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wackadoo wabbit

(1,234 posts) Wed Oct 20, 2021, 05:48 PM Oct 2021

What does it mean to "Trash this thread"? [View all]

I don't think it's the opposite of rec'ing a thread, so what does it do?

Tbh, I'd never even noticed that Trash button until a couple of days ago, when someone wrote that they were trashing all threads related to something or other.

Thanks for any help!

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What does it mean to "Trash this thread"? [View all] wackadoo wabbit Oct 2021 OP

Removes the OP from your view. onecaliberal Oct 2021 #1

Thank you! /nt wackadoo wabbit Oct 2021 #5

It means you won't see it again. No longer viewable to you. Others will see it, though. hlthe2b Oct 2021 #2

Thank you! /nt wackadoo wabbit Oct 2021 #6

Hide it from your view Tetrachloride Oct 2021 #3

Thank you! /nt wackadoo wabbit Oct 2021 #7

Never really understood why one wouldn't just scroll past without looking at it instead MichMan Oct 2021 #4

I Have Done This A Very Few Times Myself, Sir The Magistrate Oct 2021 #8

I totally agree. If it's bothersome, then don't look at it wackadoo wabbit Oct 2021 #9

Yes. I don't think I've ever used it. hlthe2b Oct 2021 #10

I use it daily. i try to focus on threads where i have tangible knowledge Tetrachloride Oct 2021 #11

I have used it in the past particularly for anything labeled Sherman A1 Oct 2021 #12

Now that's an interesting idea. I've often thought that there should be a separate Greatest . . . wackadoo wabbit Oct 2021 #13

The cat thread-hating poster is referring to hiding based on keywords, a function under your account hlthe2b Oct 2021 #15

I've never done it myself. Neither have I ever blocked anyone. TomSlick Oct 2021 #14