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Joe BidenCongratulations to our presumptive Democratic nominee, Joe Biden!
 

DRoseDARs

(6,810 posts)
Fri Mar 15, 2019, 02:51 PM Mar 2019

Can we have threads from this forum *NOT* appear in Trending or Greatest on the homepage?

Especially needed when those headlines and threads are pure ragebait targeting this candidate or that? People looking to participate in the mud fights know where to find the Democratic Primaries (Forum), hell just provide a link on the homepage and a disclaimer, and everyone else would probably like some peace and quiet for once without getting inadvertently sucked in.

Obviously the poll is tongue-in-cheek, but the request is sincere.


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Can we have threads from this forum *NOT* appear in Trending or Greatest on the homepage? (Original Post) DRoseDARs Mar 2019 OP
Go to the main page of the Democratic Primaries forum. It is here: Skinner Mar 2019 #1
But that just skirts the issue & most people won't read your post here or ever see that instruction. DRoseDARs Mar 2019 #2
I love this idea RobertDevereaux Mar 2019 #3
 

Skinner

(63,645 posts)
1. Go to the main page of the Democratic Primaries forum. It is here:
Fri Mar 15, 2019, 03:01 PM
Mar 2019
https://www.democraticunderground.com/?com=forum&id=1287

Then click the little button with a trash can on it that says "Trash this forum".

Follow the instructions. Problem solved.
If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for:
Joe Biden
 

DRoseDARs

(6,810 posts)
2. But that just skirts the issue & most people won't read your post here or ever see that instruction.
Fri Mar 15, 2019, 03:10 PM
Mar 2019

Having a simple direct link with disclaimer on the homepage helps let people know where to look and what they may be about to get themselves into. In the disclaimer you could even mention the Trash this Forum option. It's about further helping keep the often hostile debate contained as much as possible to the appropriate forum without needlessly drawing people in to it. 2004, 2008 and 2016 have shown we've a lot more work to do to keep the peace. More tools are better.

If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for:
Undecided
 

RobertDevereaux

(1,857 posts)
3. I love this idea
Fri Mar 15, 2019, 03:21 PM
Mar 2019

And have voted accordingly

If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for:
Undecided
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