I swore I'd never do it, but I put someone on ignore.

[Coventina]

Since joining in 2002 (before there was an "ignore" feature) up until just now, I have never ignored anyone.

Not even our long-term trolls.

I finally pushed that button, though.
Actually, not because of anything I found particularly offensive.
It was actually something in their sig line that I found just over the top grotesque.

I really didn't want to do it, I'm not saying the poster is a bad person.
It's me, I'm just squeamish. I'm wimpy. It's all about me and my DU experience.

It was also something I never anticipated.

Apologies if this is meta or drama, it's not meant to be.

It's not about anger or conflict. I just finally found a use for the "ignore" feature, which I never thought I would.

[still_one]

1. I don't put anyone on ignore. If I don't want to read or engage then I don't

[Coventina]

2. As I said, this has nothing to do with what the member posts

It's about imagery in their sig line.

I just find it gross, and I kept coming across it.

[still_one]

3. I wan't being critical, I was just expressing the way I feel

[Adsos Letter]

4. I have a few on "block mail" ignore.

It still lets me see their posts, though. I check the list about once a month, to see who has been served a pizza.

It's one way I have of keeping an eye on suspected trolls/sock puppets.

[demmiblue]

5. There is nothing wrong with ignore.

Most of the people I have on ignore are, well, arseholes (even though we agree on numerous topics). I would shun them in real life, as well. Some people are just toxic.

[True Dough]

19. Arsehole

just seems so much more civilized than asshole, doesn't it? Sort of a folksy charm to arsehole.

[femmocrat]

6. You can just block signature lines.

Go to "My Account" and find :

User signature lines on posts

Then click on "Remove"

[Coventina]

7. Does that block everyone's sig lines?

Or can I choose individual DUers?

I don't think I want to block everyone's.

[femmocrat]

8. Yes, I think all of them. nt

[csziggy]

18. If you have an ad blocker, you can block individual images

In signature lines. Over the past few years, there were a few sig line images I didn't want to see and I found I could block them that way.

Right now I use Ublock for Firefox and all I have to do is right click the image and "Block element" is one of the choices. There are a couple of more steps to it, but it is not hard.

[Coventina]

21. Cool!!! That is great info to have!

Thanks!!!

[Solly Mack]

9. I'm sorry. I could put a warning with my sig line, I suppose.

[Coventina]

10. What? Did somebody say something?

[Solly Mack]

11. lol! Not yet.

I was only teasing you.

I broke down and blocked a few people and I recently checked and they were all flagged for review, and seems they have been for months - so I unblocked them. lol

[d_r]

12. i have everybody on ignore

i didn't even see this thread so I hope my post is appropriate. Won't matter, no one will reply.

[Coventina]

13. Helloooooooooo........

[d_r]

14. la la la la

[shenmue]

15. I have about a jillion people on ignore

[Coventina]

16. You're much smarter than I am!

[shenmue]

17. You're too kind

[athena]

23. I do, too.

Makes DU a much more pleasant place.

[Paladin]

20. You don't need to feel bad about using the Ignore function.

You're bound to encounter posters who are so obnoxious or hateful that they need to be eliminated from sight and mind. I didn't use my Ignore capability much here at DU---until the last presidential campaign. Zero regrets, on my part.

[Fla Dem]

22. Since 2003, never had anyone on ignore until the primaries this year.

There were just some people I just did not want showing up. They raised my ire just seeing their name in a thread. Since then just a couple more have been added. For no particular reason other than what they post just doesn't interest me.

[Leith]

24. There Are Some with Garish Sig Lines

I just got tired of seeing them over and over and over, especially the gifs. What's wrong with just an unobtrusive but clever one-liner?

[pangaia]

28. I agree abt the gifs..several of them make me eyeballs roll in circles...

[Awsi Dooger]

25. I don't have anyone on ignore on any site

Someone could be a pain on one topic and a howl on another.

I remember there was a very brief period here when we could see the ignore lists. It was maybe 2005 or 2006. I was posting plenty in the Election Reform forum, which was quite heated. The hilarity was when those ignore lists were viewable the trend was unmistakable. Posters who were most adamant about stolen votes and flipped elections were putting the handful of people who took the opposite view on ignore. One ignore list resembled another. Hilarious. Group frailty.

Then during the 2008 primaries and the Obama/Hillary debate some of the most ardent Obama supporters were passing out ignore lists, ones that listed all the major Hillary supporters. Talk about pathetic. Many great DUers left and never returned. This site is excellent except during primaries, from what I've seen and experienced.

I'm sure I'm on plenty of ignore lists, even though my participation has dropped sharply since 2008. My dad told me at an early age that I was an original thinker, which would prompt lots of praise but also quite a bit of opposition, since conventional wisdom is so popular, especially among groups. He was exactly correct.

[hrmjustin]

26. I tried it but it only made me want to see what they were saying more.

But I highly recommend to posters to use ignore ifyou just can't get along with someone. It causes less problems and less hidden posts.

[LuvLoogie]

27. Your post reminds me of this song. Thank you!

[Kittycow]

30. Haven't thought of that song in decades!

Good thing I like it cuz it's stuck in my head now


(Runs off to find Bread videos )

[Blindingly apparent]

29. I think the way you worded this was very discreet and I appreciate that

I ignore all posts with Videos. It doesn't matter how interesting the subject seems to be, I am often confused and lost by their content. In fact, I would turn off all the pictures and the gifs if I could

[betsuni]

31. I know what you mean.

I'm grossed out by violent things, don't want to see it.