If, by now, it is not *crystal clear* who belongs on your ignore list...

[sibelian]

Just look at the front page of GD.

I strongly advise the avoidance of the "I have no-one on my ignore list" policy. The magnanimity of those of you who adhere to this strategy is not reciprocated.

[TreasonousBastard]

1. My small ignore list is people who have caused me personal grief, not...

people I occasionally disagree with.

Or even often disagree with.

[IdaBriggs]

6. My feelings exactly. And fortunately, it is only one person - love DU! (nt)

[laundry_queen]

114. Same here. One person. nt

[MuseRider]

35. I have said this a million times but

I use it to stop myself when I get really upset. I ignore then wait a few days then un-ignore. I don't mind reading a difference of opinion, even when I think it is stupid or does not belong here. We are all in the same boat and limiting discourse is the fastest way to keep digging that hole.

Sometimes you just have to look at who is posting and just know that nothing you say will stop the machine and shine it on.

[Whisp]

39. That's probably the best use of Ignore I have heard here... n/t

[MuseRider]

47. I have been here a long time

and I think in all that time I have had one OP hidden (2004?) and only one hidden response, maybe a few more but not very many. This is why. When I feel my blood pressure starting to rise above the normal limit for political disagreement I stop because I know I cannot continue without making it too personal. I was however, before they stopped showing us the numbers, getting quite a list of people ignoring me.

[Cha]

75. I'm on the Front Page.. should I be

insulted?

[Whisp]

94. I don't know!

hehe. I hardly ever look at the front page.
but probably not, that you should be insulted!

[Cha]

95. I kid..

Pretty sure we're all wearing it as a Badge of Honor.

Poor attempt at Division by OP.

[Divine Discontent]

125. anyone goes after you, Cha

and they'll have to deal with me first!





http://www.zazzle.com/shutdown_the_gop_by_voting_in_2014_government-128195183613839642?rf=238107662556833486

[Cha]

130. I got your

back, too, DD! Mahalo!

[ScreamingMeemie]

41. I also do a PM timeout for those who like to take it to "behind the scenes."

[MuseRider]

46. That has rarely happened

to me. A few times yes. Mostly it was me trying to understand what the deal was with someone else and ask for a real, concise explanation so I could understand.

I use the block mail feature to keep track of those I think will not be around long. Not sure why since it is hardly useful but I used my buddy list for that before.

[anneboleyn]

52. I had ONE poster on ignore for this reason, and that poster left DU some time ago.

It just seems like too much trouble to keep putting people on ignore.

[leftstreet]

2. What's wrong with 'the front page of GD?'

I have no one on an ignore list

[grantcart]

4. Moreover how would he/she know if they were using the ignore feature

and it was so effective?

[sharp_stick]

22. Ignored posters still show up

on the front page and GD.

[hobbit709]

3. I don't need a list of people I want to ignore.

It's the online equivalent of sticking your fingers in your ears.

Even people I disagree with sometimes have something worthwhile to say.

[dipsydoodle]

5. I've never out anyone on ignore

and/or block mail and am never likely to do that.

[socialist_n_TN]

7. I don't have anyone on "ignore". It's a discussion forum.....

It's hard to discuss anything if you don't know what people are saying. Anyway most of the people I would ignore are pretty easy to argue with.

[bluestate10]

78. You and I have had our fights. But we have fought and presented our points for others to

evaluate. That is something that posters that use Ignore give up, the ability to fight it out with a person who you disagree with.

[socialist_n_TN]

100. Yep. As I said it's hard to discuss when you don't know what the other one is saying.......

[pintobean]

8. For guidance purposes

please publish your list.

[bunnies]

81. +1

I dont have anyone on ignore and have no idea what the OP is about. Doesnt look the OP is coming back to answer questions though.

[yuiyoshida]

9. Sorry...

I don't do ignore.

[NCTraveler]

10. I have no one on ignore. nt.

[Nye Bevan]

11. I like to see what everyone has to say, not just those who agree with me.

I have never used Ignore and never will.

[Puzzledtraveller]

12. My list has the constantly over the top hyperbolics

and antagonists.

[Skidmore]

13. There is no quicker way to silence people than to

shun or ignore them. That is part of this nation's problems right now. People have forgotten how to listen to one another and to respectfully arrive at consensus. I have no one on an ignore list and I read through the opinions of those I disagree with.

[Dark n Stormy Knight]

111. You present a very good argument for shunning or ignoring people saying stupid

shit. There are so many smart people to listen to, who needs the stupid ones? Sometimes silence is golden.

[pintobean]

14. Is this a hit and run

or, does the OP not see any replies?

[hobbit709]

16. If it's the latter it's hysterically funny.

[Emit]

53. ...

[MadrasT]

15. Meh.

I have no trouble choosing to ignore (or engage with) people without resorting to software tools.

[Demo_Chris]

17. I am more interested in the opinions of those who disagree with me...

Than I am in seeing my opinions echoed.

[RedCappedBandit]

18. Ignore lists always struck me as childish.

[muriel_volestrangler]

19. What do you have against people who start popular threads?

Is your opinion of DU really so low that popularity on DU is a sign that someone should be ignored? Wouldn't DU shut down if we took your advice?

[whttevrr]

20. I loateh teh poepel who dagsiree whit me

fvckers...

[LuvNewcastle]

21. Most DUers don't bother me too much.

I didn't have anyone on Ignore for a long time, but I had to put a couple of trolls on there because they were getting on my nerves. Sometimes it's better to forget a person exists. I can't tell what's wrong with the front page, though.

[Bobbie Jo]

23. huh?

Pray tell....

Who are you, and what is this even about?

Cliquish bullshit.

[Bunnahabhain]

24. I only have myself on my ignore list

[Dark n Stormy Knight]

112. Lulz!

[cyberswede]

25. I'm not sure what I'm supposed to see...

I rarely use the home page, but I don't see anything untoward on it when I look this morning...

Could you elaborate?

[Mojorabbit]

64. Neither did I. I expected to see something

egregious and went to look. Nada.

[gopiscrap]

26. what?

[ScreamingMeemie]

27. I encourage people to throw away their "notebooks."

Stop keeping notes. It makes the DU experience a much more positive one, when you're just not sure who it is you're not supposed to like.

[PeaceNikki]

29. No shit. It's exactly the type of behavior that makes DU suck.

[ScreamingMeemie]

30. Yup...it's why I take loooooooooooong breaks!

[PeaceNikki]

31. perxactly.

go pack!

[ScreamingMeemie]

32. Lacy looks like the real deal, eh?

Exciting times for Pack fans!

[xmas74]

62. Looks like?!

Lacy is the real deal.

Someone said that the time actually is starting to look like the 2010 team. Time to order some more gear to decorate and to get in my brat order for the SB!

[ScreamingMeemie]

63. Of course he is.

[xmas74]

65. Go Pack Go! nt

[Blue_In_AK]

28. I have no one on my ignore list.

I just know whose posts to ignore.

[Solly Mack]

33. I like dark chocolate.

[tavernier]

48. I'm ignoring that!!

I have no chocolate in the house so that is a cruel and... wait a minute, i do too have some in the fridge...

Ohboyohboyohboy

[Solly Mack]

69. Saved! (by the fridge)

[GreenStormCloud]

61. Dark chocolate has been discovered to be good for the heart.

Really. The test was done with the subjects getting 1.6oz of dark chocolate daily. So I eat a 1.45oz Hershey's Special daily. Its for my heart, and for the taste buds. Wife eats one daily too.

[Solly Mack]

68. Neat.

Good for me is a great excuse.

[CJCRANE]

34. *PLONK*

That's for badmouthing the DU.





Just kidding.

DUers entertain, enlighten and annoy me in equal measure. I wouldn't have it any other way.

[hrmjustin]

36. I would love to ignore some people here but I have my reasons for not doing that.

One of those reasons is it would make life more boring.

Another is that no one has said anything to me I can not handle.

But the real reason is considering the few things I volunteer for here I need to see people's posts.

[Orsino]

37. Why the hell would I care who had me on ignore?

Only the trolls would bother to tell me.

[Whisp]

38. I don't have anyone on my ignore list...

I take it that is a bad thing and suspect of something sinister?

A little more info would help, or maybe not.

[MineralMan]

40. Nobody's on my ignore list.

I can't see what the point would be. If I don't see someone posting, does that mean they aren't posting? I don't think so. I want to see everything on DU, if I choose to. I frequently ignore threads, the old fashioned way. I just don't click on them. I also ignore a few people in the same way, if they choose to attack rather than discuss issues with me.

But, to hide them so I can't see what they post? That would be incredibly stupid. I tried it once, for a short time, and quickly ended the experiment.

Putting people on Ignore is a failure on the part of the person doing the ignoring. It indicates that they want to see only what they agree with. That's not a progressive thing to do. Everyone gets a voice, whether or not I agree with what they say.

[Bobbie Jo]

42. I find that the

"scroll down" function works just as well.

Agreed.

[MineralMan]

43. Yup. That works fine, too.

Ignore isn't that useful, I think.

[Warpy]

80. Were you a woman, you might feel differently

Some people out there feel they have carte blanche to be disagreeable to any woman with whom they disagree.

A lot of them aren't around too long after I ignore them. Others cruise just below the radar. I don't miss them.

[bunnies]

83. To your point...

someone accused me of having PMS due to a disagreement we had not that long ago. Because, you know, women.

[MineralMan]

93. I am sure you are right.

[MyshkinCommaPrince]

44. I tried using the "ignore" feature...

Several years ago, I tried it. I only blocked one user, and only because that user kept dominating threads, turning everything into the same arguments. All the threads were still the same arguments, however, and they were much more confusing since I couldn't see the entire discussion. I'm easily confused already, so I decided that using ignore was not helpful for me.

I wonder sometimes if I am on ignore lists. How would I know whether I'm being ignored, or just saying stupid, irrelevant, or uninteresting things? Hmm.

[hrmjustin]

45. There was a way to determine it but the administrators did away with it.

You can still ignore but you can no longer see how many are ignoring you. Be fore they changes that I had 21 star members ignoring me.

[1000words]

49. I couldn't agree more

Rec

[pintobean]

85. You're a quick learner

I guess.

You seem to be the only one with any clue what the OP is talking about. Why don't you enlighten us.

[1000words]

92. I am in strong agreement with this statement:

"I strongly advise the avoidance of the 'I have no-one on my ignore list' policy. The magnanimity of those of you who adhere to this strategy is not reciprocated."

See post #89 for more insight regarding my mindset

[pintobean]

96. So... you don't have a clue

what this means

If, by now, it is not *crystal clear* who belongs on your ignore list...

Just look at the front page of GD.

but you couldn't agree more.

Alrighty then.

[1000words]

97. Did I not just state what it was I agreed with?

[NYC_SKP]

50. Now what are you going on about, sibelian? I see a lot of solid Obama supporters on there.

Hutzpa, Cha, grantcart, bigtree, WilliamPitt...

I'm not sure what you're trying to say. Are these people who should be ignored, or not ignored?

Please explain.

[sibelian]

116. BELATED reponse!!!! At the time I posted there was a complete POLTROON

I can't find it now

[NYC_SKP]

119. That's the trouble with page views....

They change constantly. Only a screen capture can bring them back.

Thanks for the reply, anyway!

[oldhippie]

129. Poltroon!?! Wow! Now there's a great term we don't hear much ....

The only time I ever heard it was in the Flashman series by George MacDonald Fraser. I loved that series.

I'll have to start using that term again for republicans. Thanks for reminding me.

[oldhippie]

51. I'm sorry, I just looked, and it's not *crystal clear* ...

.... WTF you are talking about.

care to clarify?

[Tommy_Carcetti]

54. Am I supposed to be ignoring someone?

Who? What?

[OmahaBlueDog]

73. If you figure it out, could you please send me a copy of the list?

I'm always the last to know around here...

[randome]

127. Oh, shut up.

[hr][font color="blue"][center]You should never stop having childhood dreams.[/center][/font][hr]

[Zorra]

55. I took one person off ignore temporarily, to respond to the obviously racist OP. nt

[arcane1]

56. What am I missing? I don't have anyone on ignore, by the way.

There are lots of posts on the GD page, on a range of topics. Is there someone I should specifically ignore, or should I be seeing posts of posts by people I should ignore?

I don't get it

[GreenStormCloud]

57. I don't have anyone on my ignore list.

Although there are a few posters that I refuse to respond to.

[Logical]

58. maybe the most confusing post I have read in a while. What is your point? Add me to your list also.

[jeff47]

59. It's only be debate that we truly understand our own positions.

I have no one on ignore. I want people to call me wrong and argue against my positions. That's how I strengthen my positions - by finding out where the holes are.

[yawnmaster]

60. **shun**

un-shun

[leftyladyfrommo]

66. I don't have anyone on ignore.

I just laugh and keep scrolling.

[OilemFirchen]

67. Why is mine the only post on this thread?

Weird.

[OmahaBlueDog]

70. ..but now Skinner won't tell you how many are ignoring me.

Who am I supposed to be ignoring? Can you create a list?

[mike_c]

71. my ignore list is very short, and limited to DUers who I feel do not discuss in good faith....

That mostly means the habitually abusive or uncivil, or those who go out of their way to shill for a particular perspective without engaging in real discussion, just propaganda for their personal positions. As I said, it's a short list. Over the years nearly everyone on my ignore list has eventually been tombstoned.

[bluestate10]

72. I set no one to Ignore and don't plan to change. I reject your advice, soundly.

"Ignore" is the domain of intellectual and moral cowards. Anyone who deeply believe in something is willing to fight it out with all challengers.

[Cha]

74. WTF is wrong with the Front Page.. I'm on there among others.

Do elaborate on what your problem is?

[OmahaBlueDog]

82. I'm there twice. How do you think that makes me feel?

...of course, if you've followed the poster's instructions, you won't see this response.

[Cha]

87. Yeah, I was on there twice up until 11:38am I was kinda messin around.. 'cause I'm

considering the source of the stupid dictate in the OP.

My answer.. You'll should feel good and I you sir for your service to DU! There.

[OmahaBlueDog]

99. Back at ya!

[Orrex]

76. I used to broadcast my Ignore List in my signature line

But not anymore...

[Fumesucker]

77. Let me put it this way

A couple of posters who likely would have ended up on my ignore list in January of this year if I actually used that feature have become among the more interesting posters on GD in the last few months.

I can't bring myself yet to rec their OPs but I may get there at some point.

Sometimes when someone tells you something you can't bear to hear they are doing you a favor.

[1000words]

89. I have three members on ignore

Used to be four, but one was TOS'd recently ... which tells me my instincts are good. All, in my opinion, aren't interested in genuine dialog. For example, one finds anti-semitism in just about everything. Another, sexism. Both are plain irrational in their efforts to twist and contort an issue to "prove" their accusations.

In the end, I agree with you. Used judiciously, the ignore feature is a godsend. However, if one is using it to purge and cleanse the site from differing opinions, you're doing yourself a disservice and aren't quite grasping the concept of the website.

[OmahaBlueDog]

79. OK - Here is the list of the posters on the front page of GD as of about 3 minutes ago

Skinner
PCIntern
Bunnahabhain
Earth_First
HereSince1628
sibelian
blm
kpete
LaydeeBug
steve2470
Tommy_Carcetti
Cha
babsbunny
kpete
FarCenter
geek tragedy
malaise
Auntie Bush
kentuck
Robb
G_j
sad-cafe
WilliamPitt
Are_grits_groceries
cali
bigtree
NightWatcher
Cali_Democrat
Mass
JackRiddler
kpete
Segami
xmas74
bigtree
OmahaBlueDog
Proud Liberal Dem
xmas74
Are_grits_groceries
Cleita
damnedifIknow
trumad
L0oniX
Segami
Stuart G
highplainsdem
Jesus Malverde
duhneece
Omaha Steve
Saviolo
Gravitycollapse
Kcoll
cthulu2016
arely staircase
highplainsdem
xchrom
ScreamingMeemie
unblock
grantcart
highplainsdem
Buddha_of_Wisdom
jonsiee
JonLP24
Coyotl
RB TexLa
melody
warrior1
xchrom
kelliekat44
CreekDog
Bunnahabhain
dkf
TomCADem
MannyGoldstein
KoKo
Brigid
OmahaBlueDog
hue
TomCADem
CoffeeCat
alp227


So these are the people you want us to ignore, correct?

[Sissyk]

86. ha!

OP is on "the list". lol!

[steve2470]

90. oh no he's ignoring Skinner !

[JimDandy]

91. You're about 10 hours late

so your list doesn't represent the posters the OP was concerned about. In fact you might want to remove your post because of that.

[pintobean]

98. It still makes the point.

nt

[JimDandy]

113. True.

[UtahLib]

106. Well,

I see one person on that list we should all ignore. Can you guess who it is?

[OmahaBlueDog]

107. That bastard OmahaBlueDog

Put him high on the ignore list.

[UtahLib]

110. Oh no, wrong guess! I happen to like that OmahaBlueDog. n/t

[Tommy_Carcetti]

115. Well, there is that one a-hole on that list.

You know, Tommy something or another.

I put him on ignore a long, long time ago.

[sibelian]

117. Well, no.

That's rather too many people.

[OmahaBlueDog]

131. OK, so there's a shorter list

Thank goodness. I didn't want to have to put THAT many people on ignore

[babylonsister]

84. Don't let it bother you so much. I have no one

on any lists. If you don't like what someone writes or shares, don't go there. Simple.

[etherealtruth]

88. Nobody "belongs" on my ignore list ...?

Your post is cryptic ... I have no clue what it is supposed to mean ...?

[MADem]

101. I have no one on my ignore list. If I don't agree with someone, well, that's life.

We often learn something from those with differing views.

Sometimes we don't learn a thing, either.

It's just a discussion board, after all.

[redstatebluegirl]

102. I have one on ignore, it was after a personal attack.

I figure most of us posting on this OP are on the posters ignore list . I have heard people say they put people on ignore just because they don't think they are "progressive enough" and "won't be here long" but hey, here we are .

[1StrongBlackMan]

103. I do not have a single person …

on my ignore list; but, there is one person that I have, literally, begged to place me on their list

[Number23]

104. There have been about 3 I have repeatedly asked to do the same

Buzz through a thread, see my moniker and for reasons known only to them simply MUST respond to me and in every instance with the most brain-melting stupidity combined with a nastiness that would make Sarah Palin blush. Stupid and nice or Nasty and smart I can handle. Nasty and stupid is another animal entirely.

But considering that nobody knows what the hell this OP is talking about and that the OP is one of a small group that frequently feels the urge to announce that s/he is putting people on ignore for daring to voice a difference of opinion, this thread seems more like a fit of adolescent pique rather than a genuine community service.

[1StrongBlackMan]

105. 3? Wow ...

I'm impressed ... I only have one stupid stalker. But I can't even claim his responses to be nasty, just stupid and really, really repetitive.
I'm jealous!

[BainsBane]

108. I think I may know who that is

I saw a really nasty response to you once, but it was past the 24 hour window so I didn't alert.

[hrmjustin]

109. Ok what did I do now? LOL.

[oldhippie]

118. Did we ever figure out .......

.... what the hell this was all about?

[HappyMe]

120. Hell no.

I guess you didn't get your secret decoder ring in the mail either.

[muriel_volestrangler]

123. See #116. Apparently this was about 1 person

who sibelian can't find now. So not someone who is around regularly, it seems.

[joshcryer]

134. Thanks for that.

Tried to figure this out the other day to no avail.

[graywarrior]

121. No one on my ignore list

Eleven overly sensitive souls have me on theirs. As Grumpy Cat would say, "Good."

[hrmjustin]

122. There are some people who should use the ignore button here. They know who they are.

[randome]

124. I consider it a badge of honor that I have no one on Ignore. And I never will.

[hr][font color="blue"][center]You should never stop having childhood dreams.[/center][/font][hr]

[ileus]

126. I have no one on ignore.

Someone has to be the bigger person.

[MineralMan]

128. I found this on a UK site on bullying:

http://www.gloucestershire.police.uk/kids_aware/5.html

Bullying can take many forms, such as:

Physical bullying - pushing or hitting someone, damaging their things like their clothes, books or bike, stealing from them or forcing them to hand over their belongings.

Verbal bullying - name calling, spreading rumours, nasty teasing, threats, insults. Sending nasty or threatening e-mails or text messages is also bullying.

Emotional bullying - ignoring or deliberately leaving someone out. Making nasty remarks about someone's family or home life, or something they can't help doing. Always criticising or rubbishing everything they do. Making rude gestures or comments.

Prejudice bullying - bullying someone because of the colour of their skin, their religion or their country of origin. Some people might be bullied because they wear glasses or a hearing aid, or just because they look different.

Deliberately and openly ignoring someone is one of the most common form of bullying among kids. "Don't pay any attention to Jimmy. Don't talk to him. I'm ignoring him!" It's the first stage of shunning someone. On DU, any DUer can ignore another for any reason. Nothing wrong with that. Announcing that you are doing so, however, is a way of encouraging others to ignore the same person you are ignoring. That turns into public shunning, which can be a devastating bullying method.

[renie408]

132. I always feel so out of the loop.

I like it here, but I always come across posts like this that make me feel like I have no idea what is going on. Mostly because I have no idea what the FUCK this post is supposed to mean.

[Liberal_in_LA]

133. me too

[Amonester]

135. Ignore.

I don't have anyone on "Ignore" because it's just childish, juvenile, and insecure behavior.


Grow up.

[sibelian]

136. Oh well THIS didn't work...

whistle whistle whistle, toot toot