Unpost, or somehow unsubscribe from a thread - Page 1
Forum section: electronics / general

author: cybermaus
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: December 14, 2017, 03:34:11 pm
content: There does not seem to be folder for forum itself, so posting here. It may be an forum enhancement request.Or a RTFM, but I could not find it.Anyone know how I can 'unpost' or 'unsubscribe' from a thread that I once posted into, but that no longer interests me, in fact annoys me. But I keep seeing it in the "show new replies to your posts" header. (specifically, the thread about dowsing. It just will not die)Thanks

author: Decoman
author_rank: Regular Contributor
timestamp: December 14, 2017, 03:43:59 pm
content: I don't fully know how this particular forum works, but I don't think what you are asking for is possible. Presumably the "Show new replies to your posts." button/script is fairly basic in that regard.This reminds me, I've personally fantasized about having individual forum users on other forums become 100% hidden in all future threads when displayed on my computer, but I don't think any forum engine has that feature.

author: tooki
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: December 14, 2017, 03:47:36 pm
content: 1. Clickshow new replies to your posts(https://www.eevblog.com/forum/unreadreplies/).2. Select the checkbox for the thread you want to ignore.3. Clickignore topics.

author: cybermaus
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: December 14, 2017, 03:56:11 pm
content: That sounds exactly like what I want.But not sure if it is because I am getting older eyes, or I am not a super contributor. But I see no checkbox, nor any 'ignore'. And I went and hovered over every screen element, and read all text on the screen.

author: Ian.M
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: December 14, 2017, 04:10:08 pm
content: You have to enable it. See reply #2 inhttps://www.eevblog.com/forum/chat/forum-update-new-ignore-topics-feature/for instructions.@Tooki: Better bookmark that for next time you are feeling helpful.

author: tooki
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: December 15, 2017, 06:15:29 pm
content: Bookmark? You mean where links go to die?(Seriously, other than my favorites bar, I almost never use bookmarks any more. It’s faster to just google for something, especially since link rot means most of my bookmarks are dead anyway. Of course, here it wasn’t an issue of linking, but that I’d totally forgotten that a special step was necessary at all. No amount of bookmarks would help. Of course, the OP could have googled and found that thread themselves.)

author: Ice-Tea
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: December 15, 2017, 06:56:28 pm
content: Good GOD! I've been praying for something like this and it's been here all along!Ths for pointing it out.

author: Neomys Sapiens
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: December 16, 2017, 12:28:56 am
content: R.U.sirius?Link rot may occur, but even knowing who once did/produced/sold it in a structured link system is a faster path of resaerch that GOOGLENOODLE it. Whenever you really, really need to find it FAST, some bullshit usage of a term will get in front of what you need, so you have to go through 10something iterations of your search term until you even come near it!

author: ebastler
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: December 16, 2017, 07:12:01 pm
content: Quote from: tooki on December 15, 2017, 06:15:29 pmI'm with you on this one. I used to maintain massive bookmark lists, with multi-level hierarchies, for many years -- until I realized that I never revisited 90% of those links. Either they were outdated when I tried them again a year later, or I simply forgot that I had that link somewhere deep down in my list, and hence never looked for it again.These days, my browser remembers the frequently visited websites as soon as I type a few characters, and Google finds the rarely needed ones for me.

author: tooki
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: December 17, 2017, 03:27:36 pm
content: Quote from: Neomys Sapiens on December 16, 2017, 12:28:56 amFor you maybe, for me it’s not. I’m really, really good at googling, and it usually gets me to the result faster than anything local. If bookmarks work for you, that’s great. For me, I don’t have the patience to create and maintain detailed hierarchies, and even when I’ve tried, the ambiguity of most taxonomies means that I’m faster using a search.