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(115,674 posts)Here is the whole thing, so now I can look at it all together and see what was changed. "this is one of the strengths of this site, for sure!"
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0. For those who are tired of the Hobby Lobby topic, Pssst
If you go to "My account", and then "Trash can", and then write "hobby" in the space for auto-trash keyword, it will magically disappear most of the threads about it. Just a tip for those who get tired of certain topics that flood the board from time to time.
The trick is to pick a good keyword, and this technique can be used for any "hot" news story that from time to time will flood DU for a while.
After a certain time period, when the topic has faded and is no loner being seen, you can go back to your auto trash key word and remove the word from the list.
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0. For those who are tired of the Hobby Lobby topic, Pssst
If you go to "My account", and then "Trash can", and then write "hobby" in the space for auto-trash keyword, it will magically disappear most of the threads about it. Just a tip for those who get tired of certain topics that flood the board from time to time.
The trick is to pick a good keyword, and this technique can be used for any "hot" news story that from time to time will flood DU for a while.
After a certain time period, when the topic has faded and is no longer being seen or posted about in a frenzy, you can go back to your auto trash key word and remove the word from the list.
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0. For those who are tired of the Hobby Lobby topic, Pssst
If you go to "My account", and then "Trash can", and then write "hobby" in the space for auto-trash keyword, it will magically disappear most of the threads about it. Just a tip for those who get tired of certain topics that flood the board from time to time.
The trick is to pick a good keyword, and this technique can be used for any "hot" news story that from time to time will flood DU for a while.
Here are some more examples of keywords I have trashed in the past, and my reasons for doing so:
Christie -- because I get really tired of people posting OPs about him. I don't give a fig about the scumbag.
Cruz -- same reason as above.
Palin -- same reason.
Phelps -- same reason.
Steubenville -- some time back, there was a big criminal case in the news about this city, it seemed to be never-ending. I didn't have any interest in it, at all.
wcgreen -- I forget, lol. No idea.
woo -- I just think it is a really stupid internet "fad word", and so I trash all threads referring to it.
After a certain time period, when the topic has faded and is no longer being seen or posted about in a frenzy, you can go back to your auto trash key word and remove the word from the list.
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Mon Jul 7, 2014, 12:21 AM - Unexplained edit. (Hide)
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0. For those who are tired of the Hobby Lobby topic, Pssst
If you go to "My account", and then "Trash can", and then write "hobby" in the space for auto-trash keyword, it will magically disappear most of the threads about it. Just a tip for those who get tired of certain topics that flood the board from time to time.
The trick is to pick a good keyword, and this technique can be used for any "hot" news story that from time to time will flood DU for a while.
Here are some more examples of keywords I have trashed in the past, and my reasons for doing so:
Christie -- because I get really tired of people posting OPs about him. I don't give a fig about the scumbag.
Cruz -- same reason as above.
Palin -- same reason.
Phelps -- same reason.
Steubenville -- some time back, there was a big criminal case in the news about this city, it seemed to be never-ending. I didn't have any interest in it, at all.
wcgreen -- I forget, lol. No idea.
woo -- I just think it is a really stupid internet "fad word", and so I trash all threads referring to it.
After a certain time period, when the topic has faded and is no longer being seen or posted about in a frenzy, you can go back to your auto trash key word and remove the word from the list. One of the best things about DU is each individual can customize it to their liking, and this is one of the strengths of this site, for sure!