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The Ignore Function Needs to be Levelled Up

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Supermanisdead

Supermanisdead

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I don't have many users on ignore, just a handful of frequent shitposters. The problem with the ignore function when it comes to these spammy shitposter types, is that other users (who aren't on ignore) will reply to that user and I'll still get half a page of "you are ignoring content from this user" followed by a reply that basically tells me what that ignored poster is saying anyways.

Can we please get an extra filter to block out quotes that involve the ignored poster?
 
Theorry

Theorry

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Oct 27, 2017
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I wish users would be the same like when you ignore threads. That the complete post is gone.
 
Y2Kev

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Oct 25, 2017
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You can change the setting to "don't show ignored content" even and it totally hides their crap. I recommend this 100%. Shitposters routinely get quoted a ton because they post shit so this is a necessary step.
 
Mathieran

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Oct 25, 2017
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I only have one person on ignore so whenever I see that I know exactly who it is and I can take a pretty good guess at what they are saying lol
 

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I would not recommend this setting myself, simply cause it completely hides the existence of a quote and thus makes other people's reactions to the content appear in a different context.
 
Y2Kev

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I ignore a fuckton of people. The board is so much more readable when the same 10 people who shriek ceaselessly about the same stupid shit to each other are gone. Bravo forum ignore feature!
 
Dennis8K

Dennis8K

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Oct 25, 2017
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I have never used the ignore function on any internet forum.

Like just hit the scroll wheel, buddy.

With that said, can we please have bigger avatars? There is space enough.
 
tokkun

tokkun

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Oct 27, 2017
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Any plans for a feature to ignore threads by keyword? There is an extension to do this, but it's not really usable since it constantly resets its data.
 
Elegant Weapon

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Oct 31, 2017
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Countless times I see posters I put on ignore say dumb shit that half the thread quotes.

It just validates my ignore... which I had maxed but had to start unignoring posters (lots are already banned) so I could ignore others
 
Transistor

Transistor

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Oct 25, 2017
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I can bring this up to the devs for you, but it may be a restriction of the forum software. You can always use an adblocker to do it. Whitelist the ads on the site, but use custom blocking to block those fields.

Wubby said:
Would be fun if there was a counter on user profiles. "This user is ignored by 17 people"
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That sounds like the exact opposite of fun and could be pretty hurtful if someone saw they were ignored by a lot of people :(
 
Arkeband

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Nov 8, 2017
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HeySeuss said:
Never ignored anyone and never will. Do away with ignore and watch the forum melt lol
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You'd see an uptick in overzealous reporters. I'd rather the thin-skinned ignore people than start trying to get them bans from mods that have no real appeal system and will often either quietly unban people if they fuck up (like the thread on Gaming side where a guy said he pirated games in his youth) or respond to email ban appeals on the very last day of a ban.
 
TheGhost

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Oct 25, 2017
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Supermanisdead said:
I don't have many users on ignore, just a handful of frequent shitposters. The problem with the ignore function when it comes to these spammy shitposter types, is that other users (who aren't on ignore) will reply to that user and I'll still get half a page of "you are ignoring content from this user" followed by a reply that basically tells me what that ignored poster is saying anyways.

Can we please get an extra filter to block out quotes that involve the ignored poster?
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See I don't see that at all, I don't see people quoting someone.

I just see someone posting a reply, I would have to click on show ignored posts to actually see what they wrote.

Maybe go into your ignore settings?
 

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Dennis8K said:
I have never used the ignore function on any internet forum.

Like just hit the scroll wheel, buddy.

With that said, can we please have bigger avatars? There is space enough.
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Nah, life's too short to fill it up reading shitposts from shitty people. After years it all adds up, wasting your time and chipping away at your mental health. I'd much rather focus on the comments from intelligent, thoughtful posters.
 
Kyuuji

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Nov 8, 2017
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Y2Kev said:
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I ignore a fuckton of people. The board is so much more readable when the same 10 people who shriek ceaselessly about the same stupid shit to each other are gone. Bravo forum ignore feature!
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This was such a useful realisation when someone brought it up in a thread a couple of weeks back lol. Great feature.
 
theaface

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Oct 25, 2017
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I've only got one user on my ignore list. The reason? They add their username as a signature/sign-off to every. single. post. Deeply irritating and, I thought, against the rules but seemingly never enforced.
 
lunarworks

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Oct 25, 2017
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Ricky Ricardo said:
This. I disagree with people frequently but have placed no one in my ignore list.
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Just because someone may have a brain-melting opinion in one thread doesn't mean they won't contribute positively in other threads. Moderators are quick to ban the worst offenders anyway.

I've seen people whine relentlessly about certain subjects, but I still don't ignore them.
 
Garp TXB

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Apr 1, 2020
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I can't bother with ignore, threads or people. I just naturally filter out what I don't want to deal with. Now I would use an ignore feature for real life constantly.
 
HeySeuss

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Oct 25, 2017
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theaface said:
You'd see an uptick in overzealous reporters. I'd rather the thin-skinned ignore people than start trying to get them bans from mods that have no real appeal system and will often either quietly unban people if they fuck up (like the thread on Gaming side where a guy said he pirated games in his youth) or respond to email ban appeals on the very last day of a ban.
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Never thought of it that way. Makes a lot of sense.
fester said:
Nah, life's too short to fill it up reading shitposts from shitty people. After years it all adds up, wasting your time and chipping away at your mental health. I'd much rather focus on the comments from intelligent, thoughtful posters.
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Likewise, life is too short to get worked up over what an internet stranger thinks to waste your time jumping through hoops to never see their posts again when it's far more likely that you'll never remember what you ignored them for to begin with. People say dumb shit, have bad days, misread articles and etc etc.
theaface said:
I've only got one user on my ignore list. The reason? They add their username as a signature/sign-off to every. single. post. Deeply irritating and, I thought, against the rules but seemingly never enforced.
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This irritates me greatly and there is one poster that does this and still does. And the smiley face in the signature makes it all the worse.
 
Elegant Weapon

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Oct 31, 2017
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fester said:
Nah, life's too short to fill it up reading shitposts from shitty people. After years it all adds up, wasting your time and chipping away at your mental health. I'd much rather focus on the comments from intelligent, thoughtful posters.
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Nah, you gotta be a tough guy and read every single asshole's dumbass opinion or you are weak nanna booboo
 
GK86

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Oct 25, 2017
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*hugs ignore feature*

Well worth the $250 a year sub I pay for this site.
 
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