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[stargazergal]

Would love that !  Thanks for hearing us...... and giving us the "option" to opt out of seeing or hearing those negative nelly trouble makers that like to "Stir the Pot" !   Out of sight.... out of mind as they say !

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@Keyai-QVC wrote:

Hi everyone,

At this time the ignore feature from the past is still not an option for the current platform. If the option to add this feature is made available we will be sure to implement it since this something many in the Community would like to have back. Thanks for alerting me of this conversation so I could provide an update. 

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[Tinkrbl44]

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@Love my grandkids wrote:

In the old format there was a way to avoid seeing posts by a poster. Is there a way to do this now?

Any help would be greatly appreciated, and thanks!

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@Love my grandkids

Just pass on by and ignore them.   It seems to be the only option, anyway.

[hckynut]

@Love my grandkids

If you see a thread started by a poster you find objectionable, skip right on by. If you a post within a thread started by a non-objectionable poster, skip right on by.

Things change/formats here change( I have been around for most of them), and just like the massive advancements in electronic technology change. You either work with it or find places where you can avoid seeing posts by certain people.

OR, you can do as I do, not read the posts that you don't want to see. Not that difficult to do. See a "nic"? Scroll right past it. Some things require certain actions by the operator of their device and I see scrolling just as easy as an ignore button.

hckynut(john)

[Moonchilde]

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@chickenbutt wrote:

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@dooBdoo wrote:

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@Moonchilde wrote:

Just a thought re: the Ignore button -

If say, for example, you often tangle in threads with a particular poster or two, and you feel that they are gunning for you - it's true that if you have them on Ignore you won't see their posts, but if they have directed a very rude, very insulting and inappropriate, clearly (and I mean clearly, no doubts about it) personally nasty post to you specifically, in  good part *because* you have them on Ignore, wouldn't you want to report it? True, others *might* report it, but then again they might not, and a truly ugly insult would bw lying there for all to see.

The real issue wouldn't even be that you were angered, hurt or insulted by the post, and the poster, but that they *got away with it*, and will surely continue to do it, if you don't see it. I think this *might* be a tiny part of the reason QVC doesn't want Ignore back - because no one should be able to do that.

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          Interesting points, @Moonchilde.  I never thought of it that way.

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Like probably many here, I've had that happen and, while I definitely respect and understand your POV on it, my POV was that I wanted it to just stay there and show everybody who that person was.   If you don't respond to it and let it stay there, it says a whole lot more about that person than it does about me.  

My favorite was somebody here, several years ago, who told me I was stupid and called me an idiot - using really poor grammar and misspelled words.  ha!   That was just priceless.  

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I get your point too, @chickenbutt. It's a toss-up sometimes! I feel that those actively involved in/following a discussion will see whatever it is in the moment, and have probably already made up their minds what they think about the posting in a specific thread. Those who aren't involved but just wander by are largely (by what people have said in the past) just amused by insulting posts - cheap entertainment. 

Oh yes, I too have a fondness for the roundly scolding, finger pointing/shaking with righteous indignation, "you people are all..."posts riddled with spelling and grammar errors. Does my little heart good.

[Moonchilde]

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@hckynut wrote:

@Love my grandkids

If you see a thread started by a poster you find objectionable, skip right on by. If you a post within a thread started by a non-objectionable poster, skip right on by.

Things change/formats here change( I have been around for most of them), and just like the massive advancements in electronic technology change. You either work with it or find places where you can avoid seeing posts by certain people.

OR, you can do as I do, not read the posts that you don't want to see. Not that difficult to do. See a "nic"? Scroll right past it. Some things require certain actions by the operator of their device and I see scrolling just as easy as an ignore button.

hckynut(john)

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@hckynut, I think the issue for some is not just, or "only" avoiding seeing posts by certain posters (though that does seem to be an issue for some as well), but if they post within a thread and the nasty is directed specifically to them.

Yes, you can try to ignore it, and even do it much of the time, but we are human and most likely can't do it all the time. Sometimes we are tempted - and hurt (which is of course what the nasty poster wanted). So for some, the Ignore feature means they don't have to be constantly on guard on the forums. We can say "don't take it so much to heart", but some people do. Most of us don't need Ignore, but some always will.

[Moonchilde]

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@hckynut wrote:

@Moonchilde

Those that will need an "ignore" button?  In my opinion should, "those that always will", social media is not their cup of tea.

hckynut(john)

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@hckynut, I personally agree with that, but I also give people who are just getting into it some slack. People need time to toughen up & learn to deal.

But yes, QVC or the moderators should not in general take the place of mom making all the bad things go away.

[violann]

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@stargazergal wrote:

I have seen falsehoods reported on this forum.  AND things that were twisted into something they were definitely not.   I have reported as inappropriate, and the Moderators were on it.   It has been my experience so far, that they do care, thankfully, in addition they can easily be notified of any trouble trying to be started on the forums board.

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@truffle wrote:

Sometimes just seeing someones nicname that we know belongs to a person who is no good - a person who has repeatedly posted ridiculous falsehoods about you or others can bring about a wave of nausea.  Of course the mods never take that into consideration.   

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Not only "falsehoods" but statements that, while apparently believed by the offending poster, are blatantly subjective and can certainly offend, and hurt. 

Still, I think the "core" is a decent helpful group, and there are even times when the offenders break down and show some compassion as well, and those times can turn out to be VERY COOL.

As some wise person once said here, posters on forums can be difficult to grasp, and printed word can be easy to misinterpret.  The very best we can do with print conversations is to clarify when asked, not jump to conclusions, and deal with disagreements by being careful with fact.