I just realized that I am much happier and enjoy the GD at DU again now that I utilize

[solara]

the ignore option. :evilgrin:

[Jamastiene]

1. Ignore, hide thread, and Hide General Discussion: Presidential from the Latest page?

are great.

[solara]

2. Ahh I did not know about those other two options.. I've been here for a long time

but have never wanted to use any of them before

Thanks :hi:

[solara]

3. Wow, I'm getting unrecs..

Very interesting

[pacalo]

4. I just did my part to fix that. :)

[solara]

5. Hey, what a nice thing to do :) Bet it doesn't last tho' lol

[pintobean]

14. What's great about the OP?

It's not like these features are new, or that most of us don't know about them.

[solara]

16. There is nothing great about the OP, that is why I was surprised to get unrec'd

[Logical]

42. Maybe for being closed minded!

[solara]

50. I am not closed minded at all but I don't enjoy rudeness

or hatefulness..that is all

[ThatPoetGuy]

7. How do you hide a discussion category?

I'd love to look at the Latest page and not see the Guns threads.

[Raine]

8. I don't think that's possible

unfortunately. :-(

[ThatPoetGuy]

9. Jamastiene said there's a "Hide General Discussion: Presidential from the Latest page" option

or did I misinterpret that?

[Raine]

10. Cool THANKS I'll have to see if can work it.

:-)

[Jamastiene]

26. I looked and didn't see an option to hide the Guns forum.

The way I hid GD: P was by clicking on Options at the top of the page. The icon looks like this
That is the same icon they use for users' profiles too. So, remember the icon I'm talking about is at the top of the page, not that one.

then going to Edit Your Preferences. It is on the left hand side of the page you go to when you click Options. The icon for it looks like this:

There just happens to be an option there to hide GD: P from the latest page. You can also hide State forums. I don't hide those, but someone who wanted to, could. I wish there was an option for us to hide other forums too, but those are the only ones I saw there.

[rucky]

6. Did you say something?

[TexasProgresive]

11. Options.preferences.hide GD-presidential

That's OK but I wish that you could hide any forum because there are some onthers that I find really offensive.

[solara]

23. You can hide any forum.. it is on the left side, right next to 'recommend'

I think they were saying they were glad they could hide GD Presidential

[Lionessa]

12. Hmm, and I've always considered hide and ignore features just a form of

putting my head in the sand and only allowing myself to be aware of essentially my own perspective.

But I really like the rec/unrec which some people really hate, so I guess to each his own. Carry on!

[solara]

18. That's how I used to look at them too

[closeupready]

29. Some members post one-liner retorts only.

Others simply "Recced". or "Unrecced". Putting them on ignore isn't putting your head in the sand; it's managing your communications well. Let in posts that are logically opposed to your points. Keep out the kiddie snarking that passes sometimes as wittiness.

[Quantess]

70. Sometimes it's for your own good.

I only very rarely put someone on ignore. My rule is, if someone is irritating and I don't trust myself to leave them alone, they must go on ignore. It prevents me from getting into stupid arguments and/or getting my posts deleted.

[gkhouston]

79. I filter spam on my email. I'm not seeing much of a difference.

Most of the people I've put on ignore were subsequently banned. The rest tend to repeat the same tiresome screeds over and over. They're not listening to themselves, much less anyone else, so continuing to read them is a waste of time.

[ellenrr]

13. great to know! where is the ignore function? thanks

[Jamastiene]

30. It is on every post.

If a certain user is bullying you and you want to ignore them, look on one of their posts. There is an icon to the right of their name. It looks like this:

If you click it, it will ignore that user.

[ellenrr]

88. cool. thanks. n/t

[Javaman]

15. Ignore is your friend. :) nt

[sufrommich]

17. Why do people feel the need to announce that they use ignore?

What is the point?

[solara]

19. Not everyone knows about it - for me there was no need

Now there is and I am glad to know about it.

[hack89]

20. Ignorance and bliss have always gone together. nt

[jberryhill]

35. I see...

Do you read every political website on the internet?

Why do you ignore so many of them?

[hack89]

40. I don't partake in a discussion forum by turning off dissenting voices

I don't like echo chambers - they are boring, not challenging and I don't learn new things about the world and myself.

[jberryhill]

43. The problem is not "dissenting voices"

The problem is rude, high-volume, insulting voices.

They have no place in a discussion.

[hack89]

46. My experience is the opposite

I have had a surprising number of people put me on ignore just because they didn't like my opinions - it turns out I am not progressive enough for some and therefore not worth listening to.

[bluestate10]

60. Look. You are not going to convince anyone that use ignore.

I have vicious fights with some DU posters. I do not have a single one on ignore and will not put them on ignore. My feeling is that using ignore is a chicken-shit way out. I would hope that the powers that be at DU will realize that one day and get rid of both ignore and recommend.

[hack89]

67. Solidarity ! nt

[jberryhill]

69. If someone is going to simply engage in name calling and insults...

...they do not get my attention.

That's a choice you are free to make differently.

[solara]

49. That is it exactly n/t

[solara]

51. I don't mind if people don't share my opinion, but I don't like name calling

I wouldn't put anyone on ignore just because they didn't agree with me

[solara]

54. Is that to me? The answer is no I don't read every political website on the internet

It is a time issue for me.. I never have the time to go looking for all the many political websites on the internet. I go to one or two others but I read almost all of them here on DU, which is why I have been a member here for so long.. I like DU.

Why would you think that I ignore "so many of them"?

Just askin'

:shrug:

[hack89]

66. It was for me. nt

[bluestate10]

55. I agree. Anyone that can't fucking fight for what they believe in don't exist as far as I am

concerned. They just might as well shove their heads up their asses, because living in a echo chamber delivers that exact same outcome.

[Bluebear]

73. Well that was ignorant. Now write something blissful!

[hack89]

75. You are on Ignore!!? nt

[gkhouston]

80. Actually, the quote is, "Where ignorance is bliss, 'tis folly to be wise." n/t

[hack89]

81. Thanks for making me less blissful. nt

[Romulox]

21. DU would be a big text box on a blank page if I ignored everyone I disagree with. nt

[solara]

24. I don't ignore everyone I disagree with, not at all

[Jamastiene]

27. The OP didn't say they ignored everyone they disagreed with.

They just said they used ignore. There are a lot of bullies on this site. Sometimes, ignore is your only recourse.

[LanternWaste]

32. I imagine that quite often...

I imagine that quite often, the ignore function is used not to block a different opinion, but rather to block the inane, the banal, the immature, or the rude. :shrug:

I'd hazard that all things being equal, a college professor would choose to ignore a fifth grader arguing against basic math concepts not because the fifth grader disagreed with the professor's opinion, but because engaging in that particular conversation would be nothing more than a waste of time.

Seems to me somewhat myopic to attribute one and only one reason to a thing when so many more possibilities exist.

[Romulox]

34. There is not such a bright line between the annoying and the inane.

I would think that I might provide an example of a poster who sometimes straddles that line for you, and likewise, I'm sure. :shrug:

[bluestate10]

61. You are right. Even people that I agree with most of the time piss me off on occasion.

My stand is hard, using ignore is chicken-shit conduct. I question whether anyone that use the feature is really willing to fight for anything they believe in when the fight becomes hard.

[druidity33]

87. then i gotta ask...

why the heck are you here?

If you disagree with everyone on the DU, why bother?

:shrug:

[Le Taz Hot]

22. I'm partial to

the "Hide Thread" function. Some stuff I'm just not interested in.

[solara]

25. Yes. I think that may be even more appealing than ignore.. on some levels at least

[closeupready]

28. Yes, it makes the experience here much more constructive, IMO.

:hi:

[Liberal_Stalwart71]

31. Me, too! And the folks that I put on ignore still reply, and it's a joy not to

see their drabble.

[JuniperLea]

33. I never used to...

Now it seems my iggie list is a prediction of concrete pizza, judging by the smell of garlic and gravel in there. :D

Life is too short these days, and I'm far too busy, and I'm far too disgusted with the narrow minded and short sighted.

[lpbk2713]

36. "Can you hear me now?"

Just checking. :eyes:

[chrisa]

37. I just pay everyone I disagree with off.

Bow minions! :evilgrin:

[bluestate10]

62. Good beer makes me sleepy. Anyone that wants to shut me up know what they can send me. nt

[Zorra]

38. Never used them, never will, but I'm glad you are happier,

I like knowing what people that I don't agree with are thinking, sometimes they make me reassess my opinions and beliefs, and catching trolls is a lot of fun at times.

[JNinWB]

39. Members who compose thoughtful, but critical, posts are welcome.

It's the vicious haters whose vile comments should be ignored. An additional benefit: the more that certain posters are put on "ignore", the fewer follow-up comments cluttering the thread.

Unsupported, Obama-hating assertions go on ignore immediately. Life is too short....

Too bad DU can't compile a "Most Ignored Members" list....

[solara]

57. I agree with you n/t

[solara]

56. Me too.. as I said.. I don't put people who just disagree with me on ignore

It isn't about that

[bluestate10]

63. I agree with you. I would rather fight until my knuckles are bloody,

than surrender without a fight.

[Logical]

41. I have no one on ignore! I guess I don't get upset easily.

[bluestate10]

64. Good choice. nt

[lapislzi]

44. "Hide thread" is my best friend

It actually keeps me from having to put people on "ignore," because the yahoo threads are the ones where the yahoos post, and I am blissfully unaware.

[Broderick]

45. Haven't utilized one of those options to hide

or ignore, etc. I may not like what some people have to say, but I read them anyway. Echo chamber is not what I want.

[lapislzi]

47. That's not why

In a forum as large as this, there are guaranteed to be personality clashes, even amongst people who are (theoretically) in agreement. There's a couple of posters who manage to push my "irritated" button and rile me, even when I try to hold myself to a higher standard. It's easier to ignore them than to let myself get riled.

Likewise with certain topics. If you know you're going to get heated up, spare yourself and your fellow DUers.

I also hide threads with spelling and grammar errors in the subject line. If the poster can't be bothered to use spell check, I'm not sure I want to hear what they have to say.

[Broderick]

48. Some of it might not even be misspelling

I haven't caught on to the new internet vernacular at all. Seems to be meandering into its own language.

[lapislzi]

52. True dat ;-)

I have learned that my teenage daughter and I no longer speak a common language.

[Broderick]

53. LOL

watz up wit dat.

[solara]

59. LOL!

[bluestate10]

65. Whether I agree with you or not.

If you use ignore at all, I don't want you covering my back. I prefer that a true fighter cover me.

[lapislzi]

68. Noted!

In truth, I have very few on "ignore," and they're ones who've repeatedly twisted my words, or otherwise deliberately tried to bait me. I love DU, and I don't need that shit when there are intelligent discussions to be had.

Peace to you.

[solara]

58. Me neither

[Scout]

71. laughing at the posters who think they are somehow superior because they don't use ignore

or hide thread!

:rofl:

nothing wrong with using them, nothing wrong with not using them :shrug:

[Karenina]

72. +1

:rofl:

[Bluebear]

74. +

[Zax2me]

77. I don't use it. But don't think I'm superior because of it.

what category are you going to degrade and hide me in?

[Major Hogwash]

76. I thought this was going to be yet another advertisement for the Firefox browser

So, I just had to look . . anyway.

[treestar]

78. I don't like those, since I just see "ignored" and wonder what is there

I also think it skews one's perspective to ignore those one does not agree with. For instance people who filter out Republicans fail to realize how many of them there are and start thinking we can afford to fight among ourselves rather than fight them.

[tanyev]

84. You can click on Printer-friendly format if you absolutely, positively must see an ignored post.

[RagAss]

82. IGNORED

[TorchTheWitch]

83. I probably have the longest ignore list in history

It's the only way I can deal here without losing my marbles. I highly recommend it.

[JNinWB]

86. How true!

If I would not invite certain people into my house or into my business, why should I invite them into my brain.

In addition, people who cannot take the time to compose a sentence without using "Fuck" deserve to go right to ignore.

[madokie]

85. Ignore is your friend

It helps with ones sanity :hi:

[B Calm]

89. I don't have anyone on ignore. Grow some skin!!