[villages07]

Since several of you asked (but, I'm sure admins wouldn't want this to get too widespread)....

You can choose to ignore the posts of individual members but I don't see anyway to automatically ignore a whole sub-forum.

Towards the upper left of your screen, click on the "User CP" menu link

From your user profile, look down the left hand column and click on "Edit Ignore List" link

There is a box that says "Add a member to your list" .... start typing the member's screen name in this box...after a few characters, the system will show you all member names that start with those letters. Select the one you wish to ignore and hit the "Okay" button to save it.
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You can de-ignore (resuscitate) these members at any time. When they do post, you will see a placeholder where they posted but not the actual content of the post. Hey, it's better than nuthin'

Like you, BobKat, I sometimes click on 'new posts' based on the thread title before I realize it's in political. Then, I beat a hasty retreat.