How to Mute message threads on Windows Phone 8.1 to get some quiet time

[Windows Central]

While I totally love the messaging app on Windows Phone, sometimes long, meandering conversations can be annoying with their constant alerts. I?d rather text passively when I choose to, rather then get distracted by a ping every second.
Apart from the plethora of big feature additions that you?ve been reading about at Windows Phone Central, Windows Phone 8.1 has also introduced a nifty feature that allows you to mute a text message threads. As far as we know, no other smartphone platforms has this useful feature, making it quite interesting for Windows Phone users.
Let's take a look at how it works!

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[unstoppablekem]

This is a really neat feature!