Okay, can we talk about this rationally? Hide Poster Option

If it works like the old one, then the hidden poster's thread titles would show up in Active Convos just like any other thread, but when you click on it (if for some weird reason you did) you just wouldn't be able to see the content of the post.

Oh god, namechanges, how would that work?

(I am not tech savvy)

And you wouldn't be able to see any threads they start either?

Amber, thank you, I'm going to try that one forthwith

You're welcome.

Exactly, Shriiiieeek.
It has to not apply to namechanges or it would be a way to find out who namechanges were.

It would only be able to work for each individual nickname, obviously. Which is fine, if they're bothering you under a NC, then hide that too. If you don't know it's them then they're obviously not bothering you.

I think blocking so that they can't see you either is a whole other kettle of fish. What we're talking about here, as I understand it, is something that just means you can't see the posts of the poster you've blocked but they can still see you.

And if you block someone and miss something wonderfully witty and insightful they say on another thread well, that's the risk you take. No real harm will be done :o

"If HQ made it a deletable offence to gloat about hiding people,"
Yes, that's a good idea. That's pretty much the on;y downside I can see.
When I was being goaded, no one else was involved. No one else was replying to the goadee. Once her posts were deleted it made no difference to the thread other than the odd post by me saying "stop doing that" look a little odd.

Amber, thank you, I'm going to try that one forthwith.

I still believe in hide post/hide poster and would use it to great effect. However I was think more of a 'hide poster on this thread' rather than across the boards.

If you have a hide poster button would that poster be able to see you or would it be like blocking someone on FB?
What I mean is, could they reply to any comment you make but you just don't see it?
Obviously you'd be able to see they were also on a thread if other posters make reference to them, but you would be hiding anything they replied or said, terminally here.

I like this viewpoint

Surely it is obvious that if you only block a certain poster everyone else can still see them so if the thread is full of holes it is only that way to the people who have blocked posters and therefore it is their decision.

It used to work on Chrome without Greasemonkey, too; don't know if it still does.

Script to hide poster on MN

You'll need Mozila firefox;

addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/greasemonkey/

www.edochan.com/widgets/mumsnet/

I would love to see a 'killfile' feature implemented on MN. Firstly to encourage people to ignore rather than engage with trolls until MNHQ get round to deleting them, but also because there are posters who post at best unhelpful comments on threads where people are seeking support - it's all very well saying users are all adults, but users include women who have just given birth, have newborns, sleep deprivation, illness... If we're arguing on the Bounty threads that women who have just given birth are vulnerable and need help to avoid conflict, surely the same recognition should be applied here?

I only have one who I might possibly hide, but then sometimes she's so screamingly hilarious in her delusions I probably wouldn't hide her.

But I get that the goading on the more sensitive topics might benefit from a hide button so yes, probably would vote for it.

If we get to vote.

It's a fantastic idea. There are a few posters who are boringly predictable in their responses and never contribute anything more than a good old stir with the spoon.

Life is too short to continually read entire thread/ignore mad fuckers, so hiding them would wipe them from my MN and make it a far more interesting place to be.

I am against the idea.

I prefer the low tech approach of 'ignore poster' and report those who you think are breaking Talk Guidelines.

I don't have any great objection to a hide poster function, but I think it's a self defeating argument.

If you're too 'human' to simply ignore people or posts who rile or offend you, then really, will you be able to glide your eyes over greyed out posts with total serenity? I bet most people would want to know what was being said, particularly if they could see other people's responses.

You'd have to have super human will to simply pretend they aren't there. So ultimately hide poster will be pointless.

BOF I click and hide mistakenly. Done this twice and it is very annoying. I blame the i-pad.