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Is there a way to ignore a thread?

I got banned from a thread and I want to be able to hide it so I don't accidentally post there and get in trouble.

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  • TubeTube Registered User admin
    There is not.

  • TubeTube Registered User admin
    edited July 2017
    There is however a big notice over the post reply box telling you that you're banned.

    Tube on
  • CelestialBadgerCelestialBadger Registered User regular
    Tube wrote: »
    There is however a big notice over the post reply box telling you that you're banned.

    Not visible to me. My browser is Chrome.

  • bowenbowen How you doin'? Registered User regular
    I'm in chrome, I see it:

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  • CelestialBadgerCelestialBadger Registered User regular
    Oh, that's a bit subtle. I think I may well have posted in threads with that message before! I didn't know it was significant.

    Is there a way to "unfollow" the thread at least, so I don't see 535 new posts? I get this for threads I looked at once and never looked at again, so it would really be helpful.

  • TubeTube Registered User admin
    It's fair to say that this punishment is not specifically designed to be as convenient as possible for the person it is being used on.

  • CelestialBadgerCelestialBadger Registered User regular
    I'm not complaining about the punishment, but trying to follow the rules. If I see a thread that I'm interested in with lots of new posts, I'm likely to post in it. I'm fairly sure I have accidentally ignored this warning in the past, through ignorance. If the warning said something like "You are BANNED from this thread" it would be clearer.

  • BouwsTBouwsT Wanna come to a super soft birthday party? Registered User regular
    But the notice isn't just for you, everyone sees it. The alternative is making it obnoxiously obvious, which is going to annoy literally everyone else on the thread.

    Doesn't make a lot of sense.

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  • DarkPrimusDarkPrimus Registered User regular
    Don't you have to get @'d by a mod to get banned from a thread? That should be a heads-up.

  • HenroidHenroid Mexican kicked from Immigration Thread Centrism is Racism :3Registered User regular
    Does clicking to read a thread you're banned from trigger punishment, or is it only if you try to post a reply?

  • TubeTube Registered User admin
    It's only if you reply

  • kimekime Queen of Blades Registered User regular
    DarkPrimus wrote: »
    Don't you have to get @'d by a mod to get banned from a thread? That should be a heads-up.

    Right, but I think Celestial's question is more for "what about 2 days from now?" Not "what about the exact moment or so I actually get banned from the thread"

    CelestialBadger, do you not mostly use bookmarks? It's a super nice way to browse just the threads you are interested on in the forums. Then, you could just not add this thread (that you're banned from) to your bookmarks.

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  • Commander ZoomCommander Zoom Registered User regular
    edited July 2017
    Personally, I'd very much like the ability to unsubscribe from threads for various reasons, including having clicked them by accident, or being curious/interested once, but not anymore.
    As things stand, I have to remember which blue tabs to ignore until they finally disappear from the first few pages / are replaced by new threads.

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  • DhalphirDhalphir don't you open that trapdoor you're a fool if you dareRegistered User regular
    Personally, I'd very much like the ability to unsubscribe from threads for various reasons, including having clicked them by accident, or being curious/interested once, but not anymore.
    As things stand, I have to remember which blue tabs to ignore until they finally disappear from the first few pages / are replaced by new threads.

    alternately, browse exclusively via https://forums.penny-arcade.com/discussions/bookmarked

    Bookmark all the threads you want to follow.

  • CelestialBadgerCelestialBadger Registered User regular
    Bookmarks are a great idea, thanks!

  • tastydonutstastydonuts Registered User regular
    Personally, I'd very much like the ability to unsubscribe from threads for various reasons, including having clicked them by accident, or being curious/interested once, but not anymore.
    As things stand, I have to remember which blue tabs to ignore until they finally disappear from the first few pages / are replaced by new threads.

    This is what I actually thought the thread was about. But bookmarks should do nicely for you, badger.

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  • DarkPrimusDarkPrimus Registered User regular
    The problem is when threads you clicked on accidentally are popular. The other problem is that bookmarking threads and then just browsing via your bookmarks means you won't see new threads that you might be interested in.

  • kimekime Queen of Blades Registered User regular
    DarkPrimus wrote: »
    The problem is when threads you clicked on accidentally are popular. The other problem is that bookmarking threads and then just browsing via your bookmarks means you won't see new threads that you might be interested in.

    Yeah, I just do a quick browse through the forum categories every once in a while to see if there's any new threads I want to bookmark.

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  • SpoitSpoit *twitch twitch* Registered User regular
    kime wrote: »
    DarkPrimus wrote: »
    The problem is when threads you clicked on accidentally are popular. The other problem is that bookmarking threads and then just browsing via your bookmarks means you won't see new threads that you might be interested in.

    Yeah, I just do a quick browse through the forum categories every once in a while to see if there's any new threads I want to bookmark.

    It's especially bad in SE, since there can be days between a thread being remade, and half the time it's a dumb pun that doesn't actually contain an easily ctrl+F able term

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  • ElvenshaeElvenshae Registered User regular
    Spoit wrote: »
    kime wrote: »
    DarkPrimus wrote: »
    The problem is when threads you clicked on accidentally are popular. The other problem is that bookmarking threads and then just browsing via your bookmarks means you won't see new threads that you might be interested in.

    Yeah, I just do a quick browse through the forum categories every once in a while to see if there's any new threads I want to bookmark.

    It's especially bad in SE, since there can be days between a thread being remade, and half the time it's a dumb pun that doesn't actually contain an easily ctrl+F able term

    Sounds like a user problem.

  • Munkus BeaverMunkus Beaver You don't have to attend every argument you are invited to. Philosophy: Stoicism. Politics: Democratic SocialistRegistered User, ClubPA regular
    Spoit wrote: »
    kime wrote: »
    DarkPrimus wrote: »
    The problem is when threads you clicked on accidentally are popular. The other problem is that bookmarking threads and then just browsing via your bookmarks means you won't see new threads that you might be interested in.

    Yeah, I just do a quick browse through the forum categories every once in a while to see if there's any new threads I want to bookmark.

    It's especially bad in SE, since there can be days between a thread being remade, and half the time it's a dumb pun that doesn't actually contain an easily ctrl+F able term

    Remake the thread yourself then.

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