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Stinky The Clown Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jul-11-07 02:46 PM
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Holy Shit! "Ignore" is a powerful tool.
I just put a One Note Johnnie candidate support poster on ignore and the forum is MUCH easier to read. Its funny. I had always thought of 'ignore' as a last resort for a poster with whom you've interacted but with whom you would rather not. I just now used it to preemptively hide threads by this one poster who posts absolutely nothing except news of the poster's candidate's every move and thought. I have never even opened one of this poster's threads, but the titles are off putting. It also makes the candidate wars seem far more tolerable.

Wow.
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saltpoint Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jul-11-07 02:50 PM
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1. I wish that function would work on real live people.
A neighbor of ours is a Romney supporter.

Yuck.
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Az Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jul-11-07 02:50 PM
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2. I seem to have this strange ability
I don't read things I don't want to. I know I know people keep telling me thats just crazy. But I swear I actually can avoid reading things if I don't want to read them. Crazy world huh?
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Stinky The Clown Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jul-11-07 03:34 PM
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12. I have the same ability. My point here is how it unclutters the entire forum.
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proud2BlibKansan Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jul-11-07 02:51 PM
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3. It works great until your list grows so long that threads are unreadable
Just sayin . . .
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Stinky The Clown Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jul-11-07 03:34 PM
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13. My list has one person on it.
It never had more than two.
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melody Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jul-11-07 02:53 PM
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4. It's the best way to interact with a low level of gastric distress, yup
And the people who don't like it tend to be board bullies (in many cases, not all).
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aquart Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jul-11-07 02:54 PM
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5. It helps wonderfully with my temper.
Truly.
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Rude Horner Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jul-11-07 02:54 PM
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6. What would be interesting, and a hit to the ol' self esteem...
is if we could find out how many people have us on ignore. Ya know, like if you go into your profile and it says "Currently, 829 people have you on their ignore list."

You could find out real quick if the rest of the world thinks you're a jerk. :)
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KansDem Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jul-11-07 03:05 PM
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8. I agree...sometimes I think I'm on many ignore lists.
Maybe I'm just being paranoid, but I would think if we knew just how many had us on "ignore," we might alter our behavior to be more productive DUers...

Anyone else think this is a good idea? :)
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KansDem Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jul-11-07 03:21 PM
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11. Hello?
:)
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KansDem Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jul-11-07 03:36 PM
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14. HELLO?
I think I have my answer...:(
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ellie Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jul-11-07 07:15 PM
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18. Ha! I don't have
you on ignore KansDem, although I may be on yours! Then you can't read this.
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MGKrebs Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jul-11-07 07:28 PM
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21. lol!
:-)
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Stinky The Clown Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jul-11-07 03:36 PM
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15. DU tried that not very long ago.
If not that exactly, something very close to it.

The killed the idea in like a day or two!.
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bigwillq Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jul-11-07 07:17 PM
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19. I don't think that was a good idea.
I'm glad they axed it.
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sharp_stick Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jul-11-07 03:10 PM
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9. I love that idea
I don't think I'm on that many but it would be interesting to see.
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RaleighNCDUer Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jul-11-07 03:42 PM
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16. An interesting feature.
Have you suggested it to the mods?
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peace13 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jul-11-07 02:54 PM
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7. I have only ever put one person on ignore
and it is funny, when I come across the ignored in a thread now he is always stirring the pot, making someone crazy. I don't have to read it, just the reactions of the others. I have never been sorry that I used it. Have a good one! KIm
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ieoeja Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jul-11-07 03:10 PM
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10. I wouldn't do that for someone posting positives about their candidate.

It's the folk who repeatedly post negatives about a candidate that put me off. Haven't ignored any yet, but have considered it.
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treestar Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jul-11-07 07:12 PM
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17. Tried to put Chimpy on ignore
But he still kept subverting the Constitution.
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Dinger Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jul-11-07 07:21 PM
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20. Hope I'm Not On The List . . . . .
Edited on Wed Jul-11-07 07:22 PM by Dinger
Cuz I luv ya H2S!:patriot: :patriot: :patriot: :patriot:
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