Ignore lists

[Hussar]

Like others, I've more or less recently discovered the ignore list. Basically, anyone who's posts I can predict without even reading, and KNOW beyond a shadow of a doubt, that it's going to be condescendingly negative, gets whacked on the list.

So far, just three. I'm probably on a few though.

 

[Dannyalcatraz]

I didn't vote on the second part of the poll, but I wouldn't be surprised to find myself on a few ignore lists.

While I try to be even-tempered, I can sometimes be a bit terse with my prose, and coupled with a momentary lapse of good mood (or judgement, or even a simple editing error), that can make for a testy post or two.

For example, back when there was that uproar about the Danish cartoons depicting Mohammed, I intended to give advice to someone else regarding avoiding a certain course of action that might stir up the same kind of ire...and I accidentally edited the post in such a way that it read like an indictment of Islam as a whole.

For which I got a 2 day ban or some such, and deservedly so. It was my post, and I should have been paying better attention to what I wrote.

I tried to apologize for that in General, but it got ported to Meta (and rightfully so).

But as a result of the whole thing, I'd be amazed if someone didn't take offense to that and filled in the relevant blanks with my screen name.

 

[ShinHakkaider]

Are you talking about family or co-workers?

Good Point...

 

[Kafen]

I didn't vote on the second part of the poll, but I wouldn't be surprised to find myself on a few ignore lists.

While I try to be even-tempered, I can sometimes be a bit terse with my prose, and coupled with a momentary lapse of good mood (or judgement, or even a simple editing error), that can make for a testy post or two.

For example, back when there was that uproar about the Danish cartoons depicting Mohammed, I intended to give advice to someone else regarding avoiding a certain course of action that might stir up the same kind of ire...and I accidentally edited the post in such a way that it read like an indictment of Islam as a whole.

For which I got a 2 day ban or some such, and deservedly so. It was my post, and I should have been paying better attention to what I wrote.

I tried to apologize for that in General, but it got ported to Meta (and rightfully so).

But as a result of the whole thing, I'd be amazed if someone didn't take offense to that and filled in the relevant blanks with my screen name.

To be fair, I only speak for myself on this next point. However, I find that type of thing to be interesting when it comes to reading posts and lurking. It is the biggest reason I do not use ignore lists. People change, ignore lists stop you from really seeing it. The guy you hate in one post may have some really cool stuff to say on another issue.

 

[Infiniti2000]

I've just added everyone who couldn't follow the directions in the OP to my ignore list.

 

[Infiniti2000]

It is the biggest reason I do not use ignore lists. People change, ignore lists stop you from really seeing it. The guy you hate in one post may have some really cool stuff to say on another issue.

Some people change, some people don't. The one person who is on my ignore list (and he definitely knows who he is) will never get off it. I'm sure he's on at least 20 other people's ignore lists.

Regarding ignore lists, I certainly don't feel I need to read trolling and/or inflammatory posts to build character. I don't need the hassle of struggling to ignore that crap either. Even more importantly, I don't need to waste my time reading them. And, if you're manually skipping over them, why not make it automatic! You have a computer for a reason, use it!

This is why I like the /. system so much. All the -1's and 0's just disappear. It's a per-post ignore list, for the most part, rather than a per-poster ignore list. And, it's made by a whole host of other people; how kind of them!

 

[ggroy]

This is why I like the /. system so much. All the -1's and 0's just disappear. It's a per-post ignore list, for the most part, rather than a per-poster ignore list. And, it's made by a whole host of other people; how kind of them!

Maybe ENworld could change over to the slashdot message board code.

 

[Janx]

I've got one person on my ignore list, because arguing with that person got me the only threadban (or other moderator action) I've ever picked up in 8 years at ENWorld.

I've had a similar experience.

I've been reading this site since before 3e shipped. Only in the last 6 months or so have I had to add a user to my ignore list.

Every thread I was participating in, this person was on the opposite side and at times had warnings from moderators for their posts.

The last straw was when i replied to one of the posts in a way that could have drawn a warning from a moderator. No seeing one, I PM'd the mod who as participating in the thread, and asked how to ignore.

Thus I maintain my record of "perfect" behavior. Being pre-emptive might have spared me the cane. I would rather be able to hide a person that I have no positive interactions with. Especially if it incites me to be bad behavior myself.

Life is short. Don't waste it by spending time with jerks.

 

[Bullgrit]

I have 6 people on my ignore list. One person is on it because everything he posts completely annoys the hell out of me -- all of his apparent "universal facts" are at odds with my experiences and readings. A couple are on it because they have tried trolling me, personally, through multiple threads -- I don't enjoying engaging in internet fight clubs. The others are on it because most of what they post is intentional, antagonistic, edition war fodder.

I don't know if I'm on anyone's ignore list. I don't think I've been especially annoying even when I evidently post something that many people vehemently disagree with. (My latest thread on EGG, for example.)

Bullgrit

 

[Herschel]

Intarweb ignore lists are for whiny nancies. Plus, I find it hard to believe I will disagree with EVERYTHING someone says. Many times I am in total disagreement with someone on one subject yet in agreement with them on another.