Hide New Profile Post Section

I don't know about anyone else, but I would love it if there was some sort of option to hide the New Profile Posts section that's on the main forum page. I'm talking about the column on the right, directly under the Members Online Now section. I understand that BP is probably trying to foster a sense of community by having what is essentially a members' news feed, but it is distracting and irritating. I've tried for months to just ignore it, because no one is forcing me to read it, but enough is enough. The posts have become harder and harder to ignore, especially a recent one that started with the word "Help!" It kept grabbing my attention, because I thought someone needed help with something. Give us a way to turn this off, please!

At the very least, have some sort of settings panel to help modify what/who we see. Perhaps an option to only see posts made by friends/neighbors. As it is now, I keep seeing posts by the same few people (neither of whom I know). They basically just have a whimsical conversation with each other, and everyone else has to read it. Please, BP, give us options to block/delete/hide this stuff. Thanks for your consideration.

 

I like your idea!!! And I agree there should be an option to see posts only from some players. Maybe only for the ones we follow them on forum.
Well if we want to see all the Profile posts we can go to "Members" and then there is a section "New profile posts".

 

Exactly, Arielh! If BP wants to have a social media-type news feed, that feed should only consist of friends/neighbors/people we follow.

 

I don't understand why they introduced it in the first place. I find it annoying too and would love to turn it off.

 

I know you didn't mean for your post to be funny, steph, but I have thought this same thing for such a while, and to see it here in forum, I just had to laugh(and hopefully the post-ers feel the same when they see this) I was wondering just why this even started?

 

I'm in wholehearted agreement! It just adds clutter and is very annoying. In the past I might have posted something on my profile page for friends and followers but you can be assured I would never do so now. I don't see that it serves any purpose whatsoever so please give us the option to turn it off.

 

Oh yes please, please, please let me be able to turn it off/hide it/block it!

 

Don't wish to appear unfriendly to those using the profile posting currently - but I find it an annoying distraction. You really can't just ignore something that is designed to catch the eye!

Please allow it to be turned off/ blocked or allow players to select whom to view.

 

Add me in on this thought. All I see is newbies begging for neighbors (should be in the proper thread) and the same person(s) going on ad nauseum.

 

Count me in as well. Wouldn't much matter what was posted on there it's an irritating distraction that we should be able to turn off.