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"Ignore This Thread" option?

By freak80   Follow   Mon, 30 Jul 2012, 8:43am   820 views   7 comments
In Corning NY 14830   Watch (0)   Share   Quote   Permalink   Like   Dislike  

Would anyone else be interested in an "ignore this thread" option?

I'd like the ability to ignore "zombie" threads and those that de-generate into personal attacks over the direction of future prices.

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1. HEY YOU Follow Befriend (4) 336 threads 924 comments

   1   8:59am Mon 30 Jul 2012   Share   Quote   Permalink   Like (1)   Dislike   Sounds good to me but then nobody would read my BS.

2. freak80 Follow Befriend (4) 52 threads 4,416 comments Corning, NY Premium

   2   2:08pm Mon 30 Jul 2012   Share   Quote   Permalink   Like   Dislike   It would be a good way to get "unproductive" threads (i.e those reduced to personal argument) less attention and moved "down the list."

3. freak80 Follow Befriend (4) 52 threads 4,416 comments Corning, NY Premium

   3   7:14am Tue 31 Jul 2012   Share   Quote   Permalink   Like   Dislike   Anyone else think an "ignore this thread" option would be helpful? I'm just hearing crickets at this point. chirp...chirp...chirp...

4. jhall Follow Befriend (3) 23 threads 130 comments Minneapolis, MN

   4   8:09am Tue 31 Jul 2012   Share   Quote   Permalink   Like   Dislike   I read this a few minutes ago and couldn't see a reason for this feature. And then I read the headline behind Buyer Beware posted today. Maybe Ignore this Thread is a good idea...

5. freak80 Follow Befriend (4) 52 threads 4,416 comments Corning, NY Premium

   5   2:07pm Tue 31 Jul 2012   Share   Quote   Permalink   Like   Dislike   Maybe everyone will just ignore *this* thread. ;-)

6. Randy H Follow Befriend (5) 44 threads 4,602 comments Los Altos, CA Premium

   6   9:58am Sat 4 Aug 2012   Share   Quote   Permalink   Like   Dislike   Meta-moderation. Slashdot had this figured out 15 years ago.

7. CaptainShuddup Follow Befriend (1) 250 threads 4,771 comments

   7   11:40am Mon 30 Jul 2012   Share   Quote   Permalink   Like   Dislike (1)   The Spanish inquisition could have been avoided with the simple invoking of the "Ignore" button. What if the Catholics just called Luther a Troll, then all put him on ingnore?