Bernie Sanders

potone

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91. Yes, I briefly put somone on ignore once.

Tue Mar 29, 2016, 10:32 PM

Mar 2016

It was because she was spouting false accusations of racism against Bernie supporters. Then I decided that I didn't want to put anyone on ignore because I didn't want to only read the comments of people who agreed with me. That resolution went out the window after the last primaries. I now have a list of Hillary supporters whose comments have been so unjust and dishonest, or just plain hostile, that I see no point in reading what they have to say.

I still would like to debate the merits of the candidates with Hillary supporters, but they avoid discussing policy and only want to smear Bernie (witness the ridiculous thread about Bernie's supposed mistreatment of his wife), demoralize Bernie supporters and pressure us to give up. That is not something that I think should be the purpose of a political message board.

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NOT limited to DU: On ANY message board, why would you put someone on ignore? [View all] merrily Mar 2016 OP

I've never, in my recollection, put anyone on ignore or hidden a post. ladjf Mar 2016 #1

I used to be able to say that. Ah, but I was so much older then. merrily Mar 2016 #6

Music to my eyes and ears! Thanks, Merrily!!!!! nt Land of Enchantment Mar 2016 #24

You're very welcome! merrily Mar 2016 #76

Same here! dorkzilla Mar 2016 #57

I can understand that. merrily Mar 2016 #82

Yes, I briefly put somone on ignore once. potone Mar 2016 #91

Good faith political debate has been in short supply here since at least 2014, but I managed merrily Mar 2016 #100

Thanks, a $1B in talent and lifetime of memories on that stage bigbrother05 Mar 2016 #177

Cool. You're welcome. merrily Mar 2016 #185

If you really believed in an open door policy Trajan Mar 2016 #15

I don't intend to admonish the DU owner about anything. If the owner make too many mistakes, ladjf Mar 2016 #27

Well ... It is called Democratic Underground for a reason ... Trajan Mar 2016 #32

It's a healthy choice. nt thereismore Mar 2016 #2

I have seen comments about improved blood pressure. merrily Mar 2016 #133

i have a few on ignore because i can not handle that much hate questionseverything Mar 2016 #3

LOL! Well done. merrily Mar 2016 #8

I must admit that witnessing the level of hatred is very depressing. ladjf Mar 2016 #10

This message was self-deleted by its author Stardust Mar 2016 #54

Yeah, but lots of us are assholes. Stardust Mar 2016 #56

Each to their own. nt ladjf Mar 2016 #123

Sorry, I was trying to be funny. Fail. nt Stardust Mar 2016 #124

So was I. ladjf Mar 2016 #136

I laughed at your post and also at ladf's. merrily Mar 2016 #138

Finally put my first person on ignore few days ago. Snide and hateful. U can probably guess who :) JudyM Mar 2016 #143

i am a terrible guesser...lol questionseverything Mar 2016 #147

Ha. G'morning, questionseverything! JudyM Mar 2016 #158

Yeah, that person is about to be my very first "ignore." I've had enough. nt Nay Mar 2016 #166

Bat $&it crazy... peace13 Mar 2016 #4

Good reasons. merrily Mar 2016 #120

I have put no one on ignore angstlessk Mar 2016 #5

Please see Reply 6 above. (Also, it's a pretty good performance) merrily Mar 2016 #11

Yes, a great performanse, but Bob Dylan was so much better! angstlessk Mar 2016 #19

? Bob Dylan was one of the performers on that video. merrily Mar 2016 #26

I did not see that...my apologies..like I said it was a great performance! angstlessk Mar 2016 #30

Maybe you did not recognize him. He doesn't look in that video the way he did in 1964. merrily Mar 2016 #35

I sse him now..the 'old' guy on the guitar still with his big hair! angstlessk Mar 2016 #40

30 years takes a toll! merrily Mar 2016 #103

But he still has 'it' angstlessk Mar 2016 #109

I can read 'em on one of my other browsers. When I intend to post, I want nothing to do with em VulgarPoet Mar 2016 #187

To be honest astrophuss42 Mar 2016 #7

Gotcha threads, pledge threads, "honest question for Bernie's supporters" threads, etc. merrily Mar 2016 #134

I have one member on ignore right now. CaliforniaPeggy Mar 2016 #9

Aw, Ms. Peggy! That had to have been one sick troll to want to hurt you. merrily Mar 2016 #12

Thank you, my dear merrily.... CaliforniaPeggy Mar 2016 #28

Whoever he or she is, he or she is a troll to me! merrily Mar 2016 #34

You are too kind! CaliforniaPeggy Mar 2016 #44

Only because you are so very kind to everyone, CP. merrily Mar 2016 #45

Oh yeah? dorkzilla Mar 2016 #59

In your lavender-scented dreams, dorzilla. In your lavender-scented dreams! merrily Mar 2016 #66

Yes! dorkzilla Mar 2016 #70

That's a raspberry! merrily Mar 2016 #86

Suuuuuure it is merrily, suuuuuuuuuuure it is. dorkzilla Mar 2016 #87

. merrily Mar 2016 #89

I cleaned out my ignore list a while ago when I was having my crisis of faith. VulgarPoet Mar 2016 #188

There are those lost souls who are itching for a fight and I refuse to Land of Enchantment Mar 2016 #13

IIRC, one poster has about 300 on ignore. I very recently went from about 15 to over 50-- merrily Mar 2016 #16

I am now up to 350! NRaleighLiberal Mar 2016 #20

I wasn't going to name names, but it went up from 200 PDQ! LOL! merrily Mar 2016 #36

the trigger was when the first "other site" formed NRaleighLiberal Mar 2016 #77

I feel your your disdain. merrily Mar 2016 #88

You mean there's more than one insulting other site? VulgarPoet Mar 2016 #189

OMG, I LOVE the bird. I am so in love for anything with the bird. merrily Mar 2016 #29

Hola Merrily! I think it was a golden finch but I found an image of the lovely meadowlark Land of Enchantment Mar 2016 #101

Oh, my goodness. That may be one of the best compliments I've ever received. merrily Mar 2016 #113

75! You cleaned house! Can only imagine what a peaceful place DU must be for you now. JudyM Mar 2016 #161

some people are ugly, I did it when they accused me of being a troll repeatedly. hollysmom Mar 2016 #14

On some Dem boards, and not only DU, "troll" and "Republican troll" both mean merrily Mar 2016 #22

I put one person on ignore because of a hideous animated sig. Otherwise, I'm interested in Donkees Mar 2016 #17

Ooooo. I like that one. merrily Mar 2016 #23

I have hundreds on ignore Trajan Mar 2016 #18

My sister once said (not of her or me), adultery is like murder: merrily Mar 2016 #38

You just reminded me of a song... dorkzilla Mar 2016 #64

I wonder where my sister and Sting get their information? merrily Mar 2016 #72

Hahahaha dorkzilla Mar 2016 #79

Of course you can! merrily Mar 2016 #81

Ahhhh that would be what my hubby calls the murder channel unapatriciated Mar 2016 #176

LOL! Love it. merrily Mar 2016 #180

I never used ignore until the past couple of weeks. Blue_In_AK Mar 2016 #21

Disingenuous asshats and baiters abound on my newly-expanded list of "ignoreds." merrily Mar 2016 #25

What a coincidence! Blue_In_AK Mar 2016 #31

Most likely! merrily Mar 2016 #39

I am in the exact same situation. alittlelark Mar 2016 #98

Here's What I Do noretreatnosurrender Mar 2016 #33

Please see Reply 6 above. (Also, it's a pretty good performance) merrily Mar 2016 #41

Fabulous Video noretreatnosurrender Mar 2016 #60

You're welcome. I just love that line. It covers so many situtations. merrily Mar 2016 #61

Big Fan of Dylan noretreatnosurrender Mar 2016 #75

Ah, but he was so much older then. merrily Mar 2016 #80

So Many Good Songs noretreatnosurrender Mar 2016 #84

No, it was positively Postively Fourth Street. I erred. merrily Mar 2016 #85

It Happens noretreatnosurrender Mar 2016 #90

I'm sure I will. His lyrics are brilliant. merrily Mar 2016 #92

Because life is short. roody Mar 2016 #37

GREAT reason. Thank you. merrily Mar 2016 #42

And there it is. arcane1 Mar 2016 #53

The same reason I like going to places that check IDs at the door :) arcane1 Mar 2016 #43

Got it! merrily Mar 2016 #50

I treat people online as I would in real life retrowire Mar 2016 #46

Reasonable, as always, retrowire! merrily Mar 2016 #51

It's the most strenuous orientation I've ever endured! retrowire Mar 2016 #58

It's all good. A lot of jobs won't train anymore. You'll be dynamite! merrily Mar 2016 #63

d'aww thanks. retrowire Mar 2016 #65

I only ignore my ex wife ghostsinthemachine Mar 2016 #47

o.0 damn nt retrowire Mar 2016 #48

I'm so sorry. merrily Mar 2016 #52

Yes artislife Mar 2016 #49

I can think of at least one poster who fits all 3 descriptions in your post. merrily Mar 2016 #55

I have about 50 on ignore to keep my blood pressure down. HubertHeaver Mar 2016 #62

That was no jailbreak. That was an invitational! merrily Mar 2016 #67

It felt more like a jailbreak. HubertHeaver Mar 2016 #69

By invitation of the warden. merrily Mar 2016 #74

Yes, he did open the doors. HubertHeaver Mar 2016 #118

And give recidivists a free pass for the future as well. Those who support Hillary, anyway. merrily Mar 2016 #139

First of all I don't want to have to look at that ugly ass logo ever again tularetom Mar 2016 #68

Avatar aversion. I totally get it. And you may beat the guy ignoring 350. merrily Mar 2016 #83

That's what ad block is for. You can also add filters to make logos and stuff go away. Kalidurga Mar 2016 #110

The firefox add on, or are you referring to a different one? merrily Mar 2016 #140

I use google chrome Kalidurga Mar 2016 #167

Yes, Firefox does, but I don't think it blocks avatars. merrily Mar 2016 #168

Good bloody luck VulgarPoet Mar 2016 #190

I have probably 400-500 on ignore BernieforPres2016 Mar 2016 #71

Very observant. On the numbers, you can shake hands with these posters merrily Mar 2016 #99

I have a few reasons for putting people on Ignore. Maedhros Mar 2016 #73

Excellent post, as always, Maedhros. merrily Mar 2016 #141

I had only had one person on ignore - a really, IMO, obnoxious and prolific person who djean111 Mar 2016 #78

Obnoxious, prolific and nasty, both on the board and in pms. Hmmm. merrily Mar 2016 #142

Over 90 replies and only 8 recs. Tough room! merrily Mar 2016 #93

Have a rec BernieforPres2016 Mar 2016 #95

Thanks. The convenience store nearest my home gives me $.02 off for each rec I bring in. merrily Mar 2016 #102

I have ignored only 4 people. DemocracyDirect Mar 2016 #94

Yes. Those must be zapped! merrily Mar 2016 #114

I had an ignore file but it expanded, and I cheated. delrem Mar 2016 #96

See? This thread contains two mentions of Bernie allegedly mistreating his wife and it's the first merrily Mar 2016 #115

Well, the meme was sent out by David Brock. And Brock coordinates with Clinton. delrem Mar 2016 #116

Unless David Brock posts at DU, the accusation of abusing Jane Sanders merrily Mar 2016 #144

People are known to link to his sites. ... jeez. delrem Mar 2016 #171

All I'm saying is that I am happier using ignore than I was not using it. merrily Mar 2016 #173

I understand, totally. delrem Apr 2016 #194

I do admire the intelligence of one DU troll, but he or she seems to prefer merrily Apr 2016 #195

I just put my first person on ignore. I have a stalker. jillan Mar 2016 #97

That should be enough to get that person banned from DU BernieforPres2016 Mar 2016 #106

2 posts in Ask the Admins & one email. No response. jillan Mar 2016 #117

I assume and hope this charmer is on your Jury Blacklist? merrily Mar 2016 #145

Yes!! Hell yes!! jillan Mar 2016 #164

I have 10 people on ignore davidpdx Mar 2016 #104

Ah, yes, the "fsck it" rationale works well. merrily Mar 2016 #119

I'm trying to break the DU habit... when ignore list gets large it seriously interferes HereSince1628 Mar 2016 #105

If you don't ignore kpete--don't know why anyone would--or trash LBN, merrily Mar 2016 #146

Historically, news on DU has been a good function...especially when Kephra was around HereSince1628 Mar 2016 #169

Generally speaking, either a poster is really annoying. .. Algernon Moncrieff Mar 2016 #107

I went fourteen years here without putting anyone on ignore. SheilaT Mar 2016 #108

I fully support your making your time here more pleasant. It's a hobby. merrily Mar 2016 #148

The only posters I put on ignore NV Whino Mar 2016 #111

In my experience, some members of both crews are capable of posting infinitely merrily Mar 2016 #149

You must have most if not all of Hillary supporters on ignore... Kalidurga Mar 2016 #112

Judging by other posters on this thread having literally hundreds of people on ignore, I probably merrily Mar 2016 #150

My Ignore List is full of the purposefully obtuse, willfully ignorant, and emotionally disturbed. Fronkonsteen Mar 2016 #121

The more obviously emotionally disturbed are, well, disturbing. merrily Mar 2016 #151

I asked someone to put me on their ignore. They were livid over my POV. Festivito Mar 2016 #122

"Newbies might see a post go unanswered if we have too many ignoring posts." So? merrily Mar 2016 #152

For me, it's simple Rebkeh Mar 2016 #125

125 replies and I see 0. I don't see the OP either. What is this about? Where am I? JonLeibowitz Mar 2016 #126

I don't have anyone on ignore, BUT CoffeeCat Mar 2016 #127

Well, for what it's worth . . . Major Hogwash Mar 2016 #128

Great analysis. Thanks! merrily Mar 2016 #154

Anyone who posts a rolling smiley in response to a legitimate question, Contrary1 Mar 2016 #129

Odds are you are not missing anything you would value, so go for it! merrily Mar 2016 #155

I have about 20 FreedomRain Mar 2016 #130

Gravedancers, with or without a flyswatter avatar, merrily Mar 2016 #156

some people are just more noise than signal AgerolanAmerican Mar 2016 #131

Great metaphor. Thank you. merrily Mar 2016 #157

Here is the truth for the truth to be known. I've been on this board as a poster and thread starter mrdmk Mar 2016 #132

Great post! Thank you. I never heard of the email before. Just one teensy suggestion, a merrily Mar 2016 #137

Thank you for the link and hanging in there mrdmk Mar 2016 #165

I don't have anyone on ignore... mak3cats Mar 2016 #135

You do ignore them, but you are disciplined enough not to need a mechanical ignore function. merrily Mar 2016 #159

I need to start putting people on ignore. noamnety Mar 2016 #153

Thanks. I do recommend it, even though I am semi new to the en masse version. merrily Mar 2016 #160

wow good for you redruddyred Apr 2016 #196

Merrily, sad to say, the video below illustrates exactly what we're dealing with: Zorra Mar 2016 #162

Thanks, Zorra. Brilliant, as always. Electrolytes! merrily Mar 2016 #163

My anxiety doesn't include messages from strangers, so I don't use the ignore function. nt ZombieHorde Mar 2016 #170

trolls who instigate or hopemountain Mar 2016 #172

Good reasons! merrily Mar 2016 #174

I have 4 or 5 people on ignore here. LWolf Mar 2016 #175

Thank you for your thoughtful reply. We have a lot in common. merrily Mar 2016 #179

I have only so much time to spend online mahina Mar 2016 #178

Thank you. I love your sig line. merrily Mar 2016 #181

<3. mahina Apr 2016 #193

For most of my time here... freebrew Mar 2016 #182

Thanks. I get that! merrily Mar 2016 #183

I almost reflexively ignore those who gaslight. Bubzer Mar 2016 #184

Gaslighters, trolls, snarkbaiters, tumblrinas, predictable posters, and ad hom posters. VulgarPoet Mar 2016 #186

Thanks. A few posters on this thread have ignored over 100 posters. Impressive! merrily Mar 2016 #191

I never put anybody on ignore until a few weeks ago. I think I'm up to 7 or 8 now. DemocraticWing Mar 2016 #192