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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsAppreciation Thread For Everyone That Has Zero People On Ignore.
Fun hearing every side of the story and debate.
Cheers to your open-mindedness.
In_The_Wind
(72,300 posts)Uncle Joe
(58,426 posts)mylye2222
(2,992 posts)Thanks for this OP.
sheshe2
(83,928 posts)Stuart G
(38,448 posts)why ignore people here I don't really know...Yep me too..
pinboy3niner
(53,339 posts)treestar
(82,383 posts)Ron Obvious
(6,261 posts)I'm touched.
No, really.
No, not really.
Liberal_Dog
(11,075 posts)BlueJazz
(25,348 posts)I gave it up. Too much trouble deciding who to be nice to so I'm nice to everyone.
lovemydog
(11,833 posts)P.S. I love your username. Reminds me of Wes Montgomery and that cool blue west coast jazz.
bemildred
(90,061 posts)gvstn
(2,805 posts)Back when he had his "[font color="red"] This DU member has chosen to ignore your posts"[/font] signature line, I got tired of being insulted so put him on ignore. When I finally got the joke, I took him off ignore. So am I good or a bit too petulant?
pinboy3niner
(53,339 posts)Everyone else did.
gvstn
(2,805 posts)It worked perfectly on this board. It was bright and bold enough to be impossible to miss so it was easy for it to nag at you. I let it go for weeks but eventually it really started to annoy me and I gave in to my basest instincts. Kudos to Orrex and his dry sense of humor!
Thanks for giving me a pass.
11 Bravo
(23,926 posts)awoke_in_2003
(34,582 posts)3 times the ignore last a day or two, the 4th I just removed because I forgot I had someone on ignore.
awoke_in_2003
(34,582 posts)I didn't ignore him, but for weeks I was wondering why he had chosen to ignore me. Then, I happened to respond to something he said, I said "Aren't you ignoring me?"- he sent me a PM and clued me in.
TexasTowelie
(112,453 posts)If someone is going to insult me, then I at least want to know about it.
Lugnut
(9,791 posts)Go figure.
zappaman
(20,606 posts)malaise
(269,186 posts)joeglow3
(6,228 posts)If someone has not done something to get banned, I can listen to their thoughts.
arcane1
(38,613 posts)Number23
(24,544 posts)Tetris_Iguana
(501 posts)NuclearDem
(16,184 posts)Rod Beauvex
(564 posts)Quixote1818
(28,979 posts)Unless you are brutal in your discussions.
Rod Beauvex
(564 posts)I've certainly had some...reactions...
MH1
(17,608 posts)just kidding.
Someone had to do it.
Quixote1818
(28,979 posts)betsuni
(25,645 posts)I might put them on Ignore.
pinboy3niner
(53,339 posts)See also #22.
lovemydog
(11,833 posts)the Druids. No one knows who they were or how they got there.
msongs
(67,453 posts)sir pball
(4,761 posts)..I cut my teeth in the 90s on a forum that had no moderation whatsoever - the only control is by randomly chosen users scoring posts, the scale goes from -1 to +5 and while you're given the tools to filter out the lower scored posts, it's impossible to actually delete or hide a post. If you don't like somebody, well, don't read their drivel.
And that's why I still think Slashdot is the best board ever, and Slashcode the best software (sorry!).
littlemissmartypants
(22,819 posts)It really is fun and enlightening.
Love, Peace and Shelter. Lmsp
Eleanors38
(18,318 posts)regarding the number ignoring me, like slipping under radar. Haven't had a hide in over a year. I'm such a sweetie pie.
Tuesday Afternoon
(56,912 posts)dembotoz
(16,844 posts)i haven't even figured out how to post pictures yet
Hissyspit
(45,788 posts)abbeyco
(1,555 posts)TransitJohn
(6,932 posts)n/t
lovemydog
(11,833 posts)j/k
cantbeserious
(13,039 posts)eom
Agschmid
(28,749 posts)Chico Man
(3,001 posts)May as well listen to everyone!
unionthug777
(740 posts)then again, i don't know too many people.
lovemydog
(11,833 posts)unionthug777
(740 posts)TheKentuckian
(25,029 posts)Spitfire of ATJ
(32,723 posts)lovemydog
(11,833 posts)obxhead
(8,434 posts)anyone on my ignore list.
Then I fought against Cantor. I live in his district and feel the pain. Certain DUers fought against me so they met my ignore list.
Once you have one, it's easier to gain a second and so on.
Paladin
(28,276 posts)I've used the feature several times since, and I don't regret it in the least. There are people who aren't interested in anything approaching a meaningful debate, they are here to disrupt and cause trouble, and such individuals are not entitled to rent space in your head. That's what the "Ignore" function is for. I recommend it.
That blacklist is full ...but nobody on ignore!
zeemike
(18,998 posts)If I wanted to ignore people I just would not show up.
MrScorpio
(73,631 posts)I've never ignored anyone on this site and I never will.
morningfog
(18,115 posts)or general assholism.
Shrike47
(6,913 posts)No matter how stupid you are.
PeteSelman
(1,508 posts)I'm an adult.
Scootaloo
(25,699 posts)nolabear
(41,991 posts)I'm way too nosy.
bravenak
(34,648 posts)I see all of you.
rbrnmw
(7,160 posts)DonCoquixote
(13,616 posts)Ignore is often the only way to make sure that lynch mobbers do nto serve on your jury. If the jury system here was trashed (and I will pop champagne on that day) than I could consider easing up on the ignore, though some people frnakly do nto want debate, they want to bully.
steve2470
(37,457 posts)Tierra_y_Libertad
(50,414 posts)Warren DeMontague
(80,708 posts)I think I used it once on DU2, never on DU3.
Quantess
(27,630 posts)...when you think you will lack the willpower to not lash out at someone and write something that will likely earn you a Hide from the jury!
betsuni
(25,645 posts)Those who aren't memorable enough to be put on Ignore but nobody pays any attention to and it makes them paranoid. Is it bad breath? Poor spelling and grammar? Dumb opinions? Inability to figure out how to post amusing cat gifs? Think of the paranoids!
randome
(34,845 posts)[hr][font color="blue"][center]The truth doesnt always set you free.
Sometimes it builds a bigger cage around the one youre already in.[/center][/font][hr]
pinboy3niner
(53,339 posts)randome
(34,845 posts)[hr][font color="blue"][center]Don't ever underestimate the long-term effects of a good night's sleep.[/center][/font][hr]
Spider Jerusalem
(21,786 posts)It usually takes egregious idiocy to push me to it; funny thing, though; 95% of everyone I've ever ignored is now banned.
KittyWampus
(55,894 posts)on this web site are so intolerant of others they brag about having other posters on ignore.
Heidi
(58,237 posts)That feature was provided by the Admins. No one should be criticized for using DU features to improve their DU experience.
I don't use ignore or hide thread, but that's my choice. It doesn't make me any more or less open minded than anyone else.
nilesobek
(1,423 posts)to classify myself. I've put a couple people on ignore simply because they put me on ignore. I'm going to have to reconsider that policy of mine as close minded. Retaliation is not the way.
woo me with science
(32,139 posts)Ignore can be a great tool for screening out the corporate commercials.
seabeyond
(110,159 posts)Shrike47
(6,913 posts)seabeyond
(110,159 posts)i have taken my absences differently each time. this one, was kinda an eye opener. a lesson learned.
kpete
(72,022 posts)i can't ignore ANYBODY
kp
DFW
(54,445 posts)I had to look up "account" to even see HOW to put someone on ignore. I remember once finding that someone had me on ignore, but I've forgotten where to look for that, and in any case, I'm less concerned about it than I am about what happened to last week's garbage.
I'm less enthusiastic about hearing "every" side of every debate, as some things I see on here are patently ridiculous, and some posts are clearly put up here to offend and put down, but I ignore the post, not the poster. You never know when someone you previously thought was a total waste of time might come up with something completely brilliant.
panader0
(25,816 posts)I've never even had a post hidden---I'm so bland...
mikeysnot
(4,757 posts)toddwv
(2,830 posts)My brain software already has that feature built into it...
CBGLuthier
(12,723 posts)And truth be told NOTHING anyone says on an internet board is ever going to really upset me.
McCamy Taylor
(19,240 posts)Sirveri
(4,517 posts)So I must be using it correctly.
Like I've probably put 10 people on ignore during my time here, and every one of them has been banned (and subsequently cleared off my ignore list).
awoke_in_2003
(34,582 posts)one for me!