Do you use 'ignore' ?

[xiamiam]

I've yet to do it. Keep telling myself that I need to hear diverse opinions but there are a few who seem to derail many threads. I dont even know how to put someone on ignore but just don't know how much longer I can take it..Its not even 7 AM and I'm upset from reading DU. Not a new thing but for many years, this place was a safe haven for me...now not so much.

Are those of you who use ignore happier without the bs? I just can't believe that we've changed that much for some of these opinions to be legitimate.

[Tailormyst]

1. I do. I find it makes DU a more enjoyable place.

Mostly I use it for people who are abusive and/or bullying or just plain mean and snarky. I wouldn't stick around to talk to someone like that in real life, so why bother with it here?

[peace frog]

119. Ditto

My list is short, but the creepie freepies on it are nobody anyone would miss. :thumbsup:

[JerseygirlCT]

2. "manual ignore"

I just know the people I want to steer clear of, and do that.

[dembotoz]

3. no

[Cirque du So-What]

4. No

I want to see what passes for dialogue on DU, and I can't alert on troll droppings if I don't see them. I use the 'buddy list' quite frequently, however, to add trolls I encounter on a daily basis. Occasionally, I check my 'buddy list' to see who's been served pizza. It's been a very good system so far. There are currently three remaining on my list, but I see they've all been inactive for awhile.

[BanzaiBonnie]

44. That's exactly what I've been doing

I add people I'm suspicious of to my buddy list. That way, once a month or so I can check on them and see who's been TSd.

I have been very accurate in spotting trolls.

[seabeyond]

49. i could probably, maybe figure out how to check it out, but... what is buddy list and what does it

do.

cause i have a couple posters that seem to zero in on threads i am on. particular types of threads. today i have been on 15 different threads. i dont see them on any of those. but one thread, that is the same issue thread as always, they show up. there nipping on the heel. i have been wondering of late if someone can like, ... follow you on du if they chose.

just curious cause you bring up buddy list and i was wondering the other day if that is how they do it.

[Cirque du So-What]

63. It's at 'My DU'

The 'Buddy List' icon is on the 2nd row, far left. It's where people show up when you add them to your list, which is accomplished by clicking on the icon with a green 'plus' sign to the right of a person's username in a thread - any thread. It's just a convenient shortcut to keep up with people you want to keep up with for any reason. People can be deleted from the list at any time by clicking on the icon with a red 'minus' sign.

[seabeyond]

71. people can use it for evil too. lol lol. i dont care. but i was curious why a particular person

seem to be able to follow me around, sporadically, knowing what thread i have been in.

thanks

[Cirque du So-What]

75. Merely appearing on someone's 'Buddy List'

doesn't automatically keep track of where a person has been posting; it merely provides shortcuts to their profile and to send them a PM, along with any additional contact info they've decided to make public. Locating the actual threads in which a person has posted takes a bit more effort than merely adding them to your 'Buddy List.'

[seabeyond]

79. excellent. thanks for the clarification. nt

[seabeyond]

5. no. but those that do, it is so irresponsible to ignore and then talk about the person

make up stories about the person, taunt the person as you sit on ignore.

just a thought

pretty cowardly

[Tailormyst]

6. I agree, that would be bad.

I just use ignore and they just vanish from my screen and my mind :) It's the internet and it's up to each of us personally to choose to avoid the drama.

[Cirque du So-What]

7. That practice is also against the rules

If someone says 'welcome to my ignore list,' they'd fucking well better add that person to their ignore list. Any further mention of the person needs to be treated as 'calling out.'

[Lost4words]

18. or they will receive a spanking!

we are, after all, a nation of LAWS! Starting phony wars thats OK, but to threaten to Ignore and the NOT IGNORE! There is no level these infidels wont sink to, we must eliminate these scofflaws and banish them to Gary Indiana where they will have plenty of time to consider their ill-conceived anti-establishment activities.

And I mean it!

[seabeyond]

22. self deleted. cause. nt

[Lost4words]

25. its really is a silly thread, dont be sooooo serious...

[seabeyond]

27. lol, you read before i deleted. i would put it back, but too much work

but the cause

was cause "its really is a silly thread, dont be sooooo serious..."

i agree. lol

[Lost4words]

30. sorry 'bout the high school remark

It never occured to me to put one on ignore and then taunt. I have had angry folks follow me from thread to thread, those are the ones that end up on ignore for me then after a few days I take them off ignore, I am still interested in what they have to say even though it might be trash.

:toast:

[seabeyond]

33. who would think to ignore then taunt. childish to say the least. i agree

not a problem.

:toast:

backatcha

[Lost4words]

35. very cool, great ID seabeyond!

[Cirque du So-What]

68. 'Gee, I wonder what 'ignored' is bloviating about now?'

I've actually seen people post shit like that :eyes:

[Lost4words]

99. bunch of Clowns if you ask me!

:silly:

[SidDithers]

112. See downthread...nt

Sid

[Lost4words]

10. are you in high school??? who does that?

[seabeyond]

12. what does it have to do with me. i dont ignore people. if they chose, fine with me, i dont care

but if you put a person on ignore, ignore them. don't talk about them, not allowing them to respond because they are on ignore. i think that is cowardly.

what does that have to do with high school

it is rude. high school or otherwise

[Lost4words]

23. Actually, I agree with you. nt

[madinmaryland]

13. Here is a perfect example...

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=105&topic_id=7702363&mesg_id=7702363

Neither of us have each other on ignore, now.

[seabeyond]

17. that is some thread, bah hahaha. lol. you in lounge really like to have fun

gotta admire that.

perused, a little. huge thread

[Lost4words]

102. thats a good one! LOL

[tammywammy]

15. Also the

"Oh, I see Ignored is in this thread..." bs.

[seabeyond]

19. yes. nt

[SidDithers]

47. Yup...

I agree completely.

Sid

[Renew Deal]

60. Correction: I've seen that a few times.

Though I don't know how people know who the ignored party is. Do they clear out their list and then put them back on? It never made sense to me.

[treestar]

92. If you're really dying to know what Ignored said

Look at the thread in print view.

:hi:

[Renew Deal]

97. lol

I've been here 7 years and I didn't know that. But then again. I never use ignore. Thanks for the tip!

[Lost4words]

8. Walk on the wild side, try it once or twice!

[Smarmie Doofus]

9. No. It's without a doubt the most incomprehensible feature on DU. nt

[Lost4words]

28. its really very simple just 3 or 4 steps!

[Smarmie Doofus]

36. But what, on Earth, is the point? nt

[Lost4words]

52. a point is the narrowest point on a end or tip

there is a point on a needle, there is a point on a dunce cap (discipline device in old American schools)a pointer dog displays the location of the prey by assuming a position which identifies the exact spot. To use a finger or digit to display the direction in which to look. I have been married 26 years without ignore (mental functional override) we wouldn't have lasted 5 years.

My point is that I have no point, the option is an OPTION to be used as the operator sees fit. Its neither all bad nor all good.
The point is that if you want the function it is there, if you don't understand why anyone would ever use it, don't use it.

With all thats wrong with this world we should be thankful for any and all options at our disposal, as choice is becoming ever more limited.

Thats all' over and out.

[Hippo_Tron]

111. Some people are so passionate about some things that controlling their behavior is a challenge

If you're going to be tempted to post personal attacks (which violate the rules) against somebody who disagrees with you on a subject you are very passionate about then a good way to deal with that temptation is to put them on ignore.

[MorningGlow]

11. Yes and no

I don't put instigators and rude posters on ignore, because I have this "thing" about wanting to know what everyone's saying on all sides of an issue.

But I do put some people I like on ignore if they spam teh Lounge with dozens of threads at a time, one for each song they like. I just do it so I can see a wider variety of threads, not because I don't like the person or anything.

[yodoobo]

14. I only ignore people who post gory pictures

and try to shock people who stumble on them.

They go on ignore instantly.There are 2 or DU'ers on that ignore list.

Other than that, I don't. I can easily not read text from annoying people, but I can't "NOT SEE" photos.

[tammywammy]

16. No n/t

[proud2BlibKansan]

20. Yes

[Catshrink]

34. What did Ignored say upthread?

I can't read it because I have her on ignore.

:evilgrin:

(jk)

[Dont_Bogart_the_Pretzel]

21. I use it all the time. But I pretty much keep it empty.

It all depends on the topic. I can't think right now but their are times the nuts come out and I get tired their BS( sometimes I wish I could ignore my own post:rofl:)

[spanone]

24. rarely, for the occasional asshole

[deutsey]

26. I would answer you, but I have you on "ignore"

:silly:

Seriously, No, I don't use the "ignore" function on DU. I just ignore the old-fashioned, non-high tech way...

[stuntcat]

29. nope but I've made it onto a couple of ignore lists :D

There's nothing as cool as young men acting like BRATs in the lounge and telling everyone how they put you on ignore :eyes: :rofl:

[bridgit]

31. no

[whatchamacallit]

32. nope

I like DU "untamed".

[sinkingfeeling]

37. Yes. I started using it during the HCR 'debate' when some called others names.

[Echo In Light]

38. Never have, & instead don't usually bother w/posts from name-callers & other conservatives

[livetohike]

39. Been here since Mar 2004 and only starting using Ignore two

months ago. My blood pressure thanks me.

[TexasObserver]

40. No. And I find those who use it as a sword to be annoying beyond words.

"Well, I see IGNORED is busy on this thread" should be prohibited as calling out other posters, in my view. Either ignore the poster or stop talking about them.

Frankly, when someone talks about who they have on ignore, they're violating the spirit of the rule allowing Ignore here. But some need that drama in the daily life, so they have to let others know they're ignoring someone.

[Tailormyst]

51. I agree with you

Once ignored, the person should be put out of your mind. Otherwise, what is the point?

[Lost4words]

59. Tisk, Tisk Tisk

I NEVER in my 9 years here seen it used as a sword! You are real good with that rule book thing arent you.

[TexasObserver]

78. You've never seen it used aggressively, as I described?

please

[Lost4words]

94. no I havent but I believe what you are telling me, and agree w/you

but calling out takes many forms and I agree there is no place here for bullying.

[Codeine]

124. Ignore as Passive Aggression

is incomparably lame and all too common here.

[Gidney N Cloyd]

41. I've got a couple on ignore because they make no effort to make sense.

I can deal with alternative opinions but if someone's posts always look like they're passing them through babelfish 3 or 4 times or maybe writes everything in semi-poetic riddles, off to iggyland with them. I got tired of wasting my time starting to read their posts and, after struggling through the first couple 'sentences,' realizing 'Oh, it's that knucklehead again.'

[RayOfHope]

61. This for sure! Also

posters who post....


like this....


a new line and ellipses for every thought....




Yeah, I know. Its probably immature of me, but it bugs me to read posts like this.

[Lost4words]

62. A practical example of the proper utilization of the Ignore option. nt

[DailyGrind51]

42. Never did, but then I'm an infrequent visitor.

[caty]

43. There are some people who

get up on the wrong side of the bed every single day. And they like to stir up trouble where ever they can. I ran into one of these people several years ago on this forum, and I put him on "ignore" and never gave him another thought. No matter what anyone posted, he insulted the poster for their opinion. When you see someone talk against what someone said, and remember that person saying the same things in an earlier post, you know that they are just here to cause trouble. I don't have much time to spend here, and I don't want to waste it reading things that someone posted just to rile people up. A true difference of opinion is great, but a fake difference of opinion is a waste of my time.

I don't think that anyone would take putting someone on ignore lightly. If they start thinking that they should, there is probably a damn good reason to even get them to that point. We all recognize trends in how some members think. It doesn't take long to realize that a member is just here to cause trouble while they sit at their computers laughing about the turmoil they are causing.

[thotzRthingz]

45. absolutely i use ignore, some people just post crap... others are free to ignore me as well! (n/t)

[Robb]

46. Not any more, and for one reason:

Even the most annoying poster from time to time breaks a story I don't want to miss.

[Name removed]

64. Deleted message

Message removed by moderator. Click here to review the message board rules.

[Robb]

77. Charming.

[fascisthunter]

48. I Use Ignore on those I think are disrupting or trolls

those that are useless to debate with. And yes, I'm happier.

[asdjrocky]

50. Never have.

[slackmaster]

53. Yes. I have one active member who I regard as a long-term troll on Ignore.

Most of the people I have put on Ignore are now tombstoned.

[seabeyond]

56. can you hear me???

bah hahaha

teasing.

[slackmaster]

70. Yes, you're not Canadian or particularly irritating

:hi:

[seabeyond]

72. ha ha ha

good to know.

:hi:

[shedevil69taz]

129. its sad I know exactly who you're talking about

and there's no need to mention the name! I don't even have that person on ignore but they have been hanging around my favorite forum less and less it seems lately.

[Dinger]

54. I Don't Have Anyone On Ignore, Though I Have Used It (Briefly) In The Past (nt)

[SidDithers]

55. Nope, don't use it....

I'm here to be entertained, and sometimes it's the most ridiculous stuff that's the most entertaining.

I think I'd miss out on lots of laughs it I had posters on ignore.

Sid

[bigwillq]

57. Yes (nt)

[Renew Deal]

58. No

I like to get DU at full volume.

[PufPuf23]

65. No ignore and no buddies either.

There are posters I gloss over though.

Other threads I read the OP (and links) and attention to the replies is limited because of the posters.

[ensho]

66. no, never have, never will

nt

[SteveM]

67. No. Insults and smears can be readily handled for all to see! nt

[muffin1]

69. No,

with one exception. I put someone on ignore on the day Michael Jackson died. But, I couldn't stand NOT knowing what he was saying back to me, so I took him off. Now I think that poster is one of the best DUers around.:)

[Hosnon]

73. No. Ignoring someone on a message board is easy enough without physically blocking them. nt.

[LWolf]

74. No, but I "igore" some people and some posts by not clicking on them. nt

[Orsino]

76. No. n/t

[noamnety]

80. I use ignore

Most of the people on my list I just have set so they can't send me messages but their posts are still visible. My time's worth too much to me to spend it having private discussions with them. They may as well not waste their time composing and sending me their deep thoughts. I'm just not that into them.

A very small group are just such consistent wastes of space that I have their forum posts disappeared as well. I don't feel obligated to read opinions that are so predictably devoid of critical thinking, in the interest of "hearing diverse opinions." We all filter the opinions we read in some way. If we didn't use some form of filtering, we'd be spending equal amounts of time on FR, listening to Glenn Beck, or attending Westboro Baptist Church. I'm fine with acknowledging some folks' thoughts aren't of interest to me.

And one member, every single time he posts, it's to grovel for money for DU. If I want to donate, I will. I don't like the constant nagging and single-minded nature of his posts, so I have him on total ignore. :evilgrin:

[Javaman]

81. I will now!!! Nice post, hitler!

LOL :rofl:

[Cleita]

82. I do because many use this board to disrupt or propagandize.

After a while you get to spot them, so I don't want to waste any more time with them beyond one or two posts if that many. I also use the hide-a-thread function for silly or disturbing posts that I know I'm not going to look at or reply to. So I'd just as soon they aren't visible on my computer. Those two functions sift out the crap and let the thoughtful and informative posts come through. Every few months I update my ignore list and find many of them have been tomb stoned. That doesn't mean diverse opinions will be blocked just the worthless ones. Amazing. I see that "ignore" has inserted itself in many replies on this thread. :rofl:

[azmouse]

83. Yes.

I found that some here on DU have nothing worthwhile to say. I'm much happier not hearing their BS.

[Ms. Toad]

84. I've used it temporarily on 3 posters

(two of whom are tombstoned - and the other is on lots of other ignored lists, based on comments by several other posters along the lines of "I see Ignored is at it again").

There are times when I get overly annoyed when someone gets personally insulting in a field in which I have consideral expertise (not substantive discussion - disagreement on substantive matters is part of the game, but personal insults sometimes get under my skin). In those cases, I've used ignore temporarily (a few days - for one poster several few-day-exiles) as a reminder to not say something stupid that might get me in trouble.

[Bluebear]

85. Oh hell yes.

My blood pressure, you know lol.

[sufrommich]

86. No. I'm not that thin skinned. nt

[Richardo]

87. It's the only thing that keeps me here.

I don't use it to block opinions - I use it to block attention whores, simpletons and douchebags.

:thumbsup:

[treestar]

88. Sometimes

I clear the list periodically.

Usually it's not disagreement with the opinions but the posting style or a predictable nature to the poster's posts that makes them no longer of interest.

Often I just ignore without putting on ignore - just overlook those posts and look for others.

[Paladin]

89. Never. (n/t)

[Ikonoklast]

90. No...but lots of my 'Buddies' end up eating granite.

Funny dat.

[varelse]

91. Yes

I could not peruse the I/P subforum without it. However, I only have one poster on my ignore list at the moment - and that is enough.

[xiamiam]

93. I did it..I put a person whose sense of importance and arrogance drives me nuts on ignore...nt

[Renew Deal]

98. I'm not that bad.

:evilgrin:

[calico1]

95. Yes.

I have on ignore people who have personally insulted me. Nobody here knows me nor I them. I can understand disagreements..even strong ones. That is to be expected.

But don't insult me personally.

I just don't have the time or patience for people like that.

[proteus_lives]

96. No. I think it's cowardly.

[LeftishBrit]

100. Very rarely...

I have never had more than two people on my iggy list at any one time, and at the moment only one.

I don't use it because I disagree with someone, or even find their views on an issue obnoxious, or because they've flamed me or been rude to me on a thread.

There's only one thing that I use it for: 'baiting'. If someone persistently tries to taunt me, either as an individual, or (in the cases where it's happened) as a member of a forum with whose outlook they disagree, then I feel that I don't need the baiting, and will just use the iggy function.

[eShirl]

101. I put on ignore anyone who repeatedly "makes" me want to violate the Terms of Service in reply

for my own peace of mind

(It's more about me than the ignored person)

[HiFructosePronSyrup]

103. Being an adult, if I want to ignore somebody I'll do it myself.

Seems to me that the whole ignore feature was developed because whiny little dicks couldn't handle other people's opinions, and they kept complaining to the mods about these other opinions, and the mods finally said fuck it, and gave them the ignore option.

[Kaleva]

104. No

[MilesColtrane]

105. No

[Greyhound]

106. Sort of.

Although there are fewer and fewer active posters on the list, I just block PM's from them. That way I can enjoy the idiocy without having to deal with their nasty little snipes filling my inbox.

[Scout]

107. yes, i use it. but i also periodically remove everyone from my ignore list

and then start over again!

[jgraz]

108. Only for people who never, ever post anything of value

Even trolls can be entertaining, but some people are just a waste of bandwidth.

[inna]

109. Nope, have not ever used it.

I use "mental ignore" on certain peeps though - i.e., I don't take anything they say seriously once they proved themselves to be full of crap.

[SDuderstadt]

110. I would respond to this, but...

I have you on "ignore".

[Hippo_Tron]

113. Sorry, what did you say?

All I see is "Ignored"

[Blue_In_AK]

114. No.

I just ignore some people, but I don't put them on a list.

[Odin2005]

115. Rarely, and only for blatant BSers. I don't ignore people just because I disagree with them.

Doing so is petty and closeminded. I really don't like it when several times posters put me on ignore simply because of a single issue.

[Quantess]

116. Occasionally but rarely. I use ignore for two possible reasons:

1. Someone gets increasingly nasty and hostile to me in a debate. Especially when it's over something trivial.

2. Someone annoys me so much that I may lack the willpower to not initiate a rude comment to them.

Every couple of months, I clean the ignore list and start fresh.

[Cali_Democrat]

117. Only when someone says they will put me on ignore

I only have one person on my list right now.

They said they would ignore me, so I returned the favor.

[OregonBlue]

118. Only to the GUN people. They're really just Libertarians so I don't want to read anything they have

say anyway.

[Hepburn]

120. Yes...

...there are a few that always seem to be begging for a fight. I don't have a lot on IGNORE, but I do use it.

[LostInAnomie]

121. Nope. Never have, never will.

I think it's pretty sad that some "adults" are so fragile that they can't even bear to see opinions they disagree with.

[Forkboy]

122. Nah, but if it works for others more power to them.

I like the ones who lie about it though, and I know two prominent ones that do. They'll tell you they're putting you on ignore but then respond to you down the line somewhere. Dipshits. :rofl:

[Liberal_in_LA]

123. I did once, but then un-ignored the person. I realize his annoying ways weren't personally directed

at me... just the way he is.

[tomm2thumbs]

125. no, and I don't turn away from discussions I don't like in person either

then again I haven't been in a shouting match with anyone lately and sometimes it appears that way on message boards with some folks so perhaps there will come a day

[awoke_in_2003]

126. Sometimes I would like to...

but I never bring myself to do it. If there is idiocy afoot, I would rather know about it (especially if it is a troll who should be alerted on)

[Codeine]

127. Ignore seems very childish.

It's akin to sticking fingers in ears and saying "lalalalala I can't hear you lalalala!"

That said, I'm quite proud to be on the two ignore lists to which I am certain I've been added. :evilgrin:

[DRoseDARs]

128. Rarely; like twice since I joined in 2003. n/t

[sakabatou]

130. I use the ignore thread option

[Quantess]

132. Yes, for DUers who consistently post stupid threads.

I have about 2 of those on my list right now.

[TheKentuckian]

131. I don't use but have the feeling I'm on many, many people's list

Racked 'em up supporting Obama and now racking them up pointing out his bullshit. I think of it as a very weak minded practice but I'm pretty rough and tumble and not overly concerned if anyone agrees with me though I'd appreciate my thoughts actually reaching others.

[liberal N proud]

133. I think I currently have 2 member on ignore

It has to be really bad before I use it.

[PCIntern]

134. Only twice and recently...

he's now gone...this bastard used to go after any thing I said, no matter how benign...I went from miffed to pissed to infuriated and then beyond. It was when I found myself looking for him elsewhere online so I could find him IRL that I realized that it was simpler to 'ignore'. Now pushing up granite...

The other person died recently...I won't even bother to quote Mark Twain.

[jesus_of_suburbia]

135. Only once for 2 people. It was after the primaries when they couldn't stop being sore winners.

In general, I like to hear everyone's views, even when I don't agree.

[closeupready]

136. Are you the type that engages campus preachers in dialogue? Why?

What is the point? She tells you you're going to hell - where is a discussion going to go? Is your time really that unimportant?

Seriously, I have about 36 people on ignore, and I don't miss ANY of them or their flames. I read a large number of posts from people with whom I almost always disagree. That is not why I put someone on ignore.

[Hekate]

137. Seven of my honorees are in this very thread. They have to be rather vile to get there...

Usually there's an uptick in Iggy Prize bestowal when President Obama does something that either has both an upside and a downside or is not what a specific group is satisfied with.

The shrieks of those whose backs have been stabbed are painful to my delicate shell-like ears, and I must avert my eyes and usher them to a special insulated room.

Seriously, and not at all sarcastically, I can handle disagreement, and I can tolerate even accusations of betrayal (by, for instance, Pelosi or Obama) for quite some time. Discussion is great. Vigorous discussion is fine. Bullshit I can ignore by moving on -- I don't need to click a special button for that, we all have our good days and bad days.

But there's a tipping point in a pattern of consistent long-term sniping or sky-is-falling wailing... and it usually comes about the time I hit the Alert button, and when I come back I find the resident Mod has agreed with me for at least that one occasion.

I appreciate the Ignore feature.

Hekate