Here to also request this behavior to be changed, if not by default at least as an option. I understand and respect the creators’ reasoning and decisions on this aspect, but there are also downsides. For example, if the ignored user’s post is the last and only new post in a thread, it will still show up under /unread, which is just confusing for users. Each community is different, and some already have their own well-established protocols for dealing with misbehaving users, so I think they should be able to implement complete hiding of ignored users with no traces if that works for their moderation style.