Bullgrit
Adventurer
I know it is frowned upon around here to announce that someone is on your ignore list. I have a few people on my ignore list because I find their posts . . . exasperating.
I just recently added someone to my list for this reason, and also because this person seems to always respond to my posts by exaggerating my statements to absurd reaches. I don't know if he does this exaggeration because he wants to make me look wrong (and my original, real statement isn't wrong enough for him), or he just wants to goad me into some forum fight. Either way, it's juvenile.
With this person on my ignore list, I don't see the misrepresentations he makes of my positions. Unfortunately, this can lead to other people misunderstanding my statement/position, especially when the ignored person posts many times in the thread -- many more times than I do.
How would/do you handle such a poster?
For example, say you made the statement:
"I prefer my hot chocolate to be made with milk."
You don't see the ignored person's comment in reply, but you see it quoted, later by someone else:
"Bullgrit thinks dirty water will taint his hot chocolate."
The someone else is defending the idea that water can be dirtier than milk and can therefore taint hot chocolate.
Now you've got a situation where it looks like your real position has been mutated to something you don't believe. Do you respond to the ignored person? Do you take them off ignore so you can rebut their misrepresentation? Is there some moderation recourse to take?
Note: If the idea of using the ignore list is anathema to you, don't bother responding here to tell me. I use the ignore list. I find it helpful, generally. My reading of the ENWorld forums is enhanced by removing posts by people I find annoying.
Bullgrit
I just recently added someone to my list for this reason, and also because this person seems to always respond to my posts by exaggerating my statements to absurd reaches. I don't know if he does this exaggeration because he wants to make me look wrong (and my original, real statement isn't wrong enough for him), or he just wants to goad me into some forum fight. Either way, it's juvenile.
With this person on my ignore list, I don't see the misrepresentations he makes of my positions. Unfortunately, this can lead to other people misunderstanding my statement/position, especially when the ignored person posts many times in the thread -- many more times than I do.
How would/do you handle such a poster?
For example, say you made the statement:
"I prefer my hot chocolate to be made with milk."
You don't see the ignored person's comment in reply, but you see it quoted, later by someone else:
"Bullgrit thinks dirty water will taint his hot chocolate."
The someone else is defending the idea that water can be dirtier than milk and can therefore taint hot chocolate.
Now you've got a situation where it looks like your real position has been mutated to something you don't believe. Do you respond to the ignored person? Do you take them off ignore so you can rebut their misrepresentation? Is there some moderation recourse to take?
Note: If the idea of using the ignore list is anathema to you, don't bother responding here to tell me. I use the ignore list. I find it helpful, generally. My reading of the ENWorld forums is enhanced by removing posts by people I find annoying.
Bullgrit
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