36 Tombstones

[Coyote_Bandit]

Now removed from my ignore list.

Apparently I really didn't miss much of anything by censoring that commentary.

[GoneOffShore]

1. cool!

Now I check my list!

And I did and they're all still there - Well, two are gone, dude.

[freshwest]

2. You have good taste.

[Ohio Joe]

3. heh

I've only had one person on mine and s/he was put there a long time ago. heh, I kind of thought they would dis-appear when they got the pizza but I guess we have to do it manually. I wonder how long ago it was served... ehh, who cares :D

[Coyote_Bandit]

4. Thing is

I really have only one standard to determine whether or not to add someone to that list: Would I want to host them over drinks or dinner in my home and would they mix and mingle well there in a diverse group?

In other words: can they be tolerant and openminded and play nice with others? can they disagree without being disagreeable?



I was thinking about completely clearing that ignore list and starting over from scratch. Now I'm not so sure.

[MilesColtrane]

5. "I was thinking about completely clearing that ignore list and starting over from scratch."

I do that once a year, right after New Year's day generally, because hope springs eternal.

I encourage others to give it a shot and participate in the Annual Ignore Jubilee.

[MrScorpio]

6. I'm still here

But this may be a blank message, so who knows?

[Coyote_Bandit]

7. Yes you are

While I make liberal use of my ignore list I have not banished anyone there permanently. Like others here, I clear it out periodically.

I really wish the ignore feature had greater functionality. I'd like to be able to link a post or make a notation and have it show a date when I placed someone on the list.

Would you prefer that I see a blank message?

[MrScorpio]

8. I dont believe in using ignore at all

It's against my religion.

I even seek out opinions that are opposite of my own from time to time. And I even try to understand why some people are intentionally disruptive.

The most common conclusion that I have about people like that is that they're idiots who are driving by an obsession to inflict their idiocy on others.

I look at that as a challenge… One that I believe that I can win with reason and logic.

[Curmudgeoness]

9. I don't use ignore either, but I am not as understanding as you are.

I also want to see opposite opinions, and that is why I don't use the feature. However, I don't try to understand why these people do what they do. I might go insane if I figure it out.

[MrScorpio]

10. So you won't go into the Mouth of Madness as it were

That's all cool.

I look at it as a test of my ability to look at things objectively.

If ever I feel that I'm not up to the task, I know how to pull out.

[Curmudgeoness]

11. Pulling out is not considered a safe method

for keeping your sanity.

[Coyote_Bandit]

14. I practice censorship

I don't watch graphic violence or other media that I consider offensive. I don't watch Faux News or listen to right wing commentators. I avoid fundamentalists of all varieties. And a wide variety of salespeople as well.

I believe that everyone has a right to say what they want in the public forum - but I don't believe that I am obligated to listen to it all.

I view my discussions here as an exchange of ideas. I don't feel compelled to convert others to my viewpoint. But I expect those I dialogue with to respect my views - even if they do not understand them or agree with me. I simply do not see my discussions as adversarial - and I prefer to resist efforts to make them so.

My views on certain issues - notably single payer and gay marriage - have changed as a result of my discusions here. But those changes have come over time and not as a result of any single discussion thread.

The ignore list is a tool to put time and space between a difficult exchange - a time-out that can diffuse tensions on both sides.

[A-Schwarzenegger]

15. Elegantly said.

:)

[Capn Sunshine]

20. Say Hallelujah brother Scorpio

Ignore list is the stupidest thing here. No offense to those who love it.

[Kali]

17. I put suspects on the "my buddy" list because I don't use ignore

but like you, it would be nice to have a way to add a link or some kind of notation:evilgrin:

[bbinacan]

12. I love censorship

I want all that disagree with me to have NO VOICE!

I'm ashamed of myself for saying that. Sorry.

[crim son]

13. My one ignored member is still a member.

And a Canadian, I just now noticed. Color me surprised.

[RedCloud]

16. "Ignore no one lest ye be cast into Hell!"

I am thinking of altering the master copy of the Bible. That would be a new version.

[murielm99]

18. I have five people on ignore.

Three have been there since the primaries. I didn't care for the personal attacks.

The other two are simply annoying. I have a feeling that many other people have them on ignore, too.

When I check back, I usually find that one or two of those have been tombstoned.

[Arugula Latte]

19. That would be a good band name.