No. Then the inaccuracies (and outright lies) remain unchallenged and uncorrected. It's not a matter of "convincing them" that they're wrong... it's a matter of not allowing the toxic smears and lies and denigration of Democrats and the Democratic party to poison the minds of others. It's that type of negativity that generates apathy. Apathy discourages voter turnout. Low voter turnout gives Republicans a chance to steal the elections.

Many people do find that the "ignore" function makes their lives better. I'm not trying to talk you out of using it. All I'm doing is explaining to you why it is that I won't be doing it, and why it's important for others like myself who also won't be doing it.

The name calling. It should not happen here.

the first reply to this is one that I can't see. Success!

It was very honest.

I have most of the moths, sea lions and drama llamas on ignore... it definitely improves DU.

My experience on DU would be way less frustrating if I had that poster on ignore!

I have no idea who it is nor do I want to know.

for months! It's perfect answer for not getting in trouble

Do trash some threads so i don't see them again, works for me.

then go for it!

I just choose to avoid getting involved in all silly arguments. Some i have replied to but some are beyond my ability to reason with. And those are the ones i trash.

I sometimes react too quickly and its best, for me, to have not seen at all! For instance, I am not automatically logged in, and the ignore function only works if you are logged in. I see things that make me want to react in a way that would surely get me thrown outta here lickety split!

After 2016, after many hides, and many ignores, I came back and decided I would be all grown up and do my best to reasonably make a case with no ignores. 2 months later and being in the dog house, I put all those ignores right back on - and by the grace of some better angel, I am still here - for now

I got a couple of deleted posts in the last couple of weeks. figured rather than getting beat up by those who disagree with me i would just trash the thread that upset me.

don't want to hear is that ALL of them have been both immature and shortsighted. I get irritated with some posters here and I have trashed a couple of threads, but my "ignore" list is exactly zero people and will stay that way.

C'mon out where I can see you.

folks.

But there are plenty of people to whom I pay no mind.

No problem

are not ignored after I've read them, but blocking them seems both rude and sort of cowardly

To each his own.

on my list. Maybe a thousand. Intolerable without it.

And that's important.