Block or ignore topics

[cliffcoggin]

I would welcome the ability to block or ignore individual topics on this forum.

It is possible, though not straightforward, to ignore subjects I have no interest in such as gaming or scripts; but there are subjects I do read in which certain topics have been taken over by acrimony, or trolls, or the paranoid. Those are the ones it would be good to block or permanently denote in some way as unworthy of reading. Is that possible with the forum software?

[xenopeek]

You can hide all posts from specific members by putting them on your "foes" list: ucp.php?i=ucp_zebra&mode=foes. You can't hide individual topics.

[cliffcoggin]

I know there is no way to do it at present, so I ask that it be considered if the forum is revised in the future. I am aware of blocking foes, but that is a crude indiscriminatory tool that does not achieve the same objective as blocking topics.

[GS3]

I know there is no way to do it at present, so I ask that it be considered if the forum is revised in the future. I am aware of blocking foes, but that is a crude indiscriminatory tool that does not achieve the same objective as blocking topics.

I am not going to argue against your request but I cannot see the point. Threads are not good or bad per se; it is certain posters who are rude or obnoxious and I wish those posts were moderated but as long as they are not then I just have a few posters on my ignore list and my forum experience is very much improved. If I see a thread where a substantial part of the posts are by people on my ignore list then I just avoid the thread but I really cannot see the point of blocking whole threads, the good posts with the bad posts, the baby with the bathwater.

In any case, this forum uses standard phpBB software and I do not believe the forum owners would mess with it.

[xenopeek]

In any case, this forum uses standard phpBB software and I do not believe the forum owners would mess with it.

Indeed. I only do small changes like requiring https for avatar images, flagging code blocks such that online translators skip them and such. One or two line changes that stay manageable between phpBB version upgrades. Major functionality like hiding entire topics is something that would have to be implemented by phpBB.

[Pierre]

this why some forums are Privately Owned,
and thus have an Custom Made Software that also runs their Private Forum.

they sure can make changes, as required / suggested by their forum.users.group.

the rest, just make do .. with phpBB software, and even that is confusing,
as not everyone is running the same phpBB version software. . .