Hiding specific posters...again!

[Imbecileningles]

Sorry to bring this up again, I know it's been requested many times.

But in the light of the recent upheaval I've seen a few people reiterate that it would be something they'd benefit from so wondered if the stance may have altered at all.

I understand the thing about threads maybe not making total sense without certain posts but surely that's for the individual to cope with, if they have chosen to ignore someone...also I've seen it on a lot of other forums and it seems to work, I'm not sure how.

It isn't so much the odd post here and there on a thread, anyway...that's fine, I can ignore that. But if someone is really prolific and starts many threads per day, it would be such a relief not to see these all the time in Active threads.

I'd be grateful for an update as to whether you might be considering this option, somewhere on the back burner.

Thanks.

is it me you are wanting to screen out? I have started a lot of threads over the past few days

might it be a good idea to talk to the person you have the problem with? Just a thought.

I am anti hiding particular posters, personally. I find the idea a bit abhorrent.

It wouldn't/couldn't work at all. And would lead to massive fall out.

is there not an ignore facility on here then? I'm a relatively new poster(came here from BMC) and haven't felt the need to use ignore yet so wouldnt know. Do think it's a lttle strange to not have one though - if that is the case, most forums I use have an ignore facility.

It works absolutely fine on many other boards. The person hidden would have no idea they had been hidden. So where's the fall out?

Greeny, no it's not - sorry to make anyone paranoid. It's hypothetical as much as anything - I ought to have said.

You can ignore threads.

For irritating posters I use two things:

My eyes (to spot them)
My disgression (to ignore them)

Job done.

sorry for the paranoia it's just that when I started yet another thread it sis cross my mind that there might be people thinking "oh ffs, you again"

I really think it's a horrible idea though.

Sorry. Obiously mean Discretion

as tee said

"It works absolutely fine on many other boards. The person hidden would have no idea they had been hidden. So where's the fall out?"

It would become obvious on occasion that somebody had not seen a salient point made by a poster (especially if they were prolific). The fact that they were hidden would be clear. And then the PMing would start.

I try to employ a policy of posts not posters tbh.

marchpane I was sitting on my hands to avoid correcting that

TBH I've always 'voted' against this in the past but just recently I'm beginning to think it might be an idea. It's all very well to say ignore them but if there's a topic that you enjoy talking about and this person constantly appears on the same threads with the sole purpose of being condescending and nasty then it gets difficult to ignore them after a while and why should you have to ignore threads on topics that you enjoy?

I don't know, I'm not saying it definitely is a good idea, just that it's not so much of a bad idea as I once thought...IYSWIM :o

It's not a horrible idea. The "ignored" poster wouldn't know.

I don't think it would work here though. Far better to hide threads started by posters you don't get otherwise threads would get odd.

lmao @ fio

Sorry, Greeny, and I'm sre no one's thinking that. I'm very fond of you.

In the scenario I am thinking of, the person is perhaps someone you might know IRL, or off-board, have fallen out with big time and having a word with them isn't going to solve it...we all have a right to use MN and it shouldn't be otherwise, but not to be able to see each other would be a good solution IMO.

i think it's a bad idea

people WOULD know they were blocked if they repeatedly spoke to you and were "ignored" (because you couldn't see their messages)

that leads to general bad feeling and cliquey-ness IMO

plus, threads would make no sense!

You can ignore people in rela life, why not on a forum!!!

obvioulsy I meant real life

Shiney it ain't you mate

Fio - I've tried to make it as non bitchy as possible, sorry, there's no way to ask without it sounding a bit off.

But I see the idea of hiding the threads as they appear...it would be a bit of a hassle, so like when you hide a whole topic you don't have to worry, I'm thinking of it in the same way iyswim.

Poster one...

does anybody know where you can buy extra large condoms?

Poster two... [hidden to poster one]

Hull

Poster one...

Bump

Poster two [still hidden, now confused]

Or Doncaster

Poster one... [feeling a bit ignored]

Does nobody know, I want to have a waterfight this evening?

Posters 3-789

Taking sides and trying to thrash out what the problems is. Posters one and two flounce, as does seventy seven in sympathy.

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