Ignore Lists. . .

[haiiro]

Zero for me, and I've never had anyone on it.

I'm not generally a fan of hiding things like that, and this board's signal:noise ratio is so good that even the folks who I sometimes ignore by choice often have interesting things to say. I'd rather make the decision to ignore/pay attention on a case-by-case basis than lose that option.

(Edit: tired haiiro.)

 

[LightPhoenix]

I have a definite zero on my ignore list, mainly because if I find someone's posts to be offensive or lacking, I have this amazing ability to use my mouse to scroll past it... I even can avoid looking at topics on the boards I don't care about!

Man, I have some MAD SKILLZ.

 

[hellbender]

I did think over my last post to this thread, and realized that it can be taken another way (another problem with the internet, it is not always easy to get the point across when there are several ways to read something).

I meant that there are no arguments here that are worth getting all ticked off over, I didn't mean to say that there is nothing here that is important on the site. I have been with the idea of EnWorld since Eric Noah had his own boards (where I was a scooper, before synicism dug its claws into me). There are many many useful resources here, and a lot of hard work goes into EnWorld. But some of the tirades on the boards are not worth getting lathered up over.

h e l l b e n d e r

 

[Dinkeldog]

If the choice is between having "too many" posters on your ignore list and not enjoying your time here because you find some posters irritating or annoying, I'd choose having the ignore list. The boards are supposed to be about having fun. Use the ignore list to the level that supports your needs.

 

[Ravellion]

There is only one poster who I find annoying enough to consider putting on that list, but (s)he makes too many posts to not disrupt threads. If that person didn't make so many posts however, there would be no use ignoring him/her. A lose/lose situation, unfortunately.

Rav

 

[Piratecat]

Dude, I'm standing right here.

 

[alsih2o]

Dude, I'm standing right here.

i was gonna post the same thing

 

[Umbran]

My netiquette is nonsense still stands, actually, for the very reasons that you mention.

Hm. Maybe we disagree on what "netiquette" is, for I disagree, and here's my reasoning...

Good "netiquette" is simply the etiquette of relations in a text only (and frequently slow turn-around time) medium.

You say you like to treat people as if you're in a room together. That's a form of etiquette - a set of rules of behavior where some things are appropriate, and some things aren't. It's also a good first approximation on how to behave.

But, let's face it, you aren't in a room with people. You don't get to hear vocal inflections, or see body language, so there's information you aren't getting. In real conversation, folks tend to speak a couple of sentences, and then look for feedback. In a text-only message board, folks will instead tend to carry on for many paragraphs. The end result of these being that you know far less about when you're cheesing someone else off, and have fewer opportunities to correct the situation.

On top of that, you have the anonymity factor already raised.

So, the situation isn't quite the same, and so it does call for different rules of behavior. That's all "netiquette" is (or should be) - slightly modified face-to-face etiquette.

So, is revealing who's on your ignore list rude? Well, would walking into a room at a party and declaring loudly, "I am not on speaking terms with the following people...!" be rude? Probably yes

Now, to engage in topic drift for a moment, I've a pet netiquette peeve. People assume that the burden of netiquette is on the speaker. If you say something that cheeses me off, it's your fault, and I'm under no burden to try to avoid it myself.

But communication is a two way street. There's a speaker, and a listener. Too many folk, upon hearing something they don't like, choose to get upset before asking for clarifications. Since the speaker cannot read the audience well, it is important for the audience to give feedback, and for the speaker to accept that feedback as it's intended - as a replacement for information that he'd get in a normal conversation.

Okay, enough drifting...

 

[Mark]

Good "netiquette" is simply the etiquette of relations in a text only (and frequently slow turn-around time) medium.

You say you like to treat people as if you're in a room together. That's a form of etiquette - a set of rules of behavior where some things are appropriate, and some things aren't. It's also a good first approximation on how to behave.

But, let's face it, you aren't in a room with people. You don't get to hear vocal inflections, or see body language, so there's information you aren't getting. In real conversation, folks tend to speak a couple of sentences, and then look for feedback. In a text-only message board, folks will instead tend to carry on for many paragraphs. The end result of these being that you know far less about when you're cheesing someone else off, and have fewer opportunities to correct the situation.

On top of that, you have the anonymity factor already raised.

So, the situation isn't quite the same, and so it does call for different rules of behavior. That's all "netiquette" is (or should be) - slightly modified face-to-face etiquette.

So, is revealing who's on your ignore list rude? Well, would walking into a room at a party and declaring loudly, "I am not on speaking terms with the following people...!" be rude? Probably yes

Now, to engage in topic drift for a moment, I've a pet netiquette peeve. People assume that the burden of netiquette is on the speaker. If you say something that cheeses me off, it's your fault, and I'm under no burden to try to avoid it myself.

But communication is a two way street. There's a speaker, and a listener. Too many folk, upon hearing something they don't like, choose to get upset before asking for clarifications. Since the speaker cannot read the audience well, it is important for the audience to give feedback, and for the speaker to accept that feedback as it's intended - as a replacement for information that he'd get in a normal conversation.

Some of this ought to be added to the EN World FAQ, IMO.

 

[Crothian]

It amazes me how many tims I've seen this happen. In particular, one or two people that I've written off as lost causes have ended up being tremendously interesting assets to the community. I'd have never have guessed it.

Just tell me I was a lost cause......