I did a DU first for me today

[Omaha Steve]

I put somebody on ignore. I should have done this ages ago. What a difference.

OS

[GP6971]

1. I haven't done it yet

but I think I'm coming close.

[roguevalley]

25. I did too. I found out that I don't have to read the replies to my posts.

the freedom of not seeing someone slam you to the moon because you disagree with them is awesome. try it too.

[Lucinda]

2. Yep.... it's mostly a primary election event for me

some people are just too much for me sometimes

[BlueJazz]

3. You have more patience then I. I have so many on ignore that sometimes the pages are blank.

[petronius]

4. It's nice isn't it? I didn't use it for a long time either, until I realized that there

are some people who are just empty pointless background noise: never saying anything informative or thought-provoking, and never starting a sub-thread that did. Threads get cleaned up nicely when the static is expunged...

[FLPanhandle]

5. Haven't used it yet.

I like reading the responses. Helps me respond when I hear similar shit in real life.

[Skittles]

8. I don't put up with shit in real life and I won't put up with it here either

[Trajan]

34. +1,000,000

My DU experience is smooth as silk ... Ain't time enough in life to fight useless battles ...

[patricia92243]

38. Bingo!

[awoke_in_2003]

45. I hope I am never on your list

I need my ass kicked from time to time

[jeff47]

6. Yep. Swore I'd never have an ignore list. Now it has 1 member. (nt)

[Skittles]

7. was it one of those alert stalker cowards?

they seem to be mulitiplying

[Omaha Steve]

9. Been a member longer than me

I was surprised. But seemed to be trying to push me to blow up.

[Skittles]

10. oh yes, I know the type

they have no power in real life so they bully people online - you did right Omaha Steve - trash those kind of pathetic people - they're worthless

[laundry_queen]

41. Yep

The one person I have one ignore was the same. Been here longer than me. Hell bent on getting a reaction. Seemed to be his raison d'être. DU was much nicer after. I haven't had to put anyone else on ignore, and that was several years ago.

Good for you.

[merrily]

15. Like one sock of a pair multiply whenever you do laundry. I don't know where all the mates go.

[demmiblue]

11. Half of the people on my ignore list are sitting in the naughty chair. Lol!

[Cassiopeia]

31. Made me look at my list of 3.

Two will be back soon. Feb 2nd and Feb 3rd. I imagine it will be a short reunion.

[notadmblnd]

33. Oh, so they were given a vacation.

I think I know exactly which two you are talking about. I wondered what happened to them. I thought maybe I drove the one over the brink. She kept sending me PMs and I kept expressing my concerns in regards to her mental health. She tried very hard to get me to take her bait, but I think that the more I expressed my concern for her the angrier she got. It got to a point where she wasn't making any sense at all. I thought maybe she finally went for professional counseling to gain help for the anger and stress she was imposing on herself. In the end I suggested she take a nap, make a nice cup of tea or enroll in a yoga class.

[awoke_in_2003]

46. If people are trying to bait you via PM

I say make the PM public. That is what I would do (if I were important enough to warrant such PMs). Doing that crap via PM is akin to stalking in my opinion

[TDale313]

12. I resisted for a long time.

But I use it pretty liberally now. I go through periodically and clear it again. It keeps me from blowing up and getting a hide. And it does feel somewhat satisfying to basically put some of these people on mute 😀 I will say, I've needed it more in the last few months than I ever have before. It's gotten pretty wild around here.

BTW, Thank you, Steve, for all you've done and for fighting the good fight.

[merrily]

13. Congratulations! (I hope it wasn't me, though)

[OhioChick]

14. Was it me?

LOL

[Skittles]

22. what makes you so special, OhioChick?

[awoke_in_2003]

47. We Buckeyes are special

[OnyxCollie]

16. Hell yes. Why be annoyed by obnoxious posters? nt

[Fuddnik]

17. I waited a long, long time before I used it.

Probably have a dozen or so on there now. A few more are auditioning.

[daleanime]

18. Good...

glad to hear that it helped.

[Electric Monk]

19. Does their handle rhyme with Mildew Meal? I think I know the subthread you're talking about. nt

[Omaha Steve]

35. .

[xloadiex]

20. My ignore count

is up to 75. I have no desire to read any of the bullshit they post.

[SoapBox]

21. I've got at least 30!

Makes life sooooooo much better, not having to see their garbage.

Good for you OS!

[longship]

23. I recommend temporary.

Temporary works well. I too am proud of my lack of use of Ignore. I do use it occasionally, but never permanently. My daily trips down DU Lane inform me who should be ignored, and who should not.

However, I choose to listen to the discussion and manually ignore the kooks. (Or alert on them.)

[olddots]

24. I ignore everyone who ignores me

about 73 % of the people here

I put myself on ignore but it confused the software .

[Skittles]

36. you want I should kick your ignored ass, olddots?

I WILL PAY ATTENTION TO YOU; yes INDEED

[HubertHeaver]

26. I had to start populating mine last summer.

My angina was kicking up, causing problems. Periodically I will open DU in another browser without signing in just to experience DU in its full fury.

[gwheezie]

27. I.put everyone on ignore

Just joking. I can't keep track of who annoys me but I haven't been here long.

[Cassiopeia]

28. I have 3.

I wish I didn't. After Hillary concedes to Bernie I'll clear the list.

[Snobblevitch]

29. I don't have anyone on ignore.

I want to know who posting smack about me. The thing I wonder about, is how many DUers have me on ignore. I bet it's not too many. I don't post all that much and don't challenge too many others in my posts.

The weird thing is, can the people who have me on ignore see this post, since it's not a reply to a post of theirs?

[Skittles]

37. you want I should kick your smack-craving ass, Snobblevitch?

if you're logged into DU - when someone has you on Ignore they won't see your posts anywhere

[Snobblevitch]

42. Craving?

Is English your cradle language?

[pugetres]

30. I see that there are 25 responses

and that I can actually read 25 responses!

That makes this a good thread

I have a short ignore list but there are actually times when I see that there are supposed to be a couple dozen responses and I can only see a handful. That situation reminds me that Ignore is actually a good thing. I'm not missing out on a discussion but I am missing out on an epeen contest.

I've recently discovered the "trash" feature. I think it is even more useful than "ignore".

[mahina]

32. Right?

My list is so, so long. Don't know how you made it this far without it.

[malaise]

39. I ignore without the formalities - I've never used the ignore feature

[patricia92243]

40. Next is to ignore keywords that you are not interested in then trash entire forums if needed. Make

DU your own. It will actually make DU a lot more informative.

[Kaleva]

43. I ignore topics and not people

A number of grave dancing threads discuss former members I'm not familiar with. That may be because they tend to post in threads I usually skip over.

[awoke_in_2003]

44. I've done it before

but it never lasts for more than a week. Now, I just avoid the Hillary group, Bernie group, GD , and religion. It is a lot saner for me now.

[blogslut]

48. It's very helpful.

It's important to consider differing opinions but when someone else's words consistently cause you dismay, the ignore feature serves you both.

[Quantess]

49. One or two or 3 on hide, if necessary. Only in extreme cases.

Never say never to Hide!

[BigDemVoter]

50. I haven't in a while, and I haven't done it much.

However, sometimes it really needs to be done. . . .

[arcane1]

51. It's as refreshing as a bouncer at the door checking for IDs, keeping out the kids. n/t

[CTyankee]

52. I started earlier in 2015 after YEARS of not doing Ignore and I found the same difference.

Ihave enough garbage to plow through in my life, why put up with people who don't deserve your words or thoughts?

[guillaumeb]

53. Sometimes my wife has me on ignore.

And my children had me on ignore through their teen years.

And our cat has everybody on ignore. Permanently. Well, except when she wants to be fed.