oh my god... how awesome... FULL IGNORE

[Raster]

I have just really discovered the FULL IGNORE feature.

In 14 years, I think I only had one person on ignore many years ago... and now, unfortunately, the possibilities seem endless... I used to think IGNORE was not conducive to quality discourse and discussion, but now I realize both are in short supply these days.

And the full amnesty... REALLY? I have two persons now on IGNORE, both just returned back because of AMNESTY. BOTH OF THEM each have over 5 jury hides since their recent return... and their comments are just belligerent bullshit.

[cantbeserious]

1. Over 200 HRC Supporters On Full Ignore

eom

[Raster]

2. it is amazing... and not in a good way...

[cantbeserious]

5. Amazing In A Very Good Way - Makes DU Life Bearable - Cuts The Noise Dramatically

eom

[Jenny_92808]

18. I have you beat

I have 513 Hillary supporters on ignore. It is a very nice place here with them gone from my view. I got fed up and went to the Hillary threads and went through all 30 pages of threads and did a full ignore on all of them. It took me a while but I think it was a good investment in my time. It also gave me satisfaction watching their posts go poof, each time I refreshed.

[cantbeserious]

20. Agreed - The Magic Of Ignore - Poof

eom

[Art_from_Ark]

46. The vast majority of them bring nothing to the discussion

Just taunts and attempts to set up Bernie supporters for timeouts.

I'm currently playing Whack-a-Mole with the Ignore function.

[jwirr]

62. I'm close to that.

[NRaleighLiberal]

3. I've never used ignore previously - been here for 12 years.

But I think I am now approaching 300 on full ignore. What a relief.

[dana_b]

13. yep! That's about where i am now too

two weeks ago I only had 30 on ignore. That says something.

[merrily]

16. Wasn't it 200 not that long ago?

(If you don't answer this, I'll assume I'm on ignore.)

[NRaleighLiberal]

17. yup. it's gone from 200 to near 300 in a few weeks.

you on ignore? never!

[merrily]

19. Whew!

Thanks!

[Autumn]

4. Ignore is the most awesome gift ever given by the Admins.

Use it, love it, enjoy it, fill it up.

[Raster]

6. It is the only way this place is tolerable anymore

[thereismore]

7. Belligerent bullshit is right. They also do a one-two punch: One sets you up with some bullshit

the other alerts you for responding in kind.

[rhett o rick]

14. Exactly, it's a tactic that they dream up at the C. Cave. They were given a get out of jail for the

final throes. Put them on ignore then it will be like the Hillary Group if they have no one to harass.

[valerief]

8. Forever Ignored is a wonderful thing. I have over 300 on Ignore. I'm especially proud of the

groups I have trashed, too.

[Art_from_Ark]

47. I trashed the Den of Iniquity

almost as soon as I learned of the Trash Group function.

[-none]

9. This place is turning into DI.

Same BS as here as there, Conservatives vs Liberals. No real substance from the Right-wings either place.

[lmbradford]

10. Really?

Ive been here for almost 10 years and never had to ignore but i bet i have 20 in there from today.

[Bjornsdotter]

11. Earlier this month

....I put my first person on ignore. I have been here 12 years and have never used the feature until now. I can say that not seeing the same post over and over has made it a bit better.

[Stardust]

28. Is it the one about Bernie not being a Democrat?

[ebayfool]

12. I have never, in almost 12 years, had to resort to the ignore function. Started using it today.

The berserkers rampaging thru GD are like crazed drivers driving down a busy sidewalk, with no fear of repercussion. Openly bragging that they can say what they want and they are freed from all constraints.

You can't find the rational, thoughtful discourse (from either camp!) in the swamp of openly provocative bile. The problem with the ignore button is it's been an almost full-time job today. Trash thread the same. If you alert the worst of it, the claims of alert stalking negate the whole point of trying - now matter how vile the post.

This is intolerable. It's ridiculous. It's not the DU of old.

[SoapBox]

15. I LOVES my Full Ignore!

It most certainly has made life much more bearable here.

But then...sheesh, 4 juries today...SUCH nasty and vile posts.

[Cassiopeia]

21. If you one day decide to clear your ignore list

it's better to just change those posters to block mail only. That maintains your list and makes it easier to block them again when you realize nothing has changed, they still post obnoxious BS that makes DU intolerable.

[NRaleighLiberal]

22. after some of the disgusting stuff I've seen posted by so many, it is hard to

see me clearing out the list, no matter what happens in the election.

[Hiraeth]

23. Okay, I counted

48 on full ignore ... at least ten today and twenty since Super Tuesday. I am being very liberal with the tools provided by admin.

I'm a good liberal that way

[Blue_In_AK]

24. You and me both, Raster.

I have NEVER put anyone on ignore in 12 years, but with this amnesty thing, I finally had to break down and use it. Before, I was just counting on them to talk themselves right into a time out, but it seems we can't count on that now, so I have about 10 on the list now and my feed looks so much nicer.

I don't have a problem with reasonable Clinton supporters who are civil, but I've had it with the taunting.


Make that 11.

[21st Century Poet]

25. Is it necessary?

Do you need an ignore button to ignore people or posts?

I don't get it. Can't you just look away?

I've only been here a short while. Up to now, I don't see the point.

[Blue_In_AK]

26. I've been looking away for years.

Today I reached my looking away limit. I'm done with them.

[winter is coming]

27. When it's someone who has a consistent track record for being

a time-wasting shit-stirrer, there's no point in seeing their posts at all.

[Raster]

30. I have been civil for years and looked away.

I have two persons on IGNORE. Just two... and let me tell you, the noise level has gone done by a factor of 10.

One poster in particular has been banned at least once, maybe twice, and comes back via amnesty. She's an ac-tee-vist.

Nope. I have been a valued and contributing member of this community for years. I will not be taunted and degraded. No. There are members of the Hillary community that are good people and wonderful contributors to this site. And then there's a little cliche of evil little ***** intent on causing trouble and being as abusive as possible.

No. I will not just look away. Neither will I be run off from something I have been a part of for many years. No.

[djean111]

32. They tend to thread-jack.

It is boring, and a waste of my time.

[Art_from_Ark]

48. It's also a waste of bandwidth

Especially when I'm on battery power

[CoffeeCat]

29. You can't get kicked off for jury hides any more, correct?

Did I read that right?

You can get 5 (or more) jury hides and you don't get a time out or kicked off the site, correct?

[JDPriestly]

34. I was just checking how many jury hides some people had. Some have as many as 6. That's

just the few people I checked on.

And are they angry and annoying.

I hate hiding things but I am going to have to put people on ignore (and I really do hate it) just to stay on DU.

[Art_from_Ark]

49. I used to feel like that

But I've realized that most of the people on my Ignore list are trolls or bullies, so there's no point in even reading what they have to say anymore. They are not my allies.

[Blue_In_AK]

36. Wow, I just looked at one that had

11 posts hidden in 90 days. ELEVEN. I've had exactly one post hidden in 12 years. Crazy...

[Paulie]

45. I got my one and only mod delete back during the 2004 primaries

Involved voting for a ham sandwich as I recall.

[Blue_In_AK]

57. Mine came about because I said Condi Rice

reminded me of Dr. Zira in the original Planet of the Apes. My comment was purely because of the hairdo, but the mod said it could be seen as racist. I thought that was a bit of a stretch, but mods rule. (Or used to, anyway.)

[Contrary1]

31. I cleared out all my full ignores before the primaries began...

Guess what? Those that I have since put on ignore were all of the ones I had there before.

If I stated what my little experiment proved, I would probably earn a hide...so use your imagination and fill in the answer yourself.

[JDPriestly]

33. I put my first two on Ignore today.

I think I will also put a lot of Hillary supporters on ignore.

I wonder what would happen to this site if all the Bernie supporters left.

We post the most interesting posts.

It's kind of hard to be a Hillary supporter and find something interesting to say. That's my impression from what I read that is posted by Hillary supporters.

[Contrary1]

35. Sometimes, I like to respond to their posts with this:

No words. It's language that many of them use, when answering questions.

[Blue_In_AK]

37. Hmm, who could that be?

[Contrary1]

39. There's more than one...

But I bet we are thinking of the same poster...the one who doesn't even get to vote.

[Blue_In_AK]

40. You betcha.

[BeanMusical]

41. That poster needs an enema.

[Raster]

50. LOL...yeah, that poster needs more than an enema.

...LOL...

[delrem]

38. I just watch what OPs and subthreads I'm reading,

and I do an automatic cull.

For example I'll tend to read a subthread where someone that I know is a mature and rational "left/progressive" thinker is engaging with someone that I know is a clever "corporate/centrist" Clinton supporter. Some of those dialogues are fun reading.

Some posters are jackasses and there's nothing redeeming, so I avoid them because I know where all their posts end up.

[malletgirl02]

42. Right now I have one person on ignore.

The only reason for that is that person insulted me. However, I am avoiding General Discussion Politics in the event Clinton wins, and I have to vote for her, because her supporters are making it hard for me to pull the lever for her.

If I ever go back to GDP I plan to concentrate on putting people who put smiles in discussions about Libya and Iraq. Those are the people I am going to completely write off. I can not understand how any normal person can laugh off war, death, and destruction.

[n2doc]

44. That's because their Dear Leader in waiting did so

"We came, We saw, He died"

Of course, she's not normal.

[Raster]

65. It's easy to laugh off war, death and destruction when it isn't happening to you.

It's also like whistling past the graveyard...

[n2doc]

43. It is sort of like an Ad Blocker

Removes those annoying Hill-ads. The thing is, everyone is different. Some like to see the ads. Some don't. I'm in the latter camp.

And you are correct, there are definitely DU'ers who seem to live for trying to get others banned/posts hidden. Usually one can tell them by their sanctimony and poutrage. Better not to even let them get a foot in the door, so to speak.

[TBF]

51. I've got over 100 of them on full ignore

[Faux pas]

52. Yeah, full ignore is

so much better than the unrec button. Every troll/baiter that's come at me with some smart ass remark is on my ignore list love love love it!!!!!

[dragonfly301]

53. I don't have anyone on ignore

but I'm close to putting the whole site on ignore. The "get out of jail free" card was like intentionally allowing a virus to enter the bloodstream. Admin must realize the virus is going to do damage but are standing back and watching the shitstirrers do their usual baiting. I've seen red baiting and race baiting from two of the usual suspects. There is no discussion of political policy and at this point, I don't think there is anyone who will change their vote. It will be sad but let DU become "Hillary is 44" not going to say "Hillary is 45" because I seriously don't think she could win the GE.

[Raster]

54. I do believe your virus analogy is most appropriate at this point.

I also believe the Admins are keeping a very close eye on just WHO is being ignored and by how many members. I think they are trying to discern just who is causing most of the grief in the DU community.

I see using FULL IGNORE as casting a ballot: who do I want to throw off the DU island.

[Jenny_92808]

61. I like

your analogy! Next time I ignore someone, I will enjoy it even more.

[xloadiex]

55. In the past 3 months mine has grown to 300

Anyone want to guess who was the first?

[Raster]

56. MaggieD?

[xloadiex]

58. Haha good guess that was #2 n/t

[Contrary1]

59. The poster I am referring to in reply #40?

[xloadiex]

60. We have a winner!! n/t

[IdaBriggs]

63. 53 at the moment. It's glorious.

You should also try "trash thread" - it makes the loyalty oath stuff POOF away!

[Raster]

64. I have not used that yet, but looking forward to it!

Thank you!