Can we have Ignore option on topics, not boards, not users?

[tranthidung]

If I may use this thread and chance to propose a feature, can we please move the ignore button somewhere else? On the right side of the post above "report to moderator" perhaps?

I disagree as it makes no sense. I guess the forum admins have very clear idea to differentiate between user and user post/ topic. Your request is just mix them up.

Currently, Ignore is directly under a username. Report post to moderator, quote, reply are for a user post; and lock topic, move topic are for a specific topic.

Or more "hidden" like on the user's profile page?

This proposal is more likely to be approved. It makes more sense.

Lastly, one more convenience of current place of Ignore button is you can Ignore one user anytime if you see that user is quoted by some members and feel interesting.

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[Pmalek]

I am surprised that this thread never got more attention, and no staff members said anything about the proposal.
Having an "ignore this thread" option can help in boards you don't ignore by default but there are loads of discussions there you aren't interested in. For example, I post in the gambling boards occasionally, but I don't care about the hundreds of ANN threads I see there from hundreds of casinos I have never used or will probably never use in the future. Sure, it's mostly one user = one casino, and ignoring that user would do the trick, but you get my point. Ignoring those that keep popping up at the top would allow me to see something that interest me more.   

[NotATether]

Yes please!

It would allow me to delete the topics without actually deleting them. Similarly, an ignore post button as well.

[PawGo]

A very good (useful) proposal. Count me in.
I think technically it would not be much more complicated than read/unread marker.

[The Sceptical Chymist]

I think sometimes using Ignore on a whole board might result in missing of interesting stuffs.

I understand your point, but after years of being here I've found that there are many sections that I never visit, and because of the way I "browse" the forum (by checking on my unread threads feed) the most efficient way of avoiding all the crap I'm sure I don't want to see is to ignore a bunch of sections.  If I tried to look for decent threads without ignoring any sections, all of the local ones would show up and all of those crap ANN threads would no doubt keep popping to the top of the list.

That's just me, though.  I think your idea is a good one, and in fact it'd be nice if there were a lot more customization features available here.  I'm definitely no coder, but I can't imagine it would be hard to implement a lot of the good suggestions like this.  Sadly that's rarely been the case for a long time now.

[Sandra_hakeem]

It's actually a nice appraisal to start off with...
Ignoring a board filled with different topics might become a bit of a problem as you stand a Chance to miss topics that could be of interest to you -- I really see reasons to that.
I'll still say this is a good idea....why?? I mean, as days passby, the forum' becomes more and more arduous to navigate and the reasons are really obvious... Sometimes, I normally stumble on very interesting topics, on boards I wouldn't even wanna visit for some reasons i don't even know...

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[Igebotz]

This would be extremely helpful on the bitcoin discussion, B&H, Reputation, and local boards, where I believe we have too many duplicates and Elon Musk's pointless posts. It would help a lot if it was implemented, but it will be a long process. You will need to attach some SMF patch to convince theymos

If I may use this thread and chance to propose a feature, can we please move the ignore button somewhere else? On the right side of the post above "report to moderator" perhaps?

I disagree as it makes no sense. I guess the forum admins have very clear idea to differentiate between user and user post/ topic. Your request is just mix them up.

Currently, Ignore is directly under a username. Report post to moderator, quote, reply are for a user post; and lock topic, move topic are for a specific topic.

The ignore thread button would better fiT close to the quote button in the Op for visibility or just a drop-button on the existing one.

[T3PR00T]

Ignoring a topic does not make sense. There are hundreds of topic created everyday. None of it should bother you unless your notification for a specific topic is enabled.

A topic is a single entry which create many response. If you don't subscribe for notification then it's unnoticed

We ignore a users so that we can not see their topics, posts (multiple entry is closed by one ignore button)

A board / section is another single entry which consist of multiple topics. If someone don't want to see these multiple entry from a specific board/section the a button to press ignore also make sense.

[dkbit98]

I'd like to be able to ignore all threads with an all caps title. They always seem to be rubbish.

Yeah, same here.
I never understood why people are making all caps titles, and it's even worse when they write full posts in same style.
Maybe this deserves to be reported to moderators and edited, or some people will never learn.

I am all for adding options to ignore topics, maybe PowerGlove can again perform some of his script magic for another forum update 

[Doan9269]

I take ignore on user very important as long as i don't want to have anything to do with such, the one we can always avoid concerning topics is not to track the board or when we are not being tagged from the thread, I understand that some topics could be frustrating and annoying but one can also avoid posting on those threads, viewing a thread doesn't mean you liked it or nust reply a comment to it and if it's that bad then reporting such thread to the moderator for proper actions is very good.

[Pmalek]

Ignoring a topic does not make sense. There are hundreds of topic created everyday. None of it should bother you unless your notification for a specific topic is enabled.

It's got nothing to do with notifications. It's about what you see when you open a specific sub-forum. For example, look at Meta right now.

A few threads in Meta that I regularly see at the top include:

Merit & new rank requirements
Report plagiarism (copy/paste) here. Mods: please give temp or permban as needed
Wall of fame / shame. Shit posts so bad that they are actually funny
Save your nice merit records here - LAST UPDATE: 06/03/2023

Let's imagine that I want to be active in Meta but I don't want to see the above threads or some other ones I don't think are interesting to me personally. However, it makes no sense to me to ignore the users who created those discussions because I have nothing against them and I might enjoy there other discussions. Putting Meta on ignore is also out of the question. In those cases, it helps to put only certain threads on ignore, so as to not have to look at them every time you open a particular board. It has nothing to do with your watchlist or post notifications.

[holydarkness]

Ignoring a topic does not make sense. There are hundreds of topic created everyday. None of it should bother you unless your notification for a specific topic is enabled.

It's got nothing to do with notifications. It's about what you see when you open a specific sub-forum. For example, look at Meta right now.

A few threads in Meta that I regularly see at the top include:

Merit & new rank requirements
Report plagiarism (copy/paste) here. Mods: please give temp or permban as needed
Wall of fame / shame. Shit posts so bad that they are actually funny
Save your nice merit records here - LAST UPDATE: 06/03/2023

Let's imagine that I want to be active in Meta but I don't want to see the above threads or some other ones I don't think are interesting to me personally. However, it makes no sense to me to ignore the users who created those discussions because I have nothing against them and I might enjoy there other discussions. Putting Meta on ignore is also out of the question. In those cases, it helps to put only certain threads on ignore, so as to not have to look at them every time you open a particular board. It has nothing to do with your watchlist or post notifications.

If I may add another possible benefit of what "ignore a topic" may offer, sometimes we want to leave a topic we're previously engaged on, either because the topic no longer interests us or it has turned into a meaningless discussion filled with spam posts. I am not sure there is currently a way to "remove" these threads from our "show new replies" page. The ignore a topic button would be a nice thing if it means it will remove those threads from my new replies page.

[tranthidung]

I am all for adding options to ignore topics, maybe PowerGlove can again perform some of his script magic for another forum update  

I expect it from PowerGlove who is genius with code and SMF patch.

The ignore thread button would better fiT close to the quote button in the Op for visibility or just a drop-button on the existing one.

Sorry but I fail to see how a drop-down list/ menu can bring more convenience. It is convenience wherever it is located especially if we can assign specific button / space for each one. Perhaps you missed my previous clarification

Let's imagine that I want to be active in Meta but I don't want to see the above threads or some other ones I don't think are interesting to me personally. However, it makes no sense to me to ignore the users who created those discussions because I have nothing against them and I might enjoy there other discussions.

It makes a lot of sense. Ignore a person is too serious but it's right to ignore specific uninteresting topics / posts from that person (especially topics).

[PowerGlove]

I am all for adding options to ignore topics, maybe PowerGlove can again perform some of his script magic for another forum update  

I expect it from PowerGlove who is genius with code and SMF patch.

Hehe, yeah I'll look into this.

I'm busy helping theymos with something that might keep me occupied for a while, and then after that I'd like to send him the 2FA patch that I've been talking about for months. Once those two things are done, I'll see about this proposal; haven't thought too deeply about it, but it seems like a good idea to me, and I think it's something that I would personally use.

I think maybe a logical place to put it would be here (bottom right):



And then, obviously something in "Modify Profile" to maintain the list of topic IDs.

[tranthidung]

I think maybe a logical place to put it would be here (bottom right):

If you build this patch from the idea that is good but I think it's better and more convenient if you add it at two places: top right corner and bottom right corner. 

Reason: Currently forum has other buttons at those places and if you add one more, you should add it at both places. Convenience for sure, as I don't have to scroll down to the bottom, just to ignore a topic. I would like to do it with either at top or bottom.

[Igebotz]

If I may add another possible benefit of what "ignore a topic" may offer, sometimes we want to leave a topic we're previously engaged on, either because the topic no longer interests us or it has turned into a meaningless discussion filled with spam posts. I am not sure there is currently a way to "remove" these threads from our "show new replies" page. The ignore a topic button would be a nice thing if it means it will remove those threads from my new replies page.

We already have a button for that, you can simply unwatch topics you do not longer want to engage or get notified on anymore.

I'm busy helping theymos with something that might keep me occupied for a while, and then after that I'd like to send him the 2FA patch that I've been talking about for months. Once those two things are done, I'll see about this proposal; haven't thought too deeply about it, but it seems like a good idea to me, and I think it's something that I would personally use.

Does this imply that the long-awaited new forum software is still alive and well? The 2FA idea has been floating around for a while now, and if it is finally implemented, it would give another layer of protection to our accounts, something we are all looking forward to.

[Pmalek]

If I may add another possible benefit of what "ignore a topic" may offer, sometimes we want to leave a topic we're previously engaged on, either because the topic no longer interests us or it has turned into a meaningless discussion filled with spam posts. I am not sure there is currently a way to "remove" these threads from our "show new replies" page.

I have never tested it, but maybe if you deleted all your posts in those threads, it might work!? I am just guessing. If you have no posts there, no one can reply to those non-existing posts. Hence, you won't see those replies if you click the "Show new replies to your posts" button.

Let's imagine that I want to be active in Meta but I don't want to see the above threads or some other ones I don't think are interesting to me personally. However, it makes no sense to me to ignore the users who created those discussions because I have nothing against them and I might enjoy there other discussions.

It makes a lot of sense. Ignore a person is too serious but it's right to ignore specific uninteresting topics / posts from that person (especially topics).

I am not sure if you misunderstood me or I misunderstood you lol with the part where you said "It makes a lot of sense." We are saying the same thing. Did you see it differently?

[holydarkness]

If I may add another possible benefit of what "ignore a topic" may offer, sometimes we want to leave a topic we're previously engaged on, either because the topic no longer interests us or it has turned into a meaningless discussion filled with spam posts. I am not sure there is currently a way to "remove" these threads from our "show new replies" page. The ignore a topic button would be a nice thing if it means it will remove those threads from my new replies page.

We already have a button for that, you can simply unwatch topics you do not longer want to engage or get notified on anymore.

Eh? I thought that'll just remove the topic from "watchlist" page but we'll still get the updates of the topic on the "show new replies" page? Let me try that with this thread.

If I may add another possible benefit of what "ignore a topic" may offer, sometimes we want to leave a topic we're previously engaged on, either because the topic no longer interests us or it has turned into a meaningless discussion filled with spam posts. I am not sure there is currently a way to "remove" these threads from our "show new replies" page.

I have never tested it, but maybe if you deleted all your posts in those threads, it might work!? I am just guessing. If you have no posts there, no one can reply to those non-existing posts. Hence, you won't see those replies if you click the "Show new replies to your posts" button.

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That might work, but I think it'll be quite troublesome if I've already made a dozen posts on that thread, initially interested on the topic because the discussion is engaging, but later on it became a mega thread filled with spam. The ignore topic button will be a very much welcome shortcut.

[PowerGlove]

I think maybe a logical place to put it would be here (bottom right):

If you build this patch from the idea that is good but I think it's better and more convenient if you add it at two places: top right corner and bottom right corner. 

Reason: Currently forum has other buttons at those places and if you add one more, you should add it at both places. Convenience for sure, as I don't have to scroll down to the bottom, just to ignore a topic. I would like to do it with either at top or bottom.

Hahaha, yeah that's the plan; when I said "bottom right" I meant "look at the bottom right of the image", not "I'm only planning on adding this to the bottom right of the page".

If you examine that image carefully, you'll see that it's actually from the top right (otherwise the next/previous links would have been below instead of above the other links).

I'm busy helping theymos with something that might keep me occupied for a while [...]

Does this imply that the long-awaited new forum software is still alive and well? [...]

I'm referring to something SMF-related.

Further details are G14 classified, "eyes only", burn-after-reading, etc. theymos mailed me a VR headset and when I put it on I got a your-mission-should-you-choose-to-accept-it style video and then had to throw it over the balcony before it exploded.

[mindrust]

That would actually be very cool. There are certain topics I don’t even want to see and I couldn’t find a way other than ignoring the whole board just so I can avoid seeing that topic. I support this request wholeheartedly. I don’t know if it is too much work to add this feature to the forum but if it is possible, they should do it.