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"Ignore" button should be removed from the site...
2010 Nov 9, 2:26am 10,217 views 26 comments
by kentm follow (0)
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2010 Nov 9, 6:51am
When certain people are trolling the shit out of these boards I think ignore is perfectly valid.
I bet most people just ignore the trolls for the most part anyways, skipping over whatever they have said. I know I do that all the time, and just post on something one person has said. Topics move around quite a bit, I don't think the ignore function is causing more of this.
marcus
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2010 Nov 9, 9:01am
When certain people are trolling the shit out of these boards I think ignore is perfectly valid.
I agree.
The only people I am ignoring are a few that as far as I can tell are just trying to get a reaction from me or people like me. I really don't think that you want to hear my reaction to them. That doesn't contribute. Besides, I unignore occasionally. It may seem unfair, that if I ignore person X, then you are left alone to show them the truth and the error of their ways.
Truth is that I just don't have time now for that bs. And it's not like I am ignoring all conservatives. Even Bap, who has feelings about guns, gays, and mexicans that are extremely far from my view, I'm not close to ignoring. He shares his views, but aside from very occasionally offending my sensibilities, he seems like a good guy. Countless others I disagree with, but don't feel I need to ignore.
But if someone manages to illicit emotion from me, rather than a sharing of views, and if that seems to be their intent, then I would rather just ignore. Especially these days. I'm too busy.
pkennedy says
I bet most people just ignore the trolls for the most part anyways, skipping over whatever they have said. I know I do that all the time, and just post on something one person has said. Topics move around quite a bit, I don’t think the ignore function is causing more of this.
I agree with this too. Topics have always been like that. Sometimes it doesn't seem worth starting a new thread. Like the Georgism conversation that was in a thread about Mexicans. I can deal with that.
Patrick
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2010 Nov 9, 9:29am
Not that many people use it anyway. There are only 64 "ignores" in the database so far.
a4adam
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2010 Nov 10, 12:48am
I used ignore for one user, then removed it later once I had made my way through a particular thread.
:-)
okay, I'll concede that the viewpoint held by the Ignore Button is valid, though I may not agree with it.
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All we end up with is a bunch of people who have 'ignored' half the conversation, people they disagree with, basically talking at themselves into threads that get longer and continually more off topic. I think the ignore button degrades whats generally usually a pretty low grade level of discussion anyway and I'd like to suggest that it be removed from the site.
A discussion is a discussion and I say 'in for a penny, in for a pound', in or out. Its not fair to those who are contributing or to the topic being discussed when anyone can choose to view only the parts that they like.
It was a valiant attempt at non-moderation and placating the extremes, but I don't think its helping any discussion or keeping anybody mollified, its just contributing to a more fractured & unworkable series of threads.
Just sayin'...