Hide Poster (again!)

[UltraBOF]

Hide me, hide me!

I think that it's time to revisit the arguments for this again: the site is much bigger and full of wankers than it used to be, and there is a lot of unnecessary conflict. Given that civilian moderators have been discounted, and that the community team's workload is practically Dickensian, don't you think that anything which will reduce personal attacks and thus the need for deletions would be a good thing?

I understand that Justine is worried that threads "won't make sense", but given that a) people mostly talk shite anyway and fly off-topic (eg Larkers in the face of Po-some OPs etc); and b) the hide button would be individually activated by choice and not compulsory, I don't think this argument really holds water.

There are many posters mature enough to never need to shield themselves from the profoundly irritating, and some folk are naturally imbued with a zen-like calm in the face of fucknuggetry, but for the rest of us, please please please give us the option to simply never have to read the posts of people we know invariably get on our last nerve.

I am convinced that spats will reduce; people will participate more widely and constructively in threads, instead of having to hide them once their nemesis appears; goading will become much less sustained; and the bill to MNHQ for gin at weekends will be slashed to pre-2005 levels.

What's not to like?

I can't imagine getting cross enough with anyone that I would want to permanently silence them...the differences of opinions and backgrounds is what makes MN so colourful. I occasionally feel mildly aggravated with certain nutters individuals on some of my favourite topics but tbh, that's part of the fun and what keeps me coming back. I even look forward to reading posts from people who I heartily disagree with just because they are such characters and I admire their vociferous defense of their erroneous position. . I'm even quite fond of the (nice) trolls.

I Vote 'NO' to Hide Poster button.

I think I'd only hide one or two, maybe even nobody at the moment. If I were to use it for every single "I Speak My Mind And It Doesn't Take Me Long" poster, I'd miss some golden opportunities for just curling my lip. Life can be too smooth sometimes. I'd only use it for the persistently irksome.

Coming late to this, but please dear gods of Mumsnet HQ grant this wish.

Instead of getting pissed off / banging my head on my desk repeatedly / reporting / having to read the posts of the most credulous of thickos, I could just hide said poster instead.

I could trip lightly and happily across the boards surrounded by a sea of serenity.

I like to hear other people's views, no matter how much I disagree with them.

I think MN would be boring with a hide poster option.

And paranoia levels would rise.

Exactly .

There is only one poster I'd hide. Other posters annoy me, but not quite so much as this one.

Paranoia test.

There's one poster on this thread I'd definitely hide.

That is unfortunate if true, about the paranoia levels, but most people have nothing to worry about. You are probably taking yourself a bit seriously if you think people will be frantically hitting the Hide Poster key. The people who will be hidden most frequently are far more likely to be the ones with the hide of a rhino, who neither care that they wind people up, nor whether they are hidden or not. Basically, it's unlikely to be something that need concern you, unless you know for a fact that you merrily traipse through threads being as cunty as possible. Nobody is going to get hidden for being a bit dull, or holding a different opinion, or not being "cool" enough. You'd have to be a persistent pain in the flaps.

See the problem? This is the part where things start to get unpleasant.

I wouldnt say there is any poster that I have a pressing need to hide but I would like to have the option if the need arises, so like i said upthread im for it.

I also like Tunips idea about shrinkage.

And ive also seen Artex's list, it is indeed epic, infact she'd only ever see three people's posts.

You in the general sense of the word, obviously.

Well I don't agree with you.

I am quite probably dull most of the time but the people who I like interacting with on MN seem to be responsive so I'm sure they wouldn't hide my posts. I know of one person who definitely would, but that's fine. We could skip merrily around MN blissfully unaware of each other

Qwerty (if indeed you are still reading ), you would be deleted for saying that, as goading. And you would have the hassle of logging into MyMumsnet every time you disagreed with a poster if you were really set on hiding them. I doubt you could be arsed, could you, for a minor disagreement on one thread?

So you are exaggerating a bit on the problems this would cause.

Who said that?

i'm too nosey to hide anyone, would keep unhiding them to see what tripe they had come out with

I'd love a "hide poster" option.

For those not wanting it, perhaps just don't use it?

I'd hide you all and talk to myself.

ok i want to hide MissHuffy for being smarter than me and coming up with that suggestion