Blocking a board (forum)

[lizbud]

To each his own I guess. I just "customize" my viewing with my own 10 fingers.

[blue]

Simply asking if a setting exists that I didn't know about that might increase my PT-viewing pleasure.

Cant hurt to ask.

[Cinder & Smoke]

Cant hurt to ask.

Can't hurt ... too much.
As long as you can live through a little bit of "lip".

[caseysmom]

Good question Kuhio and you have every right to ask it.

[kuhio98]

Can't hurt ... too much.
As long as you can live through a little bit of "lip".

I know I posted that I was through discussing this, but I wanted to thank you and blue and caseysmom. I thought I was just asking a simple question. Maybe I used the wrong terminology. Maybe if I had asked if you can filter the thread titles instead of blocking some folks wouldn't be so snarky.

Maybe I went into too much explanation, but I thought by giving some detail it would help Karen and Paul figure out what I was trying to say. I've never understood the whole subscribing to a forum option so I was just asking if there was a way to do what I described (since I don't know the right terminology).

I think I'll go back to the way I used to read the forums. For the first 2 or 3 years, I don't think I even knew the Dog House existed. Not the the most observant.......

I don't want to block certain member's posts -- I think that was one suggestion. That's not what I am trying to do.

Sheesh! I'm beginning to think this thread belongs in the Dog House! Still not sure why some folks continue to think I'm criticizing something. I love it here at PT and have not plans to leave anytime soon.

[gini]

I love it here at PT and have not plans to leave anytime soon.

We would come and get you if you did!!!!

[kuhio98]

FYI to those to suggested using the Ignore option.

I tested it out. It doesn't work. I still see thread titles started by the ignored member, but when I open the thread, I don't see their post.

Didn't work as I had hoped. So, I removed my test subject off of my ignore list. I don't really want to ignore anyone.

For those of you who have PM'd me interested in my questions, I've been advised that Paul is not feeling well so he hasn't had a chance to look into it. It may also require a lot of code revision.

[Grace]

You know, it's not just topics in the Dog House that may need blocking.

I recently went to a new topic in Cat General - title was rather innocuous. But the subject matter was extremely disturbing. It sometime seems that it's not safe to read anything.

[Karen]

You know, it's not just topics in the Dog House that may need blocking.

I recently went to a new topic in Cat General - title was rather innocuous. But the subject matter was extremely disturbing. It sometime seems that it's not safe to read anything.

Tell me, send a PM, and I'll move it to the Dog House, that is where anything "upsetting" goes.

[Grace]

It was moved. My point being that disturbing topics are not always apparent based solely on title.

Edit: You can't judge a book by it's cover.

[smokey the elder]

I think that's why well-run forums can't be democracies, but "benevolent dictatorships". Having said that, this is one of the most polite (for the most part!) groups online, but I think a little "engaging the brain before putting the fingers in gear" would go a long way!