Hide Poster Function

[AnnieOnAMapleLeaf]

I know this has been requested a million times over and I know that it is not a popular proposal but it is time that we had the ability to hide posters.

MN has evolved into a place that I barely recognize anymore - the lighthearted threads where you are free to have a laugh are few and far between. Instead, active is flooded with bun fight after bun fight filled with incendiary views that deter those of us who do not ascribe to the same views from posting. And these threads are routinely started by the same posters. I have been a member of MN for 9 years and it is a place I used to come to relax, have a few laughs and share parenting stories, good and bad. That is no longer the case and any attempt to start such a thread is met with eyerolls and accusations of "first world problems".

Personally, my MN experience would be much improved if I had the option to simply hide all posts by a select group of members and continue with the remainder of the threads. It is not enough to simply hide topics anymore as threads are often started in AIBU, Chat and Site Stuff in order to generate traffic.

PLEASE MNHQ, can we finally be given the option of hiding other MN members? It is a feature that is well overdue.

[MrsHathaway]

I used to use another parenting forum that had a Hide User function. I honestly only used it to hide people with signatures I didn't like (one with triggering song lyrics, many with fLuFfY tWiNkLiNg shit). Not exactly an issue here.

Frequent "do you hide anyone?" threads rarely found anyone who'd say yes.

I can only think of one poster I'd hide. She isn't that prolific so she doesn't bother me much, but I wouldn't miss her.

The other people who flitted across my mind are only wankers on certain kinds of threads. I want to hear from them on others, so I couldn't hide them.

From a technology point of view it's irrelevant what other forums can do - they're built on different platforms. Bit like saying you want an extension like your mate Dave, when he lives in a 70s semi and you live in a brand new first floor flat.

[ssd]

I'm on the fence with this one

[SoupDragon]

no one knows you've done it.

They will when the same person repeatedly fails to respond.

[SoupDragon]

It's been discussed so So many times before and dismissed.

I think it's a shit idea. The day they implement a hide poster option is the day I leave.

[AnnieOnAMapleLeaf]

Has this been discussed yet HQ?

[DameDiazepamTheDramaQueen]

Yep, what Annie posted.

[AnnieOnAMapleLeaf]

It's not about hiding people you detest, Navy. At least, it isn't for me. There are a few posters on MN that have vastly different ideals than I do and I personally find it very difficult to read and ignore and then I am left quite upset. It would be much easier to simply hide those posters I clash with and go back to enjoying MN again.

[DameDiazepamTheDramaQueen]

It's just the same as hiding a thread- no one knows you've done it.

[Chippednailvarnishing]

Yup

[DameDiazepamTheDramaQueen]

Why and how would it highlight who has been hidden? It works really well on other sites and much smaller ones than MN. It's only like hiding threads now but more specific.

[AnnieOnAMapleLeaf]

Thanks Tiggy.

[TiggyD]

Saturday bump.

[AnnieOnAMapleLeaf]

Bumping again for MNHQ because I am impatient as fuck.

[Chippednailvarnishing]

I would love DM style arrows, I fear my ego however wouldn't

[ItsAllGoingToBeFine]

You're

[ItsAllGoingToBeFine]

While your discussing it MNHQ, can we also have wee green and red arrows like the DM? Post could be automatically hidden after they had x number of red arrows - think how much work that would save your moderators and it would be so much fun to watch the ensuing fighting

[AnnieOnAMapleLeaf]

Has this been discussed yet, HQ?

[bruffin]

Ive been on here over 10 years and dont recognise this fictional light hearted place it was supposed to be back then.
Its always had its bun fights,if anything its a bit better balanced now. There were a few posters who ruled certain boards ie weaning which thankfully doesnt happen so much now , although relationships is still the same , so needs to be avoided.

[AnnieOnAMapleLeaf]

Nope. Don't mind in the slightest. I have a love/hate relationship with piggies though - they are adorable and I love watching them but you couldn't pay me enough to touch them. I can't handle rodents.

[Soubriquet]

I don't think Annie will mind. Most people like furries

[PurpleDaisies]

Apologies for derailing the thread with my little squeakers.