How soon until RP offers me the ability to ignore certain topics or groups?

SGT Private RallyPoint Member — Sat, 04 Jun 2016 15:03:27 -0400

Am I asking too much? I get that most other social media platforms don't offer such a feature, but the political threads are taking over like a plague and many times make up at least 2 of the 5 "Trending Discussions."

Or will this continue to be left to the individual members? Maybe there needs to be some sort of subdomain for politics.

Response by SFC Everett Oliver made Jun 4 at 2016 3:05 PM

SFC Everett Oliver — Sat, 04 Jun 2016 15:05:02 -0400

Thats what you get during an election year....Don't think you'll see a topic ignore too soon though...

Response by SN Greg Wright made Jun 4 at 2016 3:07 PM

SN Greg Wright — Sat, 04 Jun 2016 15:07:33 -0400

I second this.

Response by 1SG Private RallyPoint Member made Jun 4 at 2016 3:09 PM

1SG Private RallyPoint Member — Sat, 04 Jun 2016 15:09:08 -0400

What is forcing you to read the topics? If you don't like what is being discussed, move on to a thread that interests you.

Response by CPT Jack Durish made Jun 4 at 2016 4:20 PM

CPT Jack Durish — Sat, 04 Jun 2016 16:20:28 -0400

Hopefully we'll survive the politics until November when the election will be decided. Then we can return to normalcy, slamming whomever has won.

Response by TSgt Kenneth Ellis made Jun 4 at 2016 4:34 PM

TSgt Kenneth Ellis — Sat, 04 Jun 2016 16:34:38 -0400

I want to be able to hide post. So they don keep coming up. And I might be tempted to comment.

Response by COL Sam Russell made Jun 4 at 2016 5:16 PM

COL Sam Russell — Sat, 04 Jun 2016 17:16:45 -0400

It is an election year, after all, and certainly the most heated of my lifetime.

Response by Capt Tom Brown made Jun 4 at 2016 6:18 PM

Capt Tom Brown — Sat, 04 Jun 2016 18:18:37 -0400

I feel the same way and have tried to block a post by clicking on those 'three dots' at the right side of the original post. This sometimes gives me the option to block the post and sometimes it stops appearing, other times it just reappears or I get three other options to select from: 'report as spam', 'flag this user' and 'follow/unfollow discussion. Mike Pape (RP Staff) have been notified but so far have not been successful in resolving the problem at their end. I have been blocking any and all political discussions and do not otherwise respond to any of them until Jan 21, 2017.

Response by TSgt Joe C. made Jun 4 at 2016 6:36 PM

TSgt Joe C. — Sat, 04 Jun 2016 18:36:16 -0400

I pay little attention to these political posts.

Response by SSG Pete Fleming made Jun 4 at 2016 6:42 PM

SSG Pete Fleming — Sat, 04 Jun 2016 18:42:46 -0400

I might be mistaken, but the more topics you follow the more diverse your 'wall' will be... but as others said it is an election. And it depends, some topics just get more postings. How many separate postings are there about Kyles record, the death of Prince, the death of Ali, the Blue Angels, what Trump said... oops that politics sorry...

Response by SSgt Mark Lines made Jun 4 at 2016 10:36 PM

SSgt Mark Lines — Sat, 04 Jun 2016 22:36:20 -0400

SGT Private RallyPoint Member I agree that there should be a way to ignore certain topics. While I do not "feed the trolls" on topics that I do not care for, I sometimes miss the ones that I do care about because they are buried under the ones I don't. The ability to customize one's news feed would be nice. I wonder, from a coding stand point, how hard it would be to implement.

Response by Capt Richard I P. made Jun 4 at 2016 11:19 PM

Capt Richard I P. — Sat, 04 Jun 2016 23:19:54 -0400

You could unfollow the people posting it...

Response by Sgt Joe LaBranche made Jun 5 at 2016 12:26 AM

Sgt Joe LaBranche — Sun, 05 Jun 2016 00:26:20 -0400

RP should not have the right to allow you to ignore any posts. If you can't decide which post to read or disregard, you shouldn't be on here. You should be mature enough to make your own decision. Manipulation!

There are a number of posts and individuals I may or may not decide to read or ignore. No one says you have to agree with a post to learn from it.

I prefer to think for myself and not allow other to dictate what I can and can not do or say!

Response by Lt Col Private RallyPoint Member made Jun 5 at 2016 1:49 AM

Lt Col Private RallyPoint Member — Sun, 05 Jun 2016 01:49:51 -0400

I think having a separate tab for politics might be good. It seems there are always a few recurring threads on here that pop up frequently.
1. Would you take up arms against the government?
2. Is the current POTUS the worst ever?

Those two topics in some form seem to always pop up.

Response by SGT Jerrold Pesz made Jun 5 at 2016 6:48 AM

SGT Jerrold Pesz — Sun, 05 Jun 2016 06:48:20 -0400

If I don't want to read something I just scroll past it. I don't need someone else to decide for me.