# How does one put an entire forum on ignore? **URL:** \ **Category:** About This Message Board\ **Created:** [April 30, 2013, 2:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-does-one-put-an-entire-forum-on-ignore/657067 "2013-04-30T02:41:56Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 18\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![What\_the](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/f4b2a3/32.png) [@What\_the](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/What_the)\ **Post date:** [April 30, 2013, 3:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-does-one-put-an-entire-forum-on-ignore/657067/22 "2013-04-30T15:20:04Z")
> [@stpauler](#): > > When I’m rolling around on the board, I don’t go forum by forum, I just click “new posts” at the top. If the OP is at work, maybe they don’t want to see thread titles like: > [Your “style” is shit](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=689604) > [Fuck interference engines](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=689562) > [I pit you, asshole truck driver!](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=689512) > > Blocking the Pit might be the means to that end. Good point… you may have humbled a few folks upthread…but I doubt it. Forgive the hijack please but are rules about being a jerk or accusations of trolling (or even hijacking 😃 ) not applicable in ATMB? ---
**Author:** ![GrandWino](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/grandwino/32/67_2.png) [@GrandWino](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GrandWino)\ **Post date:** [April 30, 2013, 3:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-does-one-put-an-entire-forum-on-ignore/657067/23 "2013-04-30T15:26:05Z")
> [@What\_the](#): > > Forgive the hijack please but are rules about being a jerk or accusations of trolling (or even hijacking 😃 ) not applicable in ATMB? They are, did you report the post? ETA: This sounded like Jr Modding, if so I didn’t mean it to come off that way. ---
**Author:** ![Exapno\_Mapcase](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/exapno_mapcase/32/1051_2.png) [@Exapno\_Mapcase](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Exapno_Mapcase)\ **Post date:** [April 30, 2013, 3:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-does-one-put-an-entire-forum-on-ignore/657067/24 "2013-04-30T15:52:33Z")
> [@What\_the](#): > > Good point… you may have humbled a few folks upthread…but I doubt it. > > Forgive the hijack please but are rules about being a jerk or accusations of trolling (or even hijacking 😃 ) not applicable in ATMB? I don’t get it. How is anything in stpauler’s post jerkish or an accusation of trolling? ---
**Author:** ![VinylTurnip](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/b2d939/32.png) [@VinylTurnip](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/VinylTurnip)\ **Post date:** [April 30, 2013, 4:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-does-one-put-an-entire-forum-on-ignore/657067/25 "2013-04-30T16:10:49Z")
I don’t think it’s possible, but an entire forum may be willing to ignore you. ---
**Author:** ![GrandWino](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/grandwino/32/67_2.png) [@GrandWino](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GrandWino)\ **Post date:** [April 30, 2013, 4:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-does-one-put-an-entire-forum-on-ignore/657067/26 "2013-04-30T16:16:45Z")
> [@Exapno\_Mapcase](#): > > I don’t get it. How is anything in stpauler’s post jerkish or an accusation of trolling? Not stpauler, she was referring to post #14, I assume. ---
**Author:** ![Colibri](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/colibri/32/1841_2.png) [@Colibri](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Colibri)\ **Post date:** [April 30, 2013, 4:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-does-one-put-an-entire-forum-on-ignore/657067/27 "2013-04-30T16:18:50Z")
> [@cranecrews](#): > > haha awesome, ultimate troll post. You got me laughing thank you 🙂 **Moderator Note** **cranecrews** , accusations of trolling are not permitted outside the Pit. Since you are new here, no warning issued, but don’t do this again. Colibri Moderator ---
**Author:** ![BlankSlate](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/blankslate/32/80_2.png) [@BlankSlate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BlankSlate)\ **Post date:** [April 30, 2013, 4:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-does-one-put-an-entire-forum-on-ignore/657067/28 "2013-04-30T16:19:19Z")
A much better way is to starve the forum to death. First, chastise the forum for it’s lack of personal responsibility and it’s refusal to pull itself up by it’s bootstraps. Then, cut off the forum’s funding. ---
**Author:** ![Colibri](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/colibri/32/1841_2.png) [@Colibri](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Colibri)\ **Post date:** [April 30, 2013, 4:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-does-one-put-an-entire-forum-on-ignore/657067/29 "2013-04-30T16:25:03Z")
> [@What\_the](#): > > Good point… you may have humbled a few folks upthread…but I doubt it. > > Forgive the hijack please but are rules about being a jerk or accusations of trolling (or even hijacking 😃 ) not applicable in ATMB? **Moderator Note** **What the … !!!** , I have to say, “What the …!!!” You are either making a baseless accusation of being a jerk against **stpauler** , or junior modding **cranecrews’** post. If you think something is against the rules, report it rather than hijacking and asking ridiculous questions. No warning issued, but don’t make posts like this again. Colibri Moderator ---
**Author:** ![truthSeeker2](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/7cd45c/32.png) [@truthSeeker2](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/truthSeeker2)\ **Post date:** [April 30, 2013, 4:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-does-one-put-an-entire-forum-on-ignore/657067/30 "2013-04-30T16:36:24Z")
You can edit “hosts” file to direct the forum you want to block to some random ip address. Like if you are using windows 7, do: notepad %systemdrive%\windows\system32\drivers\etc\hosts if [x.com](http://x.com) is the website you want to block, then you can add “0.0.0.0 [x.com](http://x.com)” at the end of this file and save it n thats it. for other OSes, you can read [this](http://www.howtogeek.com/howto/27350/beginner-geek-how-to-edit-your-hosts-file/)link. ---
**Author:** ![Left\_Hand\_of\_Dorkness](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/left_hand_of_dorkness/32/7156_2.png) [@Left\_Hand\_of\_Dorkness](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Left_Hand_of_Dorkness)\ **Post date:** [April 30, 2013, 4:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-does-one-put-an-entire-forum-on-ignore/657067/31 "2013-04-30T16:55:13Z")
> [@Loach](#): > > I’ve ignored GD for years so it is possible. [I call shenanigans!](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showpost.php?p=16017388&postcount=96) ---
**Author:** ![Darth\_Panda](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ee7513/32.png) [@Darth\_Panda](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darth_Panda)\ **Post date:** [April 30, 2013, 6:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-does-one-put-an-entire-forum-on-ignore/657067/32 "2013-04-30T18:01:05Z")
> [@Left\_Hand\_of\_Dorkness](#): > > [I call shenanigans!](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showpost.php?p=16017388&postcount=96) Oh, hell, I have to run home and grab my broom! ---
**Author:** ![Colibri](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/colibri/32/1841_2.png) [@Colibri](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Colibri)\ **Post date:** [April 30, 2013, 6:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-does-one-put-an-entire-forum-on-ignore/657067/33 "2013-04-30T18:03:57Z")
> [@Left\_Hand\_of\_Dorkness](#): > > [I call shenanigans!](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showpost.php?p=16017388&postcount=96) Actually, **Loach’s** posts in that thread were made while it was in General Questions. I moved it to GD. ---
**Author:** ![Left\_Hand\_of\_Dorkness](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/left_hand_of_dorkness/32/7156_2.png) [@Left\_Hand\_of\_Dorkness](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Left_Hand_of_Dorkness)\ **Post date:** [April 30, 2013, 6:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-does-one-put-an-entire-forum-on-ignore/657067/34 "2013-04-30T18:49:19Z")
> [@Colibri](#): > > Actually, **Loach’s** posts in that thread were made while it was in General Questions. I moved it to GD. Very well, sir–I call shenanigans on YOU! ---
**Author:** ![Canadjun](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/76d3ee/32.png) [@Canadjun](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Canadjun)\ **Post date:** [April 30, 2013, 7:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-does-one-put-an-entire-forum-on-ignore/657067/35 "2013-04-30T19:12:44Z")
> [@truthSeeker2](#): > > You can edit “hosts” file to direct the forum you want to block to some random ip address. > Like if you are using windows 7, do: > notepad %systemdrive%\windows\system32\drivers\etc\hosts > if [x.com](http://x.com) is the website you want to block, then you can add “0.0.0.0 [x.com](http://x.com)” at the end of this file and save it n thats it. > > for other OSes, you can read [this](http://www.howtogeek.com/howto/27350/beginner-geek-how-to-edit-your-hosts-file/)link. That blocks websites, not forums. There is a difference. ---
**Author:** ![Musicat](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/musicat/32/20189_2.png) [@Musicat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Musicat)\ **Post date:** [April 30, 2013, 7:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-does-one-put-an-entire-forum-on-ignore/657067/36 "2013-04-30T19:21:28Z")
> [@Canadjun](#): > > That blocks websites, not forums. There is a difference. In **truthseeker2’s** defense, “forum” has been used to include all forums of a Message Board; Forum is sometimes a synonym for Message Board. So blocking that kind of site would be blocking the Forum. ---
**Author:** ![Biffy\_the\_Elephant\_Shrew](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/e47c2d/32.png) [@Biffy\_the\_Elephant\_Shrew](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biffy_the_Elephant_Shrew)\ **Post date:** [April 30, 2013, 8:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-does-one-put-an-entire-forum-on-ignore/657067/37 "2013-04-30T20:40:05Z")
> [@Darth\_Panda](#): > > Oh, hell, I have to run home and grab my broom! Is that what the kids call it nowadays? ---
**Author:** ![Mangetout](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mangetout/32/19_2.png) [@Mangetout](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mangetout)\ **Post date:** [April 30, 2013, 11:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-does-one-put-an-entire-forum-on-ignore/657067/38 "2013-04-30T23:46:50Z")
You could try aversion therapy. Every time you click on the forum you don’t want to click on, punish yourself. Every time you feel like clicking on it, but resist, treat yourself to a little reward. ---
**Author:** ![TBG](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/c89c15/32.png) [@TBG](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TBG)\ **Post date:** [May 1, 2013, 11:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-does-one-put-an-entire-forum-on-ignore/657067/39 "2013-05-01T23:01:05Z")
> [@Canadjun](#): > > That blocks websites, not forums. There is a difference. so use, for instance, \*\*127.0.0.1 [boards.straightdope.com](http://boards.straightdope.com) \*\* rather than \*\*127.0.0.1 [www.straightdope.com](http://www.straightdope.com) \*\* blocks the forum, leaves the rest of the site unharmed. of course some sites may not be as easy to block just the forum as this one would be. point is you can at least sometimes block just the forum and not the whole website. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-does-one-put-an-entire-forum-on-ignore/657067.md?page=1)