Tag thread "beyond my scope"

[killermist]

I don't rely on my bean count to indicate to anyone that my posts are of quality. I count on the quality, helpfulness, or thought-provoking nature of my posts to stand on their own.

I just think it would be useful to have a way to bury threads (to me) that I enter initially thinking I might be of help, but realize after entering that either I know nothing about, and/or I just plain don't care about (and probably never will).

The threads that I can tell by the thread title or summary I won't be help for (or find useful information in), I won't click into. It is the threads that "tricked" me into clicking into them that I'd like to bury so that I won't accidentally click into them again (again being confused into thinking I'd be interested/useful), possibly because they show the indications that I've viewed the thread before.

Even skipping the "beyond my scope" part, some threads, I just never want to see again, so burying them would be a useful function.

[critin]

show the indications that I've viewed the thread before.

Threads that you have viewed are no longer in bold text, but are dimmed. Perhaps that would help?

[killermist]

Threads that you have viewed are no longer in bold text, but are dimmed. Perhaps that would help?

THAT is part of the problem. In that they are differentiated from "you haven't looked at this" threads, they evoke a "what is it about this thread that drew me initally?" reaction. To which the reaction in clicking back into is "Oh, Ya... that. Why can't I bury this thread?"

[critin]

umm, I guess if reading the title doesn't refresh your memory and marking 'threads read' in the quick links doesn't help--there's nothing more you can do. How much time does it take to realize that you've been there already?
If it's something I know I can't help with, I read the answers and hope to learn something new. But all I have is time and don't mind wasting it here. I understand why busy people need to make the best use of theirs. I hope you find an answer that works.

[CharlesA]

THAT is part of the problem. In that they are differentiated from "you haven't looked at this" threads, they evoke a "what is it about this thread that drew me initally?" reaction. To which the reaction in clicking back into is "Oh, Ya... that. Why can't I bury this thread?"

That is not how forums work. I do not believe there is any way to set a thread to be hidden from a specific user.

You can "mark" a thread via GreaseMonkey (if you configured it like that) by adding a tag to the thread, but that is unfair to other users since the tag would be visible to everyone and clutter up the forum.

If it bothers you that much, why do you go into the support areas?

[Elfy]

You can "mark" a thread via GreaseMonkey (if you configured it like that) by adding a tag to the thread, but that is unfair to other users since the tag would be visible to everyone and clutter up the forum.

Very likely that they would be all be removed as well. Let's not go there

I'm no super support guru - but what I do know I have learnt from 2 sources - having to fix things I've broken and from reading threads here that appeared to be voodoo the first time around.

[CharlesA]

Very likely that they would be all be removed as well. Let's not go there

Indeed. It would just make a mess of things.

I'm no super support guru - but what I do know I have learnt from 2 sources - having to fix things I've broken and from reading threads here that appeared to be voodoo the first time around.

Same here. I've actually learned quite a bit from browsing the forums.

[haqking]

If you cant help in a thread, even more reason to follow it and not ignore it that way you will learn something.

Why ignore what you dont know or understand, knowledge is a gift, welcome it everytime you have the opportunity.

And in the future you can help others.

Cheers

[critin]

If you cant help in a thread, even more reason to follow it and not ignore it that way you will learn something.

Why ignore what you dont know or understand, knowledge is a gift, welcome it everytime you have the opportunity.

And in the future you can help others.

Cheers

Exactly! This goes into my favorite quote of the month list.

[killermist]

If you cant help in a thread, even more reason to follow it and not ignore it that way you will learn something.

Threads about interoperability with windows, are a primary case pointing to an entire family of threads I care very little (if at all) about, and have NO reason to take an interest in.

Why ignore what you dont know or understand, knowledge is a gift, welcome it everytime you have the opportunity.

Not all "knowledge" is useful. For me to even accidentally learn the mechanics of how to put on makeup, or theory of dogwalking, or ancient punch-card computer programming would all be a total waste of neurons.

The problem with "Jack of all trades" is "Master of none".

There are some subjects I will never be a master of.
There are others I don't care to EVER know anything about.
My life is sufficiently valuable (to me) that spending any part of my off hours studying subjects I don't know or want to know about just for the sake of some other person that may or may not ask a question in a window when I'll see it, is a waste of my time.