Finally! My ignore count went from 11 to 12

[OmahaBlueDog]

What a great way to start the New Year!

After the election, my ignore count actually DROPPED, and I was starting to worry. It's good to be back on track.

I'm shooting for 20+ by the end of 2013. I'm debating whether I want to get my first jury hide.

[Kaleva]

1. Slacker! Mine went up from 10 to 16.

[OmahaBlueDog]

2. Wow - did you do?! Advocate the flat tax? Express a deep and abiding love of Honey Boo Boo?

What is your secret!

[Kaleva]

6. Advocating for greater gun control measures is what did it.

[OmahaBlueDog]

8. Wait .. maybe I put you on ignore

No, wait.. that can't be right...

... now I'm confused.

[A Simple Game]

12. Mine went from 3 to 5, probably guns too. n/t

[LeftofObama]

3. Mine went from 1 to 2.

I try to make my posts supportive, but I must have pissed somebody off!

[OmahaBlueDog]

5. This is DU. You could voice support of cute puppies, and you will anger someone.

Wear your 100% increase in ignoreship as a badge of honor.

Drink responsibly!

Stay out of Meta -- no good can come from there.

...and stop making supportive posts about cute puppies.

[Wait Wut]

4. Mine dropped...

...from 9 to 7 about 2 months ago.

Last week it went from 7 to 9. I dared to not jump on the proper bandwagon. I know who one of them is, got a pretty good idea of the other, as well.

[OmahaBlueDog]

7. Your signature line explains your skyrocketing ignore numbers

Defending children!! Seriously??

When you try bandwagon jumping, get a good running start. Try to get good lift from your right leg, and good upward arm motion. I always try to land on the bandwagon on my left side.

[Wait Wut]

9. That must be it.

I honestly did pick up an ignore about 2 years ago because I was in what I thought was a good debate about priorities. I was just trying to explain that all of us have our own causes and that one persons priority is another's bottom of the list. I felt really bad that she misunderstood my intentions. She deleted all of her responses and put me on ignore.

Okay, so I guess throwing rocks at the driver of the bandwagon is not a good way to get it to stop? Damn. What am I going to do with all these rocks?

[graywarrior]

10. I'm holding at 7

I'd help you out, but I decided not to IGNORE anyone for any reason. I like to see the full picture here at The DU.

[OmahaBlueDog]

11. Who would want to ignore the author of the thread without end? The thread that never dies!

I may return to the "ignore-free" philosophy. I have to confess that shortly following the two biggest political victories Dems have won in years (Obama wins in 2008 & 12), the post-election behavior at DU has been...well, this isn't the place to bemoan the state of DU, is it?

Suffice to say that I found short-term happiness by putting fifteen posters on ignore and trashing Meta. I now visit the Lounge, GD, Native American and (on occasion) Sports.

So whenever I need the big DU picture explained, I'll bug you.

[graywarrior]

13. By all means, bug me any time you wish

My shortcoming is that I hardly ever read posters names and I have no idea who the new DUrs' are so I never know who is on whose bad list. The people IGNORING me have no idea how much I don't give a shit mainly coz I've been here son long I've figured it out. It's a forum. LOL!

[bluesbassman]

14. Agree with that gray. Mine just went from 0 to 3.

Must be all that accordion music I keep posting.

[graywarrior]

15. You're just so out of step with the cool people.

Welcome to dorkdome.

[bluesbassman]

16. Thankya, thankya very much.

Hand me one of them jelly doughnuts Pricilla.

[graywarrior]

17. Doughnuts holes!

Less calories.

[NoGOPZone]

18. That's one louder, isn't it? nt

[TrogL]

19. How do you tell your ignore count?

[bluesbassman]

20. Click on "My Profile" at the top of the page...

Then click the "Transparency" tab. There will be a link about half way down that says "Show me my Transparency page", click on that and it will open up your stats.

[harmonicon]

21. I wonder if I've topped 20 yet.

I bet I did today.

[OmahaBlueDog]

42. What now?

Are you messing about in GD again?

[harmonicon]

50. Maybe just a little. (nt)

[CBGLuthier]

22. Wow after a year of stagnation mine has jumped from 8 to 11

I guess gun owners are indeed everything I imagine them to be.

[LynneSin]

23. I'm guessing thanks to the Gun Lovers of DU my count went from 22 to 24

I guess they don't like my anti-gun stance!

[OriginalGeek]

28. The funny thing is

mine went up for being pro-gun - inasmuch as a liberal dem can be, that is.

I think I am pretty close to Kaleva in my thoughts on guns so I am not sure where on the litmus paper that puts me. But clearly it was not far enough to one end.

[OmahaBlueDog]

43. How I envy you

I'm a Blue Dog Dem on a progressive site, and I can't tick off half as many people.

Something to work on in 2013.

[JustABozoOnThisBus]

24. I'm still stuck at 3

but I got my first jury hide about a month ago. In the Lounge, of all places. (a well-deserved hide, mea culpa)

[GoCubsGo]

25. Still holding at 2.

I was down to 1 at one point. I have no idea who they are, nor do I care. I guess they don't like the "colorful" language I tend to use. Oh well. Not going to stop me from using it. Either that, or I occasionally say nice things about the President, and I guess that makes me a "cheerleader" to be put on Ignore.

I think that if you subscribe to a forum, and someone "trashes" the whole forum, it takes the subscribers with them.

[OmahaBlueDog]

44. I'm a Brewers fan. I could ignore you.

Or we could just snark at each other in the baseball forum.

You are aware that our President is a White Sox fan, and that Joe Ricketts owns the Cubs...get with the program here.

[GoCubsGo]

51. Yes, I am aware of that.

I don't hold it against the President for being a White Sox fan any more than I hold it against you for being a Brewers fan. To each his own.

And, Joe Ricketts doesn't own the Cubs. His kids do, including Laura, a Democratic donor and staunch Obama supporter.

[GoneOffShore]

26. I must suck because there were 5 and now there's 4.

[LWolf]

27. Mine's gone from 3 to 5.

I don't have anyone on ignore. I'm strong enough to ignore people when necessary without hiding them, lol.

If I were to guess, I'd say there are 5 die-hard, partisan, party-first "centrists" ignoring me, since I am stubborn, independent, and leftist enough to piss that sub-group off, and I don't give a shit about it.

As a blue-dog, you might get pissed, too. You don't have to ignore me to ignore me, though.

[OmahaBlueDog]

45. As a Blue Dog on this site, I should have like 75 people ignoring me

I'm clearly not trying hard enough.

I'm thinking of changing my avatar to the DLC logo and posting a lot of pro-third way threads -- would that help?

[LWolf]

53. It probably would, lol.

Not for me; I just find it easier to ignore particular threads or posts, rather than whole people.

Unless you want to put me on ignore for being a loony lefty socialist, you're stuck with me.

[MrScorpio]

29. I've got 23 ignoring me

Who knows why.

[graywarrior]

30. Wow, impressive.

I don't know why I don't have more than 7.

[MrScorpio]

31. I don't understand why either one of us is getting any ignores

They won't bother to tell us, so be it.

[graywarrior]

32. Not everyone has to like us.

I just think IGNORING posters is dumb. Poor frail little DUers can't handle DU as is was.

[MrScorpio]

33. Total agreement

I don't have anyone on ignore. Frankly, I'd rather have someone tell me out front that they don't like me and why. Air it all out.

I think it's childish anyway to hide all the posts of another member.

As a matter of fact, I might be willing to start a thread inviting everyone else to tell me what they don't like about me.

I'm pretty self-confident enough to handle the criticism.

[graywarrior]

34. But if they have you on IGNORE, they won't see your post!

[MrScorpio]

36. Well, I guess those people would miss out on all of the fun

Besides, if they're cowardly enough to put me on ignore, I really don't think that they'd be honest with me enough to tell me what their problem with me is.

[graywarrior]

38. True

Bok bok...

[OmahaBlueDog]

48. Being serious for a moment

I've been here since 2006, IIRC. I've mostly tried to adhere to the "no one on ignore" rule. Late last year, after the election, I reached two conclusions.

1) Meta is like watching a train wreck. It has nothing to do with the things I like about this site, and yet I end up getting drawn into it's vortex of self-righteous indignation. Since I spend too much damn time on the internet as it is, my conclusion was that trashing Meta was a simple way to ensure that the time I spend here is in productive &/or enjoyable pursuits.

2) Recently, a more-than-usual number of people on this site, IMHO, have become insufferable twits. These individuals (who shall remain nameless) either attack everyone who does not share 100% of their worldview, or display a smug I-know-better-than-you attitude, or both. I identified fifteen who were consistently annoying, and put them on ignore. In a perfect world, 12 of those 15 are the ones who have me on ignore; then all would be right in everyone's world. Anyway, my viewing experience has drastically improved as a result.

FYI, I don't ignore people because I disagree with them on issues. On the contrary: IRL, I have many friends and family members who are wingnuts, and we all get along pretty well.

[MrScorpio]

49. Oh, Gawd, I stay out of Meta for good reason

I'm usually here and in GD. I'm comfortable in GD to handle myself in most situations. I also stay away from complicated fights over nothing.

When I state my case, I'm usually pretty good at defending myself. Whenever I'm proven wrong about something, I don't mind admitting as much.

They say, "Don't let the assholes get you down", and I don't.

If they're not happy with how I handle my biz, it sucks to be them, I say.

[Chan790]

35. I'm trolling Meta for more ignores.

Trollin' down in Meta, smokin ENDO, sippin' on gin and juice.

Laid back.

[graywarrior]

37. Maybe that's what I'm doing wrong

I should spend more time over there except it's all over my head.

[Chan790]

39. Nah, I just got called "butthurt"

I didn't even get any additional ignores out of it.

[graywarrior]

40. There has to be a formula to getting IGNORES

Damned if I can figure it out.

[OmahaBlueDog]

41. I am second to none in my admiration of Mr. Scorpio

He has taste in music, and he knows everyone. Who would want to ignore that?

[GoCubsGo]

52. Maybe they don't like your taste in music?

Their loss.

[applegrove]

46. Mine went down.

[OmahaBlueDog]

47. I had that problem just after the election

Then someone came to their senses.

Don't feel bad -- your count will rise soon enough. These things take time. It's perfectly normal for someone of your age to have fluctuations in their ignore count. it's natural, and nothing to be ashamed of.

[applegrove]

54. LOL! I'm trying to cope as best I can.

[RedCloud]

55. That's a dozen cousin!