Thanks Rick - I didn't realize that. It's no particular section that was the issue (I actually enjoyed the Religion section as an example) It was just that I have so much on my plate (dealing with a family sickness, several work projects, new business startup, etc., etc., that I really need to stay focused on my work and other projects that I am involved in.

I use to live in your area, I sent you a private IM.

>>Mike, it's really not about people bothering me as much as it is about just eating my time up.
>>I have a tendancy to read every thread that I see here at the UT, as it helps me learn stuff about programming, perhaps helping someone who needs help, etc. So, since I activated the chatter a few days ago, I noticed I had the same habit with that and that was really taking up time.
>>So, back to the way I was a few days ago - reading all the other stuff at UT that I have done for the last 10 or so years but not the general chatter.
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>You can filter out certain areas, such as the Religion section, and keep the rest of chatter.