Is there a way to hide a topic?

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I read MN via the “Active” threads link. I keep getting stuck in the “feminist” topic (which isn’t actually about feminism). For example I wandered into a thread called “Waitrose” today thinking it was about shopping, but it wasn’t!

Is there any way of hiding this section of the board (like you can hide individual threads) so they don’t keep popping up in “Active”?

It very clearly says what topic the thread is in under active. Stumbled my arse. And this question came up 1 week ago. Just friggen search for the answer.

Wish there was a button to hide shite fucking threads, now there's something MN
does need 🙄

How many threads do you need to say the day thing do you mean? We'll have a look on page 1 of feminist chat, apparently all of them!

It's not as it's been a quiet year for feminism, the Gender pay gap, me too, a self confessed sexual predator is president of the USA, up skirting, austerity and subsequent cuts to carers and domestic violence refege which predominantly effects women, not to mention Universal credit and now Huddersfield. But no it's all threads clapping each other on the back for getting banned from someone's twitter feed.

If that's true, why does Mumsnet need any topics? Surely one 'chat' thread in each would be enough. But ooh look, 100s of threads in each topic.

You didn't think that through, did you? 😂

I think it's wrong to try to insist that people use MN in a particular way, and the facility to hide topics that don't interest you has always been there to be used. Asking about how use functions of the site is also a normal thing to do.

I on't think posters should be told off for not wanting to see a particular topic, whatever it is.

To quote a phrase I saw 'you can't turn Starbucks into party hall' and the narrowness of the FWR echo chamber is off-putting to some. Others will see it differently, but doesn't mean they should do down posters with a different outlook. It really shouldn't be a surprise that people aren't the same, nor is it a concept that's difficult to live with.

But it always Feminist boards that need the help with hiding.

I’ve come back few times under new user and never had problem with that section, can only think of once of top my head that wires got crossed but soon enough forgot after exchange of apologies.

Even I got defensive with one poster this due to current circumstances that are very much at the fore front currently.

In all years I used MN I’ve always managed to just avoid section just like when I wasn’t interested in Xmas threads which btw are very handy.

Anyway this just tip of iceberg but this TRAs is what we are being told we have no choice is a woman with a penis that has rights to any female only space. You are a bigot and transphobic should you disagree. A hate crime.

They would like, (am sure the knife is for peeling potatoes) you to vote for self ID that allows them to go on computer and completely change from a man to a woman, yes as simple as that all legal and above board, get to keep penis too! Bonus aye

So yes those from feminists boards are going to be a tad touchy with threads like this.

Btw TRAs are know to come here to just stir up trouble as seems only few places not without trying to get shut down

I've blocked it too.

@Dallas, there are attacks from all sides on the FWR board, which is why so many have blocked it. It has become a toxic environment.

I have used many usernames on here, mainly because of TRAs and their stalking behaviour. I am terrified of them linking my accounts tbh, but unless we get another Emma Healy..thats unlikely to happen.

Everytime I namechange, I have no issues at all with the feminist section. I disagree with many on there too, on a few issues. I have once been accused of 'sealioning' HOWEVER I understand why they are so paranoid as we do get a lot of TRAs posting disingenuously..pretending to be new to the topic, wasting peoples time. Its not nice to be accused of stuff, but I don't mind to be honest as I know that the FWR boards have been invaded by MRAs, and more recently TRAs (who are MRAs really). I cannot blame the women there for being suspicious of newer people who come onto threads and ask questions that seem a bit odd. Given how there are hundreds of TRA accounts who have done this and caused arguments, then screenshotted and taken out of context and posted on twitter. Often, they join and post actual transphobia. And then screen shot it and put it on twitter a few seconds after it was posted. Its then deleted maybe a few minutes later. This has happened way too many times now for it to be genuine new users posting transphobic stuff and TRAs just happening to see it and screenshot immediately.

This post went a bit waffly. In shot I have under one incarnation been accused of sealioning when I wasn't. But I understand why women on that board are suspicious. If you want to hide the entire section, thats up to you. I am sure the users who post xmas stuff in October do not think they are fucking annoying, but I have hid them

But it always Feminist boards that need the help with hiding.

Let me hazard a guess that you agree with the prevailing "wisdom" of the FWR boards? Because that's about the only way to make it tolerable.

Lots of people don't. Or simply don't care. Or simply don't want to risk being shouted at for accidentally posting on a thread about Waitrose that turned out to be speculation about some secret billboard project for activists in the know.

It's weird. And unpleasant. And really quite sinister.

That's why FWR is the most likely culprit. Try thinking outside your own box for a second.

Wasn't there exactly the same thread as this recently. The op got dragged over the coals for daring to mention the feminism board was the one she / he wanted to hide

Yes there was a massive one and it descended into people showing precisely why it gets hidden so much!
Anyways, yes there was and yes you can hide the topic so it doesn't come up.

Ah rat, loving your new username

Try thinking outside your own box for a second

👍 thanks for that Rat your pearls of wisdom have been duly noted, once I find a pen to write that down

Aww, ta Vixxxy. Halloween innit

Hiding FWR doesn't mean that Mnetters are anti feminist or even worse anti woman. Wanting to hide the board isn't an attack on it. It's wanting to not read it or have it clutter up Active Conversations.

So people want to hide it? So what? You cannot dictate how other women use the Internet, nor can you insist that they read your posts.

I don't think anyone cares who hides the board. Certainly no-one on the FWR board has ever said they do. It's more the threads that are started about the board that ruffle feathers - there's only so many times you can be called 'transphobic' 'mean' 'anti-men' 'terf' etc before it becomes irritating.

It's easy to hide boards, it's easy to do a search for threads about hiding boards, you can even ask google "how to hide a board on Mumsnet" and get taken to the right place.

Unfortunately threads like this one invite comments from the same people over and over about how awful FWR is, and those comments are posted on Twitter by jerks like Haddock as 'proof' that MN (as a whole) is transphobic - which it isn't. Oh and then a whole new rash of posters sign up to say the same thing.

So really if you think FWR isn't for you it's best to just hide it without commenting, then there won't be even more posts about it cluttering up the site!

there's only so many times you can be called 'transphobic' 'mean' 'anti-men' 'terf' etc before it becomes irritating.

Gosh, if it's really happening all that often you might want to consider setting aside your irritation and seriously asking yourself if there isn't some truth in it

Nope. Not at all.

It's not transphobic or mean to wanted sex based rights to remain as they are.

I don't hate men, my dad, my brothers, my husband and my comrades in arms are all men - love them all

I have a number of Transwomen friends online, and one IRL. None of whom are insistent that women move aside for them. We get along well (too well when on the piss! - they can still drink more than me!)

I have no time for TRAs and their dangerous, underhand and abusive tactics.

So if I'm a 'Terf' then that will be a TRA Exclusive Radical Feminist. Happy to wear that hat

Gosh, if it's really happening all that often you might want to consider setting aside your irritation and seriously asking yourself if there isn't some truth in it

Ah. The old "tell a lie often enough and people will believe you" trope.

I didn’t know how to hide topics and was very pleased to hide the feminism boards once it was explained. Feel free to AS to your heart’s content for proof I’m not secretly a man

Gosh, who will silence these troublesome women.

Dunno, but I'm a pain in the arse and I won't shut up

Pye It won’t be that ‘dickhead’ 🎃👻 that’s for sure.

Bit creepy that ‘dickhead and minion’ have actually signed up here, shouldn’t you be rolling out next wanky tweet thread roll 💤

How many people on this thread have called FWR regulars transphobic' 'mean' 'anti-men' 'terf'?

Gosh, who will silence these troublesome women.
Not wanting to read your posts or have them clutter up Active Conversations is not silencing you.

I love the hide topic feature. There are three topics I've hidden and it's totally transformed this site from me from a place I kind of just visit for a flame war to somewhere I've felt able to properly engage with.

I know some folk seem to take it as a declaration of war if you don't want to get bogged down in their really specific agenda, but I think that's their issue.

Feminism, Brexit and AMA (not political, but I found it a bit boring) all got muted a while ago and my life improved drastically!

I'd LOVE to hide the feminist section. Wish I could just hide the anti trans threads, but not possible apparently.

When I go to the link I get a page that I'm not finding helpful at all.

I get this page.....can anyone tell me how it works?

Hide the feminist board if it has you reaching for the smelling salts but there's no need to announce it - it makes you look really pathetic.