Stop Watching Threads in PF Forum Software

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Users are inquiring about how to stop watching specific threads in the PF forum software to prevent them from appearing in bold. The consensus is that there is currently no option available in the user interface to achieve this. Participants express appreciation for the responses, even though the solution is not available. The discussion highlights a common user need for better thread management features. Overall, the inability to stop watching threads remains a limitation of the forum software.
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Is there any way, in the user interface of the forum software pf uses, to stop watching a particular thread, so that it will never come up in bold anymore?
 
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bcrowell said:
Is there any way, in the user interface of the forum software pf uses, to stop watching a particular thread, so that it will never come up in bold anymore?

nope sorry
 
Okay, thanks for the reply, though :-)
 

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