How To: Mute obnoxious forum users

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  1. Take note of the users “handle”.

  2. At the top right, on the toolbar, click your avatar.

  3. Choose “Preferences” from the popup menu.

  4. Scroll down to the bottom.

  5. Click in the field labeled “Users Muted”, and type the first character of the user’s handle.

  6. Either choose the user from the popup user list, or type the rest of the user’s handle.

  1. Click the “Save Changes” button.
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Thank you Dan, it might come in handy.

I went there, typed in G (just to get the feeling/experience) but didn’t see anyone I would like to exclude right now.

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Thanks Dan! Never thought I’d need this here, but here we are…

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This has changed a bit.

  1. Click on your avatar.
  2. Click on Profile at the bottom, (it’s a silhouette of a person).
  3. Click on Preferences
  4. Click on Users
  5. Add the User you want to mute.
  6. Sweet silence from said user.
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You can also just click a persons avatar, then again and you open their profile and on the right under Message you have a drop down normal/mute/ignore

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Or you can just ask me directly to shut up :joy:

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This is a prime example of why I visit the forum often.

I never knew I could do this.

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Why is this thread entirely empty?

:wink:

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Yes, but not if their profile is hidden.

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true, I had to use this technique to mute some guy making his own sketchup killer.

for the rest, yeah, simple click on their profile and you can mute (no notifications but still see the messages) or completely ignore

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That is exactly why I posted here. :rofl:

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Is anyone else in here? Hello?

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Bye Bye

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I know, and that is what I have been doing for some time. But it isn’t always enough; the system has its limits.

Occasionally, I encounter a few individuals—about ten out of 125,000—whom I never engage with but who show up to troll or weigh in on topics that clearly don’t interest them, solely to derail the discussion with erroneous claims, sometimes accompanied by insults.

Deep down, I find it almost relaxing. Supporting a dependent loved one during their final years—juggling caregiving, periods of freedom, travel, business trips, and visits from friends, all while maintaining my work and developing a major project that brings me great daily satisfaction—helps put this kind of harassment into perspective.

Still, it would be better if the system were completely watertight, since these individuals—whom I don’t invite to the conversation—contribute nothing to the exchange.

On the other hand, it is actually convenient when they band together; it makes them easier to spot. :slightly_smiling_face:

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Well said.

Some people derail a discussion, mute the topic, and then leave everyone else to deal with the mess.