Willie the Duck
Hero
I tend to limit my ignoring to 'non-contributors' (trolls, people looking to start fights, etc.), but that is almost exclusively because not being able to see parts of a conversation is disjointing enough that the benefits do not outweigh the burdens.
I don't think there's any reason to second guess the decision of anyone else to ignore others, nor why. Nor to fear that one is getting a one-sided view of things. This is all in regards to the topics discussed on this board, which are by decree excluding of 'Things that matter(tm)*." This is a forum for discussion of opt-in hobby activities (and, for that matter, we have no reason to believe that this forum is a representative sample of the hobby as a whole). Curating what portions of the discussion happening here is of no major consequence to the world at large, nor one's understanding of it. If I'm on the Bloom County fan forum and don't want to discuss the mating habits of the giant purple snorklewhacker with that guy who adamantly thinks the strip's best days were in the Major/Bobbi Harlow/Mr. Limekiller era and brings. it. into. every. discussion., it is of no consequence to anything. Same with here. Pick the engagement here that brings you joy, full stop. *Yes, if you are actively choosing to engage in the discussions of the ways of the world (how it works or how it should), then selectively surrounding yourself with people with whom you already agree is deleterious to your understanding of how the world at large see things (and potentially changing anyone's mind on anything). In that instance, selectively curating your surrounding discussions might be less advisable (although even then, arguing politics on the internet often isn't as fruitful as one would hope).
Regarding the OP topic -- I share OP poster's concern. I don't think "I want to ignore your posts" should equate to "you do not get to participate in a discussion simply because I started the topic," so I am glad that the forum software no longer does this. Figuring out the downstream consequences of a software implementation is always the fun/frustrating part of development, and glad someone is paying attention/looking for ways to improve the experience.
I don't think there's any reason to second guess the decision of anyone else to ignore others, nor why. Nor to fear that one is getting a one-sided view of things. This is all in regards to the topics discussed on this board, which are by decree excluding of 'Things that matter(tm)*." This is a forum for discussion of opt-in hobby activities (and, for that matter, we have no reason to believe that this forum is a representative sample of the hobby as a whole). Curating what portions of the discussion happening here is of no major consequence to the world at large, nor one's understanding of it. If I'm on the Bloom County fan forum and don't want to discuss the mating habits of the giant purple snorklewhacker with that guy who adamantly thinks the strip's best days were in the Major/Bobbi Harlow/Mr. Limekiller era and brings. it. into. every. discussion., it is of no consequence to anything. Same with here. Pick the engagement here that brings you joy, full stop. *Yes, if you are actively choosing to engage in the discussions of the ways of the world (how it works or how it should), then selectively surrounding yourself with people with whom you already agree is deleterious to your understanding of how the world at large see things (and potentially changing anyone's mind on anything). In that instance, selectively curating your surrounding discussions might be less advisable (although even then, arguing politics on the internet often isn't as fruitful as one would hope).
Regarding the OP topic -- I share OP poster's concern. I don't think "I want to ignore your posts" should equate to "you do not get to participate in a discussion simply because I started the topic," so I am glad that the forum software no longer does this. Figuring out the downstream consequences of a software implementation is always the fun/frustrating part of development, and glad someone is paying attention/looking for ways to improve the experience.
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