Just used "personal options", turned off lounge fm "latest disc. threads"

[paineinthearse]

Fun is fun, but wow, what a difference. Having the "lounge" display in "Latest Discussion Threads" is like being forced to listen to a tinny radio from an adjacent cube. I'm not a "lounge snob", but it does tend to fill up "Latest Discussion Threads". Now I'll just visit when I need some levity.

[Inland]

1. You are missing some fine kitty and puppy threads.

And threads complaining about GD.

[ET Awful]

2. And we all know that threads complaining about the Lounge

are far superior to threads complaining about GD right?

[Inland]

7. In that there are fewer of them. How many copycats of this thread are t

there already? Six? Seven?

[BlondieK143]

3. We're so sorry.

We'll try to keep our humor, amusement, and lack of seriousness to a minimum. Just. For. You.

[Inland]

5. Well, the humor in Lounge is already minimal.

[BlondieK143]

9. Correct again!

We're all washed-up comedians, that explains the lack of humor. In fact, we tend to laugh at our lack of humor. It's a great thing actually.

[Demit]

4. No, I think you ARE a lounge snob.

[paineinthearse]

6. A round for the lounge

Bless you all, but I prefer to visit and contribute on my own time.

:toast:

[soup]

8. Shouldn't this thread be in the lounge?

:hi: Sorry, paineinthearse-

Couldn't resist. :evilgrin:

[Divernan]

10. Thanks - didn't realize I could do that.

When you just log on a few times a day to check for the latest news and commentary on political issues and war news, it is a real waste of time to slog through inane postings of the few,the bored, the horny, etc. These occasionally amusing but often infantile (i.e., Poll: Which do you prefer : brown sugar or white sugar? nudge, nudge, wink, wink) postings really water down the quality and impact of DU and are best off to the side.

[ET Awful]

11. Or maybe, just maybe, if you're looking just for GD:Politics

then you should go there instead of "Most Recent Posts".

[Divernan]

12. To me "politics" covers a broad range of topics

and I value DU members' comments on them - environment, health, education, budget, state and local issues, etc. I just made the change to drop the lounge and the result is exactly what I wanted . I thank the administrators for making this option available and can only conclude there have been a lot of DUers who voiced a request for it.

[Berserker]

13. I also thank you

But I wonder what would happen if the Lounge postings were not allowed on the first page and you were a first time visitor to DU. You couldn't see things like I'm Drunk ask me anything, or I'm Naked ask me anything you would go away thinking this is a political forum.

[StopTheMorans]

14. or a forum where people have been genetically-engineered to eliminate

the "sense of humor" trait...

[Berserker]

15. yes I have to admit

some of the 3rd grade humor postings are a real knee slapper.

[StopTheMorans]

16. Berserker-personally responsible for defining what is/is not funny since

2005. I humbly resign from this argument, as it is apparent that you are the sole judge of what is amusing, and I have no right to continue to argue with such an omnipotent and all-knowing being...

[sniffa]

17. but you might miss out

on the fabuLous picture i just drew.

[Midlodemocrat]

18. Locking

This discussion has become inflammatory.

Thank you
DU Moderator