Add an option to turn off blog posts

Would it be possible to add a feature which turns off the blog posts for a user on the main page?

You can install a browser extension and remove it, or many other things from the page. Look up UBlock Origin or similar.

@Emdryo said in #1:

Would it be possible to add a feature which turns off the blog posts for a user on the main page?

Currently, I don't think so. Feel free to create a submission in the issue tracker on GitHub. If the issue receives enough attention and many are for it, it may be implemented.

For now, I suggest you follow @V1g1yy 's recommended solution.

@Emdryo said in #1:

Would it be possible to add a feature which turns off the blog posts for a user on the main page?

With LChess Tools you can choose what elements are shown on your main page. Or you can use an ad blocker and hide the areas you don't like. Or you can use Stylus and create your own CSS style to achieve what you want.

permanent marker works, but you have to reapply it every time you buy a new device or monitor.

i did some research and decided to go for a permanent solution. after staring directly at the sun for 5 full seconds the blogs are gone for good.

@Cieron said in #3:

If the issue receives enough attention and many are for it, it may be implemented.

that is not how the issue tracker works. how much "attention" an issue receives and how many are for it has barely any relevance. don't spam the issue tracker with "attention".

@glbert said in #6:

that is not how the issue tracker works. how much "attention" an issue receives and how many are for it has barely any relevance. don't spam the issue tracker with "attention".

that's... not what I am saying. I believe you are getting the wrong idea.

When people are for it, it means that people feel the need for the problem to be solved. But how will the people know that such problem exists and are affecting others, without outwardly expressing their own concerns? The forum is a great place for this.

Therefore, by seeking attention (which, FYI, is positive attention in this context) you are "gathering" supporters. A certain level of attention is actually really beneficial when it comes to the public creating change. For example, I have never thought about this problem. However after OP's post I thought hey, it would be nice to have the blogs hidden sometimes. This is just one of the positive effects such attention seeking has in gathering supporters.

Attention seeking usually has a negative connotation in speech. Now of course it is OP's (or anyone wishing to create change) discretion to decide how much attention seeking is enough as to not create pollution. So please do not quote me out of context (or anyone else for that matter!) when making a rebuttal, because right before that sentence, I said "Feel free to...". I am not instructing anyone to open an issue. However I am inviting them to, if it becomes a genuine problem.

The word "attention" also has other meanings when it comes to open source code and the public contributing. It describes the priority or the level of need of a problem to be fixed. The more attention, the higher priority the issue receives. As you can see, when many are for a problem to be solved, it has many attention. (I think the word "attention" has this kind of meaning in medical contexts also. Such as in sentences like "Seek medical attention")

I hope this clears up any confusion!

I said "Feel free to...". I am not instructing anyone to open an issue. However I am inviting them to, if it becomes a genuine problem.

i am not instructing anyone to murder kittens. however, i am inviting them to, if it becomes a genuine problem. :)

As you can see, when many are for a problem to be solved, it has many attention. (I think the word "attention" has this kind of meaning in medical contexts also. Such as in sentences like "Seek medical attention")

yes, the word "attention" is famously used like that. "oh, you are bleeding! you should quickly seek many medical attention. if you gather enough medical attention, and many are for it, your bleeding problem may be stopped. as an aside, i am not instructing you to do so - just inviting you, if the bleeding becomes a genuine problem."

@glbert , your attitude has lead me to think that you are not here with me to discuss but to argue and/or to mock. There was no exchange of any information and it seems that you have lost interest in the actual discourse.

Please return to me once you have something constructive and meaningful which relates to the topic. Otherwise, I suggest we disengage.

@Cieron said in #9:

There was no exchange of any information and it seems that you have lost interest in the actual discourse.

i indeed lost interest the moment you decided that the main problem here was me quoting you out of context, with that context being that you did not instruct but only invite. that was simply way too constructive and meaningful for me.