The Ignore button....

[Rebellious Republican]

How many folks use the ignore button? In all my time here I have never used it, simply because I feel i might miss something that might arouse my curiosity. I may even investigate further on any particular subject. I may learn or see something that may give me a new perspective. I am sure I am on some ones ignore list. Why do we even need it, If I want to ignore someone I can just choose not to answer. I do feel that I might miss something by someone that could make a difference in my attitude and thinking. I pride myself on having an open mind and am always willing to gain a new perspective that I had never thought about before. Am I wrong to be a receptive,free thinking human being?

[Tx4obama]

1. I never use it - I like to see what 'everyone' is saying :)

Also, I like seeing 'all' the threads so that I won't accidentally post 'dupes' in the forums that I peruse.
I think the use of the ignore button contributes a lot to the occurrence of duplicate threads being posted.

[Rebellious Republican]

5. Thanks, I also think the ignore button contributes to a lot of the .....

ignorant threads we see as well.

[Rebellious Republican]

40. Rest assured I am not a STAR member.

[Pretzel_Warrior]

2. I've never ignored someone or even trashed a thread

call me a glutton for punishment, I guess. I am, however, on a fair number of STAR members' ignore lists.

[TexasTowelie]

39. Same here.

I'm on the ignore list of five star members. I do make an effort to avoid taking such extreme positions so that I'm not placed on ignore, but unfortunately some people can't be satisfied.

I view it as their loss since I view myself as more of a reporter than as someone who is opinionated. Who knows what news they have missed out on since I'm on their ignore list? However, I'm not going to lose any sleep over it since I have plenty of other people that I have to deal with whose concerns influence my path in life compared to a random people I have offended online.

[bluestate10]

112. You aren't on mine because I don't and will never have one. nt

[KittyWampus]

218. On DU v.3 I don't Ignore anyone. I've found that those I disagree with on issue X I end up agreeing

with on issue Y

Except for the Trolls & Zombies.

My Ignore list on the old versions of DU had boatloads of tombstones.

[HarveyDarkey]

3. I have no one on ignore

11 are ignoring me & mail & I rarely send PMs to anyone.
Go figure, but I don't care.

[Rebellious Republican]

18. HD, you are not an exception, I believe I am there with you.

Its sad when people want to cover their eyes and ears like a toddler and pretend that that they do not hear or see anything but their own belief. Kinda sounds like what they say against the other side.

[Skittles]

4. I use it a lot

anyone I would ignore in real life I ignore on DU

[Pretzel_Warrior]

8. I bet you have no way of knowing if you would ignore them in real life

but you probably can't see this because you're probably ignoring me, AMIRIGHT!?

People's online persona can be vastly different than how they are in person.

[Skittles]

14. I have found that assholes in real life are assholes online too

[Rex]

69. Pretty much.

Maybe not as big turds in real life, because they cannot hide behind a monitor.

[Squinch]

105. Rex, on an unrelated note, I miss your "Am I dumb?" guy.

[Rex]

164. I thought we could move on after the Zimmerman case

and was no longer a requirement. I see I was completely and totally wrong. He will be back...

[Squinch]

173. Well, I agree that we all need to progress. But he made me smile every time I saw him.

[Rex]

175. Hell then he is coming back, despite what some might think

if I can make a DUer smile then my job is done here.

[Squinch]

176. Yay! Thank you so much!

[Rex]

177. NP!

Hmm I even misspelled bach...oh well we are leavin it! Probably serves me right!

[Squinch]

183. .

No kidding. Every time.

[Safetykitten]

80. That's a pretty sweeping statement.

[Rebellious Republican]

10. Skittles, you of all people surprise me.

You are an old timer and very knowledgeable here at DU. Just blows me away, well I guess I can safely assume I have not made it on your ignore list.

[Skittles]

16. WHASSUP RR?

[Rebellious Republican]

36. Having a few beers and other things, and just posting some munchies for thought!

[BlueJazz]

137. Sometimes though...people are just having a particularly Bad Day and express feelings ...

...that perhaps they themselves don't truly feel. They're just striking out at someone...maybe just a transference bullshit thing.

(Or maybe they're just nasty assholes)

[Skittles]

162. no, it's always based on a pattern

I give 'em chances but at certain point I am done with them; yes INDEED

[Marrah_G]

166. I feel exactly the same way

[BlueJazz]

181. Ah....reminds me of myself...in life outside of the web. I never go back.

[mockmonkey]

150. I do too

I recently cleared mine out. But I already have a couple of new ones there. This time on DU is MY time and weeding a few out makes the experience that much better.

[Skittles]

163. every once in a while I do a clear

but certain folk I am done with for good and I agree with you that weeding out THOSE FOLK makes DU much better, almost the way it used to be

[geckosfeet]

6. I go through phases. Riding the waves of hot button issues.

What a life....

[SamKnause]

7. Ignore Button

Never

[Rebellious Republican]

12. .

[Th1onein]

9. I have a LONG list of people on Ignore.

That list has grown exponentially since the NSA scandal broke. I do not like people who are rude, and I feel it's better to ignore them than to curse them out. And there are people on here who just want to push your buttons, and have absolutely nothing to add to the discussion. It's important to recognize toxic and put it where it belongs: in the trash.

[Blecht]

15. +1

It's not a badge of honor to allow yourself to be annoyed -- it's best just to move on, and the ignore button is the perfect tool for doing so.

[Rebellious Republican]

47. Where your badge well, I wish I were as astute. However I am just a gluten for...

punishment. Beat me, whip me, bite me, kick me out of the bed in the morning and tell me I am not worth a shit. I love it.

[jtuck004]

87. Wear, not where.

Well, you asked for it

[Squinch]

106. Also, gluten is a protein, not a piggy person.

[truebluegreen]

107. Yep.

"Glutton."

[Rebellious Republican]

143. To many beers!

[Th1onein]

147. You mean bears, don't you? Or is it bares?

[Rebellious Republican]

149. Yep somethin' like that.

[Rebellious Republican]

19. Th1onein, glad I have not made it to that list.

[Howler]

125. Mine too Th1onein.

Before the N.S.A Scandal broke I never used ignore.
Now I have an extensive ignore list. For me there are something's that are sacrosanct and the debate has flushed the folks out that think its O.K for this government to spy on its citizens. That's all It takes For me. There is absolutely NOTHING that I need to hear from ANY poster that supports or defends unwarranted spying ever again! Its pretty basic really.

[Summer Hathaway]

11. I have no one on Ignore.

But I am always fascinated with those who brag about how they put people who don't agree with them on Ignore - and then claim they're not operating in an echo chamber, when only the posts from those who they agree with are visible.

[Rebellious Republican]

20. SM, best reply yet!

[bluestate10]

114. I wonder about people that put other people on an internet sit on Ignore.

I have not used the feature, so I don't know what Ignoring a poster looks like. Do people who set other people to Ignore see the username of the person they are Ignoring? If so, do those people setting others to Ignore have small orgasms when the see the username of a DU member they are Ignoring pop up in reply to one of their posts?

[morningfog]

169. You don't see when an Ignored poster responds.

Sometimes you see that you got a response from "Ignored," but you don't know who it was unless you have only one on ignore.

[bluestate10]

115. I wonder about people that put other people on an internet sit on Ignore.

I have not used the feature, so I don't know what Ignoring a poster looks like. Do people who set other people to Ignore see the username of the person they are Ignoring? If so, do those people setting others to Ignore have small orgasms when the see the username of a DU member they are Ignoring pop up in reply to one of their posts?

[chervilant]

127. Now, now, Summer,

no need to proffer a blanket condemnation of those of us who use our ignore option. I don't have "people who don't agree with" me on my list. I have verbal bullies, misogynists, racists and rabble-rousers on my list. I remove them as they are tombstoned -- one just two days ago.

If I had people with whom I disagree on my list, you'd have landed on it ages ago. You are my reminder that sanctimony appeals to some among us.

[wtmusic]

136. I didn't have anyone on Ignore until about post 20,000.

About that time I realized there are some people who are so repetitive you could probably write their own posts. Some people who exist only to provoke in an ad hominem way. Some people whose arrogance puts them above learning.

There's a lot of noise which is worth filtering before you get to an echo chamber.

[CakeGrrl]

168. Totally agree. I don't use Ignore

and wonder why people are happy to announce it.

I know if a couple of cases where people were actually being targeted, but other than that? To me, it says you lack the self control to pass a post by when you see who posted it, and/or as you said, it's evidence of the need to build a echo chamber where only like thoughts are sure to be expressed.

[morningfog]

171. I have 5 or 6 on ignore, and none are because they don't agree with me.

They are on ignore for being obnoxious or obvious trolls.

Having said that, who cares if someone were to use it to create an "echo chamber." If someone wants to post and discuss issues only with like minded people, I can't fault them for that.

[gtar100]

186. Putting people on ignore because one disagrees is childish; but it can also be used more judiciously

as in blocking out those who seem to post just to get under people's skin or are so narrow-minded and self-righteous as to not be able to hold a discussion without resorting to insults. My point is that the "ignore" part can be used wisely without shutting out dissent. There are enough articulate people here who hold a variety of opinions that there wouldn't be much missed if you found it necessary to hide the posts from people you find particularly annoying.

[LeftishBrit]

13. I use it very rarely

I don't use it just for disagreement, or even rudeness. I only use it if people are deliberately 'baiting' and trying to get a rise out of me or others like me on issues that are important to me.

I have had two people on ignore during my entire 9 years on DU, and one of them got tombstoned (not through me).

[Rebellious Republican]

22. That is a valid response, I understand where you are coming from.

[bluestate10]

117. Sounds like you only Ignore people that shouldn't be on this site. nt

[delrem]

17. I use it with gusto!

I started using it when I was banned by BOG for no apparent reason.
Did I even post to BOG??
I immediately put every mod of BOG on ignore. I'm sure none of them could understand why I'd do this.

I extended from that. I put all those OPs mounting character attacks on Snowden and Greenwald on ignore, and there was an interesting intersection determining the pattern.

I found that I wasn't missing any actual content, but I was missing a lot of character assassinating anti-progressive twaddle.

[Pretzel_Warrior]

21. bahahhahah! that just struck me as funny.

[Skittles]

23. take being banned by the BOG as a badge of honor

yes INDEED

[truebluegreen]

108. +100

I think it was my first post An inadvertent one, I might add. I believe the topic was cross-posted in GD tho I could be wrong about that.

Haven't missed it.

[Rebellious Republican]

24. You still may be missing out on counter points in support of your opinion.

By doing that.

[Egalitarian Thug]

90. The idea of essentially erasing a person from your perception is frequently quite appealing,

but I find it useful to include them as, no matter how obnoxious or dim-witted, it is good to be reminded just how far the human mind can be twisted and still function within the range of viability.

The idea that the person that is obviously perplexed by the intricacy of the four-way stop sign, may still be someone's parent or boss, may indeed have the responsibility for another's life, is fascinating to me. Although it certainly blows the whole idea of divinity away (except for the candy of course. I can attest that that certainly does indeed exist).

[SoCalDem]

180. I relish the ignore by keyword.. I do not ignore individuals. n/t

[Egnever]

25. Never used it

And I have been here off and on for at least 9 years.

Like you I find an echo chamber less than informative.

[Rebellious Republican]

27. My first respones was "Sweet Jesus" some one gets it, but some may put me on ignore for that!

[hfojvt]

81. I went for years without using it

being somewhat proud of that fact,

but later I had perhaps 15 or 20 on ignore.

It isn't about an "echo chamber". I would not put somebody on ignore for saying "I believe X" even after I had made the definitive airtight case for the falsehood of X.

But it is about people who are not making honest arguments, but only trying to be aggravating.

Like
Me; X is NOT true
Them: I spit in your general direction.
or
Them: So you have no respect for the Constitution.

But when we switched to DU3, my ignore list did not come with me, and I have not re-created it, but sometimes when I am being verbally abused, I do remember "I had you on ignore, didn't I? Mm-hmm.

[Raine]

26. I've used it on posters that have gotten personally insulting with me. Disagreeing is OK

but I'm not putting up with any kind of personal crap directed at me. It's only been a few times though and I suspect they were probably trolls who are long gone.

[Rebellious Republican]

31. Good attitude, keep posting, there are trolls that come creeping...

around here. Some have got their posts jacked up so as to fool you.

[CountAllVotes]

28. You'd use it too

If you received a comment like this about yourself via a jury decision and you just KNOW who wrote it, you'd use the damned "IGNORE" button in this case:

>>I would very much appreciate it if the poster would kindly fuck off. I have no time for people like this anymore.

That comment made me feel horrible and I know who wrote that. In fact. the original statement was much worse and somehow was *magically* changed. It made me feel quite sick that someone like this is on the DU and writing things like this about me and probably others too; folks that they do not know one tiny little bit about.

The IGNORE button is a simple way to get someone OUT of your life on the DU and highly effective as well.

Too bad real life is not so simple as the IGNORE button eh?

[Rebellious Republican]

29. Is that all, given my handle (pseudonym) you would not believe some of ....

replies I have received. I just have to LOL and keep moving on.

[Journeyman]

30. I have a limited resource of life and choose not to be subject to "kiddie scorn". . .

There are some 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. 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 I to perceive I have an open mind, but 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.

But though I use Ignore liberally, I also revisit it quite often and purge everyone from my list with regularity. The way I figure it, if they're not worth my attention, they'll give further cause for their removal soon enough.

[Rebellious Republican]

33. Well said JM, I am still digesting that one. However I think I do get your...

gist.

[CountAllVotes]

35. Have you ever noticed ...

When you go in to delete the person on your IGNORE list, quite often they are "no longer a registered user".

That right there should tell us something ... it isn't just you or me, it is the nature of some sicko creep that people like you and me just don't have the energy to waste on such a person with such perspectives that add nothing, nothing at all and in the end, many of them are indeed trolls or plain awholes et al.

I'm with you ...

[Journeyman]

48. After I wrote my post, I purged my list and found 1 of the 3 had been "revoked". . .

so yeah, many times my use of ignore is simply a preemptive banishment.

And I believe my use of ignore helps keep me out of trouble. Twelve years on this board, over 9,000 posts, and I've only had one of my comments locked.

[CountAllVotes]

132. My post was deleted by the jury

It was not unanimous btw. Nope.

It was a fact and now everyone realizes it.

The truth is hard to face AT TIMES.

[Rebellious Republican]

54. Well, as I have said, I have never used the ignore button, so I can not elaborate...

However, sounds like you are on to something good there.

[Blue_In_AK]

32. I've only put one person on ignore

and he was TS'ed shortly after for his unwarranted and disgusting attack on me. I know whose posts I want to read and whose I don't.

[Rebellious Republican]

34. Sounds like the Mods did their job.

[Rebellious Republican]

37. Damn, is that all I got is one, numero uno, REC, come on guys, show me some love.

[Warpy]

38. I save it for people who are horribly rude

but it is a very good feature to have. It makes certain you're never going to rise to any of the stinkbait around here and get into trouble, yourself.

Besides, I'm old and not in the best of health. I've long since lost my patience with verbal swill. My ignore list isn't huge, but it is permanent. Once on it, the only way off is to be tombstoned.

[Rebellious Republican]

42. Hey warpy, guess I have not pissed you off.

You old codger.

[Warpy]

46. Who you calling OLD?

That hurts and you're teetering on the edge, Bucko. I can say it but nobody else can.

Seriously, I have a pretty long fuse. My rate is usually a mannerless clod or two a month. I also avoided Meta like the plague when it was up and I avoid ATA. There are just a few places that are never going to produce anything good if one visits them.

[Rebellious Republican]

49. Shit I have been around here for ever, I still do not know what meta is or was!

Guess I won't miss it.

[Le Taz Hot]

41. Some people are just too stupid

to stay on my screen. The end.

[Rebellious Republican]

43. Come on, tell us how you really feel!

[Le Taz Hot]

62. Think about it.

Irl, when someone is being an ass, do you stick around to hear what he has to say or do you walk away out of ear shot where you don't have to hear inanities about "emoprogs," "Paulbots" and "Lefty-libertarians?" Intelligent people don't use silly terminology like that. Ron White was right about one thing: You can't fix stupid. (So I put it on Ignore).

[Rebellious Republican]

64. LTH, I should have used the sarcasim thingy. I understood what you meant.

Carry on, we are on the same page.

[Le Taz Hot]

68. Nah, I knew what you meant.

I was just venting after reading a thread with someone using that inane terminology. He/she's on ignore now.

[Violet_Crumble]

44. I've only used ignore once at DU3, but haven't got anyone on ignore now...

It wasn't out of them disagreeing with me or them being rude. It was creepiness that rated 11 on a scale of 10.

Ignore just doesn't work for me. I have a burning desire to get the last word in at all costs, and how can I do that if I have people on ignore? If for whatever reason, in the future I did decide to put someone on ignore, I'd just do it silently and not do the big song and dance I see some do that seem proud of having ignore lists longer than a roll of toilet paper, and then go on and on and on about how they have so and so on ignore and how they spotted them when they accidently logged out, blah blah blah. That sort of stuff is using the ignore button as a weapon, not as a tool to make DU a better experience for themselves, and the ones I see do that tend to be the sort of folk who can't tolerate anyone disagreeing with them.

Be very, very careful how you respond to this post. My finger's hovering over the ignore button and I will not hesitate to begin an ignore list that's longer than anything anyone's ever bragged about at DU before!!

[Rebellious Republican]

52. "I have a burning desire to get the last word in at all costs" thats because you are an...

Aussie. Oi, Oi, Oi. Heres to you mate or matette as the case may be.

I gave you a double beer salute, because I worked with Aussie sailors. Drank me under the table!

[Violet_Crumble]

72. LOL. I thought you were gonna say: 'that's because you are an annoying person!'

Which I have it on good authority I can be when I put my mind to it....

Heh, I remember being offended when I got on a bus for the first time in ages a few years ago and the driver called me mate, but then I noticed he was calling everyone mate, regardless of their gender.

Thanks from the world's slowest beer drinker for the two beer salute

[Rebellious Republican]

75. Well kiss my grits VC, you had me going.

Back atcha!

[longship]

45. I am ignoring nobody.

That's kind of a silly thing to do. It's like You don't agree with me so I am going to stop listening to you.

My question is, how will people learn anything if they only listen to people who agree with them. Therein lies ideology and all its ills.

[octoberlib]

50. I don't have anyone on ignore.

If I don't want to read a post , I don't click on it.

[Tx4obama]

51. The way I look at it is...

The folks that use the ignore function are the ones that are missing out.

The folks that have 'me' on ignore do not see all the 'news' and 'videos' I post - they are only hurting themselves, not me

Number of Star members ignoring me: 65

[Rebellious Republican]

60. Hell I do not know who is ignoring me, I do not bother to check...

nor do I know how.

[Tx4obama]

66. The way to do it is ...

Click on the 'My Profile' link at the top right hand of the page

then click on the 'Transparency' tab

if you've had fewer than five posts hidden by Jury in the last 90 days - you then click on the link that says: Show me my Transparency page.

that will bring up the page with the Section that says: Member Feedback

the 'numbers' are there (no names of the DUers - just the numbers.

[Rebellious Republican]

79. Thats just to damned much information to digest.

Personally, I just don't give a rats ass one way or the other ( I mean that in a good way). I just do not bother to check, I feel that if people have chosen to ignore me, then they are the losers. However thanks for the tips Tx4obama

[Rebellious Republican]

141. Curiosity got the best of me, seven star members ignoing me.

I can probably guess which ones.

[AsahinaKimi]

53. I have never used it..

But I know there are several star members ignoring me. I dun know, maybe they find me annoying..

[Rebellious Republican]

56. Hi AsahinaKimi

Tade kuu mushi mo sukizuki. Love to hear from you always, you make my heart go pitter patter, you make my tick tock and my flip flop!

[Egalitarian Thug]

91. A little creepy, dude. n/t

[Rebellious Republican]

61. I am a little rusty, did I get that right?

There's no accounting for taste.

[AsahinaKimi]

65. yeah its okay...

If you are not sure, you can try google translate.. it does not always work, but sometimes it does. Use simple words and phrases and it can get it right.

[napoleon_in_rags]

55. Good post. I enjoy this site for debate.

So many smart people here, I've had my world view changed many times. But only by people who take the time to argue/debate with me, rather than dismiss me out of hand. Yes, I can imagine situations where people are abusive and you really don't want to hear what they have to say, but most of the time its worth it connect with other people's view points, and to assert your own even when its tough to do so. There's always something to learn.

[Rebellious Republican]

58. Spot on napoleon_in_rags!

[Spitfire of ATJ]

57. Hell,...I wonder how many here are left that can still see me.

[Rebellious Republican]

59. I can see you just fine, keep posting my friend!

[mick063]

63. I ponder the effects of ignore often.

I often read topics that are discussed ad nauseum, over multiple threads, with various links and references.

I will comment in an unrelated thread using information gained from what I believe to be common knowledge.

Then, I will run across someone that writes "link please" in response to my post.

I think to myself "You have got to be kidding me, you have not read this here or seen the references?"

[Rebellious Republican]

71. Well you must understand that links are important for multiple reasons.

They give credibility to your discussion. Many Newcomers (or trolls) do not understand that a source can be a right leaning propaganda piece. If you are not using sources that are not universally accepted here, then you could be considered a troll. It would be wise to lurk for a while and digest the sources considered non-right leaning. Hope that helps for what it is worth. I guess I can call myself an old timer here now, that is if there are no objections from others here.

[mick063]

77. I did not begin my political ideology on the day that I registered for DU.

It remains the same as it always has and will remain the same far in to the future.

My first vote was cast in 1976. I am an older man. I am not "new" to political discourse. I will run roughshod over those that question my credibility due to post count or "questionable" loyalty. I welcome the challenge.

I am here for my own agenda. To communicate a progressive ideology that fits my perception of how progressive ideology is defined. I fully expect to rub people the wrong way. I may even get banned eventually, though I will likely leave beforehand, if I come to the conclusion that my agenda is no longer being served. It really depends on how far I believe the Democratic Party has veered from progressive ideology.

Just being upfront and honest about it.

[Rebellious Republican]

83. I can appreciate your honesty...

I am an old man as well, and truly understand your convictions. I have been around since the early days of DU. I have my own 'agenda'
as well. I have not been TS'd yet, I speak my mind and offer my own insight on any number of topics. I think you will be around for a very long time to come, just be cordial and do not get drawn into a flame war by a troll.

[AverageJoe90]

67. I've never actually used it myself, but I've been awfully tempted to at times.....

Mainly thanks to some of the more hardcore "Professional Left" types and fulltime climate doomers(believe me, if you're a rationalist, they're as annoying as all hell sometimes) above all else, amongst a few others, maybe; though nobody's quite crossed the line to actually earn a blocking from me, not just yet, anyway(though, TBH, I've been pretty tolerant of even my most polar adversaries up to this point).

Unfortunately, though, I've got about two and a half dozen(31 to be more exact) people blocking me, for whatever reason. I don't make a big deal about it, though.

[ForgoTheConsequence]

70. I use it all the time.

Also, I can't believe I'm the first person to respond to this thread.

[BlueCheese]

73. Ha! Good one! n/t

[bravenak]

74. I never ignore anyone.

I'm not a republican. I think I should keep an open mind for as long as I can. I'm not always right even if I feel like I am.
I thought about it last week but the poster was gone that very day.
I have ten people who never want to see what I have to say. But I act out sometimes.

[LittleBlue]

76. I use it liberally

for the few posters who never have anything of worth to say. The operatives, the right-wing trolls, the net nannies, they all earn a place on my list.

[struggle4progress]

78. Nobody is on my ignore list. I want to know what's being posted

[Quantess]

82. Never say never.

I use it occasionally. Basically only for repeated nonsense or nastiness.

[Rebellious Republican]

84. Quantess, I can promise you that I will never use the ignore button.

If I have a problem with a troll, or someone unjustifiably harassing me, there are other options here at DU. I just can not bring myself to ignore someone that may have a different perspective than myself to not be heard. I might wake one day and say hey, I get it.

[Quantess]

86. Right now nobody is on my ignore list.

BTW, my occasional use of ignore has nothing to do with someone having a different perspective, at all. It's for people who consistently have nothing substantial to offer, or routinely act like total jerks without provocation.

[Quantess]

88. I was like you, once.

Idealistic about ignore.
Until someone got on my nerves so bad, I had to block them from my sight to prevent myself from writing rude responses!

[beevul]

85. In almost 10 years of reading and posting here, I've used the ignore function 1 time....

In almost 10 years of reading and posting here, I've used the ignore function 1 time, and that poster along with his incendiary demeaning insulting and abrasive posting style, are no longer with us.

[Half-Century Man]

89. I have used it as a form of breaking contact, walking away

from a stupid unproductive fight. I go back and un-ignore them later.

My personality is confrontational, that doesn't always work well for me and I've learned to (finally) detect things before I go ballistic. So, breaking contact for a week or so is, for me, one solution.

[4bucksagallon]

92. LOL, Here is the number of "star" members that are ignoring me.

"Number of Star members ignoring me: 14
Number of Star members blocking mail from me (including members ignoring me): 14"
I probably could name them from some of their "lofty" responses to me, but I really don't care. I figure they are just infiltrators, and instigators anyway. Me I have no one on ignore, because I like to track these "sappers", as the term applies to the Vietnam conflict.

[MrModerate]

93. There are contentious discussions here . . .

And a handful of really obnoxious people (at least it seems like only a handful to me), but I have a built-in ignore feature that takes care of my interactions with them.

However, for some people, I'm sure it gives a feeling of control over the environment of the debate, and so is worthwhile. For me, not so much.

[MrModerate]

94. How do you even tell how many people are ignoring you . . .

And what their membership status is?

[4bucksagallon]

97. Go to My Profile, Transparency, Show Transparency.......

Then voila, you will see how many members have you on ignore.

[lamp_shade]

95. A few... mostly "pack leaders" with a single purpose...

The ones who CONSISTENTLY AND EXCLUSIVELY post negative, conspiratorial, annoying and often nasty horseshit for one reason only... to bait their pack into giving as many "recs" as possible. Eliminate the leaders and the followers (most of whom never post OPs) seem to disappear as well. This works well for me.

[B Calm]

96. I never used it, but there's a couple posters that are really pissing me off.

I think they are trolls who have a higher post count than myself.

[dipsydoodle]

98. What if someone did piss me off ?

I still wouldn't hit ignore or no mail - I've never used either.

I've got a life.

'nuff said.

[B Calm]

99. Like I said, I never used it either.

[quakerboy]

100. Very Rarely

I dont use it for rude or annoying or disagreeable people. Or arguments. I dont seem to have anyone on ignore at this point. Havnt thought to look in 3 months or more. So that gives you some idea

That said, I have used it. I use it when I am convinced that a poster is not posting in good faith. I ignore the people whom I would TS were I a moderator. And so far, when I get around to looking at my list every month or three, generally most of them have been Ts'd.

But I can understand the desire. Its one thing to have "free thinking" or "open discussion". But there are some posters who, if you have read one post, you have literally read the content of every post. There are a fair number of posters who do not add any food for thought, nor any points for discussion. There is no value added by their posts. I keep hoping, but that hope never seems to be fulfilled. Its tempting to ignore them, because then I might be less tempted to engage someone who has no intent to engage in good faith discussion.

[ProfessorGAC]

101. I Used it Once

I retracted later because when an ignored person is there, you still see the replies of others, and there was no context to the thread because of one insulting person.

So, i decided to just thicken my skin and not use it.

[Nye Bevan]

102. Some people like to create their own little virtual world in which everyone agrees with them.

Not me. I have never used Ignore and never will. I like to see what everyone has to say, even those who typically disagree with me.

[randome]

103. Damn! I went from 73 DUers ignoring me a few months ago to 120 now!

More insidious NSA doings, I bet! Like you, I never have and never will use the Ignore button. It's a badge of honor to me.

If others choose to Ignore you, you will always get the last word in. And they give the appearance of not having a counter-argument so they look foolish.
[hr][font color="blue"][center]Stop looking for heroes. BE one.[/center][/font][hr]

[BeyondGeography]

104. Ignore is for babies

[bluestate10]

120. Babies that are always in the middle of tantrums. nt

[Smarmie Doofus]

109. I never understood it and still don't.

Can't you just .... you know.... IGNORE posts from people you don't like?

[Eddie Haskell]

110. Some people who would rather hear

a reassuring lie than an inconvenient truth.

[bluestate10]

111. I don't use it and will never use it. I prefer to fight it out with people that I disagree with,

even if they bash my brains out with better, more informed arguments. That is how I roll. I view people that set others to Ignore as being weak.

I was really surprised recently when a DU member who I assumed had me on Ignore responded to a post I made in response to a post that member made. We ended up disagreeing, but the exchange was civil.

[JustAnotherGen]

113. One person

Who has had like - 15 different jobs, scaled the Empire State Buliding, single handedly brought down the Berlin wall, etc etc. And this person was found to be fraud yet is still here. I have no need for someone who can't be their authentic self especially when they portray their life as that of a female James Bond. I come to DU for information exchange - if your information is all made up, why should I bother?

[AngryOldDem]

116. Very occasionally. As in rarely.

It takes a lot to cross my threshold. But there have been times when enough was enough.

In the past I have ignored people who have proven themselves (to me) as outright assholes. I don't Ignore because I don't happen to like or agree with someone's opinion. If you do that, then why be here at all?

That said, once on Ignore, out of sight out of mind. I won't see their names in the threads. That's one benefit of the feature.

[kentuck]

118. Naw.

I didn't come here to ignore people.

[Scuba]

119. I had someone on ignore, but then he got a pizza and was gone. Fortunately another DU member ....

... started accusing me of all kinds of BS because I "failed" to agree with him, so he replaced Graham4Anything.

[Hell Hath No Fury]

121. Until recently -

I had only put one person on ignore in 12 years! It took me 6 years to do it and most of DU had that person on their ignore list anyway, so I am not sure if that even counts. I recently added several people to my list after they had become sycophants so ridiculously insufferable they tested my Job-like patience. Most of the people I find highly annoying I still can see. I really find the ignore button to the option of absolute last resort - my personal "nuclear option".

[Waiting For Everyman]

122. I don't ignore, but I use "Trash Thread" constantly.

Flamebait and shit-stirring propaganda goes straight in the trash. That way, I don't have to be distracted by that mess being kicked evry two seconds, and it makes the real threads easier to see. Plus, there are certain super-contentious topics that I choose not to get involved in -- when it gets OTT I'll trash those too to keep them out of the way.

(Another thing I do sometimes, is to click "Time Started" on the forum page headings so I can see the newest threads. Sometimes they fall really fast, and get lost among older threads that are being kicked a lot.)

Jerks in threads, I can just skip past easily enough.

However I will say this, there are some people on here who obviously post deliberately aggravating things in an effort to goad someone into getting a post hidden. If a person feels they are likely to respond to that, it's a good idea to just put that poster on ignore. Those types never say anything worth seeing anyway.

[MineralMan]

123. I've used it occasionally, for brief periods of time.

If I feel harassed by another DUer, I might place that DUer on ignore for a month or two, and then remove the ignore status. That's rare, though. Right now, I have nobody on ignore.

[In_The_Wind]

124. I use trash this thread instead of ignore.

[Brother Buzz]

139. Word!

[sheshe2]

212. In_The_Wind~

[In_The_Wind]

223. sheshe2 ~

[kentauros]

217. You can also trash by keyword!

That's a nice additional function to an even greater function

[In_The_Wind]

224. There are few words alone that need trashed.

It's the way a word is used that makes it unappealing.
or the person using the words.

[leveymg]

126. I don't need my eyes shielded from disturbing thoughts.

I'd rather know what's getting posted here, anyway. How else can one respond to some of the outrageous bullshit and propaganda memes posted here?

[stevenleser]

128. The numbers in my ignore list, if charted would resemble the positive part of a sine wave.

There are times on DU, the Presidential primaries are one such time and the NSA issue we are now experiencing another, where quickly everything that can be said on the varying sides has been said, and all that remains is nastiness and name calling along with "Why can't you see it the way I see it. You must be wrong/dumb/a right winger/etc."

When those kinds of issues die down, I quickly empty my ignore list. I think it reached its height in the 2008 primary season with over 150 people on it. After Obama was officially the nominee I removed everyone. For a long time from that point until around 2012, I had less than 5 people on it.

Now with the Greenwald/Snowden nonsense, it has risen to around 100 again. I expect within a few months I will remove everyone from it again.

[Logical]

129. I have no one on ignore. I agree with you. n-t

[OmahaBlueDog]

130. I put a bunch on "Ignore" during "Meta"

I have taken them all off now.

However, 16 posters have me on ignore who are not nearly as forgiving.

[MyshkinCommaPrince]

131. Only once.

I used the feature on one poster, a long time ago. The poster was dominating and derailing one thread after another, at least among those I read, during a period. As a result, the same threads were still derailed, but they made no sense once the ignored posts were hidden. I decided the feature wasn't as useful as I'd hoped, and never bothered with it again.

[NutmegYankee]

133. I have two people on Ignore

I resisted using it for years, but about 8 months back one person publicly put me on ignore with a completely unreasonable reaction to an innocuous post, so I ignored them back and another recently was just obnoxiously trolling me, so I ignored them.

I'm considering emptying my list though.

[Sheldon Cooper]

134. I have the worst of the misogynists (and their female cohorts) on ignore.

It has made this website much more tolerable.

[Rebellious Republican]

146. I guess it is a good thing I am no misogynist....

[Shankapotomus]

135. I don't use it

though I can see why it would be there for people who could be repeatedly harassed. It's good it's there but I suspect some people use it as some kind of power trip.

[Rebellious Republican]

148. I believe some do go a bit to far with ugly posts and harassing people here.

However those types usually just fade away or get TS'd eventually.

[RC]

138. I have been here since 2001.

I also survived META, despite the best some some could do to get rid of me.
I have never used the Trash Thread or Ignore. I usually just skip over the bullshit posters.
I do wish though, that the Milestones had the OP name listed. Would save wasted mouse clicks. Lately, there is one verbose poster that likes to link back to their own posts to bolster their latest easily disprovable post.
The other poster that I usually skipped over, got tombstoned. And most of the rest I had a problem with, went away after a while.

[Rebellious Republican]

145. Thats been my experience as well.

[Skidmore]

140. I think the iIgnore button is part of the problem

I, too, do not ignore people. I may occasionally trash a thread that I think is ridiculous and that I get sick of seeing pop up on my screen, but I don't put people on ignore status even when I believe them to be obnoxious and when I vehemently disagree with them. I think ignoring people or having a knee jerk reaction to something some one is saying is counterproductive and highly divisive.

[Rebellious Republican]

142. Well said Skidmore.

[liberal_at_heart]

179. insulting, intimidating, harassing, and bullying people is divisive too which is why I do use

the ignore button.

[MadrasT]

144. I do not - I have no trouble ignoring people without using that particular DU feature.

I do use "trash thread" liberally though. And the "hide thread by keyword" feature is marvelous.

[L0oniX]

151. I'm using on you as we speak. Did it work yet?

[Rebellious Republican]

154. I thought I had a bug crawling around on my screen. You got me, great GIF!

[G_j]

152. never

[RKP5637]

153. Once, for a real loon. n/t

[rollin74]

155. never used it

and don't plan on ever using it

seems a little childish to me

[hrmjustin]

156. I ignore no one. Besides...

.... I am a host in five rooms and on Mirt so I need to be able to see what people are saying. But I highly recommend the function for some people.

[nadinbrzezinski]

157. Used to be of that school

I got better

[Rebellious Republican]

158. Hi Nadine..

You still causing hate and discontent around here?

[nadinbrzezinski]

159. Trust me, it's not me doing that

With a few folks in my ignore list it's gotten beyond toxic

[ZombieHorde]

160. I don't put people on ignore.

Sometimes those who can only insult on one subject, can make compelling arguments on a different subject. I love a good argument, even if I don't agree with it.

Currently, only 27 people have me on ignore, which is lower than normal. If my posts are causing stress for a fellow DUer, then I think they should place me on ignore. I wish everyone here a happy life, and if my "absence" makes them slightly more happy, then I fully support their decision.

Peace, love, and wonder.

[MisterP]

161. oodles--but if I keep landing on informative threads I'm willing to undo

and the ones who keep appearing on the home page I have to keep on ignore, since otherwise that's all I'd see in the latest and greatest...

[Marrah_G]

165. I use it all the time

You choose not to use it and I won't insult you for that. Perhaps you could do the same.

[morningfog]

167. I use it on obvious paid shills, asshole disruptors and painfully stupid posters.

[liberal_at_heart]

170. I use it when people insult, intimidate, or bully me.

[LaydeeBug]

172. Your OP made me see that 26 people are ignoring me. That's a badge of honor as far as I'm concerned.

nt

[Fire Walk With Me]

174. 43 star members have me on Ignore. 11 during Occupy; the rest from Snowden.

[Buns_of_Fire]

178. Never used it.

And only two people have me on ignore (last time I looked), which is actually better than I'm doing In Real Life.

[locks]

182. Debate and arguments

I like both, whether I agree with the opinions or not. What I don't like is when the posts stop being about the topic and veer off to slam a poster in a personal, vicious or sarcastic way or about what they've written in the past. It soon becomes about the posters and not just the opinion they're trying to get across. There's no way that I or the posters can learn or gain a new perspective in that atmosphere, so I just stop reading and find a thread of interest where I feel I can be informed and add an idea without being judged.

Thanks for the post.

[graywarrior]

184. I quit using it after I gave up temper tantrums over those that disagree with me

[Rebellious Republican]

190. Glad to see you made it it to adulthood GW.

[graywarrior]

191. If you could call it that

[Boudica the Lyoness]

185. I only have one person on ignore

He said something revolting once and I just hit the ignore button because I could hit his nose.

There's one or two people here I cannot stand, but I don't ignore them because I have to keep an eye on them.

[Rebellious Republican]

196. Thats impressive, you have more longevity around here then me.

[Cali_Democrat]

187. I have one person on ignore

Because they're racist.

[Rebellious Republican]

194. I do not know how long you have had them on ignore....

give it some time. I would be willing to bet they will not be around long!

[RFKHumphreyObama]

188. My ignore list on DU2 was a mess

Funny thing is that I don't think I started using ignore until about two years into my DU experience. Then one particularly annoying poster came along (I think she was later banned) and I started. This was followed by the 2004 primary flame wars, the 2008 primary flame wars and so on and, gradually, my DU ignore list became clogged. I would try to clean it and give everyone an amnesty at times but it was just such a chore (and half the posters were banned, anyway, when I went to check on them)

So when this new version of DU came out, I vowed a fresh start. And I believe I have been a lot more liberal in its use than I once was (the "trash thread" option is a great alternative in some cases -also I believe I've been a lot lazier/laid back with the ignore button than I once was). But nevertheless my ignore list is growing again and I find that most of the people on my new ignore list are quite often the same ones who were on my old ignore list

It's not about ignoring divergent points of view or having a closed mind establishing an echo chamber or anything like that. That's never been my philosophy. The people who go on my ignore list are people whom can't seem to get their point of view across without being obnoxious, rude, offensive or insulting either on their subject topic or toward other people who hold different beliefs to them. I also have a very short fuse with people whose beliefs I find racist (racism is a very emotive subject for me). For me, to not put them on ignore would make my DU experience very unpleasant and would discourage me from coming here more than I already have been over the last few years

[Rebellious Republican]

193. You make valid observations, just keep coming back, whatever it takes. We all need each other.....

if we are going to reunite this country and make it strong once again. So I guess its safe to assume I am not on that ignore list.

[Zorra]

189. I just started using two weeks ago, and I have been here for 10 years. I

could not take the irrational nonsense rising out of the cranberry patch anymore.

[Rebellious Republican]

192. I get frustrated as well.....

specifically all the Florida, Texas and southern bashing threads in general. However I do know that some people are just venting, some are trolls, and some others are neither and will not be around long. That has been my observation for what it worth, besides by not putting them on ignore I get to see some interesting exchanges. It can be very entertaining at times!

[City Lights]

195. I have no one on ignore.

However, I have used it in the past during primary season.

[Rebellious Republican]

198. Yes, it does get lively around here during the primaries.

But still I find it very entertaining and informative.

[xiamiam]

197. have to use ignore to wade thru nonsense and get to relevant dialogue

don't think I used ignore for the first 5 years here.. then just a few who mostly have been ts'd.. after the nsa leak I had to triple or quadruple the list. Added one today and I've been thinking about ignoring her for over 2 months. My objection is willful ignorance. I see thru it. Its counter productive and distracts from the issues we need to address. Idislike people who get in the way of natural growth from actually knowing the truth. I believe half of the people on my list are reincarnations of people who have been ts'd before. I also think that there are people who post here who are paid to defend an agenda. I believe there are people on my list who put party before morality or ethics or the constitution. I believe there are a very small number who are on my list who are just stupid.

[Rebellious Republican]

200. Yes, there are those that have an agenda and profit from it.

They stand out, however it can be fun to watch how others use their wits in dealing with them. Most times they do not perceive that they are being played by some of the best and brightest here at DU. It can be very interesting to watch, I have done it myself, especially having been a former repub. I know all there talking points and like to play with their feeble little minds.

[CBGLuthier]

199. Never used it. Not even once.

[Rebellious Republican]

201. We have they same same DU birth year.

[Rebellious Republican]

202. 2531 views, 201 posts, and only 16 recs, common guys, where is the love....

I believe I at least have touched on a subject that most have a personal interest in, yes?

[bravenak]

203. I'll rec it.

Just got ignored again. Why do they like to tell you about it?

[Rebellious Republican]

205. Beats me why. I have been put on ignore by seven people and have never been informed.

All gold star members. Thanks for thr rec though.

[quinnox]

204. I use it in a limited fashion

Compared to DU 2, my ignore list is tiny. I had literally hundreds of names on my list on DU 2. When I cleaned it out I noticed a large percentage of those names had been tomb-stoned too. You might say I have a good "nose" for trolls, stealth freeper types, and all around jerks, none of them last very long on DU, and sooner or later, get what is now called the "PPR". (most of the time)

[Rebellious Republican]

207. OK, I have been around for a long time, what is "PPR" ?

[quinnox]

211. it is the term that has replaced "tombstone", short for "posting privleges revoked"

you can see it on banned duers when you look at their profile.

[Rebellious Republican]

214. Thanks Q, guess i am just getting old.

[bunnies]

206. I've never used it.

Too afraid Ill miss something.

imho, when you ignore someone you say "this person has zero potential of saying anything I might benefit from". I never assume such a thing about anyone.

[Rebellious Republican]

209. I am with you bunnies, wheather it be the latest RW talking points or making a valid point that....

makes you go Hhhmmmm.

[bunnies]

210. Quite a few are ignoring me though.

Jerks.

[Rebellious Republican]

216. Their loss, freethinkers and open minded peoples gain!

[bunnies]

219. I'll toast to that!

[Rebellious Republican]

221. Back atcha...

[Cleita]

208. Recently, many times and I have been here for a decade.

In all that time until this year I never felt the need for it. Now I do because I can't be bothered to have interesting discussions pissed on by people who are so disagreeable.

[Rebellious Republican]

213. Girl you count on that happening, I do and am rarely disappointed.

Just another day at DU. Think about it though, you must have made a point that rocked their world and confused the shit out of them. Why ignore them when you have the knowledge and intelligence to be able to do that to them.

[kentauros]

215. I'd like to ignore more than I do.

However, I am a group host, so the only ones I have on ignore are those that have been banned from my group.

Before I was a host, I had more on ignore, because some people don't know how to discuss, they only know how to argue/debate. I have no patience for that "style" of board-participation.

[Rebellious Republican]

220. I here ya, but as you said, most are banned eventually...

and this comes from someone who has been around here for more than a few Days!

[kentauros]

222. True,

though the ones I'd like to put on ignore (in addition to the one already on ignore) are long-time DUers that I've found add nothing to the conversation. The one that was banned from the group wasn't banned from DU, so that one is still around. I just don't have to see its posts anywhere, any more