Blocking a board (forum)

[Karen]

Paul is looking into it, Randi, when I do that, for example, I still see the posts from, for example, the General forum under "Today's posts," and there's no way to just not see one under a group, like the General forum contains General, Town Hall AND the Dog House.

[Randi]

Kuhio, it's actually the Forum above that will get closed when you click those double arrows. Try!

Karen, I am able to "close" each and every Forum by clicking all the arrows, but now I see what you mean. In Todays Posts, I see all Forums, even Dog House.

In this case I closed Dog Forum - not sure if the .pdf can be viewed, I had some problems.

[kuhio98]

Thanks Randi. I was able to view the pdf and I see what you're getting at, but that's not exactly what I'm trying to do.

When I click on either New Posts or Today's Posts, I was hoping to see the title of very post -- except those in the Dog House.

Hopefully, the attachment explains it better. I made up the entry about Animals being tortured. If it's possible, I would not want to see any thread titles in the Dog House. I could always choose to go to the forum itself to view them later.

The Dog House is a valuable forum. I just feel that sometimes we're bombarded with negative, distressing news. Though I may not read the thread, just the title itself puts mental images in my head that I would rather not see if possible.

Thanks for looking into it. I can always go back to click on the forums one at a time -- except the Dog House -- to read thread titles.

[gini]

I don't know how to help you on this matter, but I wanted you to know that I agree with you. Just this morning I saw a new thread that refers to some horrific news I just don't want to see it here on Pet Talk.

I can read it online, or turn on the tv, or read the newspaper if I want that type of information.

Another possibility is to use the "ignore" feature for those who post
this type of news.

[Randi]

Lisa and Gini, I also never open thread titles with horrible news. That kind of news is normally all over TV and newspapers anyway, and is already difficult to avoid. No need for it on PT, in my opinion.

[Grace]

When you sign on to PT, you don't have to check the New Posts or Today's Posts. You can just look on the left side and see where there are new topics. Just stop scrolling down before you get to the bottom (Dog House)

And Kuhio, you very recently posted a topic in the Dog House

[kuhio98]

When you sign on to PT, you don't have to check the New Posts or Today's Posts. You can just look on the left side and see where there are new topics. Just stop scrolling down before you get to the bottom (Dog House)

Yes, I know this. That's how I used to do it and I can go back to doing that way. I'm just wondering if there is a way for a user to customize their account to not view thread titles for a specific forum.

And Kuhio, you very recently posted a topic in the Dog House

Not sure what point you're trying to make.
I will probably continue to post in the Dog House from time-to-time. Like I said, it is a valuable and much enjoyed forum. I just prefer to choose when I see headlines about animals being tortured, children being drowned, acts of violence and cruelty that are in the news, etc.

Everyone here is great ensuring that those kinds of stories are posted in the Dog House. I'm just wondering if there is a way to limit exposure to these nightmare inducing headlines (for me, anyway). Most of the time, I don't read the thread, but the title is disturbing enough.