Reply #9: For once, perhaps, discussion will be able to "build up"

[HamdenRice]

I agree with your observations. One of the things wrong with this forum is that threads get hijacked so quickly. Someone posts some interesting new find, and the OCTabots jump in with same lame criticism of space weapons and alien lizard overlords and assorted personal attacks, and the entire thread then becomes back and forth over something other than the OP.

The ignore function will allow like minded people to build on and comment on each other's points, rather than defend stupid side issues.

Also, I think Skinner's observation my also hold true: that routine disrupters will re-think their strategy in order to avoid blanket ignoring throughout the forum. I'm beginning to sense the possibility that some OCTabots may disappear completely from this group.