How many threads have you hidden?

[KungFuEric]

I've spent the day clicking on active topics, scrolling and hiding at least 3 election/political posts each time. I think I must have done so about 20/30 times today, and it's only going to scale up from tomorrow on isn't it?

I'm bored by the handwringing of it all, vote or don't vote for whoever you choose, I just come here for parking threads, embarrassing anecdotes and light relief!

Lost count here too. AIBU is ridiculous.

Just to clarify, that is 32 this morning.

You'd think it was a momentous occasion or something

It doesn't require over 30 threads all saying pretty much the same things.

They are all very samey. I don't know why there has to be a new thread for every single thought.

Been hiding loads since the election was called - I'm politically active, I vote, I'm engaged: but I haven't the energy for the downright twattery that goes on here sometimes. I'd be fine with them all being on the politics board, tbh.

On the plus side, makes a change from hiding the trans bunfights in AIBU

I've never hidden a thread. But I could swear I put a watch on a thread last night which has disappeared this morning. Rather dramatic one involving incest and 999 calls, I presume it was deleted but would have liked to read the deletion message - that's always fun.

Yes ArgyMargy, it was deleted. Detection message wasn't anything interesting, just said it wasn't resolving the situation by keeping the thread up any longer. I hate not knowing the ending to a thread!

There is a section for Politics.
Why can't these people put their political threads in there?
Or why isn't a Mumsnet admin moving them there?
It's really getting on my tits. Sort it out, please.

And I wish it was possible to Hide a thread without opening it. Just tick a box and click "hide all ticked threads".

Thanks justkeepswimming! I did wonder whether I'd somehow dreamt it!

None, I just don't open ones I don't want to read.
Be good if people could auto-hide threads on a particular topic e.g. Hide all threads with topic "election" etc.

I hide them without opening them from the Active page. Frees up the Active list for other things.

I am amazed people don't hide threads. I only ever keep those am interested in. I probably delete more than I read, and only stick with a few threads at a time. I can't stand clogged up timeline as it can be very irritating.

Thanks for the Active threads tip, Sparkling. I never normally use that, so handy to know.

Just wish MN would assign a moderator to move threads from inappropriate sections, it's getting out of control now. I can understand why people put certain topics in Chat so they will get deleted in due course, but there is no excuse for putting all and sundry into AIBU.

You hide them without opening them from Active

How do you do that, please ?

Yes, having looked, I can't see a way to do it.

It takes three clicks to hide a thread - open thread, click hide, then click to get back to the topic list.

On my phone next to each thread in Active there are 3 dots. Click on them and Hide comes up as an option.

On laptop it's a little minus sign in a square.

It's been ages since I did it. I am now wondering if I had to 'enable' something in my settings first.

hmmm. I'm on the PC. There's nothing like that I can see.

Just the one, but it's nothing to do with politics. I don't mind those threads.

Ah right. You have to go to 'Customise' and change the box that says 'Put "hide" link on Active Conversations? (hide selected threads from Talk), show thread options on mobile: from No to Yes.

Couldn't find Customise anywhere but there's a link on here

www.mumsnet.com/info/faqs#personalise

Thanks for the advice. Have just hidden 327 topics lol

I have 10 Topics not hidden

You hide them without opening them from Active*

How do you do that, please ?*

You slide the thread from right to left. Press hide. Done and move on. Simple

See photo below.