GD DUers: How long is YOUR 'Ignore' list???

[TahitiNut]

Poll question: GD DUers: How long is YOUR 'Ignore' list???

Inquiring minds want to know what 'discussion' means on DU. :evilgrin:

[XanaDUer]

1. Still only one person from the old days.

:evilgrin:

Every now and then I will see the word "ignored" in the thread and I am tempted to...then I think, NAWWWWWWW!

[crikkett]

2. I wasn't pissed - just plugged a single gaping hole of negativity.

and I had forgotten I had ignored anyone at all until a day or 2 ago. :)

[Rex]

3. Nonion.

Discuss... :evilgrin:

[blm]

4. Never had one - never will. There is always a chance to learn something

from others on some subject, even if they are not reliable in other areas.

[wakeme2008]

5. I only ignore old mainframe programmers

13 on it now.....

[TahitiNut]

7. (ROFL) Sounds like a good policy.

:rofl:

[The_Casual_Observer]

6. Everybody on my ignore list was later tombstoned.

[FearofFutility]

8. I voted, but I'm not going to respond to what "discussion" means

You're little devil smiley leads me to believe this is an inside joke. I hate being the butt of jokes. :)

[TahitiNut]

15. Clue: Monty Python's "Argument Clinic"

:dunce:


:rofl:

[FearofFutility]

19. ............

I never read that before !! :rofl:

[TahitiNut]

24. Monty Python saved my sanity.

Genius. Pure genius. The "Argument Clinic" skit, the "Pet Store" skit, the 'news' about the Ministry of Silly Walks, and their movies (the French Taunter!!!) ... genius. John Cleese is a demi-god.

[FearofFutility]

28. I love Monty Python, but somehow missed this.

My family, who are an irreverent bunch, watches the Life of Brian every Easter. My kids look forward to that almost as much as their Easter baskets!

[Octafish]

9. Zero.

I can't learn anything new if I don't read what I don't think I will like to hear.

The bullshite artistes know who they are. And so do I.

[TahitiNut]

10. Interesting. Some people are probably still counting before they reply.

:rofl: :rofl:

[Renew Deal]

11. Ignore lists are for cowards

and stalkers. There is no point in using Ignore. It's a great way to shroud yourself from other points of view.

[proud patriot]

12. Crap I voted for the wrong choice

:eyes:

[Renew Deal]

14. Don't worry, no one will see it.

;)

[soup]

17. Demand a voter verified paper trail.

It's the only way. :)

[TahitiNut]

20. (giggle)

FINAL EXAM - This is a 'True or False" test and will count for 50% of your final grade. If the answer is True, place a 'T" in the space in front of the question. If the answer is False, as they all are, place an 'F' in the space in front of the question.

These were the instructions on an actual Final Exam I was given in college.

:evilgrin:

Get it yet?

Huh?

Huh?

Get it yet?

:rofl: :rofl:


(I didn't get it until after I saw people turning in their exam papers after only about 5-10 mintues taking the exam - 50 VERY difficult questions.)

[proud patriot]

31. That was a cool teacher or professor

:-)

[TahitiNut]

36. It was one lesson I NEVER forgot. I almost missed it, too.

The statements were real butt-busters ... and I was beating my head against the wall to figure them out. I had maybe 15 of the 50 answered (about 12 or 13 'F') before I reread the instructions. (Boy, did I feel stoooopid.)

[BadgerKid]

40. Once had an easy matching quiz

The teacher forgot to jumble the answers, so the solution ended up being A1, B2, C3, D4, ....

lol

[Renew Deal]

13. Ignored

It's obligatory! :hi:

[stevedeshazer]

16. Hey! I was referred here, otherwise you'd STILL be on ignore.

And, I'm too damn busy putting that person on ignore to deal with your thread.

:thumbsup: :)

[ret5hd]

18. Why would I eliminate one of my forms of FREE recreation?

Confounding people with their own bullshit is fun and good for you!

[Nutmegger]

21. Quite a few people

Newly added folks from the Irwin mess. I know I'm on a few because I posted a link to a post about Malloy and a *possible* reason why he got fired.

Another friend is the hide-thread button. It's amazing.

[high density]

22. Many of the people I ignore are eventually tombstoned

I do see a few agitators on there that joined right after the 04 election, posted enough to piss me off somehow, and then went away.

[Synnical]

23. Zero on ignore list, but Ignore Thread . .

Now, that list is huge in GD.

[GoneOffShore]

26. Ah, yes, I've just started to use that.

Started last week.

Probably wouldn't be on blood pressure meds if I'd started last year.

[tammywammy]

27. Same with me

I just can't put someone on ignore. I'm usually just a lurker, so even if I really really disagree with what they said, I'll still want to read it.

Now, ignoring threads, that's a whole different subject. During those days when there's 50 threads about the same thing in GD, I just start shutting them down.

[JuniperLea]

25. It used to be HUGH! I'm series!

But I decided I could learn from fools as well as sages. Besides, I find ignorance, hypocrisy and narrow-mindedness entertaining.

[Neshanic]

29. Strange how this topic show up like clockwork. I know I am on many...

but it still is fascinating how many times this information must be processed and validated and then counted up, by presumably the people who are the most vociferous in free speech, but yet have no ears.

[TahitiNut]

48. Gee. I've been on DU for nearly 2 years longer than you

... and I don't recall more than perhaps one such poll in General Discussion in all that time. Does that mean I'm supposedly one of "the people who are the most vociferous in free speech, but yet have no ears"???

Gee. Thanks for the sneering condescension. Not. :eyes:

Feel free to add me to your Ignore list, then. Please.

[Neshanic]

53. I have no intention of doing that. It does come up regularly though,

mostly in the lounge and at times here.

The fact that you have been here for two years longer than me, does one win a prize with those credentials?

[TahitiNut]

54. Read the whole damned sentence. I said what it meant.

It gave me a LONGER chance to see what you claimed was "like clockwork" ... and no other implication was made. I find the inference insulting. Reading is fundamental. Try it.

[Neshanic]

57. Maybe "clockwork" was too specific. Certain phases of the moon?

It seems to be a rather regular topic. You would have to at least agree on that. Either in the lounge mostly or ocassionaly here it pops up withe the requisite "I do's" and the myriad of reasons.

I think reading is "Fun-damental!"

[hfojvt]

58. It does show up

in the lounge.
Nothing mysterious about it. People make 10 or 15 posts, then go away and eat dinner or play spider solitaire or something, come back, and nobody has replied to them. It feels like most of DU has them on ignore.

But clockwork was not too specific. "Here" was too generic, failing to distinguish between GD where the question is rarely asked and the Lounge, where it often is. Except for straddlers like me, those are two different sets of DUers.

[rman]

66. first time in many years that i see a poll in this topic

[lonestarnot]

30. I ignore the fucking ignore.

[TheFarseer]

32. If I see something I don't like

I just start bitching at them and telling them why they are wrong.

[Catchawave]

33. I don't *ignore*

I hide threads. :hi:

[OPERATIONMINDCRIME]

34. None.

I have no problem calling out bullshit and provocative ignorance when necessary or ignoring it by choice when required.

There are a few posters I've been debating putting on ignore since they almost never have anything of any legitimate or intellectual value to say, but I know it would just KILL my curiosity to see a reply that said "ignored" or somethin like that and not know what it said LOL.

[LSK]

35. never used it

[Cobalt Violet]

37. None.

But I'm not opposed to using it. I have from time to time. Mostly for the occasional religous zealot that blows in.

[HughBeaumont]

38. 5-10.

Pretty much anyone who adds shit-all to the discussion except ad hominems. And pro-job-offshorers.

[BadgerKid]

39. self delete

[William769]

41. 1 and that has only happened recently.

[boolean]

51. Bet you it's me.

"Ignored"!

[William769]

52. I think not.

[scarletwoman]

42. Never used the "ignore" feature, nor the "hide thread" feature.

I'm perfectly capable of bypassing individual posters and threads on a case by case basis without the aid of an arbitrary mechanism.

I prefer to keep my options open to either engage or let something pass that looks like it's just not worth the effort.

Now if there were a "useless idiot/unbelievable friggin' moron/irritating as hell/if only I could reach through the monitor and slap or throttle you" list, I'm sure mine would be voluminous.

:evilgrin:

sw

[TahitiNut]

44. Yours and mine both.

:rofl: Namaste

[HiFructosePronSyrup]

43. It's huge.

The list of people who have my on ignore is voluminous.

Oh wait, misunderstood...

I haven't got anybody on my ignore list.

[tnlefty]

45. One and that only happened a month or so ago. I haven't seen

'ignored' in a while so I may need to check to see the poster has been TS'd. If so, I'll be back to none.

[tnlefty]

46. I checked, found the TS and now I'm back to NONE.

Suppose I can change my vote now?

[LWolf]

47. Zero.

I've "ignored" threads when they just wouldn't die. I've done multiple "ignore threads" when there is a topic taking over the front page and I'm done with it. I've even "ignored" people when they really pissed me off. That's always temporary, though. I clear the list when I've cooled down, and go back to "manually" ignoring.

[boolean]

49. Last count: 65

And adding!

I bet I'm on about 50,000 people's ignore list, though...

I don't really get the ignore list thing, anyway. If you logout, you can read everything anyway.

[TahitiNut]

59. Don't forget to oil the squeaky NAND gate.

:rofl:

[opiate69]

50. Zero....

[DemonFighterLives]

55. None

Even the Freeper Wannabees get a chance.
:dem:

[Blue_Tires]

56. zero

[blogslut]

60. I used it once or twice

Not anymore. I try to stay away from full-out flame stuff. If somebody really gets to me, I just stop responding.

[QuestionAll...]

61. none. I'm not that delicate. nt

[question everything]

62. Have no idea what it means or how to use it

and even if I did - I doubt that I'd use it.

The measure of an open society is the ability to allow all opinions to be heard and debated.

One of the things that irks me is that sometimes I come back to a thread, wanting to participate, to respond, only to find it locked.


(This does not mean that I am not on anyone's "ignore" list, but I would not know :evilfrown: )

[ContraBass Black]

63. I wonder who's on Skinner's ignore list.

[TahitiNut]

69. I expect that an 'admin' account, like a 'moderator' account

... has the 'Ignore' feature disabled. I guess only elad could confirm this. :shrug:

[Red Right and BLUE]

64. None now

But there were a couple of people, who couldn't disagree without constant name-calling. Arguments I can handle; antagonistic types drive me nuts.

[me b zola]

65. Sometimes I ignore me...

:yoiks:

[pitohui]

67. i don't keep an ignore list

you may paint me lazy

[TahitiNut]

68. I think some DUers must still be counting the number on their Ignore list.

:evilgrin: