Can There Be A Setting

An optional setting that users can use to block threads on the front page? People can voluntarily block sections or voluntarily leave them unblocked, but I'm getting sick and tired of seeing the liberal bias on this website. I don't click the threads, but seeing their titles is enough to piss me off. I think it'd be nice if users who come to this site have the option to choose what sections show up on the front page (as in to to settings and put a filter up)

I can't stand looking at it anymore, and I'm on the verge of not coming back to this website if this is all that goes on.

A forum filtering option so the user can decide what shows up on the front page under forums would be nice. Other sites have it but idk what coding FFXIAH uses. I think they hard coded their own forum.

I just want to come onto the site and not get upset seeing some kind of thread bashing conservatives or whatever liberals are against. Seriously it's getting to the point I'm using FFXIAH less and less and I'm sure others are the same way.

sounds like a personal problem...

This has been requested in the past several times and the general answer has been: no.

The purpose of the front page is to show the last made posts. Obviously not going into the threads you don't want to read is the easiest solution. You mentioned that just seeing them irks you but honestly... that's your own issue to deal with. There are plenty of non-political related threads being made, plenty of... FFXI related threads, and plenty of conservative biased stuff as well.

I can't speak for Scragg in any way at all, but I'd say it is very unlikely you will see the feature you are looking for being implemented.

A big one too... The title of a thread pisses you off? lol...

You might have a rage issue if....


Get over it.

Overall just enjoy seeing the booby avatars. =)

So it's ok for the ones who don't want to see be unable to block it? That's in my opinion some really bad moderation especially if the threads are made to bait people (Don't act like it isn't done, it's done all the time to lure people out to have 'debates' when in truth these are just pisskickings)

I hardly ever touch a P&R thread because of this, but that's all I can do. I can't keep myself from seeing these absurd threads and yet there's no way to negotiate a possible way for those WHO ARENT INTERESTED AT ALL IN POLITICS from seeing the threads we don't want to see? I'm sorry, I must be a straight up 'tard then, because what I'm asking for is unreasonable.

What we're saying is that you have issues of your own that you should work out before coming down on anyone else if you can't come to a forum without being angered by seeing the title of a thread.

You have a choice! A choice not to venture into a crazy thread! A choice to not come to this site because simple things make the anger rise deep within you! I guess you also have the right to complain but seriously lol...

P&R Thread spam = slow and boring day in XI. When new stuff gets added then you see a bunch of Posts all about the new stuff. Its always sorta been that way >.> but most that do visit use the site mostly for item look up and such

Silly question: How do you handle the rest of the internet if you have issues seeing the titles of threads and articles that make you angry, or things that you don’t agree with?

It's simple, I ignore it because I don't -need- the site, just like I don't need -this- site. It's easy, just log out and not come back.

Well, they might just avoid other sites where that stuff gets brought up. No one really comes to FFXIAH expecting

WOULD LIBERALS ABORT BABY JESUS!?

on the front page.

I guess the OP has selective sight and just ignores all of Altima and KN's threads, or maybe they just get closed too fast and he doesn't see them. Either way, funny complaint.

There's your answer. solution. Grats

Somebody has a mancrush on me.

Get in line with Pleebo, Jet, Ihina, and the rest of the fools.

They probably haven't been on the site in the past four years then... at least... This is nothing new...

If you felt the need to make a thread telling the world about your anger for it... doesn't really sound like you're acheiving that state of mind where you can ignore things lol...

On topic though:

Most of the posters here are left or left-leaning. Even a couple of mods.

You are going to see a lot of left and left-leaning threads here.

can someone come up with a block setting in rl for all the idiots I run into on a daily basis???

plzkthxbai

Nice fantasy but no. What happened to your last spam thread?

I don't care if it stays on the frontpage or not. It is easy to ignore. But it is a cesspool of stupidity that seems to be frequented by wannabe Debate Majors and the site wouldn't lose anything by getting rid of the sub-forum entirely.

It's also funny how every person arguing against the change is a frequent spammerposter in that sub-forum.

Well who do you expect to defend it? People who never go there and have no interest in it?

I am in agreement with the OP. I logged on to FFXIAH today and saw this thread "Can there be a setting" and I was like "WHY DO WE HAVE TO KEEP TAKING THE SIDE OF THE SETTINGS?!"

nah you're way off, idgaf if things get changed, I just want to mock you two.

well holy ***, I found your answer ... but ... wait ... you sa...


oh my god! IT'S A MIRACLE

If it had any kind of value I think they would. If someone wanted to get rid of the WAR forums I would argue against it because it is relevant and adds something to the site. Even if it doesn't add it for me. The problem with P&R is that the only people who seem to care about it use it for spamming, inflammatory arguments, or click-bait that would make BuzzFeed uncomfortable.

Like I said, its continued existence doesn't bother me(despite me seeing no value in it) but you can't deny that it is creating an issue. We've seen multiple threads like this one pop up. Why not just make it so the average user doesn't have to be annoyed by it? If you're worried about "censorship" make it an opt-in setting.

I don't see how that is something that needs to be so vehemently protested by the users of P&R.

I don't see anyone protesting the change at all, looks like everyone is just laughing at the OP.