I was wondering where the "x" went. I started using it but then it disappeared. I thought it was just me.

The batch edit is too many clicks just to drain one thread.

Thanks for the feedback. I have removed the shortcut X icon from the main topics list interface because it was interfering with the UI on touchscreen devices and I decided it was clogging up the interface too much for the users who don't use the feature.

The drain feature is still there. There are two ways to drain topics.

One is the batch function:

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The other is by visiting a topic and then clicking the drain link at the top:

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Can I ask what "draining" a topic does?

Hides it so you never have to see it again.

Thanks.

And it is a fantastic feature. Well done Robin.

I love this feature. On occasion you have those threads that just flare up, this is a great way to handle them.

Like that strange "lionman" thread.

I would very much like the little x back, if only on non-mobile devices: if a person is using mobile should be visible to you. In fact, I'm surprised pinside doesn't have a dedicated mobile site, as I find the homepage hard to use on iOS.

The ability to just make a stupid headline go away forever as you scanned through the list was great. Can you make this a user-selectable setting if you can't make it only appear on desktop?

Is it possible to add the DRAIN feature to the "TOPICS YOU VIEWED PAGE"? There isn't an option for a batch edit (unless I'm missing it???). This means I have to enter every thread I viewed and hit "Drain".

You are missing out!

Can you tell me how to enable batch edit ? I can't see the option !

I don't think it shows up everywhere. It only shows up on the front page.

You're right. I will see if I can add it to other topic lists pages.

I could make this an option but frankly I wasn't too happy about the X thing. If enough people would like it back I will consider it. Maybe there are other ways to do a single drain (as opposed to batch draining). Open for suggestions.

I also found it easier and quicker to just hit the X on the fly.

For the amount of use it gets, the X thing popping up constantly was too much. If you're asking opinions I prefer the feature tucked away.

So, this is a usage thing. I think I probably would drain 3-4 topics per day if it was easy, while at the moment it's not worth the time to go through and batch-edit them. Instead I'm just annoyed a tiny bit by topics that won't die that I'm not interested in.

I think it would be helpful to have the batch edit option in all sub-Activity menus ("Topic in which you posted", "Topic which you viewed", "Topic you marked as favorites", etc...)

And BTW, thanks for having created and keeping alive this forum

Maybe this is going a little overboard, but how about a setting to enable/disable the "x" icons next to topics? Or a setting to swap between batch edit and "x" icons. Or is that getting a little too granular for something on the settings page?

I would love to see this.