# Is there a way to ignore a category when viewing "Latest" posts?

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**Created:** [May 24, 2021, 3:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-way-to-ignore-a-category-when-viewing-latest-posts/942802 "2021-05-24T15:21:53Z")\
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**Author:** ![Deeg](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/deeg/32/2955_2.png) [@Deeg](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Deeg)\
**Post date:** [May 24, 2021, 3:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-way-to-ignore-a-category-when-viewing-latest-posts/942802/1 "2021-05-24T15:21:53Z")

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My mode of reading The Dope is to view all updated threads since the last visit. I’m generally interested in all the categories except Thread Games. Is there a way to exclude TG from the list of new/updated threads?

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**Author:** ![GreenWyvern](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/greenwyvern/32/2834_2.png) [@GreenWyvern](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GreenWyvern)\
**Post date:** [May 24, 2021, 3:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-way-to-ignore-a-category-when-viewing-latest-posts/942802/2 "2021-05-24T15:27:25Z")

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Sure. Go to your Profile → Categories, and add it to ‘Muted’.

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**Author:** ![Deeg](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/deeg/32/2955_2.png) [@Deeg](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Deeg)\
**Post date:** [May 24, 2021, 3:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-way-to-ignore-a-category-when-viewing-latest-posts/942802/3 "2021-05-24T15:31:00Z")

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Wow, that was easy. Thanks GW!

(And to save anyone else 5 seconds, the path is Profile → Preferences → Categories.)