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txwhitedove

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90. I never e-mail here, but there are 2 star-members who have me on ignore and blocked e-mail.

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Wed Jul 10, 2013, 07:33 PM

Jul 2013

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On not ignoring some DU posters [View all] NightWatcher Jul 2013 OP

I used to agree with you but the Zimmerman trial has pushed me MattBaggins Jul 2013 #1

I agree wryter2000 Jul 2013 #87

Who has defended GZ? I haven't seen one post defending him. I HAVE seen posters pointing Honeycombe8 Jul 2013 #130

Hum, I've seen some defend GZ as well. Neoma Jul 2013 #149

Me, too! I feel that the Zimmerman trial is much too passionate for me and the Zimmerman Liberal_Stalwart71 Jul 2013 #148

Agreed - I've never put anyone on ignore... polichick Jul 2013 #2

I have only about Jenoch Jul 2013 #3

"I'll let you be in my dreams if I can be in yours" NoOneMan Jul 2013 #4

Ive got loads and loads of trolls on iggy. darkangel218 Jul 2013 #5

That's because people call you out on your wacko shit, and you don't want to see it. RiffRandell Jul 2013 #19

+! nt pintobean Jul 2013 #23

she has me on ignore as well quinnox Jul 2013 #37

Haha. Apophis Jul 2013 #79

5 out of 6 seem to agree with you, I was number 5 Kali Jul 2013 #142

Lol. I knew that would get alerted. pintobean Jul 2013 #144

I could tell by the post who it was about. Kali Jul 2013 #147

Me too. RiffRandell Jul 2013 #156

Thanks for the results Kali! RiffRandell Jul 2013 #154

someone replied to me, and i dont see any replies. darkangel218 Jul 2013 #29

Proving why the ignore feature can do more harm than good. Here's what they said: Electric Monk Jul 2013 #34

awww, im so hurt!! Thats the whole point of iggy, let the haters wither in nothingness :) darkangel218 Jul 2013 #36

They know Shankapotomus Jul 2013 #139

I don't understand that either. I always tell the person that they are on IGNORE, but Liberal_Stalwart71 Jul 2013 #150

Trolls are trolls, they live for the drama. darkangel218 Jul 2013 #160

Not watching, but trying to follow online. West is being disrespectful to the judge. Liberal_Stalwart71 Jul 2013 #166

This message was self-deleted by its author pintobean Jul 2013 #51

I don't mind disagreements Sherman A1 Jul 2013 #6

I've got one gungeoneer on ignore... RevStPatrick Jul 2013 #7

I think it is weird to put people on 'ignore'. renie408 Jul 2013 #8

exactly... blm Jul 2013 #11

how does one defend themselves against unsubstantiated accusations of racism.. frylock Jul 2013 #32

Mock them. They hate that leftstreet Jul 2013 #107

I hear you renie408 Jul 2013 #136

Agree completely. Number23 Jul 2013 #61

I can very well defend myself RainDog Jul 2013 #82

Agree wholeheartedly LondonReign2 Jul 2013 #145

Yeah, I kind of agree with you.... socialist_n_TN Jul 2013 #93

Agreed. dbackjon Jul 2013 #96

Not really. There are many obvious trolls. NYC Liberal Jul 2013 #104

what you said nt NoGOPZone Jul 2013 #128

I disagree Mojorabbit Jul 2013 #122

I only put over the top rudeness on IGNORE. Never people who I simply disagree with. Liberal_Stalwart71 Jul 2013 #151

Some people are plain old bullies though. Neoma Jul 2013 #153

as if that is the only reason? Sheepshank Jul 2013 #157

Never put a poster on ignore in 12 years. Never will. blm Jul 2013 #9

Hi, blm. Skidmore Jul 2013 #38

Mr. Life happens so, I just post a bit less, but, still here. ; ) blm Jul 2013 #110

+1 That's my attitude as well. SlimJimmy Jul 2013 #158

agreed. you know how I ignore? Pretzel_Warrior Jul 2013 #10

Another thing I find weird is that I am ignored by 15 people. renie408 Jul 2013 #12

I ignore people who I would ignore in real life. If their goal seems to be to waste mahina Jul 2013 #13

I agree. I have zero people on ignore myself. Plus trolls get zapped quick enough. JaneyVee Jul 2013 #14

On DU 3, I ignore rarely quinnox Jul 2013 #15

Ignore is a nice feature of this site, and of course there is no requirement to use it. NoGOPZone Jul 2013 #16

I have never put anyone on ignore here. 20 however feel the need to ignore me. hrmjustin Jul 2013 #17

Keep your eyes on that screen!!!1! babylonsister Jul 2013 #18

Shouldn't it be called a "near hit" instead of "near miss"? NightWatcher Jul 2013 #27

ATC humor? babylonsister Jul 2013 #58

I have an uncle who is a retired ATC... NightWatcher Jul 2013 #65

I used to babylonsister Jul 2013 #67

That's very polite of you to say NightWatcher Jul 2013 #71

I got one on ignore Cali_Democrat Jul 2013 #20

Completely agree, and never have put anyone on ignore. n/t RiffRandell Jul 2013 #21

I don't ignore anyone. CakeGrrl Jul 2013 #22

I don't ignore people who disagree with me.. Cha Jul 2013 #24

all message boards have those posters who seem to think that insulting, bullying others, liberal_at_heart Jul 2013 #25

I only ignore people who are . . . LumosMaxima Jul 2013 #26

I don't ignore anyone here, but I have learned to ignore people in the real world BeyondGeography Jul 2013 #28

Yes - 23 Have Me On Ignore - I Have 0 On Ignore cantbeserious Jul 2013 #30

50 have me on ignore. I must be doing something right The Straight Story Jul 2013 #35

Ha! 55 here. Egalitarian Thug Jul 2013 #43

I have more than you :) darkangel218 Jul 2013 #50

Drats! Foiled again! Egalitarian Thug Jul 2013 #56

I have 71. I win! n-t Logical Jul 2013 #78

Damn! how did you manage that many??? darkangel218 Jul 2013 #81

Annoying people. A lot of it during the gun debate on here. n-t Logical Jul 2013 #88

Well, you never annoyed me :) darkangel218 Jul 2013 #94

Give me time! :-) Logical Jul 2013 #134

wow. Only 28 igs for me Eleanors38 Jul 2013 #163

This one had 172 when he was ppr'ed this morning. hrmjustin Jul 2013 #95

Graham was ppr'd??? darkangel218 Jul 2013 #98

Yep! He caused problems in the host forum and Skinner had enough. hrmjustin Jul 2013 #100

Wow.. nt darkangel218 Jul 2013 #103

That is what we all said in the hosts forum. hrmjustin Jul 2013 #105

That's how LoZ bought it. pintobean Jul 2013 #125

He did say from day one he was a returning member. hrmjustin Jul 2013 #126

He reminded some long term members of: KoKo Jul 2013 #155

yes Kali Jul 2013 #143

What? Wow. Raine1967 Jul 2013 #101

It didnt surprise me, to be honest. nt darkangel218 Jul 2013 #106

He had a moment this morning and he is not here anymore. hrmjustin Jul 2013 #108

NO. FUCKING. WAY!!! cherokeeprogressive Jul 2013 #112

He pushed to far this morning on a host issue and it happened. hrmjustin Jul 2013 #114

Ya know... for the most part I considered him to be completely harmless. cherokeeprogressive Jul 2013 #116

Not this time! hrmjustin Jul 2013 #117

Like I said, musta been a real humdinger. cherokeeprogressive Jul 2013 #121

He was but he had the ability to cause too much drama. I liked him and will kind of miss him. hrmjustin Jul 2013 #124

A star member, too....! nt MADem Jul 2013 #127

Wonder why? n-t Logical Jul 2013 #133

He pushed too many buttons in the hosts room. hrmjustin Jul 2013 #135

I was one ignoring him, so I missed his departure. Great news! morningfog Jul 2013 #137

I haven't checked lately, (I honestly don't care any more) quinnox Jul 2013 #49

Yeah, I am guessing it is people who don't like others not marching in lockstep with them The Straight Story Jul 2013 #52

yep, that is one of 'em quinnox Jul 2013 #53

I don't know how many have me on ignore but I have noticed that if I don't march in liberal_at_heart Jul 2013 #60

Have to be careful in the Gungeon. Some of the Eleanors38 Jul 2013 #165

It's a safe bet that it's near the same 23 that have me on ignore. Zorra Jul 2013 #42

Chuckles - Thank You cantbeserious Jul 2013 #85

I remember someone asking a question in Meta... cherokeeprogressive Jul 2013 #113

And, Was There An Answer cantbeserious Jul 2013 #115

There were lots of opinions, no definitive answer though. cherokeeprogressive Jul 2013 #119

Good Then That Consensus Was Not Reached cantbeserious Jul 2013 #123

The past week I've had to JustAnotherGen Jul 2013 #31

Whaaaaaat??! Number23 Jul 2013 #62

I'm putting that in a book JustAnotherGen Jul 2013 #69

I do use ignore but try to use it sparingly. Lately I took some off ignore think Jul 2013 #33

Yeeps, i think the same. darkangel218 Jul 2013 #54

I've wound up with exactly one person on ignore, Benton D Struckcheon Jul 2013 #39

I've never once put anyone on ignore... WCGreen Jul 2013 #40

I don't have anyone on full ignore, but there is a growing number that I ignore the Egalitarian Thug Jul 2013 #41

That is something entirely different etherealtruth Jul 2013 #76

Exactly. And, you never know from where a good idea or point you hadn't considered might spring. Egalitarian Thug Jul 2013 #120

I don't ignore anyone. Skidmore Jul 2013 #44

I love talking to someone who disagrees with me, but hollysmom Jul 2013 #45

I only ignore if I find someone so (insert unflattering word here) that I geek tragedy Jul 2013 #46

Your right about that. southernyankeebelle Jul 2013 #47

There are trolls. Ignoring makes things more tolerable..... geckosfeet Jul 2013 #48

I've noticed the same, however there are individual deserving the ignore. n/t FSogol Jul 2013 #55

I've only ignored 2 people on this site. louis-t Jul 2013 #57

I picked up 5 more sfter my post on how all the redstatebluegirl Jul 2013 #59

This thread keeps bouncing up and down but there's nothing posted. Is it some byeya Jul 2013 #63

Who said that? Who's there? NightWatcher Jul 2013 #66

Honey call 911 - this is just too wierd byeya Jul 2013 #72

I don't ignore anyone, especially the people whom I have disagreements with MrScorpio Jul 2013 #64

Me too. bunnies Jul 2013 #83

I don't generally pipi_k Jul 2013 #68

A couple negative things that happen when folks put their fellow DUers on ignore Tx4obama Jul 2013 #70

Agreed ... in >8 years I have utilized "ignore" one time etherealtruth Jul 2013 #73

I'll be going thru O'Hare at 1 pm Saturday. nolabear Jul 2013 #74

Tell me how you like the place NightWatcher Jul 2013 #75

Oh I've been there many times. The hot dogs are great. nolabear Jul 2013 #132

I have, very rarely, put someone on ignore TDale313 Jul 2013 #77

I never ignore people who merely disagree with me Warpy Jul 2013 #80

Fun? You think this is fun? This isn't fun! THIS IS HOCKEY! randome Jul 2013 #84

I used ignore briefly during the '08 primaries but un-ignored everyone once it was decided. corkhead Jul 2013 #86

I enjoy the ignore feature. OilemFirchen Jul 2013 #89

I never e-mail here, but there are 2 star-members who have me on ignore and blocked e-mail. txwhitedove Jul 2013 #90

just means they chose the "full ignore" option Skittles Jul 2013 #102

Thank you, Skittles, that makes me feel better. txwhitedove Jul 2013 #111

For every dooshbag I ignore ten more appear to take their place. leeroysphitz Jul 2013 #91

The only people I've put on ignore were rude and seemed to WANT to create trouble AndyA Jul 2013 #92

I don't put anyone on ignore... Spitfire of ATJ Jul 2013 #97

tthere's a difference between disagreements and disgust over obsessed folk Skittles Jul 2013 #99

Ignore is a coward's way of avoiding discomfort. nt bluestate10 Jul 2013 #109

That is the silliest statement I've seen here in a long time. pintobean Jul 2013 #138

^^^ Eleanors38 Jul 2013 #167

I've never ignored anyone in my 12 years on DU because even the posters with whom I disagree Blaukraut Jul 2013 #118

I used to dislike the Ignore function. However, woo me with science Jul 2013 #129

Not only do I use my IL chervilant Jul 2013 #131

I love trash thread and trash by keyword... Phentex Jul 2013 #140

Thanks! chervilant Jul 2013 #171

One poster with 83 thousand + posts B Calm Jul 2013 #141

If you are talking about who I think you're talking about, truebluegreen Jul 2013 #161

I occasionally try putting one annoying poster on ignore Kali Jul 2013 #146

Exactly Puglover Jul 2013 #152

A couple of years ago I noticed that people kiva Jul 2013 #159

Some of you idiots actually make some good points on other topics. DainBramaged Jul 2013 #162

Some people aren't here for discussion. They're here for griefing & shit-smearing. backscatter712 Jul 2013 #164

I don't ignore people who disagree with me. Iggo Jul 2013 #168

I don't use it. dipsydoodle Jul 2013 #169

I have 5 people on ignore. MelungeonWoman Jul 2013 #170