Who does NOT have "ignore" lists ?

[kentuck]

Personally, I have never put anyone on "ignore". But it seems to me to be rather hypocritical to talk about "uniting" the Party and, at the same time, cannot talk to other Democrats with different viewpoints than your own. Just my opinion.

[Pepperbelly]

1. I don't use 'em ...

If someone pisses me off, I can usually avoid them until I get over it.

[glarius]

21. What is "ignore?". What doe's it do? No idea what you're talking about!

:shrug:

[Walt Starr]

2. On DU1, I used the ignore feature from time to time

I found that as the arguments became more heated and were becoming flamefests, it was easier to take a time out for a while and not view the posts.

Within a week, I always cleared the ignore list.

[meegbear]

3. Never used 'em ...

never had a need to.

[Iris]

4. not right now

I may use it one day.

[supernova]

5. I've never used "Ignore"

I can refrain from interacting with that person for a while if I get upset. But I don't carry a grudge.

Even someone you vehemently disagree with can have something worthwhile to say.

[Dudley_DUright]

6. Not me

If I don't like you, I just ignore you the old fashion way. :evilgrin:

[Paschall]

26. Agreed. "Ignore" is sometimes too good a treatment

I'm waiting for the "Shun" option. :evilgrin:

[Rhiannon12866]

7. I never have. I have always been curious why someone would

feel the need to.:shrug:

[tomp]

8. don't like the concept.

i want to know what people are saying even if i don't like it,
so i never use the feature.

the real trick is responding without violating the rules.  i
use it as an exercise in psycholocial growth.  obviously, i
need more exercise.

[molly]

9. Never used it

thought I might miss something important.

[Loki]

10. Nope, not me.

I have a teenager and an "almost" teenager. I have my own built-in ignore function.

[bearfartinthewoods]

17. your response is my nominee for best reply of the day

:toast:

[Maddy McCall]

11. I only use it during really really really

aggrivating spells on DU, when some posters seem to be posting just to get others' angry.

I use it when a poster develops a record of saying nothing of substance, but posting on sexual topics over and over and over and over. IOW, I use it if the extent of their posts are masturbation and "lube or not."

Also have used it on one now-tombstoned DUer whose post only discussed getting into the gallery to see "DU babes," --he even admitted that he was amassing 300 posts so he could get in. Every post was on this topic.

Otherwise, I don't use it. I welcome debate, as long as it isn't meant to be antagonistic.

HOnestly, I have only used it three times, and I took two of those off, and the othe was tombstoned, so, I guess I am not using it at present.

[jonnyblitz]

12. never occurs to me to use this feature. I don't even think about it as an

option

[ProfessorGAC]

13. I Don't Use Them

And, i've been tempted by one particular DU'er. But, still have resisted.
The Professor

[Rowdyboy]

14. Nope...Never done that...

Nobody's pissed me off that much

[Tigermoose]

15. Did you guys hear something?

What is this post about? ;)

[Jen72]

16. Once or twice I thought about it but I have never done it.

I feel if you but someone on Ignore than you can miss something.
:)

[JNelson6563]

18. nope

I can read stuff from someone that is totally absurd and do one of two things: If it's a regular poster I strongly disagree with and/or is a jerk (IMO) I will *usually* dismiss it with a "what a insert-appropriate-word-here" kind of thought and move on. If it's an obvious troll I just hit alert.


Julie

[Chicagonian]

19. They seem to be representative of a closed mind.

I NEVER use them.

[SiouxJ]

20. I only used it once

but then later changed my mind. If I want to ignore someone, I just do it with my brain. I just don't click on their posts. It's actually kind of validating. If I think someone is a jerk early on, and perhaps have a run in with them, then later I see lots of other people having run ins with them, then I know it wasn't just me ;-) . I see it happen all the time too :-) .

[blondeatlast]

22. Don't have 'em. I don't think I'll ever need them, either.

nm

[catpower2000]

23. I love "ignore" and use it all the time...

People who are jerks, liars, or manipulators go on my ignore list. Anti-choice people go on my ignore list (that's for my own blood pressure). People who constantly post divisive and inflammatory material go on my ignore list. There are 10's of thousands of users on DU, I'm not missing anything by ignoring the few who waste my time and piss me off.

Cat

edit: typo

[TXlib]

24. I have never used it.

Sure, there are a few who have irked me with their threads or their replies. I'm sure there are a number who have gotten annoyed at me, too, for some reason.

But I've never been tempted for more than a few moments to put somebody on Ignore. If they are truly that obnoxious, they'll get banned eventually. Otherwise, they might have something useful to say on occasion.

[Braden]

25. not I

whats the point. I can just spot the ones that are not all that interesting and do it myself if I want to.

[Droopy]

27. I don't have anbody on ignore

I've had a few disagreements, but nothing to warrant putting someone on ignore. As a matter of fact, the only kind of post that would warrant that are the kind that get people kicked off the board, anyway. Hell, just look at my avatar.

[Skittles]

28. ME, ME!

I prefer to kick ass rather than put on ignore, ya know?

[BurtWorm]

29. I don't

Never used a killfile either.

[JanMichael]

30. I've never used ignore. I wonder if anyone has ever ignored me?

Nah. Not a chance.

[annonymous]

31. I have never put someone on ignore.

I just avoid the forums and threads which attract the posters I disagree with (i.e. Justice/Public Safety, any thread on abortion, conspiracy theories or Dems vs. Greens).

[nothingshocksmeanymore]

32. I don't have an ignore list but will temporarily use it

when to do otherwise might lead to me breaking the rules.

[Aristus]

33. Never have used 'ignore', never will.

I didn't come here in order to ignore people. I have my hands full ignoring Repukes.

[blm]

34. You're absolutely right.

I have no one on ignore. However, I am on many ignore lists. Heh....popularity has never been a motivating factor in my belief system.

[Capn Sunshine]

35. I don't need no stinking list

The whole point of this place is discussion. If you're looking in a mirror you'll never get upset at what you hear but after awhile there's no variety.

If I can't logically defend my views on a democratic party site, what would I be able to do in the real world?

:bounce:

[leftist_rebel1569]

36. since only a couple people have pissed me off

and the biggest one has been banned, I have no need to put someone on ignore. Besides, it's no fun to ignore people

[elcondor]

37. I never have

Anyone I cannot stand usually gets banned anyway. If they don't, I can avoid them on my own--it's too much of a hassle to make a list, IMHO.

[ForrestGump]

38. Nope

If I don't like what someone says, I just take the moral high ground and simply do what I'd like to think Gandhi might have done in a similar situation: pull my pants down and wiggle my bottom at the screen while making 'nyeh-nyeh" noises.

nyeh-nyeh, nyeh-nyeh

[MercutioATC]

39. None here, but there are some I won't reply to...

The threads don't make sense with the "ignore" on at times. I just have to force myself not to reply sometimes.

[TheBigGuy]

40. Never have...bozos are too entertaining.

...I just recentl found out about l...I used to think when people told me they where putting me on "ignore" it was a metaphor...hah!

But I dont really think its necessary. Part of the fun on being online is reading some of the bozo opinion that gets posted.

Maybe if I had a stalker Id put them on ignore, but thats not happened.

[Buns_of_Fire]

41. Go ahead. Ignore me.

Nah. Never used it. Never will (even though it appears to be a lot easier now, what with that little sleeping guy icon at the top of each message). I seldom even look at the names of who posted what, unless I'm trying to follow a thread from hither to yon and back.

[DS1]

42. I usually find that those in my ignore list

are all tombstoned eventually, so I'll stick with an empty one for awhile, and the null value should tombstone you all!!!!

muahahahaha

[JohnKleeb]

43. me because I am lazy and no one really bothers me

well the one person who bothered me was banned but we never fought personally.

[curse10]

44. I can't

I have to be able to see everything! :-) Even things I don't like

[DemExpat]

45. Never have...although often tempted....

I find the ones that irritate me often have a lot to teach me....

:kick:
DemEx

[GreenArrow]

46. Nope

If I don't like what someone says, I can just read past it.

[qandnotq]

47. tombstones are no different, really

ignore is just a personalized tombstone for someone you find disruptive.

[mitchum]

48. I don't use it...

I believe that even pricks and idiots are capable of change

[rbnyc]

49. I don't have anyone on mine right now...

...starting fresh. But I do put people on from time to time...spammers or people who push my buttons. I am a very emotional person and sometimes it's better if I just remove myself from the possibility of certain conflicts until I calm down.

[NightTrain]

50. I've never "ignored" anyone...

...and doubt that I ever will. If I read a subject line that doesn't interest me, I simply don't read the thread.

[travisleit01]

51. Never...

Ignored anyone. Guess most people just don't bug me that much :)

[youngred]

52. Not a one

why censor myself?

[inthecorneroverhere]

53. I don't use 'ignore'

I don't use the 'ignore' list. I read the forums 'as is.'

[Generic Other]

54. I can ignore without an alert button.

But maybe others can't say the same about me. sniff.

:+

[Ashes]

55. Haven't had the urge yet

Guess I'm just the patient, understanding sort.

[KamaAina]

56. Never had one, never will

I hate to admit it, but I kinda get a kick out of a good flamefest: sorta like rubbernecking at a really gross accident across from you on the freeway! And it's SOOOO fun to watch the FReepers get tombstoned!

Free and open discussion, I say! It's what this country's all about (yeah, that means you, Bush* and Asscroft! _!_ ).

[SOteric]

57. I don't think it's the least bit hypocritical.

That said, I have a fully functioning sense of self-discipline and discretion. It's a kind of mental kill-file. If you've made an annoyance of yourself one too many times, I just stop responding to you. Very effective.

I think your negative judgement of the hypocrasy of ignore lists is based on the not entirely accurate view that everyone has something worthwhile to contribute to discussion. I'd argue that. It may not be common, but I do indeed see posters on these and other fora whose only purpose seems to be in disrupting and being contentious. If I let myself be easily tempted into fruitless debate with a troll, I might well get emotionally overheated and say something ill advised. If it's a choice between being censured or banned and putting a troll on ignore, it seems an easy decision to me. No hypocrasy, just good judgement.

[Terwilliger]

58. me

:hi:

not even Carlos, that loveable Green joker, him

[KCDem]

59. Me!

that is, no ignore list. I hate the thought of missing anything.

[WillyT]

60. What.... Huh... Oh, Sorry... I Was Ignoring You, LOL !!!

Never have, never will. I want to see it all. And when I've had enough...

:beer::smoke::beer::smoke:

It's all good.

:hi:

[solinvictus]

61. Only one

on ignore. Hopefully no more because I like discussion, not flame wars.

[robbedvoter]

62. Me! I do however have one of this:

[lazarus]

63. I don't

I'm sure I'm on quite a few ignore lists, but I think an ignore list is a cop-out.

[Bossy Monkey]

64. It's not the viewpoint; it's the style of presentation

Some people are just in-your-face jerks. Life is too short and I'm not on my medication anymore. However, I don't have anyone on Ignore right now. I tend to put people on the list temporarily when they start a thread with a title that pisses me off. When it safely drops off the front page, I de-Ignore them. I don't think anybody's been on my list for as long as a week.

[AnnabelLee]

65. Same here

I have enough angst in my life & I can't afford my medication, so I find it helps tremendously to just not see whatever it is that is upsetting me.

Edited to take out a word I have no idea why I included.

[alaine]

67. It's hard to type holding your ears and going "lalalalalalal

I have not used it yet, but I'm not saying I won't, and I do like the
idea about having a thread on ignore for an hour or two...

I'm not gettin all noble about why I won't, though..Remember in school when someone was maybe walking behind you and making fun of you, and all the other kids started laughing, and you didn't know why? Or maybe you had a hole in your pants, and someone said they told you, but you didn't hear them? Or you had a sign on your back, and no one told you til the end of the say? I want all the information in my face, it's a control issue, I guess.

If I think someone is, well, one of the characters from 'flame warriors' then generally I don't go on the threads they start. The freaky thing is that I've gotten p.o.d a few times and then found out the person was like, 17 or something. That makes a difference for me, I'm more likely to forgive a young asshole than a 40 year old immature one.

[AnnabelLee]

71. I'm not sure I understand

"It's hard to type holding your ears and going "lalalalalalal"

I suffer from severe chronic depression, have done for my entire adult life. I can't afford my medication. Avoiding something that upsets me & may put me over the edge is not the same thing as holding my ears and going lalalalalala, & if you're saying that it is, I resent that.

I'm not eloquent or witty like some of the others who have posted on this thread, so I can't prettify what I'm trying to say. I am working for the candidate of my choice. I do not bash other candidates. I come to DU because I want to see what other Dems are thinking & doing, & I like to participate in some of the discussions here. Choosing to block out posts from a member that I know from experience will only upset me is what I must do to maintain, & it is wrong to belittle me for that.

[Bossy Monkey]

74. That was a reply to me, and I think generally agreeing

Anyway, it wasn't a reply to you, so you can safely ignore (there's that word again) it. As far as I can figure, saying "I can't type and hold my ears and say 'LALALALALA'" is another way of endorsing the Ignore feature. If not, it hardly struck me as a particularly vicious attack; I thought it was funny. At any rate, you've got to follow the little arrows and indentations. #67 wasn't a reply to your post.

[AnnabelLee]

75. Thanks for pointing that out to me

<hangs head> Here I finally muster up the courage to defend myself against what I perceive as an attack, & it wasn't even a reply to me.

My sincere apologies to alaine.

[Spirochete]

66. I've never used it.

Though freerepublic.com is on my mental "ignore list"

[oneighty]

68. Never have

All people are interesting, some more than others as my boss often told me.

180

[roughsatori]

69. I've never used it

I would be to curious what someone may say in the future--it would drive me nuts to have someone on ignore.

[gate of the sun]

70. I've never used ignore

if I don't like someone I don't have to read them or maybe I will because I want to see what they are saying. I don't agree with some people at all and find them disruptive but I still would not put them on ignore.

[tokenlib]

72. Never have used it--even forgot it was there...

If someone really annoys me or a thread really disturbs me--I just go to another thread. Until someone mentions it--I usually forget about it.

[newyawker99]

73. I have never used the ignore feature. When I am not

moderating I just skip the threads that aggravate me.

[SPICYHOT]

76. I don't use it

I'm too nice!:D