Trashing thread on this board makes me more likely to keep my sanity.

[joshcryer]

Haven't used ignore or trash thread for over a decade, but the past month has been utterly detestable.

I encourage those opposed to ignore as I have been to try it out. You forget about it after awhile. You'll be able to actually enjoy this primary campaign.

[Erich Bloodaxe BSN]

1. I've trashed a few.

But I've got 40 or so folks on ignore, so the board isn't too bad.

[bigwillq]

2. I've used "trash thread"

for a long time. And I like how you can trash threads by "keywords".

I like having those options.

[joshcryer]

5. I forgot about that, will have to look at keywords.

Not sure what I could use to get rid of click bait titles though.

[PowerToThePeople]

3. I use it too.

I used to ignore, but got rid of my list. Trash works pretty well.

[Journeyman]

4. I use Ignore liberally. Life's too short to tolerate “kiddie scorn”. . .

Most of all, I use it to avoid simple stupidity -- drunken fools, whacked-out conspiracy nuts ("BushCo caused the tsunami"), one-note wonders who post the same drivel over and over. . . Other people may choose what they perceive as the "high road" of tolerance and community, but I've no time for blithering foolishness and no interest in useless poppycock. Some will disagree but I figure they must have a surplus of life.

There are some posters whose every other utterance is imbecilic, and those who delight in being boorish with no regard for raising the level of conversation or thought. These too I choose to ignore. And it's not something I do lightly: before I click, I'm convinced these people have nothing to offer -- no insight, no new perspective, nothing to change either my attitude or thought. And though I perceive I have an open mind, that's no reason to let others use it as a sewer.

I also utilize ignore to remove trolls and other unsavory folk from my experience. Oh, I recognize they may be gone by morning, but how much more pleasant the evening is without them. I've never blocked anyone who intelligently debated me, but I'll not suffer fools gladly or madly.

If it makes people feel better about the DU "family" or some other such fantasy, you can occasionally clear your entire Ignore list. I do. Often, I find many of those I've shut off were soon after tombstoned, so I don't feel I missed anything.

[joshcryer]

7. At first I was selective, but I agree.

When I started I was afraid I would miss important comments, context of discussion, repeating points others may have made, just being disconnected. There are so many reasons to be hesitant.

But then I just started to see my interactions with certain people were always negative and they never contributed a half paragraph in substance. So I gotta agree with your post completely.

[freshwest]

11. Agree with you and Journeyman. 'Kiddie Scorn' is right. I'm no masochist. n/t

[closeupready]

15. Completely agree, as well, with all three of you.

Life's short. If I'm going to spend precious time here, it's going to be on my terms (within DU's terms, of course).

[petronius]

6. I've been using both - trash thread has long been a favorite, but

I resisted Ignore until I finally realized that there are some DUers who really just make noise, seem motivated by a desire to irritate, have never said anything that I found interesting, and often generated OPs or long subthreads that I invariably skipped right past. A carefully tended ignore list, plus some carefully chosen trash-by-keyword terms, makes DU a cleaner and more useable space...

[joshcryer]

9. I've admittedly spawned those threads.

And now that you mention long subthreads I think my participation frequency in those threads has decreased since I started.

[Sherman A1]

10. Agreed

I am using both and I find it helps.

Life is too short to be irritated by irritating people.

[demmiblue]

8. After the thread that inferred that Sen. Sanders ignores racial issues (in the most vile way)...

I started to put more posters on ignore.




(Two for the price of one.)


Before that, my list was mainly populated by the MRA trolls.

I don't give arseholes the time of day in real life, so why should I here (and I am not talking about dems who have differing opinions)?

[DemocratSinceBirth]

12. Can you please tell me how I can trash a thread .

I don't know how but I would like to.


Thank you in advance.

[morningfog]

13. Just open the OP and click the "Trash this tread" tab.

Easy as that, and it really will change your outlook. I use it liberally when topics are getting beat to death with repeated posts. I also use it to trash threads that are of no interest to me but are getting hundreds of replies.

[Journeyman]

14. To trash a thread, click the box with an X in it at the far right of the thread's title. . .

that'll delete that thread from your experience.

To recover it, click on "My Account" at the top of page, then look for the Tab called "Trash Can." There you'll find a way to recover Trashed Threads, as well as learn how to Trash entire Forums and Groups, and how to Auto-Trash by Keyword. All useful features at various times.

[DemocratSinceBirth]

16. I read your post where you said you have a lot of people on ignore.

I'm glad I didn't offend you.

I have put more people on ignore this week than I did in the previous twelve years I have been posting here...

[Journeyman]

17. Actually, at this time I only have one person on ignore. . .

Largely because I've been incredibly busy the past three months so I only read the articles and rarely delve into the comments. This may change in the coming weeks, as I have more time to read and engage with the comments.

And for what it's worth (and I'm hardly a paragon of posting here), but I don't remember ever having an issue with anything you've posted. In fact, quite the opposite.