05-29-2022, 02:07 PM
cbelt3 wrote:
I like things the way they are. And I enjoy frequent posters because it keeps things from being børing. Scroll down, click “ignore this user” if you want to filter some of us out. All the controls are there. It’s all good !
Agreed re/the way things are. I once likened the Forum layout (even back when we were on DealMac using the Phorum (?) software) to a full cocktail party; you wander from conversation to conversation. If you don't want to involve in the one you hear, you move onto the next. Going to the next page is like going to another room. Not a big deal.
The software does allow one to block users but, as has been pointed out, it does not block posts nor their subject lines. If I were being blocked, you'd still see my posts with their full titles but replies within that post would be shown as blocked. So it works, but it's a bit imperfect.
And, agree with other sentiments above; if things are bugging you about the Forum, take a break from it. Visit and post on some other forums. Places like Reddit offer great specific topic groups (r/VintageApple, r/MacSetups, r/OSX, r/Mac; just to name a few). Some great info and discussion to be had via Reddit subs -- I've spent a lot of time on r/DaystromInstitute where we have serious discussion about aspects of the Star Trek universe.
Still and all, I like the cocktail party.