I have a question...About the "DU Ignore Tool"

[SkyDaddy7]

I have never used the "DU Ignore Tool" & I doubt that I ever would but I was just curious how it works...

If I put someone on ignore does it just make all their post invisible to me?

If I put someone on ignore does it send them a message telling them I did or the other way around if someone put me on ignore would I know it?

Is there a way to know if you have upset someone so much they put you on ignore? LOL?

Anyway, I was just curious & thought I would ask. THANKS!!

[taterguy]

1. When you put someone on Ignore announce it

That's the only way they'll know.

[Number23]

13. LOL Some posters for some reason seem to make a daily/weekly announcement

that they are putting posters on ignore "AT LONG LAST!!!" as if anyone gives a shit, including the poster they're putting on ignore.

It's hilarious in its absurdly stupid melodrama.

[tammywammy]

17. +1 n/t

[joshcryer]

36. Yes, for the longest time I would reply to those people who continually announce...

...I am on ignore. I prefer being ignored. By all means, ignore me. I want reverse ignore so I can force people to ignore me who aren't particularly civilized. The truth is that as I walk down the street I can hear others' conversations perfectly well, whether they want me to or not. I can withhold my opinion from them, however, though I have an opinion.

[SkyDaddy7]

47. I totally agree! I do see such announcements

often...That is why I was curious as to how it works.

[Lucian]

56. I'm putting you on ignore.

J/K. :P

[jberryhill]

27. I like it when they say that..

...and then a few days later reply to something else you write.

The site admin's should have an annual "Most Ignored" award.

[seabeyond]

50. ah the drama. hey... i dont like you and what you say. IGNORE. so there

ya

i am always so impressed when the many tell me i am NOW on ignore. right

then they are answering a post of mine a week later.

[Occulus]

51. It used to be represented by the word "PLONK"

Usually in caps.

I thought the revised rules forbade that along with gravedancing (too bad about that one, it made vadawg's departure all the sweeter). Hmm.

[greyl]

2. Yes, No, No. nt

[quinnox]

3. No, people you ignore don't know it unless you tell them

And also, their posts just show up as "ignored", so if you are curious, you can re-log into DU as a guest and see their post and who it is and what they said that you had on ignore.

Edit: One other important thing, anyone you ignore you will not see any threads that they make, and you are not given any notice like you are in threads that they respond in with "ignore". Any threads people make that you are ignoring just will not appear on the forum page to you.

[SoCalDem]

7. just click on "printer-friendly"..no need to log in as guest

:)

[quinnox]

8. oh nice tip

didn't know that.

[CaliforniaPeggy]

10. I just tried it, and all it did was show me the OP...

I couldn't click on where it said ignored. What am I doing wrong?

:shrug:

[SoCalDem]

20. check "view all"-printer friendly and then just scroll

:)

[tammywammy]

18. Then what's the point of using ignore if you're still going to read their post anyway? n/t

[SoCalDem]

22. for me.. I don't usually use ignore, and only started during the primaries

there's no easy way to un-ignore more than one at a time,and I was tired of searching through all the tombstones, so when an "ignored" crops up, I like to see who it was so I can UN ignore them:)...unless they are still evil :rofl:

[quinnox]

25. different reasons

maybe its someone who you forgot you had on ignore, and then you want to take them off ignore to give them another chance.

Another reason could be the ignored person started a long sub-thread, and you want to see what they said that set off the activity.

Its an option that is there, its not as if you are going to look at the ignored posts all the time, only if you are curious for whatever reason. In my case, usually I don't check it out.

[madokie]

57. Or just click on View all

Whatever whoever you have on ignore types will show then

[LuvNewcastle]

4. Back when I had someone on ignore, it would

say "ignored" in place of the post. The person doesn't know you're ignoring them and you won't know if you're being ignored, either, unless they tell you.

[SkyDaddy7]

49. Thanks! nt.

[msongs]

5. if u can dish it out but can't take it in return, ignore is your friend nt

[NorthCarolina]

28. LOL...good one

and SO true.

[SkyDaddy7]

48. That is how I see it as well!

I asked the question about ignore because I have never used it & don't plan on it...But I do see a lot of people going out of their way to tell everyone how often they use ignore as if it hurts people's feelings or something. :shrug:

[ixion]

6. You know, I never did start to use it until recently.

I got tired of arguing with hacks, so now I use it quite liberally. I don't mind debating with people, but when the other person is just out to start a fight, I don't need that.

I do tell them, incidentally. The last thing I say to them is this: "Welcome to my ignore list."

[Capitalocracy]

9. I would answer your question...

but you're on my ignore.

j/k, I've never used it either... I understand why it's there, but if I don't feel like responding to someone, I just don't.

[SkyDaddy7]

52. I know, right? I guess folks feel a...

a false sense of power putting people on ignore that they disagree with or just don't like for whatever the reason. :shrug:

[CTyankee]

11. what a lot of folderol! My goodness, can't people take a little criticism now and then?

Maybe it's because I'm too damn old to care what people think, but jeez, folks, if you have something to say, just let 'er rip and if someone responds, well, read it or not read it and move on...no one ORDERS anyone to read anything. All this maneuvering around to avoid someone's opinion is kinda lame, if I may be so bold to say. Who cares? Man up! Woman up!

[Number23]

15. I feel the same. I always find it funny that most people seem to use ignore

when they simply don't want to hear a varying opinion.

Now, there are some cases when someone is stalking and then I think ignore is applicable (as is a note to the admins) but I've seen people scream they were putting people on ignore because someone asked for further clarification or simply disagreed with an OP or a post. So "off to ignore" they go! :rofl:

And my personal opinion is that anyone who feels the need to announce that they are putting people on ignore is too ridiculous for words. Those kind of posts crack me up.

[CTyankee]

19. Yep. Why not just, well, ignore a post. Do you have to go to lengths to "Ignore"?

It's so easy...

[Number23]

26. You're right. It is easy

Stalking/harassment is just about the only reason I could ever see putting someone on ignore.

Come to think of it, I've had to ask a few confused souls here to put me on ignore. I was perfectly able to ignore their posts but the second my name showed up in a thread, BAM! There they were. And the only people I've ever requested this from are ones I've never seen say anything intelligent, relevant or honest. Disagreement is one thing, blatantly lying or using the most absurdly biased sources is another.

[CTyankee]

44. With some people you can't get anywhere by asking them to put YOU on ignore.

I tried that with a tiny group on one of DU's most "ferocious" forums (I'll let you guess which one!). I got tired of their tantrums and strange, illogical "charts" that "proved" their point (absurd is the right word all right). I didn't want the clutter. Well, when I asked them to put me on Ignore I only encouraged them further!

My best advice: just disengage. Leave the thread entirely or ignore what they post to you and answer others on the thread (so they know they are pointedly being left out). It's stupid and childish, I know, and it's tiring dealing with it. But those are my strategies.

Stalking/harassment is a different animal. That must be reported, IMO. If someone is doing that, then it should be treated seriously. If you report it calmly with backup evidence, I am certain that the Admins will have a look at your complaint and that reason and facts will win the day.

but with most annoying stuff, I just wait it out and, interestingly, I find that more times than not those folks wind up tombstoned.

[Raine]

32. Yeah I had someone like that, I didn't even get into a back and forth with them.

I only had replied to a post (not theirs) and I guess they didn't agree with my reply. They make a BIG assed announcement that I was now on "ignore"! :wtf: This was someone that though they had been here awhile I had never even seen posting on the board before, waaaaa gee that hurt so bad :cry: ... no it didn't, frankly so what. :shrug: It was so ridiculous that other posters told the person to also put them on "ignore" too. It only sticks out in my mind because it was so silly and petty.

[Number23]

34. I know. In some cases, it only takes one disagreement and you're "OFF TO IGNORE!!one"

:rofl:

I honestly don't know what's funnier. That someone who makes these types of announcements has no idea how stupid they look or that they genuinely seem to believe that anyone here would give the first damn that they're being put on ignore by a thin-skinned loony with obvious delusions of grandeur. :rofl: :rofl:

Didn't someone here make a song about that??

Edit: YES!! I found the song!! http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=105x6915718

Oh my God, this is such a classic

[Raine]

38. That's GREAT ... THANKS for the link

it's a keeper! :applause:

[pipi_k]

42. The only reason I ever use it

on my own volition is when someone has verbally abused me.

The other reason I use it is when someone else announces s/he has put me on ignore. I do the same back just so I won't waste time and trouble replying to that person when s/he will never see it.

It is pretty amusing, though, to be the target of an announcement of being ignored merely for the "crime" of having a different opinion on something. Seems a little stupid to me. I think I've disagreed with nearly everyone I have regular contact with here on one occasion or another. Then the next day I'll agree with them on something else.

We can't agree with everyone 100% of the time. How completely boring would that be...

[Warren DeMontague]

24. is it foldrol? Or merely balderdash?

Perhaps it is flotsam composed of poppycock.

[jberryhill]

29. Horsefeathers!

[hfojvt]

12. there is sort of one way to tell if you are on ignore

If you try to PM somebody who is ignoring you, you will get a message saying "this member does not wish to receive PMs."

However, there may be a twist to that, because when I ignore people, I still allow them to send me PMs. Who knows, maybe they will notice that I never reply to any of their replies, suspect I have them on ignore and send me a PM telling me what an a$$-weasel I am for ignoring them. Then I will realize what a perceptive person they are and we will begin a torrid affair that suddenly ends with a drunken trip to Antigua, leaving me penniless and bitter. In other words, just the same.

Well, it could happen.

[A-Schwarzenegger]

14. Always PM the person right after you put them on ignore

& tell them you have them on ignore & why.
It is the courteous thing to do.

[FarLeftFist]

16. WHY would anybody want to ignore someone here? We all share common principles.

[jberryhill]

31. When you see a tombstone coming...

If by "we" you mean anyone capable of signing up on DU and posting Limbaugh droppings on any given day, I tend to disagree.

[BeHereNow]

62. No, actually we don't-

There are certain posters among us I call "provocateurs"
They deliberately try to disrupt and get threads shut down.
The ones I know of are all on my ignore list.
Can't believe I waited so long to use the ignore feature!
Makes DU ever so much more enjoyable...
BHN

[formercia]

21. I never use Ignore

...but I'm quite sure that many have me on Ignore. Since they can't see my post, I just want to say that I feel they are Weenies for doing so. What are they afraid of? Can't they handle the Truth?

Feh!

Rant off.

[Warren DeMontague]

23. We've got a few of 'em here, that's for sure.

Seriously, though, I've never used it. I'm not so terrified of what anyone says that I need to stick my fingers in my ears.



Wait... strike that, I think I put exactly ONE person on ignore in my entire time here. It was someone who said they hoped I got sick and died, because I said I supported health care reform.

[jberryhill]

30. What's interesting is....

My ignore list has about a 90% accuracy of predicting tombstones.

If you look at your ignore list and click on the profile, betcha there's a tombstone there.

[Warren DeMontague]

33. Ha! That's what I use my buddy list for.

I guess I'm just not the "buddy" type. :rofl:

[Cirque du So-What]

35. The silliest thing I've seen related to 'ignore'

is when someone announces in a thread, 'oh, I see IGNORED has been here' or, 'bet I know what IGNORED is saying to me!' :eyes:

[OmahaBlueDog]

37. Ignored

That's how it looks in the thread. If you want to view the post, your options are either a) log out, and view the thread as an outsider would or b) start taking people on your ignore list off ignore until the post becomes visible.

[SkyDaddy7]

54. Somebody said you use "printer friendly"

and would not have to sign out. Just repeating have never put anyone on ignore to know myself.

[Denzil_DC]

39. I have only one poster on ignore,

who constantly posts "satire" threads without indicating that's what they are in the title. (I've as active a sense of humor as anyone, but it gets a bit tired after a while if you're short of time and just want to read some breaking news or whatever.)

Unfortunately, it doesn't stop the post titles showing up in the home page listings, so the first indication I get is if I click through and the forum ware doesn't display the post but tells me that I have that poster on ignore.

[Zorra]

40. I have never, and will never, put anyone on ignore.

I like to play with trolls.

[treestar]

41. You see the post in place, with the word "ignored"

in regular black font (not the blue of the links). They don't know (unless maybe they notice you aren't answering them any more!)

[rucky]

43. I ignore the old-school way.

they know I'm ignoring them when I don't respond.

[CTyankee]

45. yep, they can't stand it! Better yet, don't respond to their posts but DO

respond to others so they know you are there, but you are not acknowledging their existence. Drives them crazy...

[LWolf]

46. I haven't paid enough attention to it to be able to answer.

I don't have any trouble "ignoring" wastes of time. I've never needed a special feature to "hide" people from plain sight in order to do so.

[xiamiam]

53. i love ignore..thought du had changed drastically..put about 5 people on ignore.

and du returned to almost recognizble. I never used ignore until the past couple years and was hesitant as well.

[stevenleser]

59. Yes, Ignore is your friend. I can find conflict and disagreement elsewhere!

I love ignore!

[Nye Bevan]

55. You can create your own little virtual world, where everyone always agrees with you.

Personally, I am always interested in opposing viewpoints. I have never put anyone on ignore, and never will.

[Sirveri]

58. sort of, no, and yes.

You'll see that someone on your ignore list has posted, but not the contents of the post or the name of the poster.

No message is sent when you place someone on ignore, though you may choose to do so if you desire.

It IS possible to see who has you on ignore, however only if you are a mod and can look at your own profile with admin access. Otherwise no.

As a side note, don't be too afraid to use the ignore function, I've placed about 3 or 4 people on the list. If those people are banned/tombstoned/nuked then they will actually be removed from your ban list. My current block list is empty because of that feature. So if they really do deserve to be on your block list, chances are they'll be banned at some point down the line anyways, so you might as well save yourself the immediate aggravation.

[xiamiam]

60. the tombstoned still show up on my block list..nt

[Sirveri]

61. odd since they fall off of mine. And I never deleted them.