The 9 people who 'ignore' me won't get to see this story about a hilarious "stock photo" mailing by my Senator, Al Franken:

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/04/06/al-franken-fundraising_n_1408686.html

OMG!  Hilarious!!!  I love Al Franken!  At least there is one comedian in congress who actually KNOWS he's a comedian and is funny on purpose

From Al Frankens email:

And whether you're a Tattooed Guitar Player, a Guy Wearing Hard Hat, or an Elderly Couple Sitting At Kitchen Table, there�s no better way to show your support than by making a contribution today.

Wondering if he's talking about your hubby, Lisa! 

Quote from: cclapper on April 07, 2012, 09:38

From Al Frankens email:

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And whether you're a Tattooed Guitar Player, a Guy Wearing Hard Hat, or an Elderly Couple Sitting At Kitchen Table, there�s no better way to show your support than by making a contribution today.

Wondering if he's talking about your hubby, Lisa! 

Might be!  Seems like he covered all the good cliches

Well, if the cliches sell your images...a sale is a sale!

Quote from: stockastic on April 06, 2012, 20:07

The 9 people who 'ignore' me won't get to see this story about a hilarious "stock photo" mailing by my Senator, Al Franken:

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/04/06/al-franken-fundraising_n_1408686.html

You never know, they might - if sombody quotes it.

Is there an internet slang term for reposting something so it gets seen by people who might be ignoring the OP?  :-)

i wonder what's the point in ignoring people on forums.
you're supposed to join a forum to actually read messages, if a mex is disturbing just scroll down, if the whole forum s-ucks just logoff and leave.

i wonder what's the point in ignoring people on forums.
you're supposed to join a forum to actually read messages, if a mex is disturbing just scroll down, if the whole forum s-ucks just logoff and leave.

It appeases those who want it and those who don't like it won't stop using the forum because of it. So it's a smart move and it's here to stay. Most of us probably aren't aware of how disjointed threads may be as a result of people ignoring others, as there is an element of disjointedness in forums anyway. I would prefer a troll button, if someone consistently gets reported as a troll then the forum moderator can check on his recent posts and remove him.

I'm on 2 ignores and I'm 90% sure I know who one of them is and sometimes when I see the person posting I ask the person a question, I never get a reply and it always makes me smile. The only way I would be in favour of an ignore button would be if we could see a list of the people ignoring us, that would be brilliant. Threads would take on a whole new life

For all you not understanding ppl putting others on ignore, I could also say I like everybody. Here it goes: I like everybody. Some I like to be around, some I like to avoid and others I'd like to punch in the face

Think there should be balance between the "useful post" and its alternative, which, IMO, should be on the same level and not an all together "ban from reading all posts" effect.

Rather have 2 buttons (heart and a scull/Troll character or something like that) Useful Post = 1 point - Troll / Idiot remark = -1, both can be displayed and the end result, by deducting the one from the other. You should then end up with a sort of Useful Member Total.

The "ignore" option can perhaps still be left for those who want to use the extreme option.

How about a compromise.  If you 'ignore' someone, the forum simply collapses their post to a single line, showing just the name but no content.  There's a '+' you can click on if you want to expand the post and actually see it.

How about a compromise.  If you 'ignore' someone, the forum simply collapses their post to a single line, showing just the name but no content.  There's a '+' you can click on if you want to expand the post and actually see it.

We have something similar to that now.  There's a button to view a post by and ignored member.  I do that sometimes just to see if I'm missing anything.  Nine times out of ten it's just the same stuff that caused me to ignore them in the first place.  Once in awhile I have seen someone who started out seeming like a troll, but eventually began making more useful or interesting posts, then I've unignored them. 

Quote from: lisafx on April 09, 2012, 16:43

Quote from: stockastic on April 09, 2012, 16:22

How about a compromise.  If you 'ignore' someone, the forum simply collapses their post to a single line, showing just the name but no content.  There's a '+' you can click on if you want to expand the post and actually see it.

We have something similar to that now.  There's a button to view a post by and ignored member. 

I've never ignored anyone, so I don't know what (if anything) the forum displays for a post from an ignored poster.  Are you saying it already does what I suggested?

Yup.

 Most of us probably aren't aware of how disjointed threads may be as a result of people ignoring others, as there is an element of disjointedness in forums anyway. I would prefer a troll button, if someone consistently gets reported as a troll then the forum moderator can check on his recent posts and remove him. ....
The only way I would be in favour of an ignore button would be if we could see a list of the people ignoring us, that would be brilliant. Threads would take on a whole new life

unless you 'ignore ' people just because they disagree with you, there's no disruption - you just see the ignoired person responded and you can then read or not at your choice.  if you do choose to ignore those with adifferent opinion, then it's your own fault if you cant understand a conversation!  but evben here, there will be quotes using the ignored content

as far as moderator banning people, 1/ that would be a suppression of free speech, and 2/ a burden/responsibility that the moderator doesnt need

there's no reason to tell who's ignoring - that would be an invasion of privacy, and the ignroed person has no right to know.  since it's a personal decision to ignore, it harms no one. 

I think it's hard to distinguish suppression of listening from suppression of speech.  If I get up to speak in a 'public' forum, but everyone covers their ears when I walk up to the microphone, I don't get heard.  Has my 'right' to speak been violated?  At some level I think it has.  

Obviously if someone gets the microphone and drones on in an irrational rant, they should be stopped.  But that's seldom the case here.  I have to admit, I'm sort of at a loss as to why 9 people are ignoring me.  It would be interesting to know the real reasons.

This forum isn't a governing body in a democracy, it has no responsibilities and doesn't have to meet any standards, really.  I  feel like it should.  Fair play and all that.   But that's just me.

Some ppl are * idiots. Nothing more. I think that covers it pretty well. As for the other half (or the exact part of ppl, whatever it is), well it's democracy at its best. Look at it this way, at least you get some honesty, when ppl (ignores) are anonymous. You at least know how many ppl don't like you. It might be a problem if you can't handle honesty though (in case it doesn't suit you of course). I for one, would like to see more honesty from ppl, I mean in my face honesty