How many people do you have on your ignore list

[Flabbergasted]

[Az]

1. I simply don't understand the concept of the ignore list

I mean just how hard is it to not read something?

[liberal N proud]

4. I felt the same way until I had one user who was all over anything

I posted.
This user was an attack animal. I don't even know if the user is still here. The way they were going probably not.

[Az]

11. That sounds more like an alert situation rather than an ignore one

I dunno. Different ways for everyone I guess. No biggie. I am glad the button is there for those that want to use it.

[BlueJazz]

16. I got my wittle feelings hurt and so in order to make myself feel...

...like a "Manly Man", I used the only means at my disposal in order to carry out the mission.

[BlooInBloo]

43. Yup.

[nini]

42. do you associate with every single person out in the real world that annoys you?

Same principle. It's just easier to avoid those that make your DU experience less than enjoyable or productive.

[BlooInBloo]

44. I don't put my fingers in my ears and scream LA-LA-LA!!! When someone's around I don't like.

[nini]

59. I don't either.. I just ignore them..

hence the ignore feature ;-)

[La Lioness Priyanka]

69. you havent been stalked on du, have you? if you did, you might change your mind

[davidwparker]

2. None. Freedom of Speech, baby.

[Warpy]

7. Honey, ignored people can say anything they want to.

That doesn't mean we have to be a captive audience to abuse. Ignoring someone who is abusive is the moral equivalent of walking away from a drunken blowhard at a cocktail party.

I haven't looked lately, but I think it's two. It was up to five, but three are no longer with us, may they rest in peace.

[Habibi]

82. Yup.

Very good analogy. I have two on ignore. I was here for years before I finally used that feature, and it suits me fine.

[davidwparker]

107. there's ingoring -- not replying -- and putting someone on an ignore

list. I've just not ever done it.

[Warpy]

113. The provocation has to be intense and repeated

to land someone on my ignore list. The fact that three are among the dearly departed here at DU should tell you that.

[Madspirit]

8. What does this have to do with freedom of speech?

I don't understand that statement. I don't have to read or listen to anyone I don't want to read or listen to.

That said, I have no one on Ignore. I just think your comment is strange.

Lee

[davidwparker]

108. It means that I have no problem what someone writes back to me. I can

choose not to reply and laugh while I read the reply.

When someone uses profanity and makes comments like what you're referring to, it really shows more about them.

[MADem]

13. What does that have to do with it? I guess you simply don't have a need for freedom FROM speech.

Your ignoring someone, though, doesn't stop them from spouting. It just enables you to avoid their bullshit easier.

[davidwparker]

109. Everyone can use Ignore as they see. I've never used it. When I get a reply

with trash talk or whatever someone in anonymity wants to say, I just laugh at them.

[shanti]

117. well, that's YOU

some of us prefer not to deal with the bullshit upfront. different strokes and all that...

[MADem]

118. Ok, so you have no need of freedom FROM speech. NT

[A-Schwarzenegger]

29. First Amendment States:

Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the government for a redress of grievances; or the right of every poster on DU to be free from being put on Ignore.

[Flabbergasted]

30. LOL

[davidwparker]

111. LOL

[Mythsaje]

3. I had one but I realized I was being a dumbass

and took him off.

[napi21]

5. NONE! I can usually tell by the headline if I want to read a post or not.

If I occasionally open a thread and it's obvious that it's flamebait or plain hatred, I just move on.

[bigwillq]

6. Zero (nt)

[DemGa]

9. None n/t

[Warren Stupidity]

10. If somebody PMs me and they block replies -

I put them on PM ignore.

[Madspirit]

12. None, right now

I tend to only put people on temporarily and I've never had more than a couple. I usually put people on temporarily when I am the one who needs to calm down.
Lee

[Zywiec]

14. None

My skin is thicker than that.

[DutchLiberal]

15. None. It's childish. If you can't stand the heat...

If you can't debate with people who disagree with you, why are you here in the first place?

[Madspirit]

25. Judgmental Much

It's not childish. It's valid self-protection. That is why they have it. Some people are not here to debate at all. They are here to feel the good vibes of like-minded people and to read views of like-minded people. They are here to gain strength, not fight.

I have no one on ignore, just fyi but I do use it occasionally and temporarily. ...and it's not your place to tell people that this is not their place.
Lee

[Flabbergasted]

27. Well said. nt

[HiFructosePronSyrup]

31. Judgemental?

Sounds less judgemental than people who use the ignore function.

[Madspirit]

33. Whatever you say Bornagin. We all bow to your wisdom...n/t

[Madspirit]

...and ignoring is just ignoring.

It is a passive action. ...not the same as calling people names...
Lee

[HiFructosePronSyrup]

35. You mean like "judgemental?"

Heh

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_topic&forum=389&topic_id=1413541#1414170

[Name removed]

51. Deleted message

Message removed by moderator. Click here to review the message board rules.

[Madspirit]

63. Awwww

You were on ignore for like five minutes. ...and you never seem to mind my posts when I support prostitution, pole dancing and porno, now do you?

I loved your post about being naked on the couch with a bag of funyons. Give me a break.

Lee

[HiFructosePronSyrup]

81. Wait, now you support porno?

Didn't you use to give me crap over Hustler magazine?

[Madspirit]

92. Nah...not really a fight

Didn't you read the whole porno/prostitution thread? Both of them actually? I always support the sex trades. I have friends in the sex trades.

It wasn't really a fight. I said I thought Playboy was a better magazine and more respectful because I don't think Just Naked is porno and you said Hustler was better and I said I thought Hustler actually portrays violence toward women because I remembered something with a woman and a screwdriver.

Now that I think about it though, I don't think the screwdriver was Hustler. I think it was Zappa's 200 Motels.

Lee

[HiFructosePronSyrup]

80. My goodness.

Neanderthal?

That wouldn't be name calling, would it?

[Madspirit]

64. Hey Bornagin

I will pay you money if you will put ME on YOUR ignore list.
Lee

[HiFructosePronSyrup]

79. Thanks, but I'm not childish.

I can debate people I disagree with.

[DutchLiberal]

65. It's also not your place to say I can't say this-or-that

And if you can't handle that, you can put me on your ignore list.

Using the 'ignore list' to shelter you from opposing points of view is like Bush inside his bubble, only listening to the selected few ass-kissers around him.

[Madspirit]

68. No wrong

I live in the real world. I come here for solace. We are not all YOU.

I usually agree with your posts, like on prostitution, etc. So do not attack me simply because I had an opinion about ONE of your posts.

Lee

[DutchLiberal]

73. I'm not attacking you. I'm giving my opinion on the 'ignore' feature.

I have nothing against you. :hi:

[Madspirit]

75. I just think sometimes it is really important

See, I use it on a temporary basis until I calm down. <g> It's my own self behavioral control much more than trying to control someone else. I never leave anyone on for more than an hour or so or how ever long it takes me to calm down. I have a temper straight from the depths of hell and I don't want a tombstone. I actually use it to control MYSELF. :hi: :hug:

Lee

[DutchLiberal]

84. Then we have something in common: a bad temper.

Then what would happen if WE got into a flamewar with each other? Now there's an ugly picture. :scared:

[IChing]

71. I use this scientific electronic contrivance attached to my computer by a USB

which results in this in real time.

[The Straight Story]

78. It is usually because it starts getting personal

And yeah, there is alert, but when you end up alerting your ass off all the time on someone it is easier to just ignore them.

I don't have any on it now, but for a spell I had a few on who would follow me around and go off topic and harass me. Some posts were deleted, and I think two of em were tombstoned.

I don't mind arguing with someone over points on an issue, hell Lee and I have had our quibbles over time, but we still are nice to each other. Sadly you get some people that if you piss them off or don't agree they make it personal and start fuckin with you.

On ignore I just see their shit, kind of like the hide thread feature :)

[DutchLiberal]

85. I admit: ignore option is a good solution for people who follow you around, 'stalking' etc.

I once had that happen to me. So yes, in such cases, I think it's a good option.

[nini]

106. who said it was just about a difference of opinion?

I have never put anyone on ignore just because I may have had a disagrement with them.

I put people on ignore when the spam the boards with crap, they're annoying etc.. I simply do not believe I have to associate with people I do not want to.


Funny thing is the Admins thought it important enough to create the feature yet so many think not using it makes them superior in some way. Personally, I believe it makes the place more productive and fun.

to each his own.

[Missy Vixen]

121. Nini, thank you

>Funny thing is the Admins thought it important enough to create the feature yet so many think not using it makes them superior in some way<

We get these threads quite often now. I fail to understand why those who do not use the feature must remind us at every possible opportunity that they don't. Is there nothing else to discuss?

I use the ignore feature, I'm glad it's available, and I'll continue using it.

I don't put up with shit in real life, why should I do it here as well?

Thanks again,
Julie

[La Lioness Priyanka]

126. boy thats dumb. firstly we are all censoring to begin with, since we only want dems/liberals here

[LeftishBrit]

17. None...

I feel that one of the purposes of my being at DU is to know what people are thinking, whether I agree with it or not.

However, if someone was constantly hounding me, or if I felt so provoked by someone that I was at risk of getting myself tombstoned, then I'd use it. Sometimes I wish one could use the ignore feature on certain people in real life!

[Chipper Chat]

18. There is one specific prolific poster here that relishes intimidation.

Or maybe I should call it bullying.
I wrote something complimentary about a controversial republican and was personally trashed. I alerted the mods and they deleted his/her post.
My 1 and only ignore. Worked for me.

[DavidDvorkin]

19. A handful, so far

But once I used it the first time, I felt a wonderful sense of liberation. It keeps getting easier to use.

I've found that having an ignore list makes DU much more enjoyable.

[Name removed]

20. Deleted message

Message removed by moderator. Click here to review the message board rules.

[LeftishBrit]

26. Just to say that if I did have an iggy list...

it would probably be quite similar to yours!

[Caution]

32. It really makes the whole experience a lot better.

I mean honestly, how often can you link to that moronic piece of trash "Loose Change" ? I counted em up. 46 people on the list eliminated 90% of the overall idiocy. I swear every time I read their crap I would lose 10 IQ points temporarily.

It's pretty amazing that the same people generally populate the stupider anti-science threads as well.

[Zywiec]

36. Are you able to share Ignore lists with other users?

It sounds like you have all the crazies on one list already compiled.

[Flabbergasted]

62. You know what really happened....

Chavez was in command of a squadron of Alien Space Craft which he disguised as commercial aircraft and used to spread chemtrails all over New York after which everyone went into a suggestive hypnotic state. After planting explosives in the building and videotaping the collapse everyone woke and believed that the buildings came down due to aircraft flying into the WTC towers.

Want the video?

[DutchLiberal]

70. Reminder from me to you: put me on your ignore list.

I'm a Chavez cheerleader.

How convenient not having to deal with other people's arguments, sources, facts and links about the truth, when you can just ignore them and pretend there's no contradictory points of view/facts to your position.

[Madspirit]

76. I Agree

The pomposity of that post. ...and the insults are offensive and arrogant. Anyone who doesn't agree with them is a fruitcake. Yeah right. Not.

I hope I am on their ignore list too.
Lee

[stirlingsliver]

21. None, But About Three People Have Told Me

I don't have anyone on my ignore list.

But about three people have told me they were putting me on their ignore lists.

Their loss.

[A-Schwarzenegger]

22. Too many to count. I just wish

there was an ignore button for real life idiots.

[Richard Steele]

23. None. I had one person on ignore for a few weeks....

...but I took him off when I realized I
didn't really remember why.

[Blue_In_AK]

24. Nada...

I just don't read 'em if I don't like 'em.

[Perry Logan]

28. The ignore list is a good concept. But no one around here has been anywhere THAT obnoxious to me.

Not after the time I've spent at conspiracy forums (as a debunker, not as a conspiracy guy), where they call you a fag, a CIA agent, or whatever at the drop of a hat.

[gollygee]

34. You missed a poll option

"I can't read this thread because I have you on ignore"

[Flabbergasted]

38. Sorry I have you on ignore....

:toast:

[noiretextatique]

37. the person i had on ignore

is no longer with us :nuke:
:woohoo:

[walldude]

39. LMAO... this place is getting so bad there is a debate on

the right and wrong of ignoring people... :rofl: :rofl: :rofl:

[Flabbergasted]

41. You're going on my ignore list too....

:)

[walldude]

48. ..

:P :P :P :P :evilgrin: Nyah Nyah Nyah

[rucky]

115. Hey, this is cheap entertainment. n/t

[LostInAnomie]

40. None. Never have, never will.

I prefer to actually debate instead of blocking off opinions I don't like. Why sign up for a forum if you don't actually want to hear other opinions?

[Ghost in the Machine]

45. None at all...

I don't ignore anyone, although I know a few have ignored me... I respond to some of their posts anyways. What they would find suprising is that although we disagree on one subject, we agree on many more. I think it's silly to ignore opposing views on a subject, instead of confronting and debating the issue.

[SheWhoMustBeObeyed]

46. Did you know there are still different levels of ignore?

Admin got rid of the nuclear option that stops a DUer from posting in your thread. But you can choose to block someone's posts, PMs, threads, or all three.

These are the kind of threads I don't wanna see when I sign on:

"I don't make sense but I must share"
Please send me the decoder ring or go to bed.

"My life sucks, why?"
My life sucks too. I try to keep it to myself.

"This is it. The end. We're fucked people"
I can't afford antidepressants (see 'my life sucks') so, no thanks.

"FUCK THESE PEOPLE WHY DOESN'T SOMEONE STOP THEM???"
The angry cousin of 'I don't make sense but I must share'

There are a handful of people whose threads are always variations on these themes. They rarely post in others' threads so it doesn't matter if I don't block their posts. I don't even block all of them. But I block the worst of them.

[silverweb]

87. Bingo.

The handful I have on ignore are only there for threads they initiate -- and only because they're invariably inane, annoying, and utterly pointless.

[lpbk2713]

47. Never have used it .... probably never will.

If someone annoys me I might reply to them once. After that I can usually ignore them.

[helderheid]

49. 1. You know who you are...

:evilgrin:

[tech3149]

50. It was only a week or so ago that I used it

It wasn't something I wanted to do, but when you've got a prolific poster that generally has nothing positive to add to the discussion, what are the choices? I've only used the feature once and not without serious consideration. I do not suffer fools and idiots easily, there are too many important issues to be studied.

[wildbilln864]

52. none! eom!

[porphyrian]

53. I wonder what percentage of those are blocking me... - n/t

[EFerrari]

96. Who said that?

:hi:

[porphyrian]

100. Heh, just a hunch.

;)

[EFerrari]

103. I have you on ignore so I can't see that.

:)

I love ignore. It means the chances of me saying something stupid to someone can be zero! I wish I could import ignore into my livingroom. lol

[porphyrian]

105. See, I've made peace with my stupid...

...and I let it run free here so it's too tired to get in the way elsewhere.

[Demeter]

54. I find That After a Few Months Those I Ignore No Longer Come Here

So I would guess I'm getting ticked off at posseurs--fake Democrats and really sick people.

[radfringe]

55. counting you? then everyone... ROFL

seriously, maybe a couple of trolls

I'm more apt to HIDE threads that annoy me than put people on ignore

[Solly Mack]

56. lol! "I don't like people in general"

I really liked that choice!

None ..on ignore.I'm too lazy to click the icon.

[tammywammy]

57. None

I don't always feel the need to post even if I disagree with a poster. I like reading the different viewpoints.

[Disturbed]

60. I have never been attacked &/or stalked here.

I used to post in other places where I was visciously attacked by RWingers & was eventually banned for fighting back. A few posts here have annoyed me but nothing compared to some of the AssClowns on HuffPost where I sometimes post.

[JuniperLea]

58. None... live and learn from fools and from sages...

I always say.

:)

[MrSlayer]

61. None. I find it ridiculous.

That and the tattle tale alert system bring us down to the level of kindergartners. It's simple enough to skip over anything you don't want to read. But hey, whatever floats your boat.

[Madspirit]

67. May I ask you

Where did you get your "handle"? I have been curious about it for a while.

Lee

[MrSlayer]

119. It's in my profile.

Because I am a huge fan of the band and "Slayer" is what all my friends call me. I'm the man to come to if there are any questions on them. It's not because I'm a homicidal maniac or anything. Heh.

[Dorian Gray]

66. absolutely none

If someone's posts annoy me, I just don't read them.

[flaminbats]

72. I haven't put anyone on my ignore list in months..

its easy to let paranoia control what we read. I discovered the more I added to my ignore list, the more posters I wanted to add. then I suspected everyone on this growing ignore list only posted bad things about me, and all these terrible people could attack and read whatever I posted..yet I couldn't respond.

finally I cleared out my ignore list completely, and discovered that the world never revolved around me. I was again reading the opinions of those I disagreed with, and realized that most of the time I agreed with those once on my ignore list.

I believe paranoia is the foundation of Republican politics. they don't wish to discuss or debate different issues or find solutions to our problems. they criticize all solutions, those who propose them, and attack all who draw attention to these problems as bleeding hearts or as whiners. we seek to hold those in power accountable, while viewing government as a servant of the taxpayers. Republicans will always condemn healthcare reform, even when a Democrat embraces nothing more than providing private health insurance for every child. such an approach will be attacked as Hillary-care, socialism, or as a back road to rationing healthcare. no matter how hard we try to compromise, even if we support replacing Medicaid with a state run program like SCHIP, they'll come back and attack that as "government controlled healthcare"!

if conservatives would actually listen, like most Democrats do, perhaps ignore lists and even forums like DemocraticUnderground wouldn't be needed. if Republicans cared about solving problems instead of attacking every possible solution as something worse, then maybe liberals and conservatives could debate those issues on the same message board! :wow:

[Forkboy]

74. None....That's like the cat ignoring the mouse.

But mostly,I just don't care what people say or think about me.No one on DU has ever gotten under my skin to that point.The most offensive ones here are the ones that provide me with the most laughs,whether they know it or not,and I'm not going to willingly give up my right to continue laughing at them. :)

[Madspirit]

77. I LOVE the way Forkboy thinks...n/t

[IChing]

91. I agree, I may not comment but if I had anyone on ignore

I wouldn't be able to giggle at some posts for the wrong reasons.

I do hide a thread once in a while but only the Paris Hilton type threads.

[Karenina]

83. I find it interesting

how many seem to feel that not using ignore is a "virtue." I find it makes my perusing these parts more pleasant and healthy (BP and all that). Those I have on ignore have shown themselves to be racist, combative+stupid, trollish and/or disruptive. I chuckle watching others go off on them, daily thanking Elad for his IT compassion. I'm considering adding a poster with whom I have no quibble other than multiple posts of tabloid topics. Ignore shortens my pages and saves time.

[Raine]

99. So do I

I don't understand what makes not using the feature a virtue either like it's a badge of honor. x( I have enough agrevation in my real life, I don't need it here and I won't apologize for using the feature "liberally" when I need to. I think it beats pointless arguing with someone who is obnoxious and insulting.

[LittleClarkie]

86. I put them on, then curiousity gets me and I take them right back off again.

They never stay on long.

[Cessna Invesco Palin]

88. about 70

maybe 50 conspiracy theorists who consistently post gibberish in gd. The rest are flagrant self-promoters or vanity posters. It makes the main pages much easier to read. I used to never block anyone. This is am experiment and i intend to clear my block list every month now

[flaminbats]

89. man this one is weird...

only six or seven opinions posted, and most of them posted by the same person! :wow:

[philosophie_en_rose]

90. Four

All members of the same cult of skaro.

[Seabiscuit]

93. 3 of the 27 have posted in this thread.

:)

May all be the same person, who knows? Not I, said the guy with the ignore list.

[Laurier]

94. None.

[flying rabbit]

95. Most posters that I want to put on ignore

wind up in different threads on different topics espousing views I like. Small world.

[Raine]

97. Lot's some were freepers and

are probably long gone but some are DUers who resorted to name calling and I won't put up with that (just cause they disagree) no matter who they are. One I put on ignore had a really sick avatar that I couldn't stand to look at so they went on the list.

[in_cog_ni_to]

98. Zero. I've never used the ignore button.

I can ignore people all by myself.:)

[Marr]

101. Ignoring people is insulating yourself from ideas. It's very Bush-y.

I don't have anyone on ignore.

[nini]

112. Ideas from trolls, attention whores, bullies etc.. is not needed in my life..

So unlike Bush who listens to wrong people, I choose to listen to those worthy of listening and who make this place productive and informative.

Comparing people here to being bushy is ridiculous. Don't use the ignore feature if you choose, but you should not insult those that do by comparing them the Bush tactics either :eyes:

[Raine]

130. I agree

why should I have to read a post from someone who calls me a name and then they refuse to even read my response. Life is too short to be continually aggrevated by people like that. I wouldn't put up with it in real life and I won't put up with it here.

[Telly Savalas]

120. And have the board be moderated insulates us from ideas.

Do you think being insulated from people coming in here talking about how great Bush is weakens DU?

[Marr]

125. If this board were called, "American Politics", then I would.

If it were professing to reflect the full spectrum of political views, then edited out everything to the right of Hillary Clinton, I would think the board had been weakened, yes. I come here to read things by other people on the left. I'm not going to ignore everyone who disagrees with my particular views within that field, because it'd give me a false impression on just what the range of debate actually is.

[LWolf]

102. One, and that just recently.

I'm generally capable of "ignoring" someone without help. I only use the "ignore" function for stalkers.

Edited to add: I used it for several posters when it first became available, but when I went back a year later to clean up my preferences, they'd all been tombstoned.

[JanMichael]

104. Several. I don't have the time nor energy for certain DLC...

...or LINO's. Or PINO's. They tend to always play the "last post wins" game which is childish and not worth the effort.

Also some are simply assholes who I prefer to not engage with.

[lonestarnot]

110. Ignore feature is silly. No one has to click.

[rucky]

114. None...

and I don't like people in general.

[Maddy McCall]

116. 14.

Most in the lounge.

[yurbud]

122. if you put people on ignore, you won't know how wide and persistent the troll phenomena is

[Telly Savalas]

123. If I wanted to read Hillaryis44.com, I'd go there.

If somebody brings that sort of mindless shit into this forum, I block them.

This is a moderated board to filter out the noise, and the ignore function allows users to customize this .

I like reading thoughtful, intelligent, and constructive ideas when they challenge my views. It's very stimulating. But posts like "EDWARDZ SUX!!!!111" waste my time.

[Phredicles]

124. None... so far. But it's nice to know the option is there.

[La Lioness Priyanka]

127. anyone who equates the ignore option with censoring is stupid.

we are all censoring on du by being part of a selective community, if my selectivity is higher than yours doesnt mean i am censoring anymore than anyone else is.

we dont post on everybodyisallowedhere.com we post on democraticunderground.com, these posts about the ignore feature being a tool of censorship is laughable,.

[DeepModem Mom]

128. None. But I'm an alert alerter. nt

[libnnc]

129. Only One

Because He Makes My Head Explode.

His Posts Make Me Want To Stab Myself In The Eye With Knitting Needles.

:banghead:

[A-Schwarzenegger]

136. How he's survived as long as he has is one of the Bottom Ten Wonders of DU.

:crazy:

[Flabbergasted]

137. Now I'm curious but I know you won't tell....nt

[Greyhound]

131. 0, I ignore the DINOs the old fashioned way.

How have you been?

[Flabbergasted]

133. Ok. You?

I have given a long hard look at the nominees and I've decided to compromise and vote for Edwards.

If hill wins I may vote third party.

[Greyhound]

139. Better, off to Goose Hollow this afternoon for a little much needed R & R

with some like-minded DUers. I'm still supporting and hoping for DK, but it is becoming more and more clear that he is not really serious about being President.

I agree Edwards is the closest thing to a reasonable candidate left with any chance. SCOTUS will force my vote to the Dem no matter who gets the nomination, but it's going to be painful.

"I weep for the future" - Snooty Host in "Ferris Bueller's Day Off"

[Captain Angry]

132. Only people who consistently post hateful, disparaging stuff goes in my ignore list.

I don't alert them, because they have thousands of posts, and are considered pillars of the community here.

And one person who was spamming DU marketplace stuff.

So under 10.

[Oeditpus Rex]

134. These threads always bring out the 'thicker-skinned/more democratic than thou'

as if the entire point of the ignore feature is to hide from debate. While I'm sure there are some who use it that way, the primary purpose — at least, I believe this is what the admins had in mind, as they do on most forums — is to circumvent flame wars between two people.

I have 10 people on ignore; all but one have proven themselves to be irretrievable assbuckets — the type of people who look for a fight, start one and thrive on continuing it, and whose favorite "debate" tactics are snark and personal attacks. I use the ignore feature to "enhance my posting experience," only after repeated and rather vile confrontations.

Something tells me that many of the "thicker-skinned/more democratic than thou" group use "ignore" in other aspects of their lives — with Faux Noise, for example, as well as in personal relationships with people they hold in contempt. But somehow, here, they think they're above that.

[Pushed To The Left]

135. None. I don't want to miss anything! n/t

[ToeBot]

138. I'd rather have an "Asshole" button, a way to remind myself that this poster is an utter jerk.

But, short of that, the ignore button will have to do. And for what it's worth, I don't like people very much and the more attention I pay, the less I like. It's becoming painfully apparent that things will have to get allot worse before they ever get better. It will be interesting to see if the idiots wake up before the whole system falls apart.

[Greyhound]

140. "May you live in interesting times" - Chinese curse.