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Registered: ‎01-24-2013

Re: Best way to reduce squabbling? Return the "ignore user" button!

I don't get why people blast this forum and then continue to post for what seems like years for many.

No one is forcing anyone to post here.
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Re: Best way to reduce squabbling? Return the "ignore user" button!


@faeriemoon wrote:

I think people say they use the ignore button more than they actually use it.  Posters like to brag that they have someone on ignore, but they always seem to know what the ignored person has said.


 

I can't speak for others, but I used it frequently and would so love to have it back. 

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Re: Best way to reduce squabbling? Return the "ignore user" button!


@gardensla wrote:

@faeriemoon wrote:

I think people say they use the ignore button more than they actually use it.  Posters like to brag that they have someone on ignore, but they always seem to know what the ignored person has said.


 

I can't speak for others, but I used it frequently and would so love to have it back. 


I think if people found it useful they should bring it back.  It was never a feature I used more than a couple of times.  I did put that ridiculous, golfing creature from Florida on Ignore once in while when I couldn't take any more of her nonsense.  But that's about it. 

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Re: Best way to reduce squabbling? Return the "ignore user" button!


@faeriemoon wrote:

I think people say they use the ignore button more than they actually use it.  Posters like to brag that they have someone on ignore, but they always seem to know what the ignored person has said.


 

 

The Q never really implemented a true "ignore" feature here.  You could ignore a posters comments within a thread, but you could still see any thread created by the ignored poster and their opening comment and anytime someone quoted them - those showed up.  That is how I know what *some* people did state. 

 

I've been on boards where all of those things are suppressed, so it is doable.   

 

 

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Re: Best way to reduce squabbling? Return the "ignore user" button!


@lobstergal wrote:

The diversity of opinions is part of what made these boards interesting and fun. 


I so agree with you!

 

I've never used the ignore button. Same as now, I haven't used the hearts - yet.

 

I can usually get past how people are saying things, too. I know when someone is deliberately trying to be mean or disrespectful. I think I have enough of whatever it takes to ignore something on my own. 

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Re: Best way to reduce squabbling? Return the "ignore user" button!

some people like to fight.

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Re: Best way to reduce squabbling? Return the "ignore user" button!

I hadn't missed it until you mentioned it.  I did have a couple of people on "ignore" because I just found them to be too negative on a very consistent basis and I felt my mood dive whenever I read a post by them. 

 

Then, when I would see a blank post indicating that someone I was "ignoring" posted something, I would always be curious.  I guess that's human nature. 

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Re: Best way to reduce squabbling? Return the "ignore user" button!

I think it would be better with more squabbling too boring. There are so many other things that need to be corrected. I miss the days when 3 different posters would post the same thing in viewpoints. Any squabbling is quickly removed anyway.
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Re: Best way to reduce squabbling? Return the "ignore user" button!

I was thinking that the people who just love to come on the board and fight and argue and squabble and the cry about it all had diminished considerably.  I hate to think I was wrong.  We're not 5 years old....what do you did an "ignore" button for?  You know the people you don't like.  Don't read their posts.  

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Re: Best way to reduce squabbling? Return the "ignore user" button!

I'm glad there's no IGNORE button. Hope it stays this way.