I was searching explanation why settings of a theme has color palette, when none of themes are following that, and I got a hit from Marketplace . But I’ve muted it, and that’s why I was a bit supprized. My expecation was that when I mute a category I don’t want to see anything from it. I understand…

I think it is intentional. Muting doesn’t say that the topic will not appear in search. [Screenshot_20241125_190412_Firefox] Not even the one for topics says that <a class="lightbox" href="https://global.discourse-cdn.com/meta/original/4X/e/9/3/e93f31362c2537cb9d70e6cae7cc376e5c031caf.jpeg" data-download-href="/uploads/short-url/xhoDDENn64cewot86r6vR75BMkf.jpeg?dl=1" title="The image shows a notification box with the word "Muted" and a message indicating that the user will not be notified of anything about the topic and it will not appear in the latest. (Captioned by AI)">[The image shows a notification box with the word "Muted" and a message indicating that the user will not be notified of anything abo…

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Jagster (Jakke Flemming) November 25, 2024, 7:18pm 4

I don’t like that, but sure — this isn’t that big thing. Just a thing.

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