If you DON'T like putting people on 'ignore', check in!

[Deja Q]

:party:

[lost-in-nj]

1. Never have

and never will...

it's counter productive


all thoughts and ideas welcome!!!


:hug:





lost

[CreekDog]

49. i agree, but i define a "thought" as something that was created by "thinking"

:think: :evilgrin:

[TZ]

2. Don't like it but I do it

Took one person off today and added another.

[CreekDog]

50. well, who's chicken now???

bwak, bwak!

[bigwillq]

3. I put two on ignore today

First time I put people on ignore in a really long time. I usually don't like doing it but these two people really pissed me off.

[Inchworm]

4. I never will

I absorb the negative energies and spit out flies instead.

:P

[lost-in-nj]

8. uh oh

something else we agree on!!!


:hug:

lost




LOL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Inchworm]

13. I'm gonna start having to stalk you soon

Asking to marry you :P

:rofl:

[Chan790]

5. I hate it, but...

I've got two posters, both long-time Loungers, who both come and go from my ignore list. Every time I take them off ignore they say or do something to go right back on within a month.

[Deja Q]

6. I must agree.

Especially when DU's general forums used to have more intelligence in the discussions.

These days, most of that is found in the Lounge.

I used to believe everyone should have a say. But that does not extend to deliberate baiting or trolling. They do not deserve to be heard.

[cbayer]

36. Did you just use intelligence, discussion and Lounge in the same post?

Wow, I am impressed.

[Deja Q]

43. Ironic, surely?

:7

Or, to re-frame, the Lounge seems to contain more intelligent discussion than GD-Piffle, or even GD at times.

[CreekDog]

51. sorry i keep causing that

:evilgrin:

[UTUSN]

7. Never have, never will, but I *have* p.m.(ed) some and ASKED THEM to put ME on Ignore!1

Flamers are just incredible. Lately I have added this to the Eternal Question list: Do flamers really think they "win"?!1

They are incredibly juvenile, crude, and cowardly (because they tend to act in packs).


(Eternal Questions are, like: Why would a member of any minority group --Hispanic, African American, Gay--- EVER be a Rethug?!1)

[Deja Q]

44. Wow. Did they comply or disregard your request?

And you're spot-on regarding flamers, but many of us have been there and experienced that. :(

[UTUSN]

48. One, who is generally an attention whore, immediately took it back to the open board,

proclaiming her incredulity and flabberghastedness at my GALL!1 She had never heard of such a thing!1 A second one kept posting in my threads, semi-stalking and continued to "answer" my original p.m., until I Alerted on those. One or two others simply didn't respond at all.

But apparently I'm such a curmudgeon that the word is out and almost all of my threads sink like stones. About the only topic I post that gets an enthusiastic response is attacking "Dr" Laura!1

[CreekDog]

52. well, attacking Dr. Laura is something we should all be able to get behind

but who knows these days. :hi:

[ghostsofgiants]

9. In four years here I've only put two people on ignore...

Because the were actively being dicks. They both got tombstoned, in time. I win. I avoid putting people on ignore in general though. I'm good at just not paying attention to douchebags.

[Radical Activist]

10. I've only done it twice.

One got tombstoned later.
I took the other one off and she seems more reasonable now.

[NewJeffCT]

11. never done it before

if i don't like somebody, i just won't read their posts... but, I've never even gone that far.

[Gormy Cuss]

12. I put people on "time out."

It's labeled "ignore."

[bikebloke]

14. Never done it.

I just skip over their posts when I see them. Eventually I never see them again due to those pesky tombstones that drop out of the sky. Though it's been a while since any particular individual irked me. I guess we've got a good crew now.

[suninvited]

15. I haven't put anyone on ignore

and doubt I ever would. If I don't like something someone has to say, doesn't mean I don't like anything they have to say.

And I am very slow to anger. Very, very slow.

[Dr. Strange]

16. Haven't done it yet.

Except for CreekDog. And turtlensue. And madinmaryland. And MrCoffee. And philboy (although that was an accident). Oh, and the Delaware Forum. But that's it.

:patriot:

[TZ]

19. You might have to add your boy temeah ....

He posted this pic today..
http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=105&topic_id=7704617&mesg_id=7705355
Visible man panties! I'm sure thats an ignorable offense in your book..

[CreekDog]

53. I put Rush (the band) on ignore

:shrug:

[Dr. Strange]

55. Won't that ruin Hillary's time machine gas tax plan?

Come on, do your part!

[CreekDog]

56. i don't remember if i'm for it or against it

:shrug:

[CaliforniaPeggy]

17. My dear Hypno...

I've used it, but rarely...

I don't have anyone on it now...

I'm normally too curious about whatever the person is saying to use the ignore function...

:hi:

[Mezzo]

18. me either.

[Danger Mouse]

20. I don't LIKE it, necessarily...but those people who do make it to my ignore list...

are there for a good reason.

[DarkTirade]

23. What did I do this time?

:cry:

[Danger Mouse]

25. you spit in my bread pudding. bastard.

[stuntcat]

21. I'm just hoping to make it onto some good lists :D

I know of at least one very exclusive list I've made, he sent me a message to tell me I was officially IGNORED :headbang:
But I'm one of those who came to DU for the express purpose of NOT arguing

[Danger Mouse]

27. i got a similar pm once, it was like a badge of honor.

:hi:

[DarkTirade]

22. Never done it. Don't intend to start anytime soon.

[Danger Mouse]

26. I always said that until GD:P.

[DarkTirade]

47. I generally avoid the nasty parts of GD:P when I can.

Impossible to do entirely, of course, since the most innocent of posts is still open to any old idiot who wants to start a flamewar in the comments.

[Cabcere]

24. I have never done it (yet)

although I have considered it a couple of times. :shrug:

[Lil Missy]

28. I never have, but wouldn't hesitate to use it if necessary.

I consciously avoid flame wars, or debating in GD or GDP. I make up my own mind and decisions and don't feel the need to argue about it. I am no more interested in arguing with fellow liberals than I am with converting Republicans. It's futile and a waste of time.

"Never try to teach a pig to sing. It doesn't work and it annoys the pig"

[mike_c]

29. I've only put 5 or 6 people on ignore since 2002 and all of them...

...but one were ultimately TSed, and that one rarely posts here anymore, as far as I'm aware. I, on the other hand, am undoubtedly on numerous ignore lists, but I'm still here. Na na nanana!

[helderheid]

30. K&R

[derby378]

31. Don't think I've ever done it

Sure, someone comes around once in a while who rubs me the wrong way, but that's to be expected with the number of people on DU now. But I never put anyone on the list.

[La Lioness Priyanka]

32. i dont like receiving emails from self indulgent homophobes and other bigots

so i put them on pm ignore

[Deja Q]

40. Ah, but you are not truly ignoring those people.

Not quite the same thing. (And if you did, would you enjoy doing so?)

[Fox Mulder]

33. I put one on ignore before, but then I felt bad and realized I was in the wrong.

And I called that person some names that I'm not proud of. It was stupid.

I hope she forgives me for it. :hug:

[SPKrazy]

34. I don't "like" putting people on ignore

I have done it and will do it again

I find it interesting that people on here who say they "never" would, have done it (or said they did) and have told me to do it.

[cbayer]

35. I went on an ignore rampage yesterday

but today I just was too nosy to not want to see what they were saying, so I took them all off.

BTW, at first i just tried to take them off one at a time, wait for the page to refresh, then do the next one. It took me awhile to realize that i could just unclick them all and do it in one step.

I am a total moron sometimes.

[Midlodemocrat]

37. I don't LIKE it, I just can't stand some of the inane drivel that gets posted.

So, it's easier not to have to see it.

[JackBeck]

58. I swore I'd never use "Ignore".

But yesterday I used it to put 7 people on ignore, for exactly the reason you state.

:hi:

[shaniqua6392]

38. Being in GD-P has been the only time I was tempted to do it.

But I just take a break from even looking at any of it and the temptation passes. I have never put anyone on ignore. I like to see what people think and I have enough self control not to get into fights with people. I just come to the lounge and see what normal people are up to for a change of pace. I notice it is the same 40-50 people over in GD-P who post all of the time and cause trouble because they hate Clinton or they hate Obama and they are unreasonable anyway.

[Political Heretic]

39. I have to in order to stay cool and sane.

I don't feel obligated to have to put up with everyone I come across on an internet board. Even in real life I choose who I engage with in conversation.

[NJmaverick]

41. I really don't like putting people on ignore

Only had to to it for roughly half a dozen people, through out this ugly and destructive primary. Although I have found doing so will dispell misconceptions. I have found that there are some very cliquish people that attack in swarms, here at DU. Two or three posters will swarm and attack making you feel like all of DU is against you. Put that 2 or 3 on ignore and suddenly they are exposed for what they are, nasty little trolls that in no way shape or form represent the majority of DUers.

[Deja Q]

42. Precisely.

It's a shame because the nasty little trolls only care about themselves, and not intelligent discourse on topics they may or may not fully agree with. Cliques indeed, and it's a shame. But it is their loss. They would rather attack.

[TZ]

46. ...

As for cliques..Maybe some people don't like to see friends UNFAIRLY attacked.
I hate seeing people I respect being accused falsely. To assume that because someone is being ganged up on is because people like to attack is a foolish assumption. Sometimes people are group attacked because they are being stupid and in the wrong.

[CreekDog]

54. that's true

i speak from experience. :dunce: :yoiks:

[NJmaverick]

68. Here is the best description of the clique dynamic

It's known as the swarm

http://redwing.hutman.net/~mreed/warriorshtm/swarm.htm

What I have seen at DU, the swarms usually act to protect a friend that is doing wrong, (which is the biggest down side of the cliquish environment) rather than protecting someone who is unfairly attacked.

[Deja Q]

71. Or perceived being wrong.

I am not disagreeing with you, certainly, but those of a similar mindset who cannot be bothered to think outside their box (a concept we are all saddled with for one issue or another; we are all guilty) are typically the ones who gang up on the other for merely asking a question or different point of view.

It also depends on the subject afoot.

One thing about the internet is unmalleable or immutable -- people are less inclined to be "diplomatic" in their approach, rendering cliquish behavior much more readily. Of that I, like most people, have been guilty too.

[Zuiderelle]

66. Yes, I had to put someone on PM ignore recently for that very reason.

He had the nerve to send me a pm calling me a liar simply because I quoted him verbatim and said that he said exactly what I quoted. I didn't bother alerting on him though, it seems like he must have had a really bad day.

This place can be exasperating at times, and downright ridiculous at others. Always something going on.

:hippie:

[NJmaverick]

69. It's funny I had the opposite problem

This poster told absolute lies. Since both parties knew they were lies and pretty heinous ones at that, you PM to talk about. They attack and then pull the chicken poop stunt of sending an attack PM and then blocking the response. The lying and the false accusations were slimy enough but the attack and block stunt said all one needed to know about the person's total lack of character.

[Zuiderelle]

72. Interesting how similar, yet how different those stories are.

Normally I block people who call me names. I wonder if that's what happened to you.

[Tuesday Afternoon]

45. ~

:party:

[KSinTX]

57. As a junior member, I've never done it

:hi: I see everyone here is pretty senior (1000+ club) so I can see why you might put someone on Ignore. I'm just starting to learn who is who around here so I haven't done it (except once just to see how it works, then immediately removed it).

[BuelahWitch]

59. I don't unless they seem bat shit crazy

and attack nice DUers.

[Rhythm]

60. My "iggy list" is clear... this does not mean that i don't think some people are asshats

It just means that i am arming myself by knowing what the asshats are saying, rather than banishing them to planet nowhere.

[sasquatch]

61. Never used it once

[kentauros]

62. I've never used it and honestly don't think I ever will.

I don't like seeing "holes" in threads. I also want to know what the context is for those replying to the potentially ignored one.

At the same time, I rarely read or post in GD/GD-P, so ignoring or getting ignored isn't an issue. I do read and post sometimes on the Environment/Energy forum and there is one particular one that could be potentially ignored, since I usually skip over his posts. No naming names, but I have never seen anyone quite so hateful and contemptuous and not get immediately TS-ed. He must be a founder...

So, I keep him off ignore in order to see if that ever happens and why

[Tommy_Carcetti]

63. I am randomly clicking and posting on this thread I can't read n/t

[flvegan]

64. I can't believe how many "Ignore" posts I'm seeing in this thread.

:o

[Adams Wulff]

67. I hate you.

It's people like you that keep my post count so low.

I think of a brilliant reply, and you've already said it.

Damn.:toast:

[ZombieHorde]

65. I haven't yet.

I do put a lot of threads on ignore, usually because I don't find the subject of the thread very interesting.

[Elidor]

70. Can someone tell me what 'Ignored' is talking about in the OP?

:P

[Flaxbee]

73. Never have. I'll sometimes hide a thread, esp.

if I find the topic distressing (animal abuse or something like that) but I've never put anyone on ignore.

[Blue_In_AK]

74. I don't have a single person "on ignore"...

But there are some people I ignore, just as a matter of principle.