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gratuitous

(82,849 posts) Mon Apr 24, 2017, 12:02 PM Apr 2017

Did you know?

Did you know that every time you respond to a thread, it bumps it back to the top of the discussion board? So, if someone creates a post with a right wing nonsense subject line, every time someone responds to the thread, it goes back to the top of the posts. If you click on such a post because the subject line bugs you, and you see that about two dozen other DUers have called it out for nonsense, why not just let it drop down the page? It will roll off soon enough and won't bug you anymore.

Pretty please?

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Did you know? (Original Post) gratuitous Apr 2017 OP

Did you know there's a "Trash this thread" pnwest Apr 2017 #1

DU'r Shandris turned me onto this. It's called 'forum sliding'. Lint Head Apr 2017 #2

Wait, what? Threads go back to the top of Latest when they get responses in Squinch Apr 2017 #3

pnwest

(3,266 posts)

1. Did you know there's a "Trash this thread"

Reply to gratuitous (Original post)

Mon Apr 24, 2017, 12:07 PM

Apr 2017

option you can utilize, specifically designed get rid of threads you're tired of seeing?

Lint Head

(15,064 posts)

2. DU'r Shandris turned me onto this. It's called 'forum sliding'.

Reply to gratuitous (Original post)

Mon Apr 24, 2017, 12:09 PM

Apr 2017

It's also used by disruptors and trolls to hijack a forum they don't agree with.

Squinch

(50,911 posts)

3. Wait, what? Threads go back to the top of Latest when they get responses in

Reply to gratuitous (Original post)

Mon Apr 24, 2017, 12:47 PM

Apr 2017

multiples of 25. They rise to the top of Greatest according to the number of recs they get.

Every time you respond to a thread it doesn't bump it back to the top.

What am I missing?

But on the larger question, I agree on letting the controversies that are created by those outside our party to die.

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