Could We Have An Ignore Button?

[bednobs]

i used to be on a forum where you could press ignore in someone's profile and you just never saw any posts by them. I think that would be a handy button to have

[Jackdaw33]

Madam, if you are insufficiently erudite and articulate to express yourself thus in those terms, may I respectfully suggest that you are both erudiate and articulate.

[Jackdaw33]

^^^ erudite^^^

[mrs.chappie]

///Talbot...ignoring someone is childish etc.///

It's better to ignore a poster if you feel sure they are trying to start a cyber-scrap with you, rather than retaliate, indulge in ping-pong insult-flinging and one or both of you ending up being suspended. Nothing childish about ignoring in those circumstances. I would imagine it's what Ed would advise you to do, along with reporting said aggressor.

Of course, Ed might just say you're too sensitive for t'internet...and he may have a point.

I personally would never use an Ignore button, but then again, I'm not around as much as a lot of the regulars are. Different strokes for different folks, I guess.

[-Talbot-]

I'm thinking about the news section, Mrs c.
Some posters seem to expect you to accept what they say without questioning it.

[Retrochic]

Bednobs if there was an ignore button people might 'ignore' you then you could be talking to yourself and be asking Ed to take the button away -it works both ways. If you are wanting to ignore someone because they post tedious posts then just don't read them. If you are ignoring someone because they are always trying to pick a fight or verbally abuse you, then publicly ignore whatever they say and report it for verbal abuse. If you have not been abusive back the comment is removed if Ed is there. Its pointless reporting anything out of hours as Mods won't zap an abusive comment if one of their favorites have made it.

[ummmm]

There are some people posts that I tend to just scroll past. Not because I don't like them, simply because their posts are too long or rarely make sense.

Retrochic...for someone so aggressive you really do play the victim!

[Retrochic]

Ummmm I'm not aggressive one bit, you should read all of my posts not just the ones you think will start a fight. I stand up to you,maybe you are not used to that, but there you go, there's always a first time for everything.

[andy-hughes]

Retrochic - // Its pointless reporting anything out of hours as Mods won't zap an abusive comment if one of their favorites have made it.//

You have no idea if any Mods are on line if an unsuitable comment is made, and your assertion that Mods have 'favourites' is unfounded, since the majority of Mods work anonymously.

[Retrochic]

andy There are plenty of Mods on here that publicly admit they are Mods.

[ummmm]

There are more mods that are anon.

[anneasquith]

it's not too difficult to suss out some mods after a while .

[-Talbot-]

your assertion that Mods have 'favourites' is unfounded, since the majority of Mods work anonymously


No it isn't

[PankySmooch]

i wish people like A Hughes and AOG would stop re typing everything that is said to them instead of just putting the persons name at the start of their post

[jno]

if people have posted more than once it's sensible to make clear which post you're responding to, Panky; makes it easier for other people reading the thread, too.

[murraymints]

who said that ? lol it is quite easy just to ignore a tiresome post or poster !

[joeluke]

Ignore button = I dislike this poster button

[Tilly2]

If I don't like someone, I ignore them. I don't see a need for an ignore button.
That could become very decisive and not in the spirit of 'Abandon hope all ye who enter here'.

[pixie373]

I agree- you don't need a button to ignore someone. If it's abusive, report it, otherwise, just don't respond if you don't want to.

[andres]

I agree with PankySmooch @18.55.
The posts that go on and on with endless re-typings couldn't they be condensed to just putting the posters name and time .