Threads started by people on my ignore list

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This is a request for change(s).

While all those posts from people on my ignore list are cleanly filtered, I still see threads (in the "Active Threads From The Forums" page, for example) started by people on my ignore list.

It doesn't make much sense to see threads started by people on anybody's ignore list if the very first thread post isn't going to be read, wouldn't you agree?

Is there a property in the User CP that can take care of this? I didn't find one. Can vBulletin Version 3.0.6 be modified to includes such a feature?

Also, a quote that contains the ignored user's name could also be filtered. That would involve parsing each post to see if the string "QUOTE=user_to_ignore" exists. This would slow down page rendering, of course, but then the ignore features would be almost complete and we could start exercising more cencorship control ourselves.
 
I never use the Ignore function. I might miss something useful posted by someone I would otherwise have ignored.
 
Also requested is an additional text field which allows me to describe why I have put that person in the ignore list in the first place. At some future point I might wish to review some of his recent posts and possibly update.
 
I can understand your frustration (kinda), but all that customization would take quite a bit of time. It would have to be patched into the system (or perhaps even hard-coded into it by modifying the board program itself). Unless someone here is a whiz PHP programmer in addition to a rangefinder buff, I highly doubt it's feasible. And, to tell you the truth, I'm not even clear on what you can and can't modify of the vBulletin system.
 
I've never used the "Ignore" function, even with the nastiest of characters here. I don't see the point, do they get a message you are ignoring them when you put them on the list?

Todd
 
FrankS said:
I use my own internal ignore function.
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Frank is right, the best ignore function is the organ attached to your eyes :)

Besides, I always worry I'll miss something important from someone if they are on my ignore list. People do have the potential to rehabilitate themselves, even the chronically annoying ones.
 
Kevin asked a couple of logical questions and many of you listed your reasons why you do what you do or do not do, with regard to "Ignore" feature, which has nothing to do with his request. If you don't use "Ignore", that's fine, and anything done further along those lines won't affect you, so why hijack his thread?

At the very least, a thread started by an "ignore List" person should be omitted from view, I agree. It should be fairly easy to accomplish, I think.
 
There are trolls, uninformed minds and even a few brainless people who fill the forum with all kinds of verbal trash.

I do not have to view the threads from these named sources but in the absence of filters I will because my mind automatically works that way. Disipline and selective consumption get boring quickly if I have to always think about past experience and what's good for me now.

Permitting myself to view all threads means that I am curious about dialogs, not because I am afraid of missing some important knowledge being shared.

Sometimes I think that certain members are lonely or frustrated and cannot express that feeling directly. Instead they stray off topic, say something unsuitably provocative, make uninformed statements, etc.

When this happens in a non-virtual setting a mindful person will try his best to ignore and, if the problem unbearably persists, give a light rebuttal in a form not unlike what I read here in many threads. But as you know, a rebuttal is sometimes awkward and can change the mood.

I prefer the ignore strategy because it is such a clean and natural solution. A buddy can always tell me later if that insane person is now feeling better. Moreover, it is not for the ignored person's benefit to know that I have created a filter. The configuration is for me and me alone. But if the php-platform would permit me to share my ignore list with my buddies, well heck that would be great too!
 
I never use the ignore feature either. I think it's more hassle than that it's worth. Those you really need to ignore on a long term basis rarely ever make more than a few posts before disappearing from RFF. Most others who start with frowned upon posts just need a short while to adapt to RFFs' culture..
 
Life's too short to get put off by charged electrons flying across a screen.

Cheers
Dave
 
Kevin said:
But if the php-platform would permit me to share my ignore list with my buddies, well heck that would be great too!
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That would be a very bad idea.

How long would it be before there were little cliques of users springing up all over RFF? There would also be people ignoring other people on hearsay and not because they themselves had been affected. There might even be people carrying out hate campaigns by getting their 'buddies' to ignore other users.

I think such a thing would be massively detrimental to RFF.
 
Ignore filters, IMAO, are to be used in a last resort, when somebody is indeed behaving like an equine derriere. Fortunately on this system, those are very few and far between.

I agree that the best filter is the human-based one. :)
 
the only person on my ignore list is myself.. I did that so I don't have to be reminded of anything I say
 
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