Is there an "ignore thread" feature?

Or, if not, might it be possible to create one? I know there’s an “ignore poster” feature, which I’ve never used. I suppose I’m concerned that I might not be able to follow a discussion if I’m not seeing a specific poster’s posts. And no one is wrong all the time, so I don’t know if I should take any individual off my radar screen. Surprising I haven’t done it, because there are several posters I really can’t stand. Sometimes I’m capable of scrolling right past what they say.

But I don’t seem capable of scrolling past certain threads, even once they’ve jumped the shark and made the turn into bickering, or debating religious or political values (values, not religion or politics themselves). These threads seem to hang on for quite a while before they blatantly violate the TOS and are closed.

If there’s no such feature, I suppose I’ll just have to work on my willpower instead.

I was going to say, “Yes, there is a feature to ignore threads; it’s called not clicking on them.” =P

if there isn’t then there should be. it’ld be pretty nice