# Do you all like the Suggested Topics feature?

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**Created:** [June 22, 2020, 2:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-all-like-the-suggested-topics-feature/911599 "2020-06-22T14:27:31Z")\
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**Author:** ![JcWoman](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jcwoman/32/2889_2.png) [@JcWoman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JcWoman)\
**Post date:** [June 22, 2020, 2:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-all-like-the-suggested-topics-feature/911599/1 "2020-06-22T14:27:31Z")

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I’m enjoying getting to know all the new features of the board, but one thing I am kind of iffy about is the “suggested topics” that shows up at the end of a thread. It doesn’t BOTHER me, but I do kind of feel like it’s not appropriate for a recreational board like this and takes up space. I’m curious what others think about it.

I can see it being a great feature in a board where people look for help on things, like Stack Overflow or whatever. “This thread didn’t answer your question, maybe you’ll find it in these”. But here… not so much.

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**Author:** ![PlaceboTarget](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/placebotarget/32/1073_2.png) [@PlaceboTarget](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PlaceboTarget)\
**Post date:** [June 22, 2020, 2:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-all-like-the-suggested-topics-feature/911599/2 "2020-06-22T14:30:21Z")

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After being active for a while, they will suggest the threads you are most active in. It’ll turn out a useful feature.

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**Author:** ![SCAdian](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/scadian/32/3292_2.png) [@SCAdian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SCAdian)\
**Post date:** [June 22, 2020, 2:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-all-like-the-suggested-topics-feature/911599/3 "2020-06-22T14:35:45Z")

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No.

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**Author:** ![silenus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/silenus/32/166_2.png) [@silenus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/silenus)\
**Post date:** [June 22, 2020, 2:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-all-like-the-suggested-topics-feature/911599/4 "2020-06-22T14:39:29Z")

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I suppose I’ll get used to it. That should be everybody’s mantra right now, until things settle. I can see how it might be helpful and I can see how it would bug.

Ommmmmmmmmmmm.

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**Author:** ![Snowboarder\_Bo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/snowboarder_bo/32/229_2.png) [@Snowboarder\_Bo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snowboarder_Bo)\
**Post date:** [June 22, 2020, 2:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-all-like-the-suggested-topics-feature/911599/5 "2020-06-22T14:49:40Z")

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I do not like the feature and would gladly trade it for pagination.

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**Author:** ![puzzlegal](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/puzzlegal/32/3827_2.png) [@puzzlegal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/puzzlegal)\
**Post date:** [June 22, 2020, 2:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-all-like-the-suggested-topics-feature/911599/6 "2020-06-22T14:54:52Z")

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I’m pretty sure pagination is gone. That seems like a fundamental feature of the interface.

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**Author:** ![GreysonCarlisle](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/a87d85/32.png) [@GreysonCarlisle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GreysonCarlisle)\
**Post date:** [June 22, 2020, 3:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-all-like-the-suggested-topics-feature/911599/7 "2020-06-22T15:18:17Z")

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I always adblock that whole element.

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**Author:** ![steronz](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/steronz/32/11765_2.png) [@steronz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/steronz)\
**Post date:** [June 22, 2020, 4:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-all-like-the-suggested-topics-feature/911599/8 "2020-06-22T16:00:18Z")

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I’ve had adblocker for years and never thought to use it like that. Thanks!

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**Author:** ![Riemann](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/riemann/32/3133_2.png) [@Riemann](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Riemann)\
**Post date:** [June 22, 2020, 4:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-all-like-the-suggested-topics-feature/911599/9 "2020-06-22T16:08:09Z")

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Not a big deal, but I don’t like the vagueness of it.

> [@PlaceboTarget](#):
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> After being active for a while, they will suggest the threads you are most active in. It’ll turn out a useful feature.

Right, that will be useful - but I’d rather that be explicit - if it’s a list of threads I have previously posted to that have unread posts, call it that. I’m generally not crazy about unspecified algorithms deciding what I might want to look at.

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**Author:** ![GreysonCarlisle](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/a87d85/32.png) [@GreysonCarlisle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GreysonCarlisle)\
**Post date:** [June 22, 2020, 4:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-all-like-the-suggested-topics-feature/911599/10 "2020-06-22T16:10:02Z")

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> [@Riemann](#):
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> I’m generally not crazy about unspecified algorithms deciding what I might want to look at.

Welcome to Discourse.
