diff --git a/config/vanilla/config.php b/config/vanilla/config.php
index 5a0527a..55df809 100644
--- a/config/vanilla/config.php
+++ b/config/vanilla/config.php
@@ -212,4 +212,7 @@
 $Configuration['Garden']['FavIcon']='/themes/topcoder/design/images/favicon.png';
 
 // This flag moves executing of ActivityModel queue to the scheduler
-$Configuration['Feature']['deferredNotifications']['Enabled'] = true;
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+$Configuration['Feature']['deferredNotifications']['Enabled'] = true;
+
+//If we allow users to dismiss discussions, skip ones this user dismissed
+$Configuration['Vanilla']['Discussions']['Dismiss']=0;
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