, don't click on it" -- the fact that people might not want to see the thread title in the listings hasn't sunk in with them yet...

That's a pretty cool vbulletin hack. At another board where I moderate, we tend to rename threads if their titles are offensive to enough members.

[BleeckerSt_Girl]

My problem is not that I want to ignore threads but rather eliminate whole FORUMS from always being visible every time I go to TE discussion main page.
For example, I like to keep up with the Apparel forum, but I would love to hide the Favorite Saddles and the Most Hated Saddles forums as I don't need them there.
I know there is the "Ignore Thread" or "Show Favorite Threads" option, but is there any "Ignore Forum" or "Show Favorite Forums" option?

[Bluetree]

And while we're at it... I'd like to ignore sarcastic, banjo-playin' blonde Rivendell riders who have problems with stinky shorts and Vegemite!

[BleeckerSt_Girl]

And while we're at it... I'd like to ignore sarcastic, banjo-playin' blonde Rivendell riders who have problems with stinky shorts and Vegemite!

Don't you be draggin' those old stinky shorts into this, girlie!!

[administrator]

Lisa, there isn't a hide forum option, but I did move saddles down under gear and accessories, so that should de-clutter things a bit...

Road Raven, I think the slow connection probably is the key -- you definitely don't have to rate the threads first, but perhaps the page has to load completely before all the options become available.