I like to check the discussions a few times per day to see what's new. Once in a while, threads pop up that can be entertaining but are also tiresome & uninteresting. Scanning through active discussions becomes more of a chore when those threads blow up and multiply into side-threads.
If we had the ability to mark a thread as "hidden", then I could cut down on the noise and make it easier to find and focus on productive/interesting discussions.
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