If you no longer want to...

Thumb it down, Frank, and it will be gone.

Wow, thanks Roberta. I hate to do that, but I will...just to keep them off my list. I am not really thumbing down anything...I just have lost interest for the moment and don't want them showing up.

I guess if my interest in the topic returns...I can find it and thumb it up and it will begin showing up again?

I felt the same way the first time I tried it. I got over it.

The thread will still be there, but it will be folded up and barely noticeable. Try it and see what happens.

Yup. Works like a charm for me. In my "My Posts" folder there must be a dozen little items that simply say topic voted down. Any time I get curious as to what that topic was which now seems to be getting new responses, I just click on it and it's back on.

Roberta's suggestion will certainly work. But if you want to see a list which is completely clear of things you don't want to see, then use the "My Tags" list instead, and only tag the items which you want to follow. If you get tired of watching a thread of if it's been destroyed by trolls then simply delete your tag and away it goes.