How many "Star" DUers currently have you on their ignore list?

[Buzz Clik]

I happened to be browsing through my various account settings and clicked My Profile, clicked the transparency tab, and then clicked the "Show me my Transparency page" link.

I was kind of amazed at the number of Star members who have me on full ignore. I realize that my manners on this board are generally lacking, so it makes sense that some people have decided to tune me out.

What's typical? How many do you have ignoring you?

Another question: can you tell when someone is ignoring you? Does the DU software give you any clues that you are about to respond to someone who will be incapable of seeing your response?

[treestar]

1. 60 lol

I prefer to think of them as people with heads firmly in sand.

I don't think you can tell. Unless there was someone who responded to you and suddenly quits, or tells you.

[Buzz Clik]

7. Yeah, I'm basically at the same level.

57 who simply ignore my posts and 59 have me under full block. The full block is funny -- I have PM'd four people in all my years at DU. I'm not a real threat to do any PM stalking.

My ignore list grows by about 2 or 3 per week. I fear that all the star members will be ignoring me by the end of the year. I'll be like a ghost.

[treestar]

11. That too, it's apparently common

That a couple more block PMs! Same here, I rarely PM.

[Cha]

65. I don't have you on ignore. lol. Fear Not.. There's still plenty

left for you to piss off! rofl

I'm not even going to count how many I have on Ignore but the list of those who are Ignoring me has been growing since I returned in 2012. The feeling could be mutual.

[Buzz Clik]

127. It's great you have such faith in me!!!

btw -- You were out for awhile? I bailed in about 2009 when the anti-Obama rhetoric was in high gear. I came back in mid 2012 or so.

[Cha]

139. I stuck it out one year more, Buzz.. bailed in the 2010-2012

time frame for the same damn reason.

As for all those who have me on Ignore.. I blame my sig line..

[freshwest]

239. Yeah, but I love you for it, Cha!

[Cha]

271. Ain't it the truth, fresh!

This has nothing to do with that but it's a very funny cat pic.

[freshwest]

277. Wow, that is some cat! I'll raise you another one standing up:

[Cha]

283. They're both

relatable!

[freshwest]

286. He's watching a Tea Bagger parade downstairs, LOL!!

[Cha]

292. He's saying "Bring It"..

http://theobamadiary.com/2013/05/18/the-first-lady-at-mlk-academic-magnet-high-school-nashville/#comments

[freshwest]

295. BWAHAHA! Love that one... *steals*

[patrice]

432. KICK

[rhett o rick]

428. Dont blame your sig line.

Just kidding. Obviously you are not on my iggy list. Must be an oversight.

[Cha]

490. Yeah,

whatever

[BainsBane]

114. Glad to see someone has more than me

Though I've been here a much shorter time.

[Buzz Clik]

251. Yeah, well, you have plenty of enemies elsewhere.

[snooper2]

494. you have to add up the total for all your accounts

LOL

[BainsBane]

495. Play nice

I had the shortest crime spree in DU history. No one had that sock on ignore, as far as I know. It wasn't around long enough. It reminded me of the one time I attempted an illegal activity that I won't disclose here. I was busted immediately.

[bluestate10]

243. I won't be ignoring you. When I disagree, I prefer having it out as opposed to shoving my

head up my ass, as posters that put other posters on ignore are doing.

[Buzz Clik]

253. I have three on ignore.

All three would follow me from thread to thread screaming at me in all caps, dishing out insults, and causing mayhem. It was easier to simply make them invisible rather than try to look past all the tantrums.

[freshwest]

275. Same here. Like the song, 'I ain't that lonely yet.' Abuse is not discussion and DU is optional.

[zerosumgame0005]

385. funny coming from you!

that is pretty much how you reply to anyone not agreeing with you! Then of course you get all madz and try to hide the posts...

[BainsBane]

500. 15 days on the site

and you feel so comfortable characterizing his posting style?

[zerosumgame0005]

517. 15 days posting

your assumptions shine through your veiled insult

[BainsBane]

519. There was no insult, veiled or otherwise.

You seem very unhappy with the experience. I'm sorry you find so many people here so objectionable.

[zerosumgame0005]

529. oh puh-lese

of course there was. feigned outrage that a "newbie" DARED to say something an ever so wonderful "veteran" (of whatever you think you are a vet of) objected too because you are just ever so special. go outside one of these days and realize you simple aren't.

[hrmjustin]

553. Hit a nerve did she!

[Sheepshank]

587. 200+ posts in 15 days?

busy little beaver

[Hekate]

549. Maybe he's been here longer than we know

[BainsBane]

551. You might be on to something there. nt

[Hekate]

558. Oftentimes....

.... a vacation and a facelift can make one appear very youthful.

So it is said. Just a random observation apropos of nothing.

[Sheepshank]

588. Wonder what the average # of per day posts are for the DU crowd?

200+ post in 15 days is pretty prodigious. Must be nice to have all that time to bump up the post #'s in a hurry.

[hrmjustin]

552. That is what I thought as well.

[DonRedwood]

504. I have zero on ignore!!

Nobody has ever been so awful to me that I've put them on ignore.

I'd say I have tough skin but I've had my feelings hurt plenty on here.

I'm not going to see how many have me on ignore. That might hurt my feelings too. I will continue working on maintaining my personal ignorance.

[zerosumgame0005]

518. kind of strange to be proud of ignorance...

oh well, it's not going to bother men in the least

[tavalon]

589. When we switched to DU3, I took all six of the one's I had on ignore, off.

Two of them are back on. I tend to think everyone has something to teach me. Very occasionally, I realize a given poster is not teaching me anything but is trying to convince me that their pissing on me is just rain. Buh bye.

[lumberjack_jeff]

408. More of a poltergeist than a ghost.

You can detect a poltergeist by the disruption in their wake.

[jberryhill]

8. Liar

There is no way that you could have 60 people on ignore, and not have me be one of them!

I am easily within the top 60 most irritating people here.

On edit: Oh, I had the question backwords. I rocketed up to about 40 recently.

[pipoman]

15. He doesn't have them on ignore, they have him on ignore..

[jberryhill]

29. Yeah, well, you think I'm going to decode word puzzles?

Reading subject lines on DU is like working out English crossword puzzle clues.

I'm not psychic, you know.

[Buzz Clik]

53. LOL! (I really tried to be clear)

[jberryhill]

57. You were

I'm not terribly clear at the moment, but that's another story.

[winter is coming]

66. About that...

when you snack on those little cheeses, the wax part is a wrapper.

[jberryhill]

84. Yeah... this pork roll has a skin, too

[treestar]

96. I am officially more annoying than you are

Quite an accomplishment!

[jberryhill]

189. Hang on...

Damn... 46 and 0 posts hidden.

I'm thinking my own ignore list keeps me from getting carried away too often.

Although there have been some juries recently where the conversation in question made me remember, "Oh, yes, of course, I thought these people were gone already."

[hfojvt]

182. 40? that's nothing

I am at 53 and 55. I will have to check my bookmarks to see how much it has grown in the last six months.

I used to have 12-15 on my own ignore list, but since DU3 I haven't put anybody on it. Maybe the people I would ignore are ignoring me.

[Whisp]

79. you are shittin' us. surely!

You, you have 60? lol. Pretty good idea of who they are tho.

I don't want to look at mine then, it will break Skinner's abacas I am sure.

[freshwest]

235. Wow. I know why it is, though. I'm sure I have them on Ignore, LOL.

[treestar]

324. That cat is too cute!

[freshwest]

327. I haven't found one saying 'talk to the hand' yet. That may be next!

[Auntie Bush]

467. Love that kitty! He looks real... except for the feet.

[PeaceNikki]

2. 16

I know a couple are gunners who I've pissed off. One is an anti-choicer who can piss off. But I only know because they've said. There's no other way to know.

I'm not bothered by it. Nor am I ignoring anyone.

[Buzz Clik]

20. Sixteen seems like a good number.

[Control-Z]

59. I have a few gunners also.

I had someone ignoring me on and off (and still don't know why) until one day when I accidentally fell into the gungeon. Now I have 6, I think. They all happened in one day.

I have no one on ignore, however, I did have about 12 at one time for a week or so. Gunners, all.

[PeaceNikki]

64. The anti-choicer and I were on forced ignore on DU2.

That pissed me off. She put me on ignore here on DU3 but I can still refute her bullshit here so that's cool.

[Buzz Clik]

95. Forced ignore? Yikes.

It sounds as drastic as a lobotomy.

[PeaceNikki]

101. Yeah, I get pretty fucking nasty when someone claiming to be a Democrat calls abortion murder.

I'm glad that isn't enforced on DU3. Though I do wish they'd develop a 'block' feature. We had one for a VERY short time years ago. It didn't go well.

[n2doc]

415. Same number with me

It's fine with me, I have had a few run ins and have a few on ignore (much lower number, though). I'm not here to disrupt, but I have my bad days.

[MrSlayer]

3. I don't know.

Some I hope. Otherwise I'm doing something wrong.

[CaliforniaPeggy]

4. My dear Buzz Clik: Here's my data:

Number of Star members ignoring me: 20
Number of Star members blocking mail from me (including members ignoring me): 22

I think I'm typical.

There is currently no way to tell if someone has you on ignore, including sending them PM's. I even asked Skinner about this, since on DU2, you were told when you tried to PM someone who had you on ignore. He agreed that this is a feature they will probably implement someday.

I hope so.

[defacto7]

16. I can't believe you could possibly be on anyone's ignore list.

[CaliforniaPeggy]

22. Some people just love hating on me...

I've even had folks sign up just to lash out at me once, before they get banned.

It's personal, not political, with these folks.

[demwing]

307. I'm going to be honest, for the longest time I had you on Ignore

and it was only because you called everyone dear. It was irrational, but it bugged me to distraction. I don't know why, I can't explain it. There it is.

Then I just took a big helping of "get the hell over it" and I got over it. Sorry

Now, if you don't happen to be one of the 20 that is currently ignoring me, you may read this. Otherwise I'm just talking to myself.

[CaliforniaPeggy]

318. I am not ignoring you...

And i am not bothered at all by the fact that you don't like my use of the phrase "my dear." You're not alone, either!

No need to apologize. I do understand.

I will try to remember not to call you that.



I always try to make a positive contribution here; sometimes I fail. My sigline tells you where I'm coming from.

[demwing]

319. Just be yourself

If anyone is bothered by the kindness, it's their problem, not yours.

[freshwest]

364. Yes, I remember that happening in the Lounge and Meta. It was the most bizarre thing I've ever read.

Not counting the hilarious 'I' like cjeekdgg' thread, LOL.

Those were some of the first on my Ignore list because they were so vicious. I just couldn't fathom the depths to which they went and figured they just were 'not nice people.'

I figure if someone can't show any respect, that kinda reduces my respect for them, too. I don't come here to dumpster dive, life is too short for that.

[CaliforniaPeggy]

365. Thanks; I sure appreciate your support, my dear freshwest...

[SoCalDem]

544. How odd.. I cannot imagine anyone having a beef with you (I felt bad that I had 6)

but 20 for you??? insanity

[cherokeeprogressive]

21. What in the world could you say that would have people ignoring you?

Geez this place is strange sometimes...

[Buzz Clik]

601. It's a bit of a mystery.

Just in the time I was tending this thread -- which is light-hearted and not contentious -- I had five more people put me on ignore.

[Buzz Clik]

27. Twenty is no very many. You're just too nice.

I'll put you on full block. 21 has a better ring to it.

[CaliforniaPeggy]

32. LOL!

Don't you dare!

[winter is coming]

69. But now you're legal!

Party hearty!

[hrmjustin]

125. OMG you are one of the sweetest people on here.

I have a hard time thinking you can have just one.

[malaise]

217. I can't beleive this

[Mojorabbit]

226. I am amazed anyone is ignoring you!!!! nt

[Liberal_in_LA]

329. wow . ca peggy has more than me!

[CrispyQ]

383. That was my thought, too.

I still can't believe it.

[Control-Z]

499. Mine too! (nt)

[shireen]

343. who could possibly ignore/block you?

you're one of the sweetest nicest people on DU. I'd like to know who they are so i can ignore/block them right back!

[CaliforniaPeggy]

347. That is very sweet of you, my dear shireen...

But the folks who have me on ignore or who block me do not like me personally. I've made some mistakes in my life here on DU, and they hold my mistakes against me...

They do not forgive, nor do they forget.

Such is life...

Thank you, though...

[Boomerproud]

350. Three

But no one ever responds to my posts so I guess that's being ignored as well.

[CaliforniaPeggy]

354. Just because nobody responds doesn't mean they're ignoring you...

They are probably reading, and feeling as though you've said it so well that there's no use responding...

[underpants]

503. How do you know that?

I'm sorta new to DU so please understand

[Hekate]

550. Ha! I remember you from Ye Olde Days

[DainBramaged]

528. I can see people ignoring me but YOU?

I is mad at them

[awoke_in_2003]

535. What???...

People have you on ignore? Assholes.

Oh, and I have 7- which I find oddly low.

[CaliforniaPeggy]

536. You are too kind!

And I agree with your first statement.....but not the second! Nobody should be ignoring you!

[RedCappedBandit]

546. What kind of a lunatic would ignore you? Jeez.

[MattBaggins]

5. I only have 10 people ignoring me

Surprising, I was expecting at least a 100.

[Buzz Clik]

33. Well, you only have 6000 posts.

Maybe as you mature, more people will hate you.

[99th_Monkey]

68. What we need is a ratio: total posts/total who have me on ignore.

of "total number of posts / total number of star DU peeps who have me on ignore"

my ratio is 7,193/17 = 432

So on average, for every 432 posts, I get ONE person who puts me on ignore.

[Benton D Struckcheon]

248. 414/3 or 138 by that metric.

Haven't been here long enough to post much or piss enough people off. Used to hangin on right wing sites where 90% of what's posted in their politics sections would be considered hate speech (and rightfully so) here, so I'm having to remember to tone it down as the general atmosphere here is much better. Occasionally pissy, but overall, even when a lot of people get hot about something and start really laying into each other, it's still pretty mild in comparison to what I'm used to.

[99th_Monkey]

321. Yes yes.

It will be interesting to watch and see, over time, if your "ratio" remains
consistent: i.e. if you consistently piss-off (get ignored) by ONE DUer for
every 138 of your posts.

Thanks for playing.

[CincyDem]

411. 167/2 = one ignore for every 83 posts.

Wow...I never thought about it this way. Some folks must have much thinner skins around here than I imagined.

I always thought it was a uniquely RW characteristic to listen to a few words from someone and, based on that limited sample, decide that there is no possibility that anything else they might ever say on any other topic could possibly be of any value to me.

Ha...guess I was wrong about that, eh?

Now lets see if my ratio drops to one for 56.

[99th_Monkey]

440. lol n/t

[Warren DeMontague]

163. It all depends on the types of people one pisses off.

Everyone here rubs some others the wrong way. But some people use the ignore function, some don't.

I don't.

And then there are the people who use the ignore function but let their sock puppet accounts keep track on the people their other "selves" have on ignore, which seems an awfully silly Rube Goldberg-esque approach to the whole deal. But,

[Vincardog]

6. I am being ignored by 12 star members.

[Cooley Hurd]

9. Sweet 16 for me...

For heaven's sake... I'm a fluffy bunny!

[petronius]

10. I have 10 Star-Bellied Ignorants (which I thought was a lot, but maybe isn't

given comments I've seen from/about some other DUers). But I think the only way to know if someone is ignoring you is if they announce it - and even then they could be lying or change their mind later...

[Buzz Clik]

49. Ten? Geez. The first time I checked I was over 30.

I need to use you as a role model.

[CakeGrrl]

12. I have no idea. I don't have anyone on ignore. Edit: 16

I've been called ugly names when people were given a free "won't be banned" opportunity, but I leave that to those who have it in them to do that. Their misperception of my character is their deal.

On the other hand, I like to practice 'manual' ignore by simply choosing not to engage a lot of potential flamebait. Good practice.

[neverforget]

13. 4 plus one more blocking mail. The ignoring seemed to hit right after

Newtown.

[TroglodyteScholar]

36. My numbers match yours.

Shocking, really, because I hardly post at all. Some people here are *very* tender apparently.

[rbrnmw]

120. I have 3 and I think it was over gun control too

I hardly ever post

[laundry_queen]

118. That happened to me.

I had zero ignoring me before Newtown, and not too long after I had 5 ignoring. Still only have 5.

[neverforget]

225. I was pretty rough on the pro gun people

and I'm sure I rubbed them the wrong way.

[cherokeeprogressive]

14. Only 39, but I'm workin' on it.

I remember a thread in Meta asking for a number at which ignored members could be PPR'd. The reasoning was that if enough DUers didn't like you, you should be shown the door.

[Buzz Clik]

42. That's the spirit!

I remember a thread in Meta asking for a number at which ignored members could be PPR'd. The reasoning was that if enough DUers didn't like you, you should be shown the door.

Oh, my. I hope that doesn't happen anytime soon. But, the logic is sound.

I also think that anyone is ignoring more than 10 show consider re-evaluating their people skills.

[Tien1985]

153. They just had that

Asked in Ask the Admin sometime last week or so. I'm glad they don't, I don't think it's a good idea.

Fwiw, I have one star blocking me (I don't post very much), and I don't block anyone.

[Tierra_y_Libertad]

17. 17

"Differences of opinion are what make horseraces." Mark Twin

I've never put anyone on ignore.

[SlimJimmy]

184. Same here. What's the point of a discussion board if everyone agrees with every other person

and every point made. Boring. I don't have anyone on ignore.

[dogknob]

18. I live in Issa's district. Went to a meeting of the local "progressive society"

Not a one of them under 60. Only thing they are concerned about is San Onofre, everything and everyone else can fuck off.

Lotta similar "good ol' daze" "progressives" here, too. Nothing surprising.

Last time I looked I had 3 ignorers here. I know who one is for sure and I have a lot of fun with that.

[DCBob]

19. 12 but I ignore no one.

I want to hear all opinions, no matter how absurd or ignorant.

[TreasonousBastard]

23. 16, with 21 blocking email....

It would probably be more by now if I wandered back into certain discussions, even if I didn't lay it out why some people are complete assholes.

I have 8 people on ignore myself, and after years of never ignoring anyone I found it made the place infinitely more peaceful.

[malaise]

24. I've never looked

Will check

25

[marybourg]

121. You, Malaise? I find it hard

to believe that anyone would want to ignore YOU!

[malaise]

128. LOL

As I tell folks in real life - I've never entered a beauty contest and have never competed for Miss Congeniality. There will always be folks who dislike others. I have no one on ignore.

[socialist_n_TN]

186. Only 6 ignoring me and I've got NO ONE on ignore.......

To me it's kind of pointless to post on a discussion board and then ignore people.

On second thought, I suppose if I had someone that looked like they WERE stalking me....maybe. But maybe not too.

[WillyT]

210. Me Neither... Never Used The Feature...

[malaise]

237. That's my view as well

[G_j]

375. same here

6. It's kind of strange to have 6 ppl blocking PMs, as I don't pm people unless they are friends.

[Hekate]

560. Weird, isn't it? nt

[nc4bo]

161. I'm shocked! CaliforniaPeggy's stats shocked me as well.

Good Grief

Keep on doing what ya do malaise - plenty love ya.

[malaise]

208. Yep that was a surprise

Ah well! Back at you with plenty love!!

[freshwest]

266. What's that about? I never saw you being rude, etc.

[malaise]

301. LOL

Water on a duck's back

[Blue_In_AK]

579. Oh, now, that's just WRONG!

[malaise]

586. or hilarious

[onehandle]

25. I have dozens of gungeoneers on ignore, few of which have stars, many have been here for years.

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About half of them have been tombstoned.

Do I have to spell it out?

[pipoman]

45. The question isn't how many you have on ignore, though interesting..

it is how many star members have you on ignore..interesting too..

[CokeMachine]

94. Test

Are you ignoring me?

[darkangel218]

572. yeps, he's ignoring you :) lmao!

[LadyHawkAZ]

26. 12 ignoring, 14 blocking

I have pissed someone else off since last time I looked.

[uppityperson]

28. 14 are ignoring me, I knew only one of them but had suspicions of a second. Edited to 14 as nadinbrz

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added me today after I told her she was going on my list of one. Sigh.

[pipoman]

30. 40 and 41 respectively..

I thought that was at the high end...apparently not..I have zero people on ignore myself..

[Comrade Grumpy]

31. I have 14, and 18 blocking my emails. I don't think I've ever sent a hostile PM to anybody.

Oh, well.

[Kingofalldems]

34. I have no one on ignore.

5 ignoring me. And 5 blocking PMs and for what reason I don't know.

[magellan]

338. Same here - 5 ignoring, 5 blocking PMs even though I haven't PM'd anyone

Ignore is silly.

[LiberalLoner]

35. 14. I've been overly emotional and abrasive at times.

[Buzz Clik]

67. Maybe, but you need to hone your abrasive edge.

Say something you will really regret immediately after posting it -- the kind of stuff that a jury would find shocking.

[Warpy]

262. I have 12

They're probably evenly divided among gungeoneers, thin skinned religious people, and thin skinned word jumpers who don't like getting called on their shit.

[Sekhmets Daughter]

37. I recently picked up my 16th!

I earned my first 5 on one post. For some reason this subject comes up on a regular basis, which is why I know that until this past week I had held steady at 15 for months. I don't concern myself with those who choose to ignore me...I figure it's better than being annoyed by their nonsense.

I seem to recall that if you reply to someone who is ignoring you, it will show up in "My Posts" as 'This user has you on ignore' or something to that effect. It's been at least 8 months since I saw that message, so I guess I don't run into them often!

[Buzz Clik]

99. "For some reason this subject comes up on a regular basis..." Really? I had no idea.

I had not seen such a thread.

My numbers were getting large enough that I was starting to get paranoid.

See the comparatively low numbers, it seems my paranoia was justified.

Now, I have to decide if I care....

[Sekhmets Daughter]

115. It has been a subject in The Lounge

numerous times. How many are ignoring you, how many do you have on ignore, I am being ignored... etc.

Do not let it concern you. There are 204, 316 registered users... I figure anything under 10% is reasonable!

I think it says more about those who ignore you, than it does about you. They are the ones unwilling, or unable, to see a different point of view or whose 'sensibilities' are so delicate they are easily offended. Who needs them?

[Buzz Clik]

122. Holy crapoli! 316?

I feel better.

btw -- I don't go to The Lounge, so that's how I missed it. I also am pretty sure that Lounge postings don't show up on Latest Thread, which is just about the only thing I read.

[malaise]

238. This is a great thread

[Sekhmets Daughter]

256. 204,316 Registered users...at that time...there are 8 more now!

10% of that is 20,431... I have 16 people ignoring me, as I said initially, not 316

You should stop by...The Lounge is fun and a nice break from the routinely bad news in GD.

[Aerows]

278. Wow you have more than me

And I'm far more abrasive than you are.

[Sekhmets Daughter]

279. I picked up 5 with my first hidden post!

I can be,....outspoken!

[one_voice]

38. 17...

Number of Star members ignoring me: 17
Number of Star members blocking mail from me (including members ignoring me): 17

I have no one on ignore.

[KansDem]

39. 5

Last year, I had 2. But I also received 2 hearts on Valentine's Day! So I was breaking even.

This year, however, I had a one or two more ignores than hearts...

[DJ13]

40. Six

And since none of them will see this.........

[polly7]

72. Yeah lol ....... to my ignorers, what he said! nt.

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[Cha]

126. lol..

[arely staircase]

470. that is the irony

they can't see you but you can see them. kinda funny

[dorkzilla]

41. I thought I was doing pretty well only having 3 ignoring me, 4 blocking...

Then I looked at the number of posts I have, versus the number you all have. I guess I'm winning friends and influencing people!!

For my own part, I am ignoring ZERO people.

[rrneck]

43. 26

It goes up every time GD becomes the dungeon annex. Coincidence? I think not.

[notadmblnd]

44. 3

Don't know who, don't know why and don't really care.

[Roland99]

148. Me two!

and echo the sentiment!

[HappyMe]

46. 26 and 29 don't want mail from me.

[hlthe2b]

47. I suppose it is a barometer, but doesn't tell you much that is very useful...

Ever since I found that they don't go away when the poster is PPR'd, I ceased to get too concerned. As for the others, certainly there are always those who are going to disagree with you, find you "boring" or whatever causes folks to decide they need to ignore you... I think it best not to take that too personally.

As for why there might be more blocking mail rather than fully ignoring, I think some will block mail , if they want to "keep and eye" on a handful of posters for whatever reason... It gives one a convenient list to go back to, if you were so inclined, I suppose and I guess it is even possible some use it (if they assume they won't be likely to miss any dumail) as we once did the "buddy list".

[Buzz Clik]

104. Putting someone on ignore because they are boring? Gads.

Seems extreme for someone whose posts are difficult to read to the end.

Maybe that's my problem: I'm too boring. I think I'll kick it up a notch.

[Nay]

175. Remember that guy who always wanted beer and travel money? He sounded schizophrenic

or something, and he was not only boring, but produced word salads and then asked for beer and travel money. I almost put him on ignore so I didn't have to see that crap every time he posted.

[Buzz Clik]

176. I was fortunate to miss that poor soul. I see what you mean.

[Nay]

180. I felt sorry for him, that's for sure, but it got to the point where I just would grind my teeth. nt

[Aerows]

284. RandomThoughts

He was strange.

[madinmaryland]

302. *snort* He has apparently been reincarnated on DU...

Just look for the "word salad" posts.

[Aerows]

304. I guess he isn't asking for

beer and travel money anymore.

[DCKit]

405. OMG, it took me about a second to realize who you're talking about.

Too funny.

I'm at 8 and 8. However, I'm in agreement with the majority that they're very likely people I don't want to hear from. Ever.

In fact, I'm so unconcerned, that it's been a few years since I checked "My Account" for any reason... didn't even know they was such a thing as a transparency tab.

The fact that posters who ordered pizza still count is a bug that needs fixing. It's been a looooooong time since I clicked on an OP and got "You are ignoring this poster".

[patrice]

430. Is that worse than someone who thinks Lincoln made a mistake by not having Sherman genocide

the southern states on his march to the Atlantic?

[madinmaryland]

437. As for Gen. Sherman, he really should have march through Richmond. Jefferson Davis deserved to

be buried with and rot with Tamerlan Tsarnaev.

Is that the point you were looking for?

[patrice]

439. Yep, that's the one, 'cause it reveals a point I've been making around here: How many dead innocent

people is _______________________ worth?

I don't know how many fewer, or more?, dead innocent people your course for Sherman would have resulted in and, essentially, the reason I ask the question is because it reveals the absurdity of talking about these things that way and that fact, that revelation, is something I am interested in, because it is usually missing from all such "highly principled" statements about things such as Sherman, drones, and assault weapons around the world.

[madinmaryland]

441. Thanks for reading my posts and actually remembering my comments...

Yours is the first post I have seen that has actually attempted to make a "principled" statement about what General Sherman did to the South on the march to the Atlantic. There would have been dead people one way or the other, depending on what Sherman/Lincoln did in the Civil War.

I am not sure how Sherman's march, though, compares to drones and assault weapons.

[Nay]

308. Yeah, that was him. It's sad to see people in that state. There are one or two others on

DU who seem to be, ahem, unmoored, if you know what I mean. But they don't post as much as Random Thoughts did. And they don't want beer and travel money.

[demwing]

360. RandomThoughts

Always posted this picture:

[notadmblnd]

406. I remember him and I agree with you

However, I didn't put him on ignore. He's gone now?

There's only two people here that I've thought about putting on ignore because the come across as know-it-alls, but I suppose I come across as a know-it-all sometimes myself so I just don't bother with them. Then there's this other one that is very long winded and very popular, but I don't disagree with him. I just can't get through his novels in a timely manner so I don't go there either.

I guess one could say that I have the ability to ignore without pushing a button.

[patrice]

453. I liked Random Thoughts and had many pleasant exchanges with him. The one time he got

mean he also became very considerate when I objected to how he treated me.

I miss Random Thoughts' odd perspective. He was like reading a puzzle.

[Quantess]

478. Yes, THAT guy. One of the few people I ever put on ignore,

but he was an extreme case because I kept him on ignore permanently!
I occasionally put someone on ignore for 2 weeks or so, and then take them off my ignore list.
That guy kept getting back on my ignore list, so I kept him there.

[nolabear]

489. Random Thoughts. I adored Random Thoughts!

You can't rent that kind of uniqueness. 'Course that may have gotten me a couple of my 7 ignores.

And beer and travel money and many experiences.

[raouldukelives]

521. Agreed. I actually found him very thought provoking sometimes, really expanded the horizon.

Heck, I've got five ignores so that means at least five people have read something I wrote, so that's cool.

[freshwest]

234. I had you on Ignore briefly. Somehow you made your way out of the troll pit. You seem okay.

Don't remember why I put you on Ignore. Ignore is my way of saying to someone:



Of the 20 who have me on Ignore, I know 17 who I politely said goodbye to. Very politely. It went to 21 as I didn't go with the crowd. I expected more, then it went down to 20. Still puzzled over that one...

[Hekate]

555. I have 9 and 9, which I guess means I got on someone's last nerve ...

... or possibly hurt their widdle feelings. Bad Hekate, bad!

The night that I left DU in 11-2010 I had dozens of people on Ignore, and part of my leave-taking was to clean out all my files. I have no idea who had me on Ignore in return. Upon my return two years later, it appears that some of them had been served the granite pizza and reincarnated. Life is strange -- or at least the DU version of it is.

Since returning last fall I have questioned that decision (to return) many times, but have put no one on Ignore. If it gets that bad I'll just leave again, quietly, and afaik no one will either notice or give a damn.

Still here though.

Hekate

[freshwest]

556. I'm glad you're here, Hekate. I hope you can stand the whatever here. Still much good...

[Hekate]

561. You too. I have to say reading the comments of a few of our curmudgeons in this thread is LOL

They know who they are, and with tongue firmly in cheek they say, "Who, me?"

[MannyGoldstein]

48. I love all humankind and block none.

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As for the number blocking me... yikes.

[Blue_In_AK]

580. You? Or that insufferable doppelgänger Third-Way? :)

[Behind the Aegis]

50. 23/25

I picked up a few "poor souls" who didn't like that I refused to buy their bullshit and bend to their gang-bullying. Oh well. I favorite was the liar, but I can still see her...MWHAHAHA.

I have no one on ignore, though I choose to ignore a handful of people utilizing self-control.

[spanone]

51. 15 ignoring, 15 blocking. probably my family members.

[DesertFlower]

52. 2 and 2 on block mail which includes the 2

on ignore. i was actually surprised that i had any. i don't post that much.

[Buzz Clik]

56. Wow. You need to take nasty lessons.

Try this: "Have you ever considered taking a course in reading comprehension?"

Use it a lot.

[DesertFlower]

100. lol. nt

[muriel_volestrangler]

174. On DU2, there was a member who was ignoring over 2,000 people

Presumably, if you did as little as make a spelling mistake, you went on their list. I really wanted to know what DU actually looked like for someone ignoring so much of it. GD pages with about 10 threads on the first page, and only a couple of visible replies in them, I guess.

I would be surprised if there's any DUer with over 1,000 posts that doesn't have someone ignoring them. You are doing well with just 2.

[dlwickham]

378. what that person a she

I vaguely remember a female poster who just had issues with everyone

When I was a mod, we all dreaded dealing with her alerts

[muriel_volestrangler]

381. I can't remember

I'm not even sure if I ever knew. As a mod, you could see the list of people a member was ignoring (to check that "I'm putting you on ignore" wasn't just used as a way to criticise someone without it being true, and to see if that was why the target of an insult hadn't alerted on it, because they hadn't seen it), and occasionally you'd see this huge list. I can't remember if this person was associated with many alerts or not.

[Rex]

54. 20ish range, some of them are now banned trolls.

That is if they were honest and blocked me.

[defacto7]

55. Turning the idea around a little....

The number could change if people do what I do.

I only have 3 maybe 4 people on a permanent ignore list. But I have as high as 30 or so from time to time on a non permanent basis. When posts come up that certain people make impossible to traverse or make general mayhem, I put them on ignore for a week or two. I clear the list every once in a while because not every poster is the same forever or on every subject. It's like a jubilee for ignore every couple of weeks except the couple that I keep there, but even then I take them off on occasion but end up back on usually.

I think this works for me the best because people sometimes change and they also may have good comments on different subject matter.

[Buzz Clik]

71. Good strategy.

I have something similar that I do.

When someone starts pounding on my with all sorts of insults, I go to the ignore button and keep them there for a day or two. If the person continues to follow me around and harangue me, it's permanent ignore.

Amazingly, it hasn't stopped the tide of 2 or 3 ignorers per week.

[HereSince1628]

103. I use ignore to filter people who closely follow and post story lines I'm not interested in

So ending up my ignore list isn't about other posters as much as it is about my viewing interests.

For example, I'm not interested in minute by minute progress of So California brush fires. I recognize these posts are of interest and have importance to other people. But they aren't of general interest to me.

Similarly, I don't need to be kept abreast of every accidental/alcohol impaired shooting. I recognize these posts may be of interest and importance to others who are keeping score. But, they aren't of general interest to me.

[Democracyinkind]

58. 3. I'm devasted about each one of them.

Although I do suspect that one of them is a troll going back for years and the two others are profiles long tonbstoned. But it sucks not to know.

I really would like to know.

Edit: I am currently blocking no one... Dare me!

[Buzz Clik]

106. Do me a favor .... I need just a couple more ignoring me to break 60.

[Auntie Bush]

469. I'm not blocking anyone either. But 8 people are blocking me.

[Freddie]

60. Two, can't imagine why

I am the least argumentative person around here, and I stay out of gun threads. And I did not mean to insult snakes in another thread by comparing them to Republicans!

[defacto7]

93. Somehow,

from the beginning, I think 2 is a default or something. I got 2 almost the day I arrived and it stayed that way for months. I have heard from others that they got 2 early on as well for literally no reason. There may be someone who ignores everyone just to be a pain or maybe there are ignore tests or something. Who knows.

[Hissyspit]

61. 6

[Arugula Latte]

62. 19

The recent Pope-a-palooza got me some more anti-fans.

[mountain grammy]

298. Don't know how anyone could ignore you with those penguins. Always cracks me up.

[Arugula Latte]

361. Aww, thanks.

[russspeakeasy]

63. 10

I do wonder why...but i don't care.

[PeaceNikki]

70. Prolly Bears and/or Vikings fans.

GO PACK, GO!!

[Buzz Clik]

74. Seriously.

I'm putting both of you knuckleheads on my ignore immediately.

[PeaceNikki]

81. Lived in Chicago area for a number of years. Some of my closest friends suffer from this affliction.

I'm sorry.

[HappyMe]

91. That is the correct team logo!

[russspeakeasy]

169. Those were my exact thoughts.....

[hfojvt]

198. fortunately for me

nobody hates the Jets

They don't win enough to be hateable.

But wait, they stole Brett Favre!!!

[russspeakeasy]

218. Yup. Brett AND his damn camera !

[Art_from_Ark]

512. If it's any consolation,

I hated the Jets when they beat Johnny Unitas and the Colts in the '69 Super Bowl, and all I heard for the next couple of weeks was "Broadway Joe."

[MichiganVote]

73. 9 but no one on this thread so far so I must be in good company.

[Codeine]

75. Holy shit! 25!

I didn't realize I was such an asshole!





[font size=1]Yes I totally did realize that, actually.[/font]

[Behind the Aegis]

76. LOL! I think you are hoot!

[lunasun]

259. Happy belated Birthday! 5 ignorants for me I see

I thought i would have more,,,,,

[Behind the Aegis]

297. Thanks.

Only 5? I had more than that at the launch of DU3. LOL!

[Aerows]

287. Happy belated B-Day :D

[Behind the Aegis]

296. Thanks!

[Buzz Clik]

82. As it turns out, 25 is a bit of a high number.

Not even half my number, but higher than most posting here.

Must by your sig line -- puts people on sexual overload and they have no option but to put you on ignore.

[Codeine]

90. Wow! I hadn't considered that the sexy photo combined with the raw sexuality of my posting style

might drive a few of our weaker members into a state of botheration.

[Aerows]

291. Clearly

They just can't handle the sheer awesome

I get that all of the time, personally

(She wishes out loud)

[Katashi_itto]

462. Havent you heard of Safe posting? Who knows where those pixels have been....

[Codeine]

463. Always use a firewall. . . nt

[Katashi_itto]

471. :)

[jberryhill]

87. Surely you don't post to DU for the love

[Codeine]

97. My love was recently flung over a mile into a subdivision

when it catastrophically failed under workload.

[jberryhill]

435. See your doctor

[Quantess]

135. Maybe it's all the swear words?

Oh, well.

[kentuck]

77. 27

Not bad, I guess??

[FLyellowdog]

78. Just 4...is that a good thing or a bad thing? nt

[Buzz Clik]

86. You're still a noob. It's a good thing.

Too much trouble will get you tombstoned.

[nadinbrzezinski]

80. Yup, we both can be abrasive

That said, I make no excuses, I use the list. A person goes there, they do not leave.

But both of us can be. Oh and at this point I wish some folks would just do that.

[SlimJimmy]

185. I'll never put you on ignore. But I know for a fact that I made your list a long time ago.

[Codeine]

83. Oddly, 26 people are blocking private messages from me.

That's one more Blocking me than are Ignoring me.

And I never PM anyone except in reply to one received. Huh.

[GoCubsGo]

92. Same here.

I have 2 full ignores and 3 blocks. I wonder if there's some sort of glitch in the DU software causing that.

[Jim Lane]

341. If it's a software glitch, it's sporadic.

There are 4 ignoring me and 4 (the same 4, presumably) blocking my PM's. We can infer that the software doesn't automatically add a spurious +1.

I have no one on ignore. When I learned of the function I put some random person on ignore, just to see how it worked, then took my guinea pig off the list and haven't used the function since.

[defacto7]

105. I have always wonder about the PM block.

You either ignore someone or you don't but just using the PM block is a little strange to me.

[winter is coming]

85. 5. I have one person on ignore. n/t

[etherealtruth]

88. 2/2, no one on ignore

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Apparently, I picked these two up after Newton. Though I respond to DU mail (which with the exception of banned troll) has been very pleasant and enlightening, I do not believe I have ever sent an unsolicited DU mail

In my 8.5 years here I have had only one person on ignore (they are long gone)

Since originally posting this I now have three ignoring me and three not accepting PMs ... breaks my heart .... oops, no it doesn't

[yewberry]

89. One. Pretty sure I know who it is.

I'm perfectly happy not interacting with her after the incredibly vain, unthinking crap she's posted.

[unreadierLizard]

98. I've got 7. n/t

[LittleBlue]

102. 18

And I thought this was a high number. Thread put me to shame

[Buzz Clik]

108. It's humbling to know that some people ...

... are truly much bigger jackasses than you.

[CokeMachine]

107. 6 and 6

Thet're probably the guys that sit at the south end of the bar (I prefer the north end) or Dodgers fans.

[Egalitarian Thug]

109. Like the answer to the question of life, the universe, and everything... 42. n/t

[NoGOPZone]

110. Not as many as I'd like nt

[Buzz Clik]

111. I'm leveling the playing field: everyone who has posted here with fewer people ignoring them than me

.... goes on my ignore list.

That's everybody but one.

[WillyT]

112. Only 29

[nebenaube]

113. 3 but they're trolls I have outed anyway. n/t

[southernyankeebelle]

116. I have 16. Oh well I guess we all will live.

[HiPointDem]

117. hundreds

[Buzz Clik]

124. Can you be more specific? I need someone -- anyone! -- to feel superior to.

You're my only hope, Obiwan.

[HiPointDem]

130. billions & billions

[Buzz Clik]

132. Now you're channeling Carl Sagan.

[Bennyboy]

119. 14! man oh man....... I bet that most of those

have come in the last 90 days. the Catholic thread that got everyone all pissed off and started a firestorm of DU conversation on Catholicism that ended with the new Pope.

Or it could DU ers who ignored me because of my Neanderthalific viewpoint when it comes to chicks.(and don't understand sarcasm)

[The Straight Story]

123. 50 so far

Generally people who don't agree with me (ie, "I don't agree and can't argue so I am putting you on ignore" people - and proceed to tell you they are...).

[Cali_Democrat]

345. Not necessarily

I've had someone put me on ignore because I rec'd a thread they didn't like.

[hrmjustin]

129. 15 ignoring me and I have none on ignore.

Number of Star members ignoring me: 15
Number of Star members blocking mail from me (including members ignoring me): 16

[randome]

131. 73? I had no idea.

I guess that's why I usually get the last word!

Number of DUers I have on Ignore: zero. I will never put anyone on Ignore. I will never trash a thread. I want to know what's going on.

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[Buzz Clik]

134. LOL!

And you thought all this time that you were dealing a killing blow.

[sabrina 1]

312. Lol, now I don't feel bad about not letting you have the last word, ever! At least you know I don't

have you on ignore. 29 and I have no one on ignore because I know I am always right so I don't worry about people who disagree with me, because they're always wrong! Including you and the OP.

I think there are people here, airc, who have had nearly 100 or more ignoring them, at least two that I know of, actually three, one is no longer here.

So you have a way to go to catch up. At least you are willing to argue, some people just can't take anyone who disagrees with them I guess, though what's the point of a discussion board if everyone agrees with you. I learned more from the people I disagreed with. They keep you on your toes.

[randome]

379. And I appreciate you NOT putting me on Ignore!

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[sabrina 1]

485. Same here! Not much point in being on a discussion forum if you only want to talk to those who

agree with you. So thanks to you also for being willing to discuss issues with those you disagree with.

[Auntie Bush]

473. Same here! I want to know everything everyone has to say. I guess I'm nosy!

[ck4829]

133. 1. This person thought everyone talking about a birther parody was serious and ignored them.

[peacebird]

136. I have three, and I am ignoring one.....

[mokawanis]

137. Two ignoring me

One of them put me on ig when I criticized Nascar and the other one didn't like my comments about the Boston cops.
I have several gungeon dwellers on ig, plus the two people ignoring me.

[Buzz Clik]

138. NASCAR is a touchy subject around here. Must "tread" lightly.

[bluedigger]

140. 7/8

Try as I might, I just can't break into double digits, and I personally think I can be pretty damn obnoxious. Of course, none of the ones I'd actually like to have ignore me, do.

[proud2BlibKansan]

141. 14 misguided fools

[Buzz Clik]

142. They have no idea what they are missing.

[WillyT]

145. LOL !!! - That's Priceless...

[LostOne4Ever]

143. Three so far

So that averages to a little over 1 person for every 100 posts. So when get up to 10k posts ill have over a 100!

[Buzz Clik]

144. One for every hundred posts? Excellent!

You make me look like a slacker!

[Brother Buzz]

146. Are non "Star" DUers unable to view their ignore list?

[2naSalit]

336. I'm a nonstar member

and I have three star members ignoring me and blocking me from PMs, which is odd because I only respond to PMs sent to me. But I'm also ignoring three and I suspect they are the three whom I am ignoring. I put them on ignore after some rather nasty personal attacks that I found offensive enough to determine I had no desire to engage in impossible psuedoconversations with them... well attempt to anyway. No big loss in my world.

I haven't been on here much since I got a job, no time to spend blogging though I come to see what news is up for perusal on occasion without logging on... and I can't resist LOLCats on Sunday.

Few show any interest when I post something or comment.

[Brother Buzz]

352. Thank you

I wonder why Buzz Clik gave a call-out to just "Star" DUers?

[2naSalit]

377. Perhaps it's because

you are only informed about how many star members are ignoring you, nonstar members ignoring you is probably inconsequential... at least it is for nonstar members.

[mike_c]

147. 18-- and since they can't see what I have to say about them...

...I'm sure they're all wonderful people and excellent judges of character.

[Warpy]

149. No, allowing ID of specific members might lead to ignore wars

with clique versus clique.

I tend to ignore word jumpers and the gratuitously rude. My list is longer than I want it to be but I tend to have a pretty short fuse on the days I'm in the worst pain. O bla di.

Remember, even if the target poster can't see your reply, everyone else can and they will be able to evaluate it on its merits. Or lack thereof.

[Junkdrawer]

150. Been here since 2002 - 25,962 posts - 10 ignores....

And with all the *ahem* tinfoil I post....

There's been a few infamous times I've flown off the handle, but not many. Generally speaking, if someone gets my goat, I usually look back and think they won.

[ZombieHorde]

151. 24. nt

[randome]

154. Then you're not being 'devilish' enough!

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[BainsBane]

168. Umm

The question is how many have YOU on ignore. Not how many you have on ignore.

[corkhead]

264. “A DU Star is not measured by how much you Ignore but how much you are Ignored by others.”

[BainsBane]

270. That makes me a four star general

[muriel_volestrangler]

179. No people are ignoring you?

You win. I am amazed anyone has got to 21,000 posts without someone ignoring them.

[Buns_of_Fire]

155. Alright, dammit, you made me look.

People who think I'm an utter and complete asshole: 2. And I try SO hard! *sniff*

But that's okay. They'll see. I know where they live, and I'm going to go over to their houses this summer and pee on their garden gnome. And they'll never even know it was me!

[PDJane]

156. I have two. I'm rather amazed that I managed to piss even that many people off........

probably from Israel/Palestine group. *meh*

[tularetom]

157. 9 and 9 so I guess I'm not trying hard enough

[JNelson6563]

158. 19 ignoring, 22 blocking PMs

I have no one on ignore.

Julie

[Orrex]

159. 100 ignoring me

104 blocking mail from me.


I must be doing something right!

[BainsBane]

165. Truly impressive

I thought I was trouble.

[Orrex]

532. Up to 102 and 106 now

Not sure what did it, to be honest.

[BainsBane]

533. Did you get in an argument with someone?

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or post a controversial OP? The idea that people didn't know that signature line was a joke floors me.

[Orrex]

534. Who? Me?

Yeah, for a while I was worried that the sigline joke was too obvious to be funny or effective, but...

[Mnemosyne]

187. I would bet that many did it because they thought you were blocking them.

I've seen posts questioning why you were ignoring them.

[Orrex]

220. I think that's what did it!

Every week I noticed another 6 or 7 added to the list...

[Mnemosyne]

260. That was a good one, Orrex! I still laugh when I read someone wondering about it!

[Orrex]

320. I should perhaps mention that I am in fact ignoring only 3.

Quite a differential!

[Joel thakkar]

392. You are ignoring me too

That's what your signature was showing few days back

[Orrex]

394. I'm still ignoring you.

Take a number!

[Joel thakkar]

402. Can i ask for the reason or it is against forum rules?

[Orrex]

403. You can ask, but here's a hint:

If I'm ignoring you, I probably wouldn't be replying to you.

Heck, I wouldn't even see your posts in the first place, so I couldn't reply even if I wanted to.


See how it works?

[randome]

193. Thank God! Another poster with a greater number than mine!

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[MineralMan]

223. You have me beat, for sure.

I do not give that number. I have zero in mine. I cannot think of any reason to change that.

[nc4bo]

160. 3 and 3 - funny I actually thought there were 1 or 2 more at one time or another.........

At one time I felt a little offended, don't go out of my way to p.o. someone but these days, I figure there are just some people I'll never see eye to eye with no matter what.

[Logical]

162. 57 and 61, I thought I might have the record. n-t

[BainsBane]

164. I've seen someone with more

You don't have the record. I'm not naming names though.

[Logical]

171. A lot of them happened during the shooting time. Maybe 40. n-t

[BainsBane]

173. Sandyhook?

That's when I started getting threads hidden. That earned me ignores. I posted a thread critical of Dorner support that really upped the number. I'm not saying I didn't earn them, but I'm trying to redeem myself.

[Logical]

188. I have no one on ignore. Everyone says something useful at times. n-t

[Aerows]

299. Indeed they do

Even if you don't agree with them .

The board would be a boring place if we all agreed with each other 100% of the time, and it would be an awful place if we couldn't let it go and be kind to one another, also, once the disagreement fades.

[Logical]

315. +1 n-t

[BainsBane]

166. Too many

40 and 43, but I'm making a concerted effort to be nicer so I hope it eventually goes down.

[pintobean]

227. I've noticed the effort.

Good for you.

[BainsBane]

233. Thank you nt

[Jim Lane]

363. But if they have you on Ignore they won't know that you're being nicer.

A few people have talked about periodically purging their Ignore lists, but I suspect most people don't. Once you're on the list you're there for life.

[BainsBane]

366. Perhaps so

Self improvement is a worthwhile goal nonetheless.

[Nay]

167. I checked my profile, and no one has me on ignore. That's strange, because up until very

recently, one DUer's posts, when I read them, had a line at the bottom of the post, in red, that said "this poster has you on ignore." I have no idea what I did to this person, so I did one of these ->

I don't have anyone on ignore, although if I went into the gungeon that would change. I get tired of some of the MRA fellers, too, but I tend to walk away rather than get into it with them or ignore them.

I don't post much; DU is really just my way of getting news I'm interested in, and seeing a few intelligent discussions. Have you read the comments on news sites like CNN???? If that was all the discussion I ever read, I'd kill myself because I'd know that people are too stupid to bear.

[yewberry]

172. That message you saw--

It was just a joke. Orrex had that as a sig line for a while. If someone is ignoring you, you wouldn't know it unless they actually told you so.

[Nay]

191. Oh, OK -- had no idea. Thanks for that!

[winter is coming]

194. "This poster has you on ignore."

That was just his sig line.

[phylny]

205. None for me as well: 0/0

although I have 13 on full ignore. I've been here since 2004, and as you see, am not a prolific poster. I guess I rarely piss people off, and I do read more than post like you do, Nay.

[cliffordu]

170. About 30 give or take

I've been off my feed though....

[octoberlib]

177. I have 3 and I'm ignoring no one.

I haven't been here very long though.

[LuvNewcastle]

178. 5 and 5

I haven't had anyone on ignore in years. After I first joined I had a stalker, but she stopped doing it so I took her off the list. A couple of people have been trying my patience lately, but I figure I'm a big boy; I can handle a couple of trolls. It's really kind of silly to put someone on ignore, anyway. It's easy enough to stay out of certain people's threads and skip over an occasional post.

[ScreamingMeemie]

181. 5

I'm heartbroken...

...

[napoleon_in_rags]

242. Same here, I must be doing something wrong.

I though my posts were provocative and controversial!

[ScreamingMeemie]

420. Hah! We just make too much sense for that to happen.

[mfcorey1]

190. Eleven with love!

[jschurchin]

192. Not only do i not know

I could give a shit less.

[siligut]

195. 2, I am a real asshole about one thing

Never gonna change either.

[Strelnikov_]

196. Then why don't you show some manners? Some respect for other members?

"I realize that my manners on this board are generally lacking"

Why? What is the issue you have with the members of this board?

[otohara]

197. 2

probably from the gun forum

[BlueJazz]

199. 5...I know who 3 of them are but the other 2 is a mystery

One of them is a poster who called the cops on me. (Jury)

She posted how to stop her neighbor from making so much noise. I posted a picture of a house burning down and she assumed that I was serious. WTF !!!!!!!!!!!

[longship]

200. 22 and 23, ignoring and blocked mail respectively.

I have no idea who they are. I only recently been aware of this feature, so I've only looked recently.

I've been here for a few years, but have had quite a bit of down time.

These days I try to be nice, even when I disagree. I don't like angry arguments much, but I am pretty honest with my feelings about things, which is probably where some of those originate.

I have nobody on ignore.

[bunnies]

201. Four!

Holy shit! I had no idea. I dont ignore anyone.

[pintobean]

202. 47/58

Someone falsely accused me of sending harassing mail once. My mail ignores went up a few, so I started a meta thread to defend myself. The meta purity police and toadies thought it would be funny to put me on mail ignore and the number went up a few more.


I think a lot of our ignorers are socks and most of the rest peek.

[Buzz Clik]

443. 47 is a healthy number.

The Meta forum was a waste of electrons. Sort of a parallel version of the Lounge.

[pintobean]

557. My mail ignores went down one

Shortly after this answer in ATA.

[greytdemocrat]

203. 10/12

I'll work harder.

[Live and Learn]

204. Only 2 are officially ignoring me

but I know for a fact that a lot more people ignore me here and in "real life".

I am officially ignoring nobody but I tend to tune out of a lot of posts and some threads rather quickly.

[AnotherDreamWeaver]

206. No one has put me on ignore, but I find it odd there are over 200 replies to this thread

and only 5 recommendations.

I also saw it appears I had a post hidden over 200 days ago, I guess I missed that. Now I wonder what I said someone found offensive.

[dmr]

207. 2 people are ignoring me!!!

Must be my perfume.

Don't know who or why. I did have someone tell me to "fuck off", and I was only talking about the Lake effect snowstorm outside. They said I didn't know what I was talking about.

I've never had anyone on ignore.

I do use the Trash Thread once in a while. Boy, do I like that feature.

[hollysmom]

209. I put people on ignore when they are quick on the trigger to insult me

when we have differing opinions. Like saying I am an idiot for saying something they don't agree with. Life is too short to deal with people who don't comprehend what a difference of opinion is. the same number of people ignore me that I ignore, probably because I announce that I am going to ignore them - what is the point if you don't tell them. I don't think my manners are lacking, just that I have an odd sense of humor and not everyone gets when I am kidding.

The only people I have PM'd is to thank them for helpful answers.

[randome]

224. Shut the hell up!

Kidding!

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[hollysmom]

276. OH yeah!!!

smack

There is sometimes a need for some violence

[ismnotwasm]

211. 10

Last I checked.

[panader0]

212. Five. It was four, then went to six.

I really wonder at times what pissed people off.
eta: I have never had anyone on ignore.
If you want to ignore someone, just don't read their post.
There are a few on DU that I find offensive, but get a kick from reading their stuff.

[riderinthestorm]

213. 16/18 have me on ignore/blocked pm. I don't have anyone I'm ignoring nt

[barbtries]

214. the last time I looked

It was 5 or 6. Could be more by now. I find it shocking that anyone would want to deprive themselves of my pith and wisdom but there you go.
Eta yep up to 8. Oh well.

[Ruby the Liberal]

215. 18 and 1 PMd me eons ago to tell me about it

Apparently my yawning kitteh looked like a screaming/angry kitteh which made my posts seem "angry".

Okay.

[randome]

241. Cats will do it every time! Stay the fuck away from them! They're like a drug!

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[Aerows]

303. LOL!

Although there is one avatar on here that gives me the creeps. I don't ignore that person, though, I just shudder when I see it. LOL.

[ProdigalJunkMail]

216. i thought i was doing good

but i only have 21...

sP

[LeftofObama]

219. Still 2 and 2 for me.

Oh well!

[juxtaposed]

221. I have one, but I have over 1000 positive feedbacks on ebay and not one negative!

[RagAss]

222. Shit, I put myself on ignore years ago.....

When I sign on I can't see anything....

[randome]

231. LOL!

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[freshwest]

244. I'll PM you and tell you what you say, LOL! No, not really.

[RagAss]

247. Duzy !

[Buzz Clik]

249. I accidentally did that once. The results were totally bizarre.

I couldn't find my own threads. My responses were invisible to me, as were the responses to my responses.

And then seeing my own name on my ignore list was troubling but revealing.

[defacto7]

337. Isn't it supposed to be that way all the time?

Wait.... Where am I?

[Buns_of_Fire]

349. I thought about trying that once, just to see what would happen.

But I was afraid that it would cause a rift in the space-time continuum, and all I'd see were posts from William Shatner and Michele Bachmann in an alternate universe where all my fingers had fallen off and cannibalistic chocolate pudding ruled the world. It was scary, but then I switched from the cheap vodka and I felt a lot better.

[Buzz Clik]

356. That's pretty much what happens.

But Shatner is funnier than you'd think.

[BainsBane]

493. DUzy!

[DebJ]

563. Your post just caused me to spit soda on my screen and

choke on my cigarette. Perhaps that is why some get put on ignore??

LOL great post!

[BainsBane]

492. That was you!

I've been talking about that in the lounge but didn't remember who it was. Bless your heart.

[Buzz Clik]

497. Yeah, it was a mis-click (so to speak) that put me in a state of limbo --

neither dead nor alive. It took about an hour to figure out what I'd done.

[BainsBane]

498. at the time I thought

I could see myself doing that.

[longship]

344. DUzy! nt

[idwiyo]

228. 12/13

Number of Star members ignoring me: 12
Number of Star members blocking mail from me (including members ignoring me): 13

I don't have anyone on ignore and find public announcements like "Welcome to my ignore list!" hilarious.

[ForgoTheConsequence]

229. 17.

I'm guessing they're all gun humpers or homophobes.

Sorry I don't take shit from people and you got offended.

I don't block anyone but my blood pressure suggests I should.

[randome]

230. Now I'm fucking curious!

Any opinions on where the bulk of my 73 ignores come from? My stance on Assange and Manning? Pit bulls? Occupy? Legalized marijuana?

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[Aerows]

313. I don't get why

you would come onto a message board and then ignore people. Even if you disagree with them, isn't that what you are here to do, is discuss things? I would just assume it is 73 people that can't handle having a discussion with people that they disagree with. Having a strong opinion doesn't mean being blind to the other side of the argument.

[randome]

317. I know. Maybe some of the 73 are tombstones. Some seem to think that's the case.

Someone who disagrees with me helps me refine why I hold my opinions in the first place. It's all good, IMO!

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[Iggo]

232. 9

Doesn't seem too unreasonable.

[rightsideout]

236. 7 ignores for me

I must have irritated some folks. LOL. I haven't even been signed up on DU for a year although I've been lurking for several years.

[randome]

274. I saw your username and immediately ignored you pre-emptively!

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[bluestate10]

240. I don't know and I don't care. Ignoring someone on a discussion board is the

ultimate in childishness. BTW, I have zero members on ignore and that number won't be changing.

[JustAnotherGen]

245. 2

But I'm boring!

[applegrove]

246. 10

[LaydeeBug]

250. 12. I feel honored. nt

[dlwickham]

252. only 11

Number of Star members ignoring me: 11
Number of Star members blocking mail from me (including members ignoring me): 11

I need to step it up

[Buzz Clik]

254. You really do need to kick it in gear. Clearly, you can find mentors on this thread. Dipshit.

lesson #1.

[dlwickham]

257. love it when you talk nasty to me

[Deep13]

255. 25

Didn't know that there were 25 star members.

[Gormy Cuss]

416. Now THAT

was a DUzy.

[hrmjustin]

258. What we really need is a thread that says who are you ignoring.

Last edited Sat May 18, 2013, 10:38 PM - Edit history (1)

Someone who does not have anyone ignoring them should ask it. Someone willing to take a little heat for it. That kind of thread can create a lot of hard feelings. Someone who might get a post hidden, but the end result could be fun.

[BainsBane]

265. Do it

That would be interesting.

[hrmjustin]

269. It would be but I have people ignoring me and I want to see who is ignoring me.

We need someone with no one ignoring them to do it.

[BainsBane]

272. Good point, or someone with very few

[corkhead]

261. Zero. however the last I had previously looked I had 1. My guess that person was TS'd ;-)

[BainsBane]

267. They stay on your profile

every after being TSed. Whoever it was took you off.

[corkhead]

273. I don't have anyone on ignore either. The only time I have used it was during the '08 primaries

there were camps of people I found to be to annoying to put up with. Once the primaries were over, I paroled all of my ignores.

[BainsBane]

281. Then you're the perfect person to do this:

http://www.democraticunderground.com/?com=view_post&forum=1002&pid=2865116

[Uzair]

263. 7 gun nuts ignoring me (nm)

[Aerows]

268. 14

I'm not ignoring anyone.

[Historic NY]

280. My opinion is they hide like cowards with anonymity..........

I pay my dues here so they can go f--k themselves all 6 of them!! CAN YOU HEAR ME NOW!

[Tx4obama]

282. 31/34/0

Number of Star members ignoring me: 31
Number of Star members blocking mail from me (including members ignoring me): 34
Number of folks I'm ignoring: ZERO

p.s. I think it is not a good idea to put folks on ignore. If you can't see what 'everyone' is posting then there's too big of a chance of posting too many dupes.
And I also want to see what 'everyone' is saying.
I think it's a shame that so many folks have me on ignore, because quite often I post articles that I do not see other folks ever post - so my ignorers are missing out on news at times

[Tikki]

285. Two 'star ' members have me on ignore..

Whoa...

I have no person on ignore.


Tikki

[Nye Bevan]

288. 15 ignoring me; 18 blocking mail from me.

It is clear from this thread that there are a certain number of DUers who like to create their own little virtual community in which everyone always agrees with them.

Personally, I have never used Ignore and never will. I want to see what everyone has to say, even those that I frequently disagree with. Once in a while I find myself agreeing on an issue with someone that I typically disagree with almost always, which is actually kind of fun.

[hrmjustin]

289. I got 15 as well but I only have 16 ignoring mail from me.

I doubt I would put someone on ignore.

[Demonaut]

290. cant see this thread.................

[Buzz Clik]

387. I can't see your responses.

We are obviously ignoring each other.

[Demonaut]

400. lol

[Buzz Clik]

388. Six? You're missing a zero. Maybe two.

[ozone_man]

294. Zero, but

there are a few "sensible" types, and right wing democrats that cause me indigestion.

[Lint Head]

300. As they say ignorance is bliss.

[Buzz Clik]

389. You have at least one in 3, 2, 1, ....

[mountain grammy]

305. 8 and 8

I ignore no one.. may not like one post today, and love the one tomorrow.

[madrchsod]

306. only 8...

i guess that`s not bad since i`ve been here since late 2001. i guess ya can't please everyone!

[Aerows]

309. Here's the real question

Who is posting in this thread that has someone they are ignoring in it? That could be fun .

[hrmjustin]

311. It might be fun to start a new thread that gives everyne the chance to name who they are ignoring.

Should be posted by a person with zero or one or two people ignoring them. That person also needs to be prepared for backlash.

[corkhead]

314. I'll bite. I am a clean slate. No ignores, not ignored... yet.

I'll start a new thread and come back edit this post to add the link to it.

Update: Here is the link to the thread that has spawned from this discussion:

http://www.democraticunderground.com/1018391577

[hrmjustin]

316. If you do it put in the lounge not GD.

Just be prepared for an alert on it so if you are having second thoughts it is ok.

[corkhead]

322. I was thinking Meta was a good place for it but that isn't around anymore is it.

I just launched it...

http://www.democraticunderground.com/1018391577

[hrmjustin]

323. You are brave! I am sorry if you catch hell for it.

I have no one on ignore so I won't be of any use. I hope the thread brings out the fun in us.

[Buzz Clik]

330. Apparently not me ... as far as I can tell.

But the odds are against it.

[JHB]

310. 4 ignoring, 4 blocking... Here since 2001 and nearing 18,000 posts

Geez, that's mild. Maybe I need to be a bigger dick?

[Buzz Clik]

331. Just be a bigger dick.

There are some pros here who can coach you.

No time like the present. Let's find someone for you to really piss off.

[Starry Messenger]

325. Eight.

It recently went up from seven to eight. Usually I don't think about it, but it seems odd to just gain one in the last three months. I feel for the poor soul and wonder what I was more irritating about than usual.

[Buzz Clik]

332. I gained two yesterday. That was part of my motive for asking.

And yesterday was a calm day for me.

[fascisthunter]

326. I have you on ignore

[Buzz Clik]

334. Well, I do appreciate you lifting the ban long enough to contribute to the thread.

[fascisthunter]

608. funny, I replied the other night and my post is gone

it was a joke, because I never had you on ignore... weird how my reply evaporated.

[Buzz Clik]

610. It wasn't me, I promise.

[fascisthunter]

611. No, I never thought it was you.

[Liberal_in_LA]

328. 13 for me. i'd rather the pearl clutchers block me then bug me with complaints about posts

[ChazII]

333. Strange, it was 3 but now is 2. n/t

[Buzz Clik]

335. Tip of the hat to whoever put me on ignore and pushed me over the 60 threshold.

And bite me.

[Apophis]

339. 13/14

Meh.

I don't understand why we can see that kind of info.

[Buzz Clik]

340. It's early yet.

You have only 800 posts or so. You will learn.

There is no crowd more obsessive/compulsive, more paranoid than the garden variety DUer. Good people, one and all, but all loony.

[defacto7]

342. The size of this thread must be some kind of record or something...

But in all these posts. I can't even find one person on it that I have on ignore! Damnedest thing!

[Buzz Clik]

353. LOL!

[DebJ]

564. You must not have been here for "I want to post a thread that never dies" n/t

[defacto7]

565. Oh... I missed that one!

Maybe everyone in that thread was on my ig list.

[ohheckyeah]

346. 4 and 5

I know who one of the 5 are but not the rest.

[SOteric]

348. Zero. Zip. Nada. Bupkis.

And I'm okay with that.

[Buzz Clik]

351. a virgin

EDIT: no longer.

Check again.

Just temporary.

[freshwest]

369. LOL!

[yewberry]

472. Good heavens, where have you been?

I haven't seen you around for a while!

[Laura PourMeADrink]

515. That is truly amazing ! congrats !

[shireen]

355. only 2/2. i'm crushed.

What can i do to insult you?

[Buzz Clik]

357. The problem is that I am not a Star member.

So, putting you on ignore would be worthless.

I really, really want to put on ignore the guy with no one ignoring him at all. It would be worth the money.

[Buzz Clik]

358. Okay. I'm a star member now.

Say the word, and you're up to three.

[shireen]

359. you did that for me?

[Buzz Clik]

362. and to consummate the relationship...

... I am putting you on ignore.

But I'll respect you in the morning (and take you back off my list).

[shireen]

484. ooh!

i'm flattered. I was thrilled to see my count go from 2 to 3, even if it's temporary.

Thank you, dear. Too bad you won't see this since you have me on ignore ....

[Jim Lane]

367. If a Star member who's ignoring you fails to renew, does the number ignoring you drop by one?

Or does the Ignore, once established, remain in the count?

If PPR'd people still count then it would seem that former Star members who've run short on funds probably count, too.

[Buzz Clik]

386. Is that a philosophical question?

We need a scholar on this thread..

[Flying Squirrel]

370. 25

I would expect it to be higher, but give me time

[TBF]

371. I have 7 on ignore -

4 are ignoring me. I clear it out from time to time ... I find that if a post gets to me it's better to just ignore for awhile so I'm not rude in return. Obviously that's the purpose of the ignore feature & for me it works.

[Flying Squirrel]

372. 5 star members have "The DUzy Awards" on ignore

[Buzz Clik]

390. That's just sad.

[maddezmom]

399. That is a DUzy right there!

[BainsBane]

444. That sound be a tombstoning offense

What kind of sourpuss puts DUzies on ignore?

?w=580

[CBHagman]

373. I'd never actually looked at that section until just now...

...but an ignore and/or the blocking of mail may say more about the person doing the blocking/ignoring than you.

[RKP5637]

376. 9. Anytime I mention my distaste for religion I

pick up a few ... fragile flocks/clubs.

[Atman]

380. 24, but 30 blocking mail from me. Odd...

I very rarely send mail on DU. The count spiked a few months ago when a comment of mine was totally taken out of context and I had three posts hidden in one thread as the usual militant swarm ganged up. I don't tend to thing my posts are too controversial, but I really can't understand why so many would feel the need to protect themselves from mail which I don't send anyway.

[Buzz Clik]

391. It's odd to have that many more blocking PMs.

[MrScorpio]

382. 33… Cool

[Buzz Clik]

393. That's a solid number. Low enough to mean you aren't totally disruptive..

... yet high enough to show some stones.

[aristocles]

384. 7/7

[Tuesday Afternoon]

395. this many

Number of Star members ignoring me: 23
Number of Star members blocking mail from me (including members ignoring me): 31

[Buzz Clik]

396. I was expecting a show of fingers and/or toes

[Tuesday Afternoon]

397. I always wondered what your feet looked like. thanks for sharing ...

[Buzz Clik]

398. It's why I was always good at math.

[L0oniX]

401. Dear Ignored ...I can't see what you have said but please know that I still have you on ignore.

Hmmm I have over 666 star members ignoring me.

[lumberjack_jeff]

404. Only 35. I find that a little surprising.

That works out to a ignore list-to-stalker ratio of about 7:1

[NaturalHigh]

407. Only 10.

[Le Taz Hot]

409. Currently 19/19.

It always goes up when I mention I'm not a Democrat. That number will be going up directly, btw.

[The Second Stone]

410. One damnit

Only one star member has me on ignore. Probably the same person I have on ignore (I have only one). Clearly I am boring. 50 years old and an f'in bore.

[Buzz Clik]

419. Gee, that's kind of sad.

We could start a Charity Thread asking people to put you on ignore.

[DiverDave]

412. 2 I guess I havnt pissed off alot of people.

but at least I'm on the board.

[msanthrope]

413. No one ignores me. No one. nt

[Buzz Clik]

417. Until now.

One of the missions of this thread is philanthropy: those with no one ignoring them are put on my Ignore list. That way, everyone is part of the family. I even bought a membership specifically for this occasion.

[msanthrope]

464. Nope, this post proves that even you are not ignoring me. nt

[Z_I_Peevey]

414. Only one, which gives me great pleasure,

because it means the one time I lost my temper and snapped at a poster, the insult hit the mark but was crafty enough to avoid being hidden. I win.

[Buzz Clik]

418. So ... am I 60 times craftier than you?

[Z_I_Peevey]

421. That is a possibility,

but I cannot say for sure.

[Buzz Clik]

422. With ten times as many posts, maybe ...

.... just 6 times as abrasive.

[renie408]

423. 13. Know how many I have blocked? 0.

I think blocking people is ridiculous.

[Quantess]

424. 16! Double the amount in January, last time I checked.

I do not know why, and I'm not caring all that much, either. I'm the same as ever.

[ananda]

425. Color me surprised!

Not many, but I thought it would be a lot since I'm so liberal and blunt.

I really don't have time to worry about ignores and juries and stuff like that. All I want is good information, and most of the time I can find it here.

[WhaTHellsgoingonhere]

426. 8 stars, 8 total

[Posteritatis]

427. Twelve, plus another only blocking PMs for some reason. (nt)

[rhett o rick]

429. What I dont understand is that I have 2 posters that only ignore my PM's.

They can see my posts but cant get PM's from me. I dont believe I have ever PM'd anyone except in a friendly manner.

[Buzz Clik]

446. Some folks prefer hate mail. Apparently, you didn't deliver the goods.

[Niceguy1]

431. aka

delicate flowers who can't stand the thought of different viewpoints.

[railsback]

433. I have 12 blocks

I consider that pretty wimpy. I won't block anyone, no matter how annoying.

[Buzz Clik]

442. You don't hang around the proper caliber of annoying idiot.

It's the company I keep...

[patrice]

434. I'm thinking how that could be a positive DU trait, amonst star members, to some degree anyway. nt

[Buzz Clik]

447. I'm thinking of having my Ignore count engraved on my headstone.

"He was quite despised"

[patrice]

451. Exter -mi -nate! EXTER -MI -NATE!!!

[1StrongBlackMan]

436. 20 and 20 ...

I never really understood the Ignore Feature ... it kind of speaks to a certain measure of lack of self-control of its users.

But that said ... I know a couple of those that have me on ignore - the told me they were going to put me there. But each of them placed me there shortly after I called them on their pattern of refusing to answer the points I raised and instead they just kept repeating the same point I had just rebutted.

[customerserviceguy]

438. 15 here

The number I have on ignore? Zero. I guess it's a showing of how people like this place to be nothing but an echo chamber for exactly what they think. It's an attitude I would figure only reich-wingers would display.

[Canuckistanian]

445. 3. All Star DUers

Which kind of surprises me. I knew I might have ONE.

[Buzz Clik]

448. You and I have crossed paths a time or two.

I found you a perfect balance between ignorant and annoying.



Actually, I'm not at all surprised you have so few, any more than I am surprised by my count.

[Canuckistanian]

449. Reallly? We have?

I must be more annoying than I thought. I've always generally liked your posts.

[Buzz Clik]

450. I'm always taken by people who can be passionate but curteous.

I suppose I should emulate them.

Can you be my new daddy?

[Canuckistanian]

452. Well, I'm Canadian

We're taught courtesy at the same time as tying our shoes.

And sure, I can be your daddy. As long as you don't eat as much as my son, who's slowly bankrupting me with food bills

[formercia]

454. I must be popular.

Only 4.

On edit: I don't ignore anyone. I don't believe in Censorship, that's why I won't serve on a Jury here.

[Buzz Clik]

455. Now I feel bad.

I have three times voted (unsuccessfully) to have you banned from DU.

I'm so ashamed.

[formercia]

456. Gee, I must be really popular.

[Buzz Clik]

457. Apparently, I'm the only one who really dislikes you.

[Auntie Bush]

475. I won't serve on a jury either. Some of the things that get blocked are ridiculous.

[RedCappedBandit]

545. Same here. I don't get the ignore feature.

I mean, what's the point if you're just going to ignore people you disagree with?

If I really hate reading a particular person's posts, I can always skip over them. This way I am still able to see it if they do post something worthwhile.

[Bobbie Jo]

458. I feel left out....

16 meh.

[Doc_Technical]

459. No one has me on ignore.

I would never think of putting anyone on ignore.
There was a post that I made about 8 years ago that
the mods called me on and I apologized about but that
happened because the computer had been drinking.

[Buzz Clik]

465. As my gift to you...

check your profile again

[Katashi_itto]

460. 17 Star here, 1 for every roughly 99 posts..totally cool :)

And since none of them will see this....

[PCIntern]

461. 10. I was upset until I saw others' totals...

Wow...

[Buzz Clik]

466. I wasn't too worried ... until I saw others' totals.

Is it something I said?

[arely staircase]

468. 23 star members have me on ignore

I have nobody on ignore.

[Katashi_itto]

474. Bastard! I will beat you!!!

My totals will surpass you!!!

There can only be one!!!!

[badtoworse]

476. I have 28 and I thought it was a lot.

I'd love to know who they are. BTW, I'm not ignoring anyone.

[Marr]

477. Hmm. Seventeen, apparently. /nt

[liberal N proud]

479. 14

But I see that as their loss. I have only put a few on ignore but then removed them because you never know when someone says something worthwhile.

Oh well, if I offended, it was not my intention.

[BeyondGeography]

480. 11...annoying people are part of the fun here so I wouldn't dream of ignoring anyone

My idea of fun anyway.

[tblue37]

481. I never knew we could check that. I went to my profile and checked and

was rather surprised to find that 3 star members are ignoring me and blocking private messages from me. Surprised because I don't ever get into it with people here on DU, so I can't even imagine what I did to annoy people enough to make them want to disappear me altogether.

I guess I must have posted a comment at some point on a topic that they are particularly uptight about or something. For some reason I am reminded of a particularly angry regular who finally abandoned DU in a huff when we were still DU2. She was an animal rights activist, and I am quite passionate about the well-being of animals, so I had noticed her posts on relevant threads. I thought she was rather intemperate sometimes, but I never argued with her about things, nor had we ever participated in the same discussion thread. I just noticed that her posts were all about animal rights.

She once mentioned in passing on some thread that she was unable to search because she had no star, so I donated to give her a star. Sometimes I do that when someone mentions not having a star. (I am not well off, but I have been much worse off in the past and people have helped me, so I am a great believer in paying it forward whenever I can.)

I said she could search if she wanted to now, and she lit into me like you wouldn't believe in a strikingly unpleasant PM. I didn't know her, had never had any interaction with her at all, but she was really, really nasty about my having given her a star.

I do find myself puzzled about the 3 people blocking me, though, and wondering what I might have done to annoy them seriously enough for them to want to block me and refuse any PMs from me--not that I send PMs, though, unless I am responding to a PM that someone else has sent to me. Seriously--[i/]I have never sent a PM except in response to one sent to me, so it's not as though they had to protect themselves from a barrage of unwanted PMs by blocking me from sending any to them!

Very strange.

On Edit: I don't have anyone at all on ignore--and never have used that function at all.

[Bucky]

482. I'm a star. I've always been a star. And I have all you motherfuckers on ignore. All of you!!!

Everyone who posts in DU, I ignore 'em. Heh-heh. Every last mother's son of 'em. Heh-heh. And now I have DU all to myself. ALL TO MYSELF!! Do you hear me world! You can't fuck with Bucky Rea any more cause all you motherfuckers are on ignore!!! Ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha!!



Oh shit, I stepped on my glasses! Now I can't read any of my posts anymore. NOOoooooo[font size="1"]ooo o[/font]... . . !![font size="1"]! ![/font]

[Buzz Clik]

584. I'm almost afraid to laugh.

You gonna be okay?

[Wednesdays]

483. Billions and billions.

Seriously, the real number is zero. I used to keep an ignore list a long time ago, but soon found I was missing out on a lot of interesting conversations, even if they were infuriating. So I don't put anyone on ignore.

As for my being on others' lists, I have no idea. I'm hardly perfect, so it's entirely possible.

[cbdo2007]

486. Kind of disappointed I only have 11

Wow, I was sure it would be more than that. I'll have to try harder...because my feeling is that if you aren't pissing off somebody here you aren't doing something right. If I just want to talk to someone who agrees with me and my viewpoints all day I'll talk to my dog!

[HughBeaumont]

487. Two star members, two non-star members.

This is a progressive board, not a "Praise Plutocrats" board. All four support the following pro-Republican economic tenets (specifically #7, #8 and #9), which is why they're in the Red-X Toilet:

1. The prime function of a business or corporation is to care for the shareholder's needs only, by which I mostly mean "major".

2. Business functions best as a "top down" model; hypothetically speaking, of course.

3. You CAN "feed the birds by giving the horse more oats".

4. That this country's economic problems have more to do with "high taxes", "high wages" and "strangling regulations" than wealth inequality and top-heavy greed.

5. It's absolutely not possible to pay workers a better wage and still be profitable (an idea that completely ignores the very real fact that Middle/Working/Poor wages haven't risen in real dollars since 1979 while income of the wealthy has outpaced inflation, productivity, their cost of living and lotteries).

6. The post-WWII boom cannot be replicated (no one's really saying it HAS to be; that doesn't mean we have no choice but to accept "Trickle-On" . . . there ARE happy mediums).

7. The Republican model of Free Trade, a zero-sum proposition that surmises because the price of tchotchkes are going down, the worker is better off . . . among other things (this ignores the very real fact that it's ever-increasing-in-price necessities (i.e. education, housing, health care, transportation, food, etc) that are killing the average American's pocketbooks).

8. The Republican model of Globalization, a zero-sum proposition that dictates (for all nations involved) environmental standards, worker rights, worker wages, worker morale, worker safety and business regulations must be destroyed in proportion to the enormous increase in company productivity on the BACKS of those strained workers, layoffs, profits, CEO/management salaries, perk packages, stock options, exit packages and, as we're tragically seeing, governmental influence.

9. The Republican model of offshore outsourcing, another zero-sum proposition that laughably states "While we ship low-skill work over THUR, it frees up better jobs fur the higher-skill 'Murkin workers over HERRR!" (yet again ignoring the fact that high-skilled work is ALSO being shipped overseas and companies are getting tax breaks to DO so).

10. Americans simply have to accept a lower standard of living adherent to their inevitably lower wages (There's never a discussion on how wages can keep up with the cost of living, productivity and inflation . . . only that we can't participate in a consumer-based economy by proxy, but the wealthy absolutely HAVE to have THEIR needs met first, foremost and often times, ONLY).

[freshwest]

566. They all sound terribly obnoxious to me. Ugh.

[HughBeaumont]

604. One of them is a revered poster on DU, known for his environmental work IRL.

He helped write an article for Mother Jones about the Keystone XL Pipeline's contractual ties with TransCanada, which their state department tried to hide.

That's why his staunch neoliberalism, support for free trade, playing the xenophobia card from the bottom of the deck, and his extremely insulting, rude and condescending coldness towards a pro-labor viewpoint comes off as extremely disappointing.

[freshwest]

606. Praise Skinner, I probably have that person on Ignore. That's a bad combination, there.

There are a number of zombies running amuck, too, AFAIK. Any of those, but all in one, is revolting. Ugh.

[NoPasaran]

488. Only five pendejos

[BainsBane]

491. the same number blocking the DUzy awards

The Duzy awards. Can you believe that?

[closeupready]

496. 13, and I'm sure I deserved every single one.

[Scootaloo]

501. 31; this is what I get for posting about guns, pit bulls, feminism, and Israel / Palestine

I figure that with all those topics, the fact I only have 31 ignores means I'm ahead of the game

[Buzz Clik]

506. 31 ignores with 5000+ posts is impressive.

[Scootaloo]

509. I'm willing to bet a third are PPR'd

And the other 21 are just jealous

[Buzz Clik]

510. If you've outed ten trolls/moles, you deserve a silver star.

[Rex]

502. A 501 reply thread that is totally META.

But NO, we don't need no META...this is just an exception. Shows how much that forum is missed.

[Buzz Clik]

505. How about a META joke to celebrate?

A Priest, a Rabbi and a Leprechaun walk into a bar. The Leprechaun looks around and says, "Saints preserve us! I'm in the wrong joke!"

[Rex]

513. I think a Leprechaun would fit in meta.

Just fine.

[AtomicKitten]

507. 16-16 and nobody on ignore

I couldn't stand the suspense.

[Buzz Clik]

511. Nice balance.

But, you're a feline.

[ctsnowman]

508. Wow I've already got 1.

Must be doing something right.

[Laura PourMeADrink]

514. They can't see me post, right? 15 Dipshits !!! nt

[flamingdem]

516. DU is HuffyPo! Ignore away

I think this kind of oversensitivity is a hallmark of American culture.

Grow up fussy people! Putting someone on ignore is like a "crab out". That's what we'd call it when the neighbor pouted and wouldn't play anymore.

CRAB OUT

[cynatnite]

520. I was shocked to have 12...

But looking at this thread, it seems like it's an average number for lots of folks.

[Buzz Clik]

522. It seems that one can get a handful of ignores for simply showing up

Posting mild opinions will get you more, and you're in the "we differ but that's okay" category.

[DainBramaged]

523. As many as I have on my ignore list

as the saying goes, "fuck 'em if they can't take a joke". Life is too short to worry about this.

[Buzz Clik]

524. So, you're saying you have none?

[DainBramaged]

525. A SHITLOAD

boatload, truckload, barge full, train load, fuckload!

[Buzz Clik]

526. That's a good thing!

It's an important club.

[bravenak]

527. I'm new so only2.

I'm sure I deserve it.

[Buzz Clik]

530. It seems two people have you figured out

[bravenak]

531. I have to post more and get that count up to a more reasonable number.

I'm rather jealous of you. I wanna be the one they love to hate.

[Buzz Clik]

538. One per 100. That's pretty good!

Imagine if some of the veterans with over 100,000 posts maintained your ratio! They'd be speaking to themselves.

[hrmjustin]

537. 15 still ignoring me but why. I am a nice guy and not controversial.

[Buzz Clik]

539. I ask myself the same question! ;)

Hey, if the DUzies are being ignored by 5 people, then 15 is a pretty small number.

[hrmjustin]

540. lol Maybe they think I am overbearing. I post a lot.

[DirkGently]

541. You are ignoring this member

[hrmjustin]

542. Of course!

[Buzz Clik]

547. I wasn't, but I am now!

[RedCappedBandit]

543. Would be fascinating to see the posts which have prompted said ignores.

4 people are ignoring me. No idea who or why. Wish I knew.

[Buzz Clik]

548. Just four.

However, I know what you mean. Ten more added me to their ignore list this week. I thought I was pretty calm this week.

oh, well

[ScreamingMeemie]

554. Since mine just went from 5 to 7, I have a pretty good idea.

It's gotta be the no-hitter thread in the Sports forum.

[Duer 157099]

559. Was directed here by the DUzy Awards thread, but how come

there are no replies????

[Buzz Clik]

569. Hahaha! You probably can't read this, but....

Man, I almost missed you joke. Too early in the morning.

[gopiscrap]

562. I think one

[Blue_In_AK]

567. Six people are ignoring me.

I only ignored one, who has since had his posting privileges revoked.

[Buzz Clik]

570. Only six with so many posts?

I need to follow you around and learn some manners.

[Blue_In_AK]

573. Let's just say I keep many of my opinions to myself. :)

[Buzz Clik]

574. Sorry for this, but it begs the question:

Why go on a discussion board if you "keep your opinions to yourself?" I'm not being nasty at all -- I want to understand.

[Blue_In_AK]

575. Honestly, I post mostly in the photo group

which is one of the least political groups on the site. I stay out of the more contentious groups (e.g., the gungeon, I/P) because I really don't like arguing with people, and I accept the fact that this is a Democratic website, so I try to limit my criticisms of the prez, of which I have several. People who know me here know where I stand, which is pretty far left, but I'm pretty subtle about it. I'm 66, but still a flower child at heart, a lover, not a fighter.


Oh, I guess I should add that I built up my post count quite a bit back in 2008-2009 when I was the resident expert on all things Palin. That's probably when I picked up some of my ignores because some people just didn't want to hear about her anymore, while others did.

[Buzz Clik]

585. Well, I love the photo group.

My only submission failed, but I still love you guys.

[Hekate]

590. I remember how great you were with Palin news back then

We needed your perspective -- it was quite helpful. Thanks!

[TXleigh]

568. I'm a noob and only have 12 posts total...

And I already have 1 star ignorer... Whatev.

[Buzz Clik]

571. At first I misread that you had more people ignoring you than you have posts.

That usually results in the granite pizza (archaic) or being PPRd.

I accumulated ten more people ignoring me just this week.

[Jamastiene]

576. 11

And considering how infested this place is with right wingers lately, I see I must not be trying hard enough. Plus, I hate odd numbers. I see I need to piss off at least one more person. Otherwise, that 11 is going to haunt me.

[Buzz Clik]

597. +1

[madfloridian]

577. 16 have me on full ignore, 15 are blocking mail.

Since I seldom mail anyone or PM them, that surprised me.

[Blue_In_AK]

578. Their loss, MadFlo

I always find your posts enlightening and educational.

[Vinnie From Indy]

581. 5,482 have me on ignore

But, only 5,420 are justified!

Cheers!

[Buzz Clik]

583. Yeah. It's the 62 that spoil the fun for everyone.

[snagglepuss]

582. Eight ignoring me. You find out who when you respond to a poster who's ignoring you. In red type

you'll be advised you are on that posters ignore list.

[Blue_In_AK]

591. Oh, that's good to know.

It hasn't happened to me yet, so I suppose I'm ignoring the six who are ignoring me ... I just haven't used the ignore function.

[Buzz Clik]

594. I have only 1/10 on my ignore (6) as those ignoring me, but I have yet to see the warning

It seems odd.

[snagglepuss]

599. Either you don't find their posts worthy of comment or

you don't read the threads their reading.

[Buzz Clik]

600. That's the odd part.

65 people find me so offensive that I'm on their ignore list, yet I never cross paths with them. You'd think that I would run into the now and then.

[snagglepuss]

602. True it is odd that you don't come across any of those 65 people.

[snagglepuss]

598. They may have put you on ignore when they found out you are ignoring them or

perhaps you have never been moved to reply to one of their posts.

[Blue_In_AK]

603. No, I have no one "on ignore"

except for someone who sent me a PM addressing me as a "Muslim fucking piece of shit" a while back. I felt compelled to alert on that one, and he was promptly tombstoned. Other than that, I haven't ignored one person since November 2004 when I joined DU.

[Courtesy Flush]

592. This is kind of disturbing

I only have three ignoring me (I'm not as active here as most of you) but to me, ignoring a user sounds like something a winger would do, in order to maintain his safe little bubble.

From the replies here, it seems like it is as common a practice here as it is among freepers.

What are they so afraid of seeing?

[Buzz Clik]

593. Sometimes even a person's nickname is edgy enough to push them over.

[Boudica the Lyoness]

595. I only had a couple ignoring me.....

till I found discovered the mayhem that pit bulls were causing and started posting about it. Now I'm up to 10 who have me on full block.

[Buzz Clik]

596. The pit bulls who post here are quick to put people on ignore.

They tend to be a sensitive lot.

That's the difference between dogs and cats -- a cat would never put someone on ignore.

[Mr Dixon]

605. SMH

I saw one that had me on ignore pretty funny because I mostly just read I have a low post count but I have been here since 2007 SMH.

[hrmjustin]

607. Now up to 16 but I think I want overboard on a post last night.

[sarcasmo]

609. Only 4, but 6 on email ignore, what is that? Skinner you can take me off email ignore, you fixed

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