Ignore?

[lowkey13]

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[Morrus]

Pretty sure it works differently on this software.

 

[lowkey13]

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[Umbran]

I haven't had time to set up a test user and actually walk through what happens.

However, the documentation I have found says that "Ignore" controls what you see. Not what they see. So, if you ignore someone, you won't see their posts. They can still see your posts. You will, unfortunatley, be able to see when they like your content. And, in a page that's got stuff you have ignroed, there's a link to show it to you. So, some self-discipline to not go looking for trouble is required.

I suspect some folks would like to have a full "block" feature, which would also keep the blocked person from seeing your stuff. My reading so far is that XenForo does not supply this natively. It would likely require Morrus to install a plug-in, which may not come quickly.

 

[Morrus]

That's .... cryptic.

Want to share with the class?

I don’t know want more than you do yet! We’re all new to this!

 

[lowkey13]

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[Umbran]

I can certainly see how two-way blocks were useful to some. And maybe at some future time, Morrus will implement a block.

We have gained another feature or two that may help keep arguments down. We'll have to have some discussion on how we will want to use them most effectively.

 

[Sacrosanct]

I just wish people you ignored couldn't send you IMs. Which they were able to on the old system. There are plenty of reasons to ignore someone (they aren't just people you find irritating), so getting IMs from them after you've ignored them feels almost like harassment, especially since they know you ignored them.

 

[lowkey13]

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[Sacrosanct]

Eh, I don't have an issue with this for the most part. If someone wants to reach out to me privately, that can often lead to a resolution of any issue that might have arisen.

OTOH, if someone is harassing you in IMs, that's when you notify a moderator.

That's just it though. There doesn't have to be an issue to resolve. As I mentioned, there are many reasons why you can put someone on your ignore list that have nothing to do with conflict. Therefore, there is nothing really to resolve.

 

[lowkey13]

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[CapnZapp]

I'm fine with whatever ignore functionality you come up with, including a full two-way block function, as long as it doesn't block entire threads.

 

[Umbran]

Yeah - the reason we have living, breathing people as moderators is that no system will to exactly what's desired in all cases.

If someone is sending you PMs, and you do not want them, reply to them to politely tell them you'd rather not hear form them... AND ADD A MODERATOR TO THE RECIPIENTS LIST.

 

[robus]

I was certainly able to get a block lifted by contacting the person who blocked me (a long time after the block) and asking nicely for a second chance

The block was messing up my ability to make the "Best of" post.

 

[lowkey13]

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[Umbran]

Oh, these are moderator functions, not board-member-facing.

 

[lowkey13]

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[Sacrosanct]

They can also PM you, as I found out.

But it is nice to see threads if the creator is on your block list.

 

[CapnZapp]

Yes, everything about the old two-way ignore feature was understandable, except how entire threads became inaccessible just because you ignored/were ignored by the user making post #1. To me, that always came across as more of a database programming error than something logical and useful.

Please don't re-implement a solution that singles out the first post to be more special than the second, or 99th.

(Not seeing the individual post, however, is fair)

Thx

 

[Morrus]

We're not 'implementing a solution' to anything. Xenforo's ignore function is Xenforo's ignore function. I have no plans to meddle with it.