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Is it possible to remove a topic from "I'm on"

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DaisyAnneReturns Thu 14-May-26 17:38:01

I notice that the degeneration threads is happening more frequently. They seem to go through phases:

Early on, people are there because they care about the topic,
Later, more people arrive for stimulation, identity conflict, or social performance.

By this stage the thread has lost any point and it would be good to move on with it not still appearing on "I'm on".

Allira Fri 15-May-26 17:36:25

If you go to the mobile site and the thread in question there should be a white arrow in a small red circle on the right at the top of the thread.
Click on that and there will be list of options, one of which is Hide this discussion.

BlueBelle Fri 15-May-26 18:24:37

DaisyAnneReturns

You can avoid someone's conversation in real life BlueBelle - you just walk away. There really some people who add nothing to your knowledge or to your feeling that most people are good people. No one should be obliged to listen to them. That wasn't what I was asking for personally, but I have been on a site that had it and it worked.

And you can ‘walk away’ from a thread surely

Mollygo Fri 15-May-26 20:49:06

Allira

If you go to the mobile site and the thread in question there should be a white arrow in a small red circle on the right at the top of the thread.
Click on that and there will be list of options, one of which is Hide this discussion.

I mentioned that on page 1 but it evidently doesn’t work for some.
It works on my iPad and phone. I haven’t tried it on a computer.

petra Fri 15-May-26 21:11:17

BlueBelle

DaisyAnneReturns

You can avoid someone's conversation in real life BlueBelle - you just walk away. There really some people who add nothing to your knowledge or to your feeling that most people are good people. No one should be obliged to listen to them. That wasn't what I was asking for personally, but I have been on a site that had it and it worked.

And you can ‘walk away’ from a thread surely

I must be missing something here, DaisyAnneReturns
Are you saying that you find it easier to ignore someone’s comments in real life but not someone online who you have never met and never likely too.
In fact in today’s world there’s every possibility that the OP isn’t human.

DaisyAnneReturns Sun 17-May-26 20:45:39

BlueBelle

DaisyAnneReturns

You can avoid someone's conversation in real life BlueBelle - you just walk away. There really some people who add nothing to your knowledge or to your feeling that most people are good people. No one should be obliged to listen to them. That wasn't what I was asking for personally, but I have been on a site that had it and it worked.

And you can ‘walk away’ from a thread surely

It really isn't the same. People don't generally keep popping up; the thread does.

DaisyAnneReturns Sun 17-May-26 20:52:21

Sorry, I didn't see you added another post.

I must be missing something here, DaisyAnneReturns. Are you saying that you find it easier to ignore someone’s comments in real life but not someone online who you have never met and never likely too. In fact in today’s world there’s every possibility that the OP isn’t human.

No. That's not what I'm saying.

Magenta8 Sun 17-May-26 21:00:32

Sorry to 'pop up' if I am one of the posters or initiators of threads that you seem to dislike so intensely but I really don't see the problem. I find it much easier to ignore people on GN than in real life.

Do you really just walk away from real life conversations you want to avoid?confused

DaisyAnneReturns Sun 17-May-26 22:11:38

Magenta8

Sorry to 'pop up' if I am one of the posters or initiators of threads that you seem to dislike so intensely but I really don't see the problem. I find it much easier to ignore people on GN than in real life.

Do you really just walk away from real life conversations you want to avoid?confused

I would simply like, if it's possible, to be able to tidy up the list of the topics I'm following, deleting those that seem to have run their course for me, personally.

You seem determined to make this personal. I wonder why you have that need?

Magenta8 Mon 18-May-26 07:23:09

You clearly took my comments far more personally than I intended.

Mollygo Mon 18-May-26 08:35:19

I get what you mean DAR. After 3 days I’d lost interest in this post, but it popped up again. I was going to scroll on and if more it but . . .
Maybe you could share the site where the option you want is available with GN site managers so they could perhaps initiate that option, or at least enquire if there is sufficient need for it.

Mollygo Mon 18-May-26 08:35:46

if more =ignore

petra Mon 18-May-26 08:50:43

Mollygo
I wonder how many members feel the need to tidy up the topics they are following.
Probably the same amount who need to tidy the sock drawer.
I doubt if Mumsnet ( the holding company) have a resident tech employee.
These people don’t come cheap and as GN doesn’t generate a great deal of advertising revenue the cost wouldn’t warrant the cost.

MawsRosie Mon 18-May-26 09:03:14

I usually only ever click on Active discussions and ignore the rest.
However I also understand if you start a thread on A and it gets hijacked or meanders off to B a person can feel sidelined.

Allira Mon 18-May-26 09:49:08

Hiding most of the Games threads is tedious because they have to be done one by one. I tried once but more and more pop up so I just scroll on by.

Mollygo Mon 18-May-26 11:40:17

petra

Mollygo
I wonder how many members feel the need to tidy up the topics they are following.
Probably the same amount who need to tidy the sock drawer.
I doubt if Mumsnet ( the holding company) have a resident tech employee.
These people don’t come cheap and as GN doesn’t generate a great deal of advertising revenue the cost wouldn’t warrant the cost.

Sock drawer? I’d rather be tidying my scarf hanger. But I fear this might be called a diversion.😄

petra Mon 18-May-26 11:42:04

Mollygo

petra

Mollygo
I wonder how many members feel the need to tidy up the topics they are following.
Probably the same amount who need to tidy the sock drawer.
I doubt if Mumsnet ( the holding company) have a resident tech employee.
These people don’t come cheap and as GN doesn’t generate a great deal of advertising revenue the cost wouldn’t warrant the cost.

Sock drawer? I’d rather be tidying my scarf hanger. But I fear this might be called a diversion.😄

If only I had a scarf hanger 🥰

BlueBelle Mon 18-May-26 11:46:37

Can no one just scroll past and ignore If it ‘ just pops up’ it is not compulsory to read it
Exactly me Alira I once took hours getting rid of all the games the next time I opened up they were all back so I just scroll past not, its easy enough

nanna8 Mon 18-May-26 12:51:11

I don’t have a list of posts, just go to the topics I am interested in. I just look at active discussions, too and sometimes the threads I’m on. That’s sufficient.

DaisyAnneReturns Wed 20-May-26 20:45:34

petra

Mollygo
I wonder how many members feel the need to tidy up the topics they are following.
Probably the same amount who need to tidy the sock drawer.
I doubt if Mumsnet ( the holding company) have a resident tech employee.
These people don’t come cheap and as GN doesn’t generate a great deal of advertising revenue the cost wouldn’t warrant the cost.

Why do so many people on GN feel the need to attack others? We now have an attack on those who like to keep things tidy. Seriously, if you've nothing better to do than pick fights over an imaginary tidiness of mythical sock drawers what on earth picture do you think that paints of the person needing to make such an accusation?

Mollygo Wed 20-May-26 22:12:00

Why do so many people on GN feel the need to attack others?
Like this one attacking those who post a point of view which doesn’t suit the poster asking that question.

Allira Wed 20-May-26 23:19:59

Mollygo

petra

Mollygo
I wonder how many members feel the need to tidy up the topics they are following.
Probably the same amount who need to tidy the sock drawer.
I doubt if Mumsnet ( the holding company) have a resident tech employee.
These people don’t come cheap and as GN doesn’t generate a great deal of advertising revenue the cost wouldn’t warrant the cost.

Sock drawer? I’d rather be tidying my scarf hanger. But I fear this might be called a diversion.😄

DH likes a tidy sock drawer, they are all placed in precise order.
If only he was as tidy around the rest of the house!

Cardamom Thu 21-May-26 04:32:13

I would simply like, if it's possible, to be able to tidy up the list of the topics I'm following, deleting those that seem to have run their course for me, personally.

You could just stop posting on the thread and then it would just naturally "die" and would just fall off the active list? It's only people posting on a thread that keeps it in active. I hope this suggestion isn't perceived as being an attack.

MartavTaurus Thu 21-May-26 07:16:49

So, with these here famous sock drawers, how do you fold your socks in order to store them?

Do you roll them up?
Do you just fold them one sock on top of the other?
Or do you use that turning one sock inside out technique and stretching the cuff over to keep them in a tight bundle?

Just asking. 🧦

petra Thu 21-May-26 07:28:04

MartavTaurus

So, with these here famous sock drawers, how do you fold your socks in order to store them?

Do you roll them up?
Do you just fold them one sock on top of the other?
Or do you use that turning one sock inside out technique and stretching the cuff over to keep them in a tight bundle?

Just asking. 🧦

Ah, at last a subject that we can really get our teeth into.
I have to be honest but I haven’t given it much thought lately, been too consumed with the price of eggs in Tesco’s.
But now that you’ve brought it up I will make time on my calendar.

BlueBelle Thu 21-May-26 07:42:47

I have an old net bag with all my socks in No tidy drawer for me 🤣🤣🤣
Don’t you love it when it meanders straight off topic to something entirely different
Where are we off to next, now what order do you keep your cutlery drawer in. I go knives, forks, spoons teaspoons left to right ? And i m not bothered which way the toilet roll faces