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[W. R. Logan]

Just realised Im ignored by two people, only two, thought I was far more annoyingly judgmental than that.

[M.I.K.]

None of you seemed to ignore the the recent return of Scojo - much preferring to read and rip into what he said.

Not true. I checked one of his new profiles not long after it became apparent it was him (again) and he already had three people ignoring him.

Also, some people probably think there's not much point ignoring someone you know is about to be banned.

[Emperor]

I just don't get why anybody would even think to include it in the first place.  Maybe I've just been lucky up until now, but I've never seen it anywhere else- and I was particularly surprised to see it here.

Its the default setting on a standard installation of Simple Machine Forums. I'm also pretty sure it is on other popular forums(like phpBB) but it is largely ignored until someone makes a big deal about it.

[SmallBlueThing]

My usage of the ignore button is limited to those people who, 2000AD connection aside, i know that 'in real life' i would loathe, due to them being- in my view- arrogant stommheads with no people skills. And even then i feel bad because, doing what i do for a living, i realise the chances are this is simply indicative of some developmental disability or other. If i can cope with some of the most physically and verbally challenging individuals you're ever likely to meet 'in real life', i should be able to do so here. But maybe i just dont want to.

The trouble is, as i may have mentioned, i mostly access the board through my phone- and the ignore function doesnt apply to the mobile version. So 99% of the time, i see it all anyway.

SBT

[Matt Timson]

I just don't get why anybody would even think to include it in the first place.  Maybe I've just been lucky up until now, but I've never seen it anywhere else- and I was particularly surprised to see it here.

Its the default setting on a standard installation of Simple Machine Forums. I'm also pretty sure it is on other popular forums(like phpBB) but it is largely ignored until someone makes a big deal about it.

I see.  So people should just stop feeling hurt, offended or just irritated by it then?  This is only an issue at all because people are making a big deal about it?  It must be nice to be the one that gets to call what is and isn't important.

An ignore function is common, yes- and it's brilliant, thanks.  Actually knowing how many people are ignoring you is something I've never encountered anywhere else, however- and I'm genuinely disappointed that this is the first place I've encountered it.

I'm even more disappointed by your attitude towards people "making a big deal about it."  I do apologise if my making a big deal over something I've never encountered anywhere else is slightly irritating to you- I just don't see that such a function is helpful to anyone- as evidenced by the very existence of this thread.

Don't worry though- it's not going to be a big deal to me from now on.

[M.I.K.]

People are making a big deal about it, Matt. Whether they're justified in doing so is another matter, and not something that Emperor gave an opinion on in his post.

[Emperor]

I just don't get why anybody would even think to include it in the first place.  Maybe I've just been lucky up until now, but I've never seen it anywhere else- and I was particularly surprised to see it here.

Its the default setting on a standard installation of Simple Machine Forums. I'm also pretty sure it is on other popular forums(like phpBB) but it is largely ignored until someone makes a big deal about it.

I see.  So people should just stop feeling hurt, offended or just irritated by it then?  This is only an issue at all because people are making a big deal about it?  It must be nice to be the one that gets to call what is and isn't important.

That's not what I'm saying. A lot of forums have the ignore feature and it is usually largely not on people's radars. If people make a big deal of it then it does become important, as it then becomes something that is difficult to overlook. It then comes up in threads like this, which gets people extra ignores (yes there are people who will ignore people out of devilment), and then they ask why and... it just goes on.

That is why I've asked the folks with those abilities to turn off the public listing of how many ignores someone has (if it is possible to do). I know most of you have tough skins and can cope with that, but I'm worried a few people may feel like people hate then and/or are ganging up on them.

Its not just the ignore - I have seen the buddy list feature on some forums become a big deal too as people start wondering about cliques and it inspires waves of a paranoia.

[Dog Deever]

I have to say, I pretty much subscribe to the view that people should stop crying about being ignored, those who are ignoring them generally have their reasons. That's entirely their choice. Would it be any less alienating just to have no one answering your posts?
IMO the alienation is being caused by the ignored poster, not the ignorer or the knowledge of ignoration.

[Peter Wolf]

Just to clarify once more i am not making a big deal out of it as talking about something openly in which i am qualified to do isnt making a big deal out of it which is evident in my comments as i am not protesting about it as i learnt all about developing a thick skin and coping with being hated etc when i was at school.

It has to be judged on an individual basis wether or not they are making a big deal out of it but interestingly enough my ignore count didnt go up last time i talked about it but that might have been because i expected it to happen which pre-empted and negated any mischevious ignores.

[Old Tankie]

Word of the Day "ignoration"!!!  Brilliant DD, I just couldn't ignore that!!

[Matt Timson]

I have to say, I pretty much subscribe to the view that people should stop crying about being ignored, those who are ignoring them generally have their reasons. That's entirely their choice. Would it be any less alienating just to have no one answering your posts?
IMO the alienation is being caused by the ignored poster, not the ignorer or the knowledge of ignoration.

[BPP]

i think people are having a conversation about a strange function of this website rather than having a whine-bitch-moan. Aside from when someone is in full 'XXXX is a load of XXXX' mode i take most peoples posts on here to be a bit of folksie conversation, no more, no less.

So quit with the 'quit with the'in... or i'll ignore ya 

[Dog Deever]

I have to say, I pretty much subscribe to the view that people should stop crying about being ignored, those who are ignoring them generally have their reasons. That's entirely their choice. Would it be any less alienating just to have no one answering your posts?
IMO the alienation is being caused by the ignored poster, not the ignorer or the knowledge of ignoration.

Kinda takes away from your plea not to alienate people by allowing them to see how many folk ignore them when you then dismiss someone's post with a rolly-eyes.

[Matt Timson]

What's the alternative? More pointless arguing? Pretty sure you wouldn't like that either.

[Dog Deever]

Well- I thought it was a discussion, rather than an argument...
I'm not raging and I didn't think you were either.