Isn't there an "ignore button" so particular members' posts do not show up when viewing the forum?
If member X doesn't want to see anything from member Y, all they need to do is hit the "ignore member" button.
It's interesting you brought that feature Gary. And yes it exists, and you can be the only person to talk to yourself @ one point, but what point is that.
Ok, I'll give you my serious take on this:
- I don't want to ignore anyone, because everyone has some good to say, and it is the challenge in life to communicate with all ideas.
- I have read Amir's take on that, from another forum with other dignitaries, and I'm 100% with him on that.
What I recalled mainly from that is that if someone say something that is not accurately true, it is better to learn how to correct them politely than let them get away with it. :b
- I also read over @ "forumaudio.net| discussions with mods, and some members have their list of "Ignores" so full that there is not enough space to put them all!
This is getting too much for these folks.
- When you have members on your 'Ignore List', you are missing the flow of the discussions plus some important data that you will repeat superfluously.
I have seen that many times and it just makes no sense @ all as the same things are repeated by members who haven't seen the already communicated information.
- The vast majority of members don't have an 'Ignore List', they are smart enough to read or not read what is presented.
- You use the list or not, you don't need to talk about the list. That feature, for people who don't know about it, should be part of the Forum Operation Center.
When I see people saying; "I now put you on my Ignore List", it is so childish and it's also a provocation. And the same when telling someone else; "Could you please put me on your Ignore List."
- Too many people like to provoke (negatively) by using the Ignore List as a pretext to express their uncontrollable emotional state.
And some people delight @ keeping @ it constantly. Talking and doing none of what they said, and still complaining that they still can see when someone quote the 'ignored' member.
Lol, that is pure uncontrollable human behavior; some deep hatred here, and some folks have to moderate themselves.
- Another thing; gang bang shooting. Members who assemble wolves to attack, bully, insult, degrade, stalk one other member to death and without no compassion, no forgiveness, no morale, no conscience, no nothing human but animals like a bunch of blood thirsty wolf pack.
- Another thing, and thanks to the angels of the sky we don't have it here; the "Like" feature. It is too often use to express your hatred, and often abused.
There is a positive aspect of it, but the best positive aspect is to not have that feature and instead say directly to the poster/member that you like his post and the things that's in it.
I was referring to other sites about those features. Here @ WBF it is not needed because people are open, smart, frank, and they simply have the ability to take and not take what they read.
There is also another audio/video site, I won't mention, where the owners are hard-core Christians oriented. Of course I was banned from there, even if I love my grand-ma. :b ...Not for swearing or anything like that; but for providing outside links, couple times, that's all, because I forgot the second time around.
@ another site (two actually), I was heavily criticized for my avatars, and even banned!
Here are those avatars from two different sites (but the legs avatar is the one that got me banned, not the tongue, but heavy complaints):
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Gary, I have none members on my ignore list anywhere, do you? :b
It's very delicate to criticize another person on a personal and public forum when that critic is emotionally discharged with negative tone.
And first the interpretation is not always the right one. Plus, who are we to judge others the way we wouldn't like to be judged.
We see big trials in court all the time with people totally outraged @ our justice system; the victims get out of court and they have been even more victimized. The killers get free, or a slap in the face. Forums reflect our true society; sometimes it's awful, other times great.
I watched a movie last night, but I don't want to be off topic, so I'll post it in the dedicated thread. :b
