Another PSA: I was informed that you can adblock the flyswatter gifs.

[beam me up scottie]

A good friend and Hillary supporter told me about this solution so if the grave dancing bothers you just adblock the original gif and be done with it.

Don't ask me how - someone else will have to explain it.

Remember, children behaving badly just want attention - do not give it to them.

Let the flamebait sink and ignore the trolls.

Carry on, Bernistas!

[villager]

1. I've just turned off all the sig lines

...which you can do with a star membership.

Another handy hint from the other side of the primary aisle!

It's much more peaceful that way....

[beam me up scottie]

2. Good idea!

And another reason to donate to DU.

Thanks!

[LiberalArkie]

6. But how about this for the fly swatter folks out there.

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

3. I consign the flyswatter people to my Dungeon of Ignorage

as soon as I encounter them. Not coincidentally, they are mostly the same people who are, shall we say, excessively zealous in their support of their favored candidate, to the point where they were bad for my blood pressure. While I don't care much for an echo-chamber atmosphere, there is still plenty of argument left now, but it's much more rational and less poisonous without the flyswatter people. I haven't used the ignore feature in years, but I dusted it off and this has improved my DU experience considerably.

[beam me up scottie]

4. I still haven't used the ignore feature - except for those who sent me nasty pms.

I am relying on the tried and true fake-nore which isn't as good for my blood pressure.

That's excellent advice, though and I am reconsidering.

[villager]

7. Expanded use of "ignore" has made ongoing use of DU possible

I'd highly recommend it.

[sarge43]

5. Agree

I want to know who they are and no, I won't argue. They'll go into the usual suspect file.

[beam me up scottie]

8. It is a good way to know who is worth responding to and who isn't.

Like a troll detector.

[Maedhros]

9. I have never seen the fly swatter, so I guess I have the right people on ignore.

[SoapBox]

10. I didn't even know about turning off user avatars or signature lines.

Thanks for bringing that to my attention!

But, there are lots of Bernie pics and stuff in signature lines that I like to see soooo...if and when I see that disrespectful and nasty swatting thing, they are going immediately to Full Ignore...period.

Gone from my DU experience.

[beam me up scottie]

11. I like a lot of sig lines, but some are obnoxious.

Full ignore is probably best since disruptors thrive on attention. Although not placing them on ignore allows you to see them crawl away when they don't get it.