Please can we have the 'ignore thread' clicky back?

[ExplosiveScienceT]

The ignore link has disappeared from the thread title in Active Conversations. I loved it - so fast, to click away threads you know from the title are not of interest.

Thanks for putting the Hide link when you are actually reading a thread.

Don't worry we won't be adding anything colourful to the default look, Kindersurprise, but would be nice to allow folks to view it in the colours they liked wouldn't it - so if you wanted pink font you could have it... but I doubt we'll get round to it for a wee while.

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Oh arse - so I have to go into every postnatal thread to ignore it now?

(I am on one so can't ignore the whole section)

Yes, you do. Annoying, isn't it?

Justine - I agree with the current Mn position, and don't like the 'ignore' button.

Soupy - you can customise your active convos list - even within the MN Classic - to never include the boards you don't want to see - ante-natal, for sale etc....so you doesn't need to ignore individual threads!

It gives a v bad impression of woman as hysterical, lacking in will power, taking everything personally and being generally flaky that we have to have an inbuilt permanent facility to remove thread titles that are just too much for our delicate and volatile constitutions, imo! It seems pathetic and childish, to me. Lots of times insensitive or rude thread titles are challeneged - and can be changed...that's the adult free speech option, isn't it?

You do need to ignore individual threads if you want to see particular ante-natal or post-natal threads that apply to you, but not others that don't, though.

I liked the ignore button

[antisocial]

And it's generally not about insensitive or rude threads -- most of those I have on Ignore are just "I have no conceivable interest in the subject of this thread and I don't want to see it cluttering up Active Conversations all the time" threads. I do this not in a spirit of hysteria, lack of willpower or flakiness but because being able to trim Active Conversations down is helpful and practical.

I agree, lemonaid

I couldn't agree more lemonaid.

But you'll miss noticing that it has reached 876 posts and therefore must have kicked off

Is it technically possible to build an 'ignore' facility into a 'right click' function, so that if you hovver over a thread title and right-click you could then choose to 'ignore'?

Why not put it back the way it was on active convos, but change the name to the more diplomatic sounding 'hide thread'? Seems to suit more people to have it there but doesn't sound as negative.

Job done.

Blu, you're missing the point. I only want to ignore 95% of the For Sale, Antenatal In The News etc etc. I don't want to ignore the whole topic.

As for it giving " a v bad impression of woman as hysterical, lacking in will power, taking everything personally and being generally flaky" I personally think that all the whining about it looking "negative" gave a pretty bad impression of women looking hysterical etc too.

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Clearly it's insular of me not have any interest in the the "Due in..." [anything other than April 2008] threads. Or the Postnatal threads for every single month from 2005 onwards other than those that impact me. By hiding away from the world, in its heavy and extremely convincing disguise as a few threads on a message board, I am evidently missing out on so much that is rich and fulfilling in life .

Not being insular is why I don't want to ignore the whole "health" topic for example. By ignoring the threads in a topic which I can not help with, I leave more space/chance for spotting those I can help with.

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We are going to make it customisable - ie you can choose - but the default will be that ignore/hide doesn't show. However, you'll just have to be a bit patient if you don't mind because there's a backlog of things to be done and poor old Tech's only got ten fingers.

Can we not sew some more on? DH makes prosthetics

I clear all the threads I don't want, and then I get a better active convos list - also means that I see more of what has been happening so people are less likely to be ignored.

Pah! And to think I was so pleased with the changes that I threw a packet of chocolate hobnobs at him. Sheesh.