Thought: Quoting someone you have on ignore should not be allowed
Jun 27, 2006, 11:07 am
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Thought: Quoting someone you have on ignore should not be allowed
The way the system is set up if one has another poster on ignore one does not see the direct posts but can see when that poster is quoted. Some posters that use the ignore feature have a tendency of replying to the quoted part. The obvious problems with this are numerous. First and foremost it does not give the other party the ability to respond (lest someone else quote them). Second, it makes the system look very messy and disorganized. It's difficult to understand who is quoting who and under what context because quotes within a quote get lost by the system.
My suggestion would be to set a provision that states if you have a user on ignore, it should mean they are ignored.
Thoughts?
My suggestion would be to set a provision that states if you have a user on ignore, it should mean they are ignored.
Thoughts?
Jun 27, 2006, 12:09 pm
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I have only seen one member who makes it a practice to quote people he has on ignore.
He always makes a quote within a quote, in order to remind you that he is ignoring the original poster.
Example:
You would see a post made by Poster A which reads as follows:
My own feeling? Poster A makes himself look a bit ridiculous. What he is in effect saying is, "I don't want to read what Poster C has to say so I have him on ignore. When somebody else quotes him, however, I am not mature enough to pass up reading it."
I don't think that this is a big problem and should not be banned by TalkBoard.
If Poster A wants to make himself into a standing joke by this repeated behavior, that is his problem -- nobody else's.
He always makes a quote within a quote, in order to remind you that he is ignoring the original poster.
Example:
You would see a post made by Poster A which reads as follows:
Originally Posted by Poster B
Originally Posted by Poster C
One and one equals two.
I don't think that this is a big problem and should not be banned by TalkBoard.
If Poster A wants to make himself into a standing joke by this repeated behavior, that is his problem -- nobody else's.
Jun 27, 2006, 12:25 pm
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Originally Posted by Dovster
I don't think that this is a big problem and should not be banned by TalkBoard.
Jun 27, 2006, 12:52 pm
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If it REALLY REALLY bothers you then consider installing Admuncher or Proxomitron and making a script to remove any content with references to certain members.
Jun 27, 2006, 12:55 pm
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Originally Posted by ScottC
If it REALLY REALLY bothers you then consider installing Admuncher or Proxomitron and making a script to remove any content with references to certain members.
One of the problems is that when someone quotes you through another person you lose what the original poster was quoting, so all the comments appear out of context.
But I'll look into Proxomitron, that's a cool idea.
Jun 27, 2006, 12:55 pm
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Originally Posted by Dovster
I have only seen one member who makes it a practice to quote people he has on ignore.
He always makes a quote within a quote, in order to remind you that he is ignoring the original poster.
Example:
You would see a post made by Poster A which reads as follows:
My own feeling? Poster A makes himself look a bit ridiculous. What he is in effect saying is, "I don't want to read what Poster C has to say so I have him on ignore. When somebody else quotes him, however, I am not mature enough to pass up reading it."
I don't think that this is a big problem and should not be banned by TalkBoard.
If Poster A wants to make himself into a standing joke by this repeated behavior, that is his problem -- nobody else's.
He always makes a quote within a quote, in order to remind you that he is ignoring the original poster.
Example:
You would see a post made by Poster A which reads as follows:
My own feeling? Poster A makes himself look a bit ridiculous. What he is in effect saying is, "I don't want to read what Poster C has to say so I have him on ignore. When somebody else quotes him, however, I am not mature enough to pass up reading it."
I don't think that this is a big problem and should not be banned by TalkBoard.
If Poster A wants to make himself into a standing joke by this repeated behavior, that is his problem -- nobody else's.
Jun 28, 2006, 11:11 am
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I recall Randy posting more than once the number of members who use the ignore poster function is incredibly small.
So I can't imagine this is an issue for more than a few members in 100,000+?
So I can't imagine this is an issue for more than a few members in 100,000+?
Jun 28, 2006, 11:20 am
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If even 1% of FTers use the Ignore feature, I'd be surprised by a magnitude and then some. And of those using the ignore feature, probably mostly OMNI-users (including OMNI-readers) and then a sprinkling here and there. Best to keep things simple when it comes to rules.
Jun 29, 2006, 4:23 pm
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Originally Posted by Dovster
I have only seen one member who makes it a practice to quote people he has on ignore.
He always makes a quote within a quote, in order to remind you that he is ignoring the original poster.
Example:
You would see a post made by Poster A which reads as follows:
My own feeling? Poster A makes himself look a bit ridiculous. What he is in effect saying is, "I don't want to read what Poster C has to say so I have him on ignore. When somebody else quotes him, however, I am not mature enough to pass up reading it."
I don't think that this is a big problem and should not be banned by TalkBoard.
If Poster A wants to make himself into a standing joke by this repeated behavior, that is his problem -- nobody else's.
He always makes a quote within a quote, in order to remind you that he is ignoring the original poster.
Example:
You would see a post made by Poster A which reads as follows:
My own feeling? Poster A makes himself look a bit ridiculous. What he is in effect saying is, "I don't want to read what Poster C has to say so I have him on ignore. When somebody else quotes him, however, I am not mature enough to pass up reading it."
I don't think that this is a big problem and should not be banned by TalkBoard.
If Poster A wants to make himself into a standing joke by this repeated behavior, that is his problem -- nobody else's.
Jun 30, 2006, 3:52 pm
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This suggestion is beyond the scope of the TalkBoard.
This thread will be moved to Suggestions.
Thank you.
This thread will be moved to Suggestions.
Thank you.
Jun 30, 2006, 6:55 pm
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Originally Posted by magiciansampras
The way the system is set up if one has another poster on ignore one does not see the direct posts but can see when that poster is quoted. Some posters that use the ignore feature have a tendency of replying to the quoted part. The obvious problems with this are numerous. First and foremost it does not give the other party the ability to respond (lest someone else quote them). Second, it makes the system look very messy and disorganized. It's difficult to understand who is quoting who and under what context because quotes within a quote get lost by the system.
My suggestion would be to set a provision that states if you have a user on ignore, it should mean they are ignored.
Thoughts?
My suggestion would be to set a provision that states if you have a user on ignore, it should mean they are ignored.
Thoughts?
Personally, I think the "ignore" function is unnecessary -- if there was someone whose posts I didn't want to read, I wouldn't read them. If anyone doesn't want to read my posts, they can skip them.
This whole ignore thing strikes me as a bit immature -- like putting your fingers in yours ears and going, "Lalalalala, I can't hear your, lalalala."
Jun 30, 2006, 7:33 pm
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For me, at least, this issue isn't that relevant. I am not surprised that the ignore feature isn't used that much.
Jun 30, 2006, 7:35 pm
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Originally Posted by PTravel
This whole ignore thing strikes me as a bit immature -- like putting your fingers in yours ears and going, "Lalalalala, I can't hear your, lalalala."
Jul 9, 2006, 9:37 pm
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Originally Posted by outtolunch
I was just passing through this forum; never been here before but I agree with what you wrote above.
Jul 9, 2006, 10:19 pm
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Originally Posted by magiciansampras
My suggestion would be to set a provision that states if you have a user on ignore, it should mean they are ignored.
Thoughts?
Thoughts?