to think that MN could benefit from an Ignore button?

[Glitterknickaz]

I've been thinking in the wake of all the horrible trollery.

I know MN has a facility to 'hide' threads, but actually what would be really useful is a button to ignore the posts of a particular user or users.

That way if there was a poster on here you found particularly objectionable then you could just ignore them and not give up completely on what could otherwise be a really good thread.

If a troll popped up you could simply add them to your ignore list, and browse the thread in bliss.

I use another forum that has this system, and whilst I've never used the function there I'd use it quite a bit here.

Opinions?

well surely what you'd get would be a load of posts ranting at the posts of someone you couldn't see? Which wouldn't make any sense at all?

true, but if it was bilge anyway you wouldn't want to read it would you?

I just feel that some really valuable posts get missed when you're compelled to hide a thread due to a minority, is all.

easy to say but there's always an element of wanting to know and being left out

it wouldn't prohibit you from taking people off your list though, if you felt like that

there are some trolls on here I wouldn't feel the slightest bit 'left out' by not reading their posts

I don't think it's a good idea tbh, the thread would make no sense with missing posts and i think MNHQ would have done already if they liked the idea.

I think you need to see what the ignorant

people have written, to support the op and

counteract the argument.

I have seen that feature on yuku sites, it's a good idea, though never used it myself.

I think real life could use an ignore button, an undo would also be good.

Ignore list is good idea.

I've used this before on other sites, and it is good.

If you feel you're missing the 'gist' of a thread due to the ignore function, you can always 'unhide' a poster.

IMO, the ignore function makes for a (generally) more pleasant experience......and as this 'isn't the real world anyway', why not be able 'tune out' people you don't like/enjoy?

how do you hide threads?

that bleedin frangipan thread keeps on popping up, i just hoped it would die a natural death!!