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Skinner

(63,645 posts) Wed Jun 20, 2012, 11:51 AM Jun 2012

Trash this forum: Completely remove a particular forum or group, so you never see it again.

Your DU Trash Can just got more powerful. Now you can Trash entire forums and groups so you won't see their posts anywhere on the discussion forums. To trash a particular forum or group, click the Trash button at the top of the page. It looks like this:



When you click the button, you will be presented with two different options:

Hide threads. Selecting this option only removes the forum or group's threads from the Latest page and the Greatest page. The forum or group will still be listed on the Forum & Groups page and in the navigation column on the left side of most pages.

Full trash. Selecting this option removes the forum or group's threads from the Latest page and the Greatest page and also removes the forum or group entirely from the the Forum & Groups page and from the navigation column on the left side of most pages.

If you change your mind after you have trashed a particular forum or group, you can bring it back. Click on "My Account," then click the "Trash Can" tab. This will take you to your Trash Can:

http://www.democraticunderground.com/?com=myaccount&sub=trash

Then click the "Restore" link to show the forum or group again.


Now you have complete control over your Latest Threads page. Use the three drop-down menus on the Latest Threads page to make broad changes to what content appears, and then use the "Trash this forum/group" function to remove specific forums and groups from your Latest Page. Now you can see exactly what you want to see on Democratic Underground.

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Trash this forum: Completely remove a particular forum or group, so you never see it again. (Original Post) Skinner Jun 2012 OP
Thank you!! tosh Jun 2012 #1
I can finally hide the Gardening Forum. Thanks! n/t Ian David Jun 2012 #2
You can't hide from us... beac Jun 2012 #27
Hey! Why would you want to do that? We tend to grow on people! NRaleighLiberal Jun 2012 #35
You know what would be awesome? If we can avoid Jury Duty in forums that we've trashed. Ian David Jun 2012 #3
That's already been programmed. n/t Elad Jun 2012 #6
You guys rock. n/t Ian David Jun 2012 #8
Thank, Elad... SidDithers Jun 2012 #37
Rushing off now to trash the Guns forum (just removal from the Latest page). kestrel91316 Jun 2012 #4
God, that felt good. kestrel91316 Jun 2012 #7
Me too :) nt abelenkpe Jun 2012 #15
i did the full trash on it barbtries Jun 2012 #17
A-frikkin-men nt Cheap_Trick Jun 2012 #18
Me, too PADemD Jun 2012 #22
Me six. n/t kickysnana Jun 2012 #39
Thank you! ( n/t ) Make7 Jun 2012 #5
Rockin' libodem Jun 2012 #9
Ohhh! Thank you Skinner! n/t ProfessionalLeftist Jun 2012 #10
Finally! The Cooking & Baking Group can hurt us no more. nt ZombieHorde Jun 2012 #11
My sanity and my blood pressure thank you! OffWithTheirHeads Jun 2012 #12
Thank you! freshwest Jun 2012 #13
And it just keeps getting better, thank you siligut Jun 2012 #14
That is amazing! CaliforniaPeggy Jun 2012 #16
Finally! Begone "Announcements"! bluedigger Jun 2012 #19
Presto - no more gungeon! Thanks Skinner :) nt TBF Jun 2012 #20
If a MIRT member trashes a forum, can they see the post when alert come in? uppityperson Jun 2012 #21
Yes EarlG Jun 2012 #28
Thanks. I'll pass it on. uppityperson Jun 2012 #29
THAT was a brilliant touch! dixiegrrrrl Jun 2012 #41
cool no more gun forum madrchsod Jun 2012 #23
Will you provide stats on which forums/groups are the most trashed? sinkingfeeling Jun 2012 #24
There is no single list. Skinner Jun 2012 #26
Thanks. sinkingfeeling Jun 2012 #34
the amount of information and control in DU3 is simply awesome. zeemike Jun 2012 #25
Looking for the forum that contains all the "Porntificating" so I can 86 it... corkhead Jun 2012 #30
x2 AnotherMcIntosh Jun 2012 #47
YEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEESSSSSSSS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! TheCowsCameHome Jun 2012 #31
You are a genius!!! nt MADem Jun 2012 #32
Can this be made part of the group blocking action? laconicsax Jun 2012 #33
add me to growing list of DUers who gladly trashed gungeon chknltl Jun 2012 #36
Thanks, Admins... SidDithers Jun 2012 #38
Wonderful!!!! No more guns or religion!!!!! You rock! nt valerief Jun 2012 #40
Good idea, but kinda sad . . . MrTwister Jun 2012 #42
yeah, but will it exempt us from jury duty in that forum too? notadmblnd Jun 2012 #43
Yes, see upthread EarlG Jun 2012 #44
My problem is somewhat different Bohunk68 Jun 2012 #45
Sweet! And thanks for not making it "all-or-nothing". DCKit Jun 2012 #46
Awesome. UnrepentantLiberal Jun 2012 #48
Kickapoo Joy Juice! valerief Jun 2012 #49
K&R, but I do have one issue with this. Rhiannon12866 Jun 2012 #50
Yay! Goodbye to the Sophomoric Philosophy Forum! bananas Jul 2012 #51

Ian David

(69,059 posts)
3. You know what would be awesome? If we can avoid Jury Duty in forums that we've trashed.
Reply to Skinner (Original post)
Wed Jun 20, 2012, 11:59 AM
Jun 2012

I don't want to be called for Jury Duty on Gungeon threads anymore.

barbtries

(29,935 posts)
17. i did the full trash on it
Reply to kestrel91316 (Reply #4)
Wed Jun 20, 2012, 12:45 PM
Jun 2012

and yes it did feel good, and i am glad that i will not be adjudicating any more alerts from there.

EarlG

(22,615 posts)
28. Yes
Reply to uppityperson (Reply #21)
Wed Jun 20, 2012, 01:55 PM
Jun 2012

The function either removes threads from Latest and Greatest or removes the forum/group from your view of the website's navigation. It doesn't prevent you from visiting forums that you have trashed. For example, if you trash GD but directly type in the URL for GD, you will go there no problem. Or if someone posts a link to a thread in a forum or group that you have trashed and you click on the link, you will go to the thread.

dixiegrrrrl

(60,011 posts)
41. THAT was a brilliant touch!
Reply to EarlG (Reply #28)
Wed Jun 20, 2012, 06:55 PM
Jun 2012

Means hosts and MIRT can have the best of both worlds with no penalty.

Many many thanks!!!!!

Skinner

(63,645 posts)
26. There is no single list.
Reply to sinkingfeeling (Reply #24)
Wed Jun 20, 2012, 01:31 PM
Jun 2012

But if you go to the "About this forum" page for a particular forum, it tells you how many people have trashed it.

http://www.democraticunderground.com/?com=about&forum=1172

Number of people trashing: 14

zeemike

(18,998 posts)
25. the amount of information and control in DU3 is simply awesome.
Reply to Skinner (Original post)
Wed Jun 20, 2012, 01:30 PM
Jun 2012

This place has become the role model for discussion boards everywhere...or it should be.
You guys rock!!!

TheCowsCameHome

(40,217 posts)
31. YEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEESSSSSSSS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Reply to Skinner (Original post)
Wed Jun 20, 2012, 02:19 PM
Jun 2012

Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you.

chknltl

(10,558 posts)
36. add me to growing list of DUers who gladly trashed gungeon
Reply to Skinner (Original post)
Wed Jun 20, 2012, 03:04 PM
Jun 2012

Because nothing I might say over there is food for thought to those guys, they are welcome to my belly button lint but nothing else. The mighty DU just got better for this DUer.

 

MrTwister

(76 posts)
42. Good idea, but kinda sad . . .
Reply to Skinner (Original post)
Wed Jun 20, 2012, 07:27 PM
Jun 2012

Can't we all just get along?

Especially since we're really all on the same side.

notadmblnd

(23,720 posts)
43. yeah, but will it exempt us from jury duty in that forum too?
Reply to Skinner (Original post)
Wed Jun 20, 2012, 08:50 PM
Jun 2012

Now that would be real power.

There are a couple here that seems like I am being called upon for jury duty almost daily. I will admit, one seems to have settled down recently, but the other is like the energizer bunny.. the petty-ness just keeps going and going and going.....

EarlG

(22,615 posts)
44. Yes, see upthread
Reply to notadmblnd (Reply #43)
Wed Jun 20, 2012, 09:23 PM
Jun 2012

If you trash a forum/group (Hide Threads or Full Trash) you won't be asked to Jury a post in that forum/group.

Bohunk68

(1,364 posts)
45. My problem is somewhat different
Reply to Skinner (Original post)
Wed Jun 20, 2012, 10:18 PM
Jun 2012

I have gone to share the link on fb and the "trash this thread" thingee comes along almost every single time. Getting to the place as to where I'm getting really leery about sharing something on fb.

 

DCKit

(18,541 posts)
46. Sweet! And thanks for not making it "all-or-nothing".
Reply to Skinner (Original post)
Wed Jun 20, 2012, 11:00 PM
Jun 2012

I'm sure it was a pain to program, but your efforts are greatly appreciated.

Rhiannon12866

(223,707 posts)
50. K&R, but I do have one issue with this.
Reply to Skinner (Original post)
Fri Jun 22, 2012, 11:39 PM
Jun 2012

Since this tab is in the same place where About This Forum used to be, I've accidentally clicked on it more than once by mistake, including just now on a forum where I'm a host...

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