how big are most people's ignore lists?

[Muttocracy]

Mine has topped 30 now. And I've only been here less than a month.

Maybe I just need to give up an log on out for good...

[DarkTirade]

1. I've remained steadily at 0 since I got here.

But I don't usually go to GD or GD:P. :) I pretty much just stick to the forums where I can relax and be myself. So mostly just lounge and GLBT.

[Bicoastal]

5. You're gay?!

That is soooooooo gay.

[DarkTirade]

8. *snort* says the poster with Bi in their screenname... :P

[Bicoastal]

9. Yeah, I've always wondered if that sends out the wrong message...

I'm not Bisexual, but I AM Bicoastal (ie, living and working on two different coasts)

:P to you too.

[DarkTirade]

24. Suuuuure, that's the explanation.

I believe you. Really, I do. :)

[CreekDog]

58. not that there's anything wrong with that...

[Bicoastal]

11. BTW, did you ever play some of the later LucasArts games...

...like Sam and Max, Day of the Tentacle, and (my favorite) Grim Fandango? I was fairly pissed when Lucas decided he was just going to crank out Star Wars knockoffs from now on...

[DarkTirade]

13. Yep. There were some gems in there.

I just bought Sam and Max season 1, it's decent. But not as good as the first game.

I never did get to play Grim Fandango though, I need to get ahold of a copy of that one. And I didn't get to play Monkey Island 4, but from what I've heard I'm not missing much.

And to be fair to Lucasarts, they didn't just crank out Star Wars titles... they've also done some Indiana Jones titles too. :P

[Bicoastal]

15. MI4 was pretty damn disappointing, it's true...

...but you HAVE to find and play Grim Fandango.

Honestly, 10 years after it came out, it still ranks as one of the top games I've ever played.

[DarkTirade]

17. That's pretty much what I've heard from everyone who's played it. :)

[harmonicon]

44. hahahahaha

rule

[Breeze54]

2. I rarely use iggy....I use it sparingly

just to cool other's heels for a little while. I call it 'probation.' :P

You'll have to grow a thicker skin to survive on any political board,

especially during the primaries!! 7 yrs. of abuse by B* and the rethugs

and some Dems have people in a frenzy. If it gets to hot, come to the lounge.

But also try to let things roll off your back. It's just the 'heat of the moment.

Some people who piss me off, are just fine on non-political threads.

Everyone here, with few exceptions, has lost their cool on DU. Don't take it to heart.

Not remembering names and who said what or trying to remember who said what, helps too! ;)

[SPKrazy]

3. 3

been up to 7

but 3 steadily

nothing to do with their opinions on issues either

all personal bullshit

[Stuart G]

4. Don't even know how to use it???

Is that a good thing?

[Swede]

6. Zero

But I have had as many as 4 in it.

[flvegan]

7. I only have 1, and it was a mandatory per the Mods.

[Boojatta]

12. Mandatory? Really?

[flvegan]

16. Yep.

Another poster and I have problems "getting along" here on DU. We've had a conversation or two in private, and those were pretty cool. I actually have a lot of respect for that other poster, but we butt heads like mad here.

Kind of like a "clean up on aisle 6" it's easier for the Mods to just say, "okay, flvegan and xxxx must not discuss anything".

I'm good with it. Mods make good calls.

[Muttocracy]

10. OK, guess I've been using it as a screening tool...

...I don't think any of them have been personal with me except maybe one who apparently seeks to destroy any comment with anything positive to say about Biden - and even he seems to be an equal-opportunity attacker.

I guess I've added people when they've said something so offensive a couple of times that I just figured, save myself the clutter of their stuff.

Actually, it's amazing how many of those long back-and-forth arguments now look like

Joe Schmoe
ignore
Joe Schmoe
ignore
Joe Schmoe
ignore

to me..

[Fox Mulder]

14. Mine is at zero.

I see no point in ignoring people.

[DarkTirade]

18. The truth is out there.

... I'm sorry, I had to. :P

[Fox Mulder]

20. Who said that?

Was there something written there?

:P

[Meshuga]

19. My list is at "0". I'm proud of it. n/t

[AlCzervik]

21. i have one person on ignore because i cannot be civil to them.

it's self preservation.

[Starbucks Anarchist]

22. Mine is at zero, but I'd like to put GD:P on ignore.

Holy crap, that place is fucking nuts.

[Breeze54]

30. I thought we could hide forums!? Can't we?

:shrug:

I just don't go to GDP very often. The attitudes aren't easy to deal with, imho. :(

[Starbucks Anarchist]

31. We can?

I didn't know that. :rofl:

[Breeze54]

37. Yes you can! lol

Go to manage my forums and uncheck GDP! ;)

[Starbucks Anarchist]

39. They said I can't hide the big forums.

Bastards. :cry: :P

[woo me with science]

23. Zero

I never understood the need for technology to ignore someone.

[Muttocracy]

27. saving precious pixels? :-) n/t

[woo me with science]

53. Hey, we're going into recession. nt

[Boojatta]

28. Do you get up and walk to the TV to switch channels when the commercials begin?

[woo me with science]

51. No, but using a remote saves me the effort of walking over there.

I don't see that it takes any real effort to ignore a post.

[Boojatta]

67. Yet, you think that it takes real effort to ignore a TV commercial.

Do you ever use just the mute button on the remote control instead of changing channels?

[Muttocracy]

25. Well, maybe I started at a particularly bad time...

and started in GD-P and the Biden Supporters Group (lurking) after Biden's blog shut down.

... and maybe it's just a time-saving and blood-pressure control technique for me. I waste too much time here anyway, I'd rather waste it with the fun people here!

[Jamastiene]

26. 30? That's all.

For a month's time here, you should have at least 60. :rofl:

About 2 a day is my average. I lost count of how big my ignore list is a long time ago. It's definitely in the hundreds by now.

[sniffa]

29. about 49 now

[AlCzervik]

32. thats down a bit isn't it?

[sniffa]

36. Down 611, give or take one.

I have a spreadsheet.

[leeroysphitz]

33. Not to be a snob but I am proud to say that I do not use the Ignore function.

I may want to kill you for what you say (about me) but I shall die for your right to say it (even if it's something nasty about me).

Also I have only ever used the alert button once IIRC and that was in response to a poster who seemed not to know any better than to post his/her personal info (like Phone number and address online...)

[Muttocracy]

34. and I realize the people ignoring ME can't see this.... n/t

[JackBeck]

35. 30? Wow.

And you've been here less than a month.

I'm at zero, though I've been tempted many times and been given ample opportunity.

Been told I'm on a few, which I find hilarious, given the circumstances.

[Tuesday Afternoon]

38. O

subject to change.

[LaStrega]

40. zero and been here since Apr '07 n/t

[Skittles]

41. 25

the people I would ignore in real life I ignore on DU too

[Marrah_G]

42. Mine is huge- it makes me sad.

[Renew Deal]

43. *0*

Ignore lists are for losers!

[harmonicon]

45. zero, but I just imagine that I'm on loads of other people's ignore lists

I piss people off almost every single day.....

[stuntcat]

47. the best!

the best answer, that's what I've wanted to say. I have a way of getting guys really excited with very few words, so I'm proud of making it onto lists.
The best thing is when someone tells you they're putting you on ignore, so dramatic :P

[Muttocracy]

48. yeah, those are funny - I'm not paying attention to you!

are you paying attention to me?!

I've just quietly thought, well, this person doesn't seem to follow logic and/or is hateful so I don't get much out of it. Kind of like creating a spam list for me.

[harmonicon]

49. sometimes those are my favourite

but, maybe I haven't noticed the worst, because I simply stay out of the threads such as:
"Obama east puppies in hell!!" and "Clinton fucked Hitler - because she loved him!!"

[Generic Brad]

46. I have one but I ignore it

That must mean it's working.

[Tektonik]

50. Mine usually fluctuates from 0 to 5

[Name removed]

52. Deleted message

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[qnr]

56. None. I did have one for a little while, but they've been TS'ed n/t

[Der Blaue Engel]

54. 99 and I'm proud of it

Since people are proud of their non-use of the feature, I figure I can be proud of my use of it. :D

[hfojvt]

60. How lame

that you haven't made the exclusive triple digit club :P

I only have seven myself or maybe nine. I always get curious though. Sometimes though it's kinda funny. I see threads like this
5. Ignored
7. What??? How can you say that? (reply to five)
9. ignored
13. That's totally ignorant (reply to nine)

I feel like PMing the person who is arguing with them (uh, that's why I have them on ignore)

Once I replied to somebody that I knew had me on ignore. I think that inspired me to write a pretty good post, knowing that she would not see it. Because somebody replied with "what a great post!" so the person who had me on ignore would see
8. ignored
14. What a great post! (reply to 8)

later I discovered she had taken me off of ignore.

[Der Blaue Engel]

61. Lol

Hey, I topped 1,000 a few years ago. I kid you not. There was a certain phrase that I decided would earn an instant Ignore because I was tired of hearing it, and it was astonishing how big my Ignore list got.

Every once in a while I clear it out and give people another chance. (And then I quickly remember why some of them were there. It's like DU has become overrun with assholes overnight. :rofl:)

I love those "Ignored" conversations, too. It reminds me that often my instincts are right on. :D

[Common Sense Party]

55. The big goose egg. Nada. First of all, I don't know how...

Secondly, I don't feel the need. If someone is a jerk in one post, no big deal. Maybe they're having a bad moment. They may have something interesting to say later on, and I wouldn't want to miss out. I try not to let people get under my skin.

I imagine I'm on several ignore lists.

[ChoralScholar]

57. Mine is empty.

I had a poster I had never spoken to before, and wasn't speaking to then, put me on ignore because he/she/it didn't like my opinion.

Isn't that a little crappy - to descend into someone's thread and then inform them you're putting them on ignore because they didn't like something in the post?

How do these people function?

[CreekDog]

59. zero

but i'm sure i'm filling many other people's lists. :)

[regnaD kciN]

62. A lot bigger than it was before the primaries...

:shrug:

[FloridaJudy]

63. Just one

And not because I disagree with him/her, but because of gratuitous nastiness. I've taken this person off a few times, only to have him/her rapidly remind me of why ignore exists: if I want to see people being verbally abused in the vilest of terms, I should go back to my last job and get paid for it! Now said poster is Dead to Me.

I wish I could do this with a relative or two.

[MrSlayer]

64. I've been here nearly four and a half years and never ignored anyone.

I see no point in it. There is nothing that anyone can write that will offend me enough and it's nearly impossible to insult me.

[Indi Guy]

65. I have no one on my ignore list...

(...but this may change after this post.)

[Chovexani]

66. Mine skyrocketed tonight.

[MissMillie]

68. 3 or 4

that's all

[BarenakedLady]

69. Nil

I've been tempted a couple times though.

[mtnester]

70. Two the entire time. One last year, that I did take off ignore after 2 months

and one just today that I probably will leave there....for longer

[Iggo]

71. Mine is, and shall remain, at zero.

I know how to ignore folks without a list.

[IronLionZion]

72. 5, and I have been here since 2003 and only started just now

GDP fucking blows. I don't know why I even bother reading it.

[LSK]

73. zero

Although its been tempting lately. Easier just to stay out of GDP.

[applegrove]

74. I think about three or four.