Ignore is making me nuts. I just can't Do it!

[davsand]

OMG!!! I finally broke down and used the ignore feature on a poster over in GD, and I just can't take it. It is the first time I've ever used it and it just isn't working for me.

Now I know the posts are there and I can't SEE what they are--which pisses me off more than actually seeing what they say.

I have got to just walk away from GD for a while.


Must. Walk. Away.


Gaaaack!



Laura

[Quantess]

1. Then take him/her off ignore and read their posts.

You know you want to.

[Gormy Cuss]

7. There's a way to have someone on ignore AND read their posts...

just log out and read the thread. Chances are good that you'll get a reminder of why you put the person in the ignore booth in the first place.

[I Have A Dream]

18. An even easier way is to click on the "Printer-friendly Format" link at the...

top of the thread on the left. Then you don't have to log out and log back in. :)

[Xipe Totec]

26. Ignored

Ha, ha, ha!

Gotcha!


:rofl:

[I Have A Dream]

30. You bad!

x(

:rofl:

[Beausoir]

34. Isn't that the truth!

[ulysses]

2. LOL

Yeah, I had the same experience the one time I used ignore. :)

[DarkTirade]

3. Yeah, that's why I don't use it. I know it would drive me nuts more than not using it. :P

[FloridaJudy]

4. Take a couple of deep breaths

Tell yourself "This too shall pass". Then back away from the computer.

Take a long walk. Go to the gym. Lie on the sofa with a real, live book (I recommend Gruen's Water for the Elephants) and a cup of sinfully rich hot chocolate. Play with your dog. Garden. Cook a good meal from scratch. Clean out a drawer or closet. Start a quilt/painting/collage/sculpture. Lock yourself in the bathroom with a dozen pretty candles and some yummy bubblebath.

Now, don't you feel better? Believe me, ignore is your friend. I only have one person on ignore right now, and I've learned the hard way that that's exactly where he/she belongs. The world is full of jerks. Don't allow them to rent space in your head.

[cabraverde]

5. Wow, there is an ignore button?

Thats wierd, I would have never guessed that. I have never read anything that made me soooooo mad that I would ignore the writer. I guess I need to grow some thinner skin.

[FloridaJudy]

11. You've only been here a short while.

Sooner or later, you'll probably need that button. Most folks here are friendly and reasonable, but we do have one or two hostile jerks.

I've never put anyone on ignore for disagreeing with me. How am I going to learn if I don't expose myself to different ways of thinking? But gratuitous nastiness is not something I tolerate either.

Welcome to DU! :hi:

[Quantess]

14. Eventually, you might get annoyed enough.

I have only one person on ignore, simply because I didn't like his style of discussion. It was like playing soccer with someone who kicks your legs instead of the ball.

[ThomCat]

15. Welcome to DU.

:hi:

Some people only have a couple of people on ignore. I have 1 person on ignore right now. I've had a maximum of 4 people at one point.

Some people have monstrously large ignore lists so that they really filter what they see.
:shrug:

Over time you might decide that there are some people you really have no desire to see or speak to. Or not. Either way, it's nice feature to have available.

[baby_mouse]

21. My ignore list is my friend.

It's amazing how much more useful the board becomes.

[ThomCat]

6. That's why I only put the really annoying people on ignore,

not the people I really disagree with. :shrug:

[BlueJazz]

10. Ignore

[Name removed]

13. Deleted message

Message removed by moderator. Click here to review the message board rules.

[BlueJazz]

22. ThomCat...That was suppose to be one of...

..my (apparently) idiotic Jokes.

Now I feel like a Rat

Sorry...

[ThomCat]

23. Oh. I'm very sorry.

I totally didn't get it. :(

I'm a doofus. I'm sorry. :hug:

[Xipe Totec]

31. Remember,

most everybody in DU likes you. (me included).

So chance are, they are trying to joke with you :hi:

[ThomCat]

32. That's true, but a few times recently

I've received some snark from people in part Because I'm well liked. :shrug:

:(

[Xipe Totec]

33. I know

I read the snarky posts and didn't like them.

You can't please everyone every time, so just be yourself.

So far, that is a wining strategy.

:hi:

[SPKrazy]

8. I only put the psychos on ignore

people who disagree with me? maybe a short term stay

psychos, well, even them once in a while I have to peek to see what they are saying now...

then I remember how come I put them there in the first place :spray:

[madinmaryland]

9. Have you tried alerting on the dumbass?

If they get shut down a few times, maybe they'll scale back on their asshatery!

[Fire Walk With Me]

12. Ignore is your friend.

[A-Schwarzenegger]

16. I'll buy your Ignores, I've used up all of mine.

I think you only get 2000.

[ThomCat]

19. Wow!

Even the people who I know don't like me often have good things to say. I can't imagine having even a fraction of that many people on ignore.
:shrug:

[A-Schwarzenegger]

20. Thank you.

Imagination is a terrible thing to not have enough of.

[LynneSin]

17. I fine that hide thread is a better feature

but that's just me

[SPKrazy]

24. that works

until you get insulting pm's

then ignore pm block is nice

[Quantess]

25. That's part of the "nuclear option", isn't that what people call it?

When you put someone on ignore in all 3 ways: you can't see them, they can't reply to your posts, and they can't PM you.

[FloridaJudy]

27. I'd call that "Internal Exile" myself

I have only one person on my "ignore" list, but I've blocked him/her in every possible way. My blood pressure thanks me.

[SPKrazy]

29. sometimes ya gotta do it

for sanity's sake

[SPKrazy]

28. could be what they call it

although i remember when they tried a trial of ignore that showed everyone who you had on ignore, and people called that nuclear

[davsand]

35. Usually I realize it too late AFTER I've replied in the thread.

So then I want to SEE if the asshat came back and got even more stupid. It is a vicious circle, I swear.

I left the house and moved the contents of one of my Mom's closets to their new house, came home and made dinner for the family. Laundry is running and now I'm back online again. I do feel a bit better for taking the break, and my Mom is happy.

Looks like the asshat invasion in GD has receded somewhat. I may survive this without getting banned from DU or else stroking out. It is a near thing, but I might just make it. I do think I'll try to stay the hell out of GD for a while, however. (That might last for about half an hour, btw.)



Laura

[cabraverde]

36. If I put somone on ignore, can they still see my posts?

I seem to have a psycho stalker who keeps getting all uppity and offended by everthing I post. I really have no use for her, and all she seems to do is complain so will ignoring her make her go away, or will she still be leaving nasty grams that I simply cant see nor respond to?