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ShaneGR Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Sep-10-03 09:32 PM
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The IGNORE function and why it just may save your sanity
I believe in my heart that the majority of DU posters are good people dedicated to helping progressive causes. I also believe there is a tiny minority dedicated to disrupting the process of open discourse by making accusations against candidates using faulty logic or questionable material.

I beg of you, the majority, to begin using the IGNORE function against these obvious disruptors. Do it now. It will save you from these maniacs.
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Terwilliger Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Sep-10-03 09:33 PM
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1. RUN AWAY, DEMOCRAT!!!
RUN LIKE YOU ALWAYS DO.............!!!!!!!!!!
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mitchtv Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Sep-10-03 09:37 PM
Response to Reply #1
2. i never used it, but maybe
i don't need this attack good Dem shit. there are a few that could use it. You know the fith column types
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WilliamPitt Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Sep-10-03 09:40 PM
Response to Reply #1
4. You're so vain...you probably think this song is about you...
:)
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ShaneGR Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Sep-10-03 09:44 PM
Response to Reply #4
9. Will, please don't pick on me...
I never read your book though....





"SOMEWHERE OVER THE RAINBOW, WAY OUT THERE. YOU'LL FIND, WILL PITT'S BOOK, GATHERING DUST FOR $1.00 AT THE SECOND HAND STORE."

omg!!! I SUCK! FINE! I'll buy it on Amazon already! Grrrr.
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WilliamPitt Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Sep-10-03 09:57 PM
Response to Reply #9
26. I was replying to Terwilliger
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jiacinto Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Sep-10-03 09:58 PM
Response to Reply #26
28. Well
Terwilliger has been on my ignore list for a very long time.
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Forkboy Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Sep-10-03 10:05 PM
Response to Reply #28
33. didn't you just say you weren't going to name them publicly?
good grief :eyes:
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jiacinto Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Sep-10-03 10:07 PM
Response to Reply #33
36. You're right
But I didn't reveal the other people on my list.
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Forkboy Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Sep-10-03 10:13 PM
Response to Reply #36
40. oh...well it's ok then
:eyes:
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comsymp Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Sep-10-03 10:19 PM
Response to Reply #40
46. Careful, Fork
:listening for the tumbrels:
:scared:
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Terwilliger Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Sep-10-03 10:06 PM
Response to Reply #28
34. hehe
Carwos wuvs me! awwwwwwwwwwwwwwww
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Forkboy Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Sep-10-03 10:14 PM
Response to Reply #34
41. hehe
I know his list..I know his list.

Pretty much all the "fringe-leftists" are on it :)
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Terwilliger Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Sep-11-03 01:34 AM
Response to Reply #41
57. oh good!
maybe he'll eat crow when somebody else catches him in a major bout of stupidty
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comsymp Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Sep-10-03 10:10 PM
Response to Reply #28
37. Thanks so much for volunteering that tidbit, apropos of nothing, even!
Changed your mind, huh?
http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_topic&forum=104&topic_id=316481#316548

Was it because he challenged the maturity of some of your posts?
:shrug:
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jiacinto Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Sep-10-03 10:12 PM
Response to Reply #37
39. No
I didn't see what Terwilliger said. I have no idea what he said.
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Forkboy Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Sep-10-03 10:15 PM
Response to Reply #39
42. He said you were cute and lovable
and very very nice to people you disagree with.
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Wonk Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Sep-10-03 10:18 PM
Response to Reply #39
44. Way to make my point (see post #8) for me. Will you see this post? Dunno.
nt
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comsymp Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Sep-10-03 10:23 PM
Response to Reply #44
48. FWIW, Wonk
I've always shared your view (#8) and in over 2 years have never Ig'ed anybody... 'til a couple weeks ago, and then only after reviewing posting history and determining that the likelihood of that particular poster EVER making a cogent, or even mildly interesting, point was nil.

I am, however, seriously considering a candidate for #2...
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Forkboy Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Sep-10-03 10:30 PM
Response to Reply #48
50. dont do it!
or you'll miss updates on the sketchy neighborhood :)
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comsymp Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Sep-10-03 10:37 PM
Response to Reply #50
51. LOL
Edited on Wed Sep-10-03 10:39 PM by comsymp
You baaaad

Actually, the main reason I haven't made use of the feature 'til recently is that I'd have missed sooooo much in sheer entertainment.
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burr Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Sep-10-03 10:41 PM
Response to Reply #50
52. try something different for a change...
try slowing things down by typing faster, or send private messages to those on your ignore list in backwards code.

Make new friends and connections with a lower intelligence.
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Terwilliger Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Sep-10-03 10:03 PM
Response to Reply #9
30. damn, you turn on everybody
Kucinich set any Rivers on fire lately?
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DisgustipatedinCA Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Sep-11-03 01:33 AM
Response to Reply #30
56. I sure am glad you remember that, too
What a beautiful first impression that made on me.

God forbid we let that wild-eyed arsonist Kucinich burn down the rest of the country like he did in Cleveland.

I think I may be one of sgr's earliest experiments in the function of the ignore feature. And since the thread is on the topic of Ignoring, I would like to see the hypertext link changed from "Ignore" to "Shut Up, Shut Up, Shut Up!", O-Reilley style.
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unfrigginreal Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Sep-10-03 09:45 PM
Response to Reply #4
11. No, it's about me...and yes I'm that vain.
Interesting to be called a disruptor, but hey it wasn't my call.
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madfloridian Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Sep-10-03 09:47 PM
Response to Reply #11
16. Your post was good, not disruptive.
I thought it was for me because I said the letter most likely came from Pelosi's office.

"It is unacceptable for the U.S. to be `evenhanded' on these fundamental issues," the letter said...."

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never cry wolf Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Sep-10-03 09:51 PM
Response to Reply #11
21. Ahem,
his reply was to Terwilliger. Don't be so vain, willya??
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unfrigginreal Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Sep-10-03 09:57 PM
Response to Reply #21
25. Huh?
I know his response was to Terwilliger...my response was to him...where's your confusion?
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never cry wolf Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Sep-10-03 09:58 PM
Response to Reply #25
27. See post #26
Edited on Wed Sep-10-03 10:00 PM by steviet_2003
on edit: no offense intended, hope you didn;t take it that way. Just saw an opening is all.
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Clark Can WIN Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Sep-10-03 09:45 PM
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12. Funny Will.............eom
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Terwilliger Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Sep-10-03 10:02 PM
Response to Reply #4
29. These boots were made for walkin...
hey...you did well on that television gig, but never look superior and satisfied...turns people off to your point of view :*

This guy was a real twit though...no weapons of mass destruction? "Well, we haven't found them yet" I would have said "SHOW ME THE MONEY!" Although I'm not you.
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Jackhammer Jesus Donating Member (415 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Sep-10-03 10:05 PM
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32. But, goddammit, the song IS about them...
"You prob'ly think this song is about you..."

Well, fuck yes I do! Why not!


:beer:
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NashVegas Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Sep-10-03 09:41 PM
Response to Reply #1
5. I'm Not Sure if You're Being Sarcastic or What
Edited on Wed Sep-10-03 09:43 PM by Crisco
But sgr2 is dead on: DU is being purposely disrupted by several people, and also disrupted as a casualty of posters who are immature idiots in need of a babysitter.

It's not my choice to waste my time weeding through the bullshit of the first group.

It's not my job to make the latter group feel important by reading and responding to their dribble.

And so I use the ignore key. It's the #1 rule of dealing with usenet trolls: ignore them. Works fine for the web, too.
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Terwilliger Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Sep-10-03 10:03 PM
Response to Reply #5
31. yep
sure does
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ShaneGR Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Sep-10-03 09:39 PM
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3. omg, someone I have on ignore replied!
I wonder who it was.... the first response!
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KittyWampus Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Sep-10-03 09:42 PM
Response to Reply #3
7. Just Realized There's A Tostitos Logo
emblazoned on your signature graphic for the National Championship...

That just isn't right.

does everything have to be about the corporate interest?
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ShaneGR Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Sep-10-03 09:45 PM
Response to Reply #7
13. Wow, I never realized
In fact, I should never eat anything ever again that is sold at any grocery store.
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jiacinto Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Sep-10-03 09:42 PM
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6. I've put several people here on ignore.
But I won't mention who they are in public. I think you all can figure out who you are.
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Wonk Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Sep-10-03 09:43 PM
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8. The ignore function and how it can help you remain ignorant
Edited on Wed Sep-10-03 09:45 PM by Wonk
and as an added bonus, you won't even know what you're missing!



I actually was tempted to put you on ignore at one point, but I'm glad I didn't because you've had some decent posts since then. This isn't one of them, imho.

on edit: My ignore list is currently empty.
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CatWoman Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Sep-10-03 09:44 PM
Response to Reply #8
10. wonk!!!
:loveya:

always the wise one :D
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ShaneGR Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Sep-10-03 09:46 PM
Response to Reply #8
15. Wonk, I like you.... but you are wrong
Think about it.... some of the crap stuff on this board lately is just too much to NOT ignore.
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madfloridian Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Sep-10-03 09:49 PM
Response to Reply #15
18. The thread where you used ignore was a sensible thread.
Not bashing.
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Cha Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Sep-10-03 09:56 PM
Response to Reply #18
24. I agree! I couldn't understand why you would announce on
Edited on Wed Sep-10-03 10:00 PM by zidzi
that thread that you were going to use the "ignore button"...:-)

edit; to clarify what I was saying...
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Forkboy Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Sep-10-03 09:45 PM
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14. Ignore feature
great for the sycophant in us all :eyes:
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MODemocrat Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Sep-10-03 09:48 PM
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17. I'd like to use the ignore function, but don't how
Do you mean that literally; as in just ignore their spews?
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KittyWampus Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Sep-10-03 09:49 PM
Response to Reply #17
20. Little Icon By A Posters Name
Has zzzzzzzz's coming out of it.
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Wonk Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Sep-10-03 09:52 PM
Response to Reply #17
22. There's a little picture next to user names in posts, it looks like this:


If you click it their posts can't be read by you anymore. You can un-ignore people in your user preferences
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disgruntella Donating Member (983 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Sep-10-03 09:49 PM
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19. I have a revolving ignore list
Every once in a while I get too curious to see what "ignored" might be saying. So I switch my list on and off. But so far I haven't gleaned much useful information by turning "ignore" off. So I think it's a good feature.

Personally, I think ignoring threads rather than posters would work better for me (I already posted this in one of the Admin boards)
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gristy Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Sep-10-03 09:53 PM
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23. I used to have some people on ignore
but when I saw an "ignored" post, I often would go back and remove people from my ignore list until I could see the post. Sick, I know. Anyways, I have no one on ignore now. The current batch of "disruptors" apparently are sufficiently disguised that I don't really notice them.
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Pastiche423 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Sep-10-03 10:07 PM
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35. BEWARE!
If you think someone has you on ignore, (because they told you so), don't believe it. I found that out the hard way. lol



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Blue_Chill Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Sep-10-03 10:11 PM
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38. I use it for weeks at a time
Works wonders.
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Forkboy Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Sep-10-03 10:16 PM
Response to Reply #38
43. Hope my being on your ignore list
lasts even longer.
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JasonBerry Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Sep-10-03 10:19 PM
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45. About "IGNORE"......and self-importance
I don't use the ignore button. I think it would save your "sanity" only if you are thin-skinned enough to not be able to handle dissident viewpoints. I think it takes a lot of audacity to suggest you, or anyone else, has cornered the market on intelligent posts that can "safely" be read without fear of going insane. And remember:

A hero to one - is a disrupter to another.
A disrupter to one - is a hero to another.

Discussion + Disagreement + Debate + Respect = TOLERANCE.
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Darranar Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Sep-10-03 10:21 PM
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47. Someone's probably put me on ignore by now...
big deal. I have one person on, but it isn't anyone who posts on General Discussion with any regularity - if at all.
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Kool Kitty Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Sep-11-03 01:22 AM
Response to Reply #47
55. It's not me,
is it? :( ;-)
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burr Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Sep-10-03 10:23 PM
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49. I disagree...
love is all ya need!! :loveya:
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nomaco-10 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Sep-10-03 10:42 PM
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53. The two biggest violators....
WILL PITT and TERWILLIGER, it would be funny if it were'nt so sad. Why am I not surprised that they were the two posters to jump on this thread?
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Forkboy Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Sep-10-03 10:44 PM
Response to Reply #53
54. you could always put them on ignore
:crazy:
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Terwilliger Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Sep-11-03 01:35 AM
Response to Reply #53
58. hahaha
yeas yes yes...but I stand behind everything I say
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unfrigginreal Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Sep-11-03 01:38 AM
Response to Reply #58
59. G#%$^mn ain't you in bed yet?
Edited on Thu Sep-11-03 01:41 AM by unfrigginreal
Here I'm trying to rebuild my reputation and then you show up!

Go to BED!!!! :evilgrin:
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