On number of ignores

[Snarf Zagyg]

Speaking from my own experience, I can say that AFAIK, I've only been "ignored," once*- right after I joined enworld, an individual got really annoyed that I made fun of Return of the Jedi (?!?) and blocked me ... with an extreme flourish!

Which taught me a few valuable lessons:
1. People take Star Wars really seriously!
2. If you're going to ignore someone, just do it. Leveraging it or threatening it or (worst of all) saying "Ima ignore you now!" and then doing it? Kind of weird. Especially because the person won't see your grand performative statement.

All that said, I appreciate the ignore function, and use it freely. This is an amazingly-well moderated forum, but something about the format of forums and threads can lend itself to heated exchanges ... and I'm too old for that stuff. The world is already too angry and too divisive and too argumentative, and sometimes it's nice to have fun, make some jokes, and talk about dragons and wizards.

*I'm sure it's happened a lot more! That's the only one I've actually noticed.

 

[Asisreo]

I believe you can search for the profile in both cases but if you try and click on details you just get an oops reading.

So wouldn't that mean that you could likely sniff out if the user ignored you and, if you're a troll, bypass that filter?

 

[TheSword]

So wouldn't that mean that you could likely sniff out if the user ignored you and, if you're a troll, bypass that filter?

If by bypass the filter you mean go through an external social media source then I’m not sure how any solution solves that problem. No platform can stop someone operating on a different platform and it’s not possible to eliminate the recognition that someone’s been blocked if they really want to know.

 

[Asisreo]

If by bypass the filter you mean go through an external social media source then I’m not sure how any solution solves that problem. No platform can stop someone operating on a different platform and it’s not possible to eliminate the recognition that someone’s been blocked if they really want to know.

Can someone not also harass on this site merely by making an alt account?

 

[Rob Kuntz]

Speaking from my own experience, I can say that AFAIK, I've only been "ignored," once*- right after I joined enworld, an individual got really annoyed that I made fun of Return of the Jedi (?!?) and blocked me ... with an extreme flourish!

Which taught me a few valuable lessons:
1. People take Star Wars really seriously!
2. If you're going to ignore someone, just do it. Leveraging it or threatening it or (worst of all) saying "Ima ignore you now!" and then doing it? Kind of weird. Especially because the person won't see your grand performative statement.

All that said, I appreciate the ignore function, and use it freely. This is an amazingly-well moderated forum, but something about the format of forums and threads can lend itself to heated exchanges ... and I'm too old for that stuff. The world is already too angry and too divisive and too argumentative, and sometimes it's nice to have fun, make some jokes, and talk about dragons and wizards.

*I'm sure it's happened a lot more! That's the only one I've actually noticed.

I view it like this: I was taught to be respectful in all cases and especially when you are an invited guest. I consider this Morrus's House. He has invited us here to share pleasantries. Respect the invite just as you would do elsewhere in life. BTW: Thanks to @Morrus and his House-Tenders all!

 

[aco175]

I wonder how many people start a new account to get around being blocked or kicked off due to warnings or such.

 

[Gradine]

My understanding (an anecdotal memory) is that the Mod Team are pretty good at sussing that stuff out fairly quickly.

 

[Snarf Zagyg]

I wonder how many people start a new account to get around being blocked or kicked off due to warnings or such.

Past is prologue.

Seems pointless; if you can't change your behavior to avoid getting kicked off (or can't take the hint from being blocked by 130+ people!), then a new and different account is only delaying the inevitable.

 

[Maxperson]

Past is prologue.

Seems pointless; if you can't change your behavior to avoid getting kicked off (or can't take the hint from being blocked by 130+ people!), then a new and different account is only delaying the inevitable.

I think if they can successfully do it once, they can do it 2, 3 or 10 times. It's not really a delay of the inevitable, but it is likely to repeat itself a lot.

 

[Snarf Zagyg]

I think if they can successfully do it once, they can do it 2, 3 or 10 times. It's not really a delay of the inevitable, but it is likely to repeat itself a lot.

shrug That's true on any forum. That's what moderators are for (eventually).

Again, if someone gets blocked continually, and is unable to conform their behavior, then they are unlikely to change. Which just means ... they will get blocked a lot again. Eventually, either they will get modded out, or the amount of effort won't be worth the diminishing returns.

I think @Rob Kuntz put it nicely above- it's not our house. We are guests here, and if we don't like the rules, there are other places to express ourselves. I would just point out that the forums here are (happily) devoid of a lot of the divisiveness and outside issues that I find elsewhere, which I think is a feature, and not a bug. The implementation of ignore (which is a common way of doing it) is also one of the things I think of as a benefit. YMMV.