Since 2001 I have exactly two people on ignore but I may very well put the Zimmerman defenders on ignore en mass. Disgusting lot they are.

I don't go into Zimmerman threads too much. The whole thing makes me too angry. I've seen a few of those posts, and I'd have to put them on ignore.

AFAIC, defending Zimmerman is equivalent to condoning rape.

out misinformation, explaining the law (why GZ wasn't drug tested in FL), etc. I have seen responses to such posts over the top, reacting with disgusting words...unable to have a real discussion about legalities, with objectivity.

I work in the legal field, so maybe I get the legalities a little better than some. Plus, I'm a little less emotional than others. I don't get all up in a wad when someone disagrees with me...if it's not a personal attack.

Example: some posters are adamant GZ is guilty of murder, yet don't even know some of hte basic evidence in the case.

The posters who point out the evidence are not "defending" GZ. They're simply people who know some facts and are reporting on that, or are being more objective.

Personally, I don't see evidence of murder so far (but I admit I probably don't know ALL the evidence). But I can see evidence for the jury to come back with manslaughter. Is that a defense of GZ? I don't think so.

The last one complained about stupid liberals. Granted, that person is likely PPR'd right now, but you'd be surprised with what some people get away with saying sometimes.

cheerleaders have refused to use common sense in my view. I have to put them on IGNORE at least until this mess is over.

I typically do not leave folks on IGNORE for long, either.

It's all good - even when it's disturbing. lol

1/10th as many posts as you do, but I have never put anyone on ignore, although I have ignored the posts of a few people. I don't see a reason to put someone on ignore unless it becomes sort of a stalking situation.

Great OP "ignored poster"

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Then you self delete.

I'm sure I'm on your cute "iggy" list

Oh well. I don't mind.

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I wonder if an ignore was removed so the post could be alerted. I bet you laughed when you saw what you were asked to judge.

You know what's funny? Wake up today and I have one less person ignoring me....went down from 5 to 4 overnight. Hmmm...

I was being truthful.

sorry, you're on ignore

They're talking about you.

they still respond. Don't they know that I can't see, nor do I want to see their response?

I remember when meta was replaced by ATA, some of them were literally begging the admins to reopen it lmao! Its pretty patehtic , I feel bad for them. They're not worth your time though.

Are you watching Zimmys trial? Its getting pretty crazy right now.

that's fine, rudeness on the other hand. Well.....................

...and I used to have 2 or 3 "History of Feminism" people on ignore.
Once Meta went away, I took the HoF people off ignore.
When Meta was around, I ended up on jury duty about once a day, mostly it seemed, for HoF and Meta threads. Now I never seem to encounter those posters any more. And i get jury duty maybe once a month now.

Getting rid of Meta was one of the best decisions the Admins ever made...

I think it shows a lack of ability to defend your argument (whatever it is).

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for simply disagreeing with some of Obama's policies? I put some idiot on ignore the other day because they wanted to believe that I didn't vote for Obama, which I did. twice. I don't have time for that bullshit.

Accusing members of racism for objecting to Obama's policies is intellectually lazy

Mock the crap out of them

If somebody wants to have a legitimate argument/discussion about facts and opinions, that's one thing. If they are just assholes, that's another. I am not a good backer-offer. To me, ignoring people allows their shit to stand without refutation. But I get that other people may not want to deal with it.

but it's not worth bothering with some people.

I don't have everyone who disagrees with me on ignore.

I DO have people on ignore who claimed that support for whistle blowing was equal to racism. That's one of the most disgusting attacks I have ever read here and, frankly, imo, this place would be better off if those who made it were tossed.

Whenever I saw someone make this argument - I put them on ignore. I'm sure not all who did this are included in my ignore list, tho.

The irony in this moment is that African-Americans were among those who supported whistle blowing -- this reality indicates the stupidity and worthlessness such an argument.

Attacks that claim white people are not loyal Democratic voters now that Obama is in office is another stupid tactic. To ignore that Obama was voted into office by a majority comprised of the white people who voted for him is to shit on the Democratic coalition. But that, too, is another claim made here.

In some people's zeal to smear people here who disagree with them, they smear the majority of Democratic voters.

If the actual goal is to elect Democrats, those who have done this sort of crap have to understand and accept that people are put off by such "us vs. them" lies, and understand that not all Democrats are "party before principle" Democrats.

There are going to be people who disagree with what the party does, no matter who the leader is, and those people will be vocal about it, often. A smarter tactic would be to simply ignore much of what is said in this vein and let people vent their frustration. A little empathy, too, is a very useful tactic to let people know you understand their view of an issue.

Posts that indicate the good things Democrats have accomplished, with a realistic admission that those in power are not as far to the left as many life-long Democrats, is another useful tactic - because it's honest. The reality is that those in power are more protective of others with power. You can't pretend this isn't true and have much credibility.

I'm saying this as someone who comes down on the "principle before party" side - but also as someone who doesn't think I have to take one side or another on this current issue here - because I want more information.

But when "party before principle" Democrats attack people who have come down on the other side - they're also attacking those who feel they don't have enough information - and that alienates those who are also party voters.

I'm concerned that those who are doing the attacking are dissuading people from voting at all. It's easy and honest to make an argument that, at the very least, a vote for a Democrat is a vote to keep out Republican judges and other appointees. To attack those who are able to align with Democrats for this reason, because they're not all about the party, is the way to lose votes. Are people here posting this shit trying to lose votes for Democrats? Or are they just unable to accept that others will have another opinion and yet still be able to vote for the party that will do less harm?

Those that I have on ignore here don't seem to be able to discuss an issue honestly. They resort to insults and attack the person on the other side of a dispute - this isn't limited to the current situation. There are people who have been here a long time who have made it a way of life to attack others when their own arguments cannot stand up to facts. Occasionally, I have taken the same tactic to that person so they can know what it's like, but it doesn't change the way they do things - so it's better, to me, if they just don't exist here.

Some people are not worth your time, iow.

Although I phrase it as, "It's a discussion board, DISCUSS!" And it's hard to discuss anything with someone that's on ignore. So I don't use that feature.

I have zero on ignore. Although ignored by a few that either don't like Gay rights, or can't stand the fact I don't fall all over South American dictators.

A good number of my ignored have ended up being tombstoned/PPR'd.

I have three people on ignore. These people usually add nothing but misery or disruption to any thread they are in. Life is too short. I am not interested in reading their posts when there are so many wonderful posts to be read on the board.

There are people that are so bad that they get PPR'd later. I've known many in that category. I only put people like that on my jury blacklist though.

I think it would have been okay for me to put this one person on ignore, that believed that people who are mentally ill should have scarlet letters on them, because they are they are ruining his gun hobby after all. With arguments like that, there's just no point in arguing with a bigot sometimes. He's going to argue that all violence stems from mentally ill people whether you like it or not. But it got him PPR'd, so I didn't bother with the ignore...

It's not so much of a lack of ability to defend as to getting tired of arguing to a brick wall for weeks. In that case.

nice depth going on there.

Speak truth and let the chips fall where they may.

Haven't seen you around for ages. How are you?

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if I see some poster on my thread or replying to one of my posts that I know usually what they are thinking....I'll just say, "nah, I don't have the energy". and I will ignore that poster for that post. Heck, I ignore whole entire parts of this site such as Gungeon and others. So, in that sense, I guess I have a lot of things on ignore...but it is always my choice--not some technology-enabled foregone conclusion.

I can argue with the best of them, but do not consider myself particularly 'ignore' worthy. Its weird to me that fifteen people think I am worth ignoring.

My time, I'm out.

Mainly because I don't like the way it works, compared to how it used to be. You have to be very, very annoying with posting OPs with certain traits to get me to ignore you, that I consider to be trolling in ways such as attacking other duers, doing blatant propaganda, or just being an asshole, among other things. And even if someone is attacking duers on a regular basis in threads they post, if they do it in a way that I find entertaining to read, for instance, in a way that it is so over the top and ridiculous, then I won't ignore in that case either. I wouldn't want to miss those, because I can safely say what I really feel in those kinds of threads.

some people find it useful, others don't

I have several people on ignore. i am neither proud nor embarrassed of that fact.

A "near miss" is a hit where nearly hitting something means you missed.

The stories...that's why I drank when I flew.

work for the FAA; heard about the crazy ATCs...takes a certain kind of person...

We think he used to be nuts (and drunk)

gunner

But I've been TOLD I'm being ignored.

Dissenting opinions are harder to deal with for some people than others, apparently. I can understand ignoring someone who's following you around and doing nothing but essentially harassing you, but these weren't that kind of scenario by a longshot.

but, I do have some on ignore who spout the same ol ignorant bullshit year afrer year. It cleans up DU for me.

and picking fights, is a form of entertainment. Those are the ones I tend to put on ignore. I never put someone on ignore simply for disagreeing with me.

obviously and consistently abusive, or obviously not contributing constructively to a discussion. That's not the same thing as tuning out anyone who disagrees with me. I'm new at DU and have only put one person on ignore here so far, but I block freely on other sites. I don't owe it to anyone to waste my time on pointless or abusive posts.

I think it will add years to my life, this skill.

eom

na na na na na na!

I welcome their hatred.

yet

HOLY COW!!!

That's funny.

a lot of members found him to be an annoying troll. most importantly, ultimately so did Skinner.

That really happened. I've of no opinion any way but that surprised me.

Damn that sucks... I used to search for graham's latest post almost every morning, just for the laugh I knew I'd get.

That literally takes my breath away.

Whatever it was must have been a humdinger.

I actually have to say I'm sorry to know he's gone, and... wait for it... I bet he gets reinstated sooner or later. Sooner than later to be honest.

Too bad... I thought he was the most entertaining person I'd never met.

He always came to talk to me in the NY room. But I think People had enough of his antics in the host room.

but I had a whole bunch who were ignoring me too. I have a strong suspicion what particular camp they are from as well. Well, there are two camps here, both with particularly extreme views (IMHO), now that I think about it who I know that don't like me, and maybe some of them even hate me. But, that is how the cookie crumbles. I can't worry about this stuff.

If you don't agree and point out a different view then off to ignore.

Makes for a nice echo chamber/bubble.

lockstep then I get bullied, told I'm racist or libertarian or responsible for the republicans winning. Disagreeing is one thing but to bully people is unacceptable. That's when they get put on ingore.

usual suspects come over, dump their usual smear stuff, and if you respond strongly, you get H'd. I think they have quite the campaign going. Wonder if they work their magic in other groups.

eom

The gist of it was how many people could ignore a poster before that poster should be PPR'd.

eom

I seem to remember the consensus being 30 or so... and thought "Dayum! My 47 gets me gone quick!"

eom

Been here since 2007 and had one person on until two weeks ago . . . I actually took her off and then I learned through the grapevine that she's not who she portrays herself to be. So back on she went.

BTW - she argued with me a few years back that slavery and immigration were the exact same thing. It wasn't an argument - she was a liar lying to me so there was no reason to read her nonsense. She's on par with Dan Bates, my sophomore year teacher who told me that "all slaves actually enjoyed being slaves". He was a dumb fuck then, and will be one forever more.

And it was the topic of disco on my FB with a few high school classmates who remembered the epic battle that eventually led to him not returning to teach.

and quickly found out that the next super heated topic is something we agree on strongly.

So to that end I have learned that ignore does help in some instances but it can also exclude you from some valuable discussions.

I still do use ignore if a person continues to be combative without adding anything to the discussion. Everyone is entitled to their opinion.

But if a person repeats the opinion often and condescendingly without using any resources or facts to corroborate their point of view I don't feel bad putting them on ignore and sparing myself some grief.

My 2 cents...

basically from being hardheaded. 9 people have me on ignore, and I'm pretty sure 8 of them came out of the Snowden fracas. Eh, whatevs.

I also, when posting, don't try to curry favor with people who post in my threads.

I want what I say to be the main consideration.

The political forums are just that, a place to set forth a post for discussion.

old fashioned way.

If you have people on ignore, they can never surprise you.

I may skip their threads or skim through their reply and not respond, but I don't put people on ignore.

I put 6 people on ignore because their posting style annoys me - they attack others with no provocation or use foul language constantly and with out any humor. If you are going to be annoying and offensive, at least be funny.

wind up going all ragefest on them.

But I do agree with you in principle.