A better choice than "ignore"

[tailfins]

Why not practice the skill of "leave it be" or "this person isn't worth the bother"? There's no ignore button at Wal-mart, a restaurant or a city park. Why would you need one on a message board? I think just glancing over bad posts with no reply is a better exercise in self-control.

[darin]

Our egos get in the way. It's like Call of Duty. We want to jump in and save others from their stupidity.



:cheers:

[Gunny]

Why not practice the skill of "leave it be" or "this person isn't worth the bother"? There's no ignore button at Wal-mart, a restaurant or a city park. Why would you need one on a message board? I think just glancing over bad posts with no reply is a better exercise in self-control.

It's just another form of censorship for the weak. One thing I can say is that in 14 years of being on message boards I've NOT ONCE stooped to an ignore list.

It's just another way of trying to control people.

[Jeff]

I am putting everyone on Ignore, y'all suck .

Good Bye, Y'all are now on ignore, and just to prove I am doing like most that announce to the board they have used the ignore option, post something and I will respond.

[Gunny]

I am putting everyone on Ignore, y'all suck .

Good Bye, Y'all are now on ignore, and just to prove I am doing like most that announce to the board they have used the ignore option, post something and I will respond.

If you put US on ignore, does that mean we don't have to listen to YOU anymore?

Try hitting that thing called "logoff". It works like a charm.

[revelarts]

Why not practice the skill of "leave it be" or "this person isn't worth the bother"? There's no ignore button at Wal-mart, a restaurant or a city park. Why would you need one on a message board? I think just glancing over bad posts with no reply is a better exercise in self-control.

I'm pretty tolerant of most peoples opinions even if i don't agree.
But I've blocked 3 people over my time here. All for the same reason. I give people plenty of time and often talk to them at 1st. But after awhile, if it seems to get to the point where 60% or more of the time they are somehow getting sick pleasure out of making negative stupid comments that I take as offensive, why should i even skim over them?
There's not going be any NEW racial slurs i need to read, just the same ignorant ol crap spewed out for the past several hundred years.

If you're in wal-mart or a restaurant most people don't make loud obnoxious comments every time you're there plus you can leave. and you're not there everyday. It's a voluntary group of folks here, not sure how many of you log in daily just to read text of people who offend you personally nearly every time comment. Blocking allows me to read the others comments without useless distractions.

[Gunny]

I'm pretty tolerant of most peoples opinions even if i don't agree.
But I've blocked 3 people over my time here. All for the same reason. I give people plenty of time and often talk to them at 1st. But after awhile, if it seems to get to the point where 60% or more of the time they are somehow getting sick pleasure out of making negative stupid comments that I take as offensive, why should i even skim over them?
There's not going be any NEW racial slurs i need to read, just the same ignorant ol crap spewed out for the past several hundred years.

If you're in wal-mart or a restaurant most people don't make loud obnoxious comments every time you're there plus you can leave. and you're not there everyday. It's a voluntary group of folks here, not sure how many of you log in daily just to read text of people who offend you personally nearly every time comment. Blocking allows me to read the others comments without useless distractions.

And I'll re-state what I said before ... it's the act of a wimp.

The fact is, the commie who has me on ignore can't handle the truth. And what do commie's do when they can't handle the truth? They censor you. If you ain'[t got the balls to back your own words, don't post them.

Hell, at least I'll go down with my ship and my Marines. This wuss wants nothing but one-sided arguments and censors anyone that tell him he and his President are fuck-ups and commies ... dinosaurs left over from the 50's.

We got a 1-on-1 forum. Put him in there with me. Hell, I won"t even call him the communist SOB he is. In THAT subforum.

Your KGB President doesn't care who he kills for an oil pipeline that isn't his.

Now bring it. And be advised: I've pissed off the owner of this board and his second in command, half the members and half the staff. If you think for a second I'll back off your commie ass, ask around.

[Jeff]

If you put US on ignore, does that mean we don't have to listen to YOU anymore?

Try hitting that thing called "logoff". It works like a charm.

Shut up dummy, your on ignore.

Hell I can't see you.

[DLT]

I am putting everyone on Ignore, y'all suck .

Good Bye, Y'all are now on ignore, and just to prove I am doing like most that announce to the board they have used the ignore option, post something and I will respond.

Oh goody. Now we can all talk about you behind your back and you'll never know it [evil snicker]....

[Elessar]

It's just another form of censorship for the weak. One thing I can say is that in 14 years of being on message boards I've NOT ONCE stooped to an ignore list.

It's just another way of trying to control people.

Ignoring is weak, childish.

Just do not respond is all.

[Abbey Marie]

Ignoring is weak, childish.

Just do not respond is all.

Why is it weak and childish?

[red state]

Why is it weak and childish?

I don't read or continue to accept SPAM in my email account either. I block them or send them to trash. By some of the lesser intelligent among us, they probably read every SPAM email they get. HA!!!! How's that for another good point, Abbey?

[Tyr-Ziu Saxnot]

I don't read or continue to accept SPAM in my email account either. I block them or send them to trash. By some of the lesser intelligent among us, they probably read every SPAM email they get. HA!!!! How's that for another good point, Abbey?

A great time saving device. And time often is a very, very precious commodity, why waste it on certain people?
Life is too short to keep engaging people that are hopelessly stupid and deliberately deceitful IMHO.--Tyr

[Max R.]

Why not practice the skill of "leave it be" or "this person isn't worth the bother"? There's no ignore button at Wal-mart, a restaurant or a city park. Why would you need one on a message board? I think just glancing over bad posts with no reply is a better exercise in self-control.

Some people can't handle the truth so they overreact and end up being temp-banned, thread banned or perm-banned. For them, the ignore function is a better option.

OTOH, I am like you. I just ignore the idiots and skip their posts.

[LongTermGuy]

Some people can't handle the truth so they overreact and end up being temp-banned, thread banned or perm-banned. For them, the ignore function is a better option.

OTOH, I am like you. I just ignore the idiots and skip their posts.

*Oh...yes agree Max!...I do the same....I use the mental ignore function...mind my own business .....unless they do something stupid... like waking me up by calling me.