I've been appreciating the lack of vile responses I've been getting lately

[pnwmom]

and realizing that ignore lists do work. It's annoying that they can still see your posts, and respond, but after a while it is possible to forget that they're still out there.

And to have DU be a more pleasant experience.

Peace to all of you!

[Babel_17]

1. lol, and I trust you can see this. :) nt

[pnwmom]

3. Of course I can!

[Journeyman]

2. I use Ignore liberally. Life's too short to tolerate “kiddie scorn”. . .

And it's not something I do lightly: Before I click, I'm convinced these people have nothing to offer -- no insight, no new perspective, nothing to change either my attitude or thought. And though I perceive I have an open mind, that's no reason to let others use it as a sewer.

I also utilize ignore to remove trolls and other unsavory folk from my experience. Oh, I recognize they may be gone by morning, but how much more pleasant the evening is without them. I've never blocked anyone who intelligently debated me, but I'll not suffer fools gladly or madly.

[pnwmom]

4. Right. It isn't something to do lightly. But when you know someone's going to contribute

nothing to a respectful conversation, then there's no point in trying anymore.

[BlueMTexpat]

7. I hardly used "Ignore" at all from the time

I actually signed up for DU (after several years of lurking) until about two months ago.

I am surprised by how fast my list has grown since then.

[Journeyman]

8. Most of all, I use ignore to avoid simple stupidity . . .

drunken fools, whacked-out conspiracy nuts ("BushCo caused the tsunami"), one-note wonders who post the same drivel over and over. . . Other people may choose what they perceive as the "high road" of tolerance and community, but I've no time for blithering foolishness and no interest in useless poppycock. Some will disagree but I figure they must have a surplus of life.

There are some posters whose every other utterance is imbecilic, and those who delight in being boorish with no regard for raising the level of conversation or thought. These too I choose to ignore.

If it makes people feel better about the DU "family" or some other such fantasy, you can occasionally clear your entire Ignore list. I do. Often, I find many of those I've shut off were soon after tombstoned, so I don't feel I missed anything.

[BlueMTexpat]

9. I'll try the clear feature after the

primaries. If some have been tombstoned in the meantime, I won't miss them then either.

[Kind of Blue]

11. Tell it, Journeyman!

"Other people may choose what they perceive as the 'high road' of tolerance and community, but I've no time for blithering foolishness and no interest in useless poppycock. Some will disagree but I figure they must have a surplus of life."

I agree completely with what you've stated. But resisting poppycock and blithering foolishness is difficult especially when one knows it's exactly that that's led to worldwide misery for PoC.

[lovemydog]

5. Peace to you too.

Hope you enjoy a good weekend. What are you up to this weekend?

I'm going for a walk around the neighborhood, then watching tomorrow's debate & football on Sunday.

[pnwmom]

6. Dog walking, debate watching, and I'm afraid I still have shopping to do. Gulp.

But my youngest will be coming home from college next week and we're looking forward to that!

[randys1]

10. I actually figured out DU, after all this time. If you care more about the dem party taking

the WH than anything else, this is NO place for you.

if you acknowledge any action or inaction that allows the cons in the WH is unacceptable given the horror this would mean for Black folks, Gay folks and Women, you are a pariah.

I am now banned from BOTH the Bernie and Hillary groups for expressing those thoughts.

I dont pretend EVER to tell ANY person of color that they should or should not vote, if I were them I would tell the system to fuck off I am pretty sure, but I do believe I am qualified to tell alleged white liberals that they must vote for whoever the dem is...and if they dont they are just preciously selfish.

[Kind of Blue]

12. I'm sorry to hear of your banning from both groups.

I really appreciate all of your efforts to enlighten so many about the system and know that you're not crying your eyes out over it.