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usonian

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7. You can also block/trash forums.

Reply to BamaRefugee (Original post)

Mon Feb 3, 2025, 02:12 AM

Feb 2025

I reluctantly do this to some forums to avoid info overload.

Go to forums in the forum page

https://www.democraticunderground.com/?com=forums

Click on the forum and you can trash it.

I had to do this to basketball because it was flooding me with articles.

And I love basketball. I grew up following the great Celtics teams and the all time great Bill Russell, and heard Johnny Most report "Havlicek stole the ball"

Under MyDU you can trash keywords or ignore individuals.

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Is there any way to block a certain topic so that I don't see any posts about it? [View all] BamaRefugee Feb 2025 OP

You can trash a thread and also put people on ignore, forums and threads through "MyDU" tab on the top right. JohnSJ Feb 2025 #1

I have several words blocked such as fuck. I'm not sure about whole forms. patricia92243 Feb 2025 #2

I don't know how to block words. In fact, I really not into censorship. This is just avoidanceship. BamaRefugee Feb 2025 #4

How do you block forums? SheltieLover Feb 2025 #11

OK i hope i instruct you correctly. On Android (no idea about anything else) open DU up and in my case BamaRefugee Feb 2025 #12

You can block title keywords.. Princess Turandot Feb 2025 #3

Thanks. I discovered that BamaRefugee Feb 2025 #6

Click on "My DU" dpibel Feb 2025 #5

You can also block/trash forums. usonian Feb 2025 #7

Thanks. I found out about that and took care of it BamaRefugee Feb 2025 #8

As I noted, it was the deluge. Other great forums (redacted) will also do that. usonian Feb 2025 #10

I grew up watching the Harlem Globetrotters regularly dismantle the all-white Washington Generals BamaRefugee Feb 2025 #13

Just don't read it. CentralMass Feb 2025 #9