How Do I....Put threads on ignore?

**xathras** · May 1st, 2004, 09:30 AM

I may be deluded, but I vaguely remember that one of the features of the new board would be that anyone could put any trhead on ignore and not have it show up in the lists anymore. I can't seem to figure out how to do this. Any help?

**Darren** · May 1st, 2004, 03:49 PM

I don't think there's an Ignore Thread option. I'll do some research on it, though, and see if it's something we might add!

**xathras** · May 1st, 2004, 04:02 PM

Thanks. Seems like it shouldn't be much more than adding a thread ID to an ignore list, and a find for threads not on the user's ignore list. But I know jack about vB. Overall, I'm liking the new format.

**Tok'Ra Hostess** · October 4th, 2005, 12:59 PM

Originally Posted by Darren

I don't think there's an Ignore Thread option. I'll do some research on it, though, and see if it's something we might add!

Ressurecting this old thread to ask if you've given any more thought to this?

With the addition of so many threads and even forums that I, for one, have no interest in, I find that the "New Posts" search is full of stuff I won't ever, ever... read while, OTOH, the threads I am interested in are either not there or are pushed so far off the list that I simply don't have time to scroll through all the pages to find them. I find that my participation on the forum has suffered as a result.

I have nothing against all these other forums, but my main interest is Stargate.

However, I find that Gateworld has lost its flavor, for me, mainly because the place is deluged with so many threads/forums that are not SG-related.

I do hope you can find a way to offer an ignore option; a forum is probably the only place where, if you can ignore something the problem goes away....

Thanks, either way.

**Qasim** · October 4th, 2005, 01:10 PM

Originally Posted by Tok'Ra Hostess

With the addition of so many threads and even forums that I, for one, have no interest in, I find that the "New Posts" search is full of stuff I won't ever, ever... read while, OTOH, the threads I am interested in are either not there or are pushed so far off the list that I simply don't have time to scroll through all the pages to find them. I find that my participation on the forum has suffered as a result.

Same here is their a way for the new posts option to show more than 200 results?

**gatehorse** · October 4th, 2005, 11:08 PM

Originally Posted by Tok'Ra Hostess

Ressurecting this old thread to ask if you've given any more thought to this?

With the addition of so many threads and even forums that I, for one, have no interest in, I find that the "New Posts" search is full of stuff I won't ever, ever... read while, OTOH, the threads I am interested in are either not there or are pushed so far off the list that I simply don't have time to scroll through all the pages to find them. I find that my participation on the forum has suffered as a result.

I have nothing against all these other forums, but my main interest is Stargate.

However, I find that Gateworld has lost its flavor, for me, mainly because the place is deluged with so many threads/forums that are not SG-related.

If you don't want to search the entire forum and include results from other shows, you can search just The Gate Room or The Briefing Room. You can even get as specific as, say, the General Discussion. This way, no OT threads or threads about other shows are included.

**Qasim** · October 5th, 2005, 05:34 AM

Originally Posted by gatehorse

If you don't want to search the entire forum and include results from other shows, you can search just The Gate Room or The Briefing Room. You can even get as specific as, say, the General Discussion. This way, no OT threads or threads about other shows are included.

The new posts search is 'http://forum.gateworld.net/search.php?do=getnew'

How do you set this to only look at a certain section?

**gatehorse** · October 5th, 2005, 10:34 AM

Originally Posted by Qasim

The new posts search is 'http://forum.gateworld.net/search.php?do=getnew'

How do you set this to only look at a certain section?

Have a look...

http://www.imagecabin.com/imagehost/...Faaa/94052.jpg

See the circled area with red arrow? If you click "Seach All Open Forums", that searches the entire forum. But I've clicked "General Stargate Discussion" so it will only search the general discussion. Understand now?

**Qasim** · October 5th, 2005, 11:45 AM

We are talking about a new posts search that can not be done by using the advanced search page (plus you have to enter a search term to use that page)

We find new posts by clicking on the new posts button

**gatehorse** · October 5th, 2005, 02:02 PM

Oh, sorry, then, can't help.

Although I don't see why you'd need what you're describing, cuz it tells you which threads have new posts when you look in the forum. I though new posts was to show you what's new for the whole board, and if you want to see what's new in a specific section, just look in that section...

**ShadowMaat** · October 5th, 2005, 02:13 PM

You don't understand why someone who, say, only visits once a day might be reluctant to search through over 100+ threads trying to find the ONE or TWO that might be relevant to their interests?

I visit a lot and I still find it a pain in the ass to try and search through pages and pages worth of posts to find something to interest me.

It's easy enough to subscribe to the threads you KNOW you want to read (or at least, it WAS easy enough until the forum upgrade at the "subscribe to thread" option), but that doesn't account for the dozens of new threads that crop up daily.

"New posts" covers the entire board and you can't specify a section. And if 99% of the threads in the new posts search pulls up stuff in random stupid sections you don't even read, then it isn't a very useful tool.

But if you could go into those sections and put all the threads you don't like on ignore, you might be able to find the ones you DO like (or might like) faster. Unfortunately, I don't think it'd do a lot of good in terms of the new posts thing because it won't "remember" which threads are on your ignore list, but it could be a step in the right direction, at least.

Of course, you also have people who'd like to ignore entire SECTIONS. That probably gets a little more complicated.

Me, I'd like to ignore a few things just because I don't like them or because seeing them ticks me off.

**Pharaoh Atem** · September 22nd, 2006, 04:35 PM

Originally Posted by xathras

I may be deluded, but I vaguely remember that one of the features of the new board would be that anyone could put any trhead on ignore and not have it show up in the lists anymore. I can't seem to figure out how to do this. Any help?

i wouldn't mind a feature like this

it would help to avoid spoilers and like shadow said ignore the threads that just bug you and get you upset ....example for me at least is the vs threads and spoiler titles

**immhotep** · September 24th, 2006, 03:12 AM

Mal your a big fan of resurecting decade old threads, i commend you i means you use the search function well

i think this would be a great idea, personally i would want to ignore the entire shipper section, in fact i try, often! but thats just me

**sueKay** · September 24th, 2006, 03:16 AM

I'd quite like to put a few threads on ignore

**Tok'Ra Hostess** · September 24th, 2006, 05:43 AM

What also bugs me about the New Posts search thread is that threads that are actually quite new and that I have actually posted to are often not even included in my New Posts search. I have to remember which threads, in which categories I posted to, and I just don't have the whatchamacallit to remember what I did here yesterday.

Whereas pages and pages of New Posts in threads I've never even been to clutter up my search.

I'm complaining, yeah, but not necessairily to the forum gods. I'm sure you are doing all that you can. Forums and computers and the internet work in mysterious ways and I'm just reflecting on the overall unfairness of it all, just like in real life.

**Farscapefan** · September 25th, 2006, 12:07 PM

Originally Posted by sueKay

I'd quite like to put a few threads on ignore

Me too. About 10 at the moment. I truly hope IGNORE THREAD option will be included in the new version of the board.

**Pharaoh Atem** · October 5th, 2006, 05:47 PM

any hope of this becoming a reality

**Morbo** · October 15th, 2006, 01:18 PM

there IS an option for ignore threads in the new version.
we have it on our other boards that were just also recently updated.

**Adria** · October 15th, 2006, 01:21 PM

Originally Posted by Morbo

there IS an option for ignore threads in the new version.
we have it on our other boards that were just also recently updated.

i don't see it under options

**Morbo** · October 15th, 2006, 01:30 PM

I'm pretty sure it has to be turned on by an admin.
on my other forums, the option to ignore a thread appears in the drop down menu of "Thread Tools" at the top of the thread - where you go to subscribe, etc.
But seeing as how the option is not there - it has most likely been disabled by the admins.

Also an Ignored Threads link will appear in your CP.

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