How many people are on your ignore list?

[Nutmegger]

Poll question: How many people are on your ignore list?

I have two. What about you?

Edit: Added Zero

[Debi]

1. Where is zero?

Never done it - hope to never have to.

On edit:

OH MY :blush:

Forget that....sorry...please don't block me....

[Nutmegger]

3. Thought I added it.

It's added now.

[Debi]

5. Tell me it wasn't there before

Or am I going :crazy:

[Nutmegger]

12. It wasn't

Just a little absent-minded today.

[Puregonzo1188]

2. Where's zero (n/t)?

[JeffR]

4. Zero

But this outrageous poll has me thinking about it.

That's sarcasm, BTW. Unless I'm one of the people on your ignore list, of course.;-)

[oblivious]

I tried it once, realized it was ridiculous and ignored the ignore.

[mainegreen]

6. Personally, I welcome our new robotic leaders.

I stand ready with the oil can of joyous lubrication brought down upon the wings of a thousand storks.

Oh, and zero.
:P

[oblivious]

7. Did ya see that? We both posted at the exact same second and you got a number and I got ignored.

:cry:

[mainegreen]

10. Wow, you found a bug! Our new robotic leaders have a place for those with keen observation!

:P

[catnhatnh]

8. I'll vote "other" since I have zero on mine....

...but I think this is a good move.I suggested to Skinner that in the next upgrade he add that each time a new thread is added it should list whom is blocked from replying-for instance, I would never read a thread where some of my DU heroes (Will Pitt, Husb2Sparkly, TominTib and many others) were banned. He agreed this might be good....

[Ayesha]

9. Zero

There are only a few people on here that I really don't like, but I'd rather know what they are saying. I can then choose to ignore them by not replying, or argue constructively. I am a firm believer in "know thy enemy".

[wryter2000]

13. I had cleaned my list out

Then, someone decided it would be fun to insult my intelligence because he/she disagreed with me.

[Radio_Lady]

108. Me too. I used the "IGNORE" function, then got curious about what he/she said...

Silly. "Sticks and stones will break my bones..." etc.

[Beaverhausen]

11. I bet people with more than 5 are all smokers

:hide:

[mainegreen]

15. *snort*

:spank:

[datadiva]

20. Couldn't resist the little dig huh? n/t

[Beaverhausen]

35. Just trying to liven things up- everyone is answering zero yet voting for one or more

so I want to hear their explanations!!!

And hey, it's is Tuesday after all. That is the day for smoking flamewars!

[datadiva]

43. It's only Tuesday?

Crap. :)

[HiFructosePronSyrup]

42. You could always put him on ignore.

:shrug:

[Beaverhausen]

69. Him?

[gkhouston]

28. can I change my answer from zero to one?

;-)

[JuniperLea]

32. Smokers in Burkas!

Get it right, moran!


Just kidding:)

[maveric]

36. Who eat at Olive Garden.

:crazy:

[dogday]

48. And ask for extra bread and salad.... nt

[JuniperLea]

49. Hey! It's all you can eat!

LOL!!!


:hi:

[datadiva]

51. I love your avatar! n/t

[JuniperLea]

53. Thanks!

I googled peace sign images and found tons! I saved a bunch and will probably switch them around once in a while.

[dogday]

97. One of the great things about it!!!

:hi:

[JuniperLea]

100. Hi dogday!

How's your son?

:hi:


Give him this for me and tell him thanks~

:hug:

[Debi]

37. Who talk to loud in restaurants while their children run around like

little heathens!!

That's why I voted zero O8)

[cwydro]

56. Nah...

I'm betting non-smokers...and I am one.

And I have no one on ignore. But then I don't care if people smoke or not

[seabeyond]

70. i bet you are wrong. n/t

[devilgrrl]

14. none...

not even freeper trolls.

[madmusic]

16. ZERO (I'm an equal opportunity jerk) n/t

[me b zola]

17. Zero

:)

[Arkansas Granny]

18. I've never used the ignore function. If I feel the need to ignore

a poster, I can do it without a button. After all, I had 4 kids, so I'm an expert at ignoring someone I don't want to hear. ;)

[Hubert Flottz]

19. Bush is on my ignore list.

[JackBeck]

21. None. Zilch. Zero.

But I'm starting to find out where I've been put on super-ignore2007.

}(

[Kolesar]

22. One more !!!

[Double T]

23. ZERO, never have, never will.

[SheilaT]

24. Zero,

although I suspect I'm on a lot of ignore lists, since so many of my posts are never responded to.

[hfojvt]

39. but you hardly ever post

and people respond less to people they do not know
also, I tend to get more responses when I say something heretical
People respond so they can tell me what an ignorant idiot I am.
Sometimes its better to not get any responses.

[cwydro]

58. I'm responding to you now

just because. And I know how you feel.:hi:

[oblivious]

63. Most people respond because they disagree with you.

So a response usually means an attack. But I know what you mean. Everyone wants feedback. That's why we post really, not just to comment.

[GoneOffShore]

25. Two but I had three

He got a granite pizza.

[gkhouston]

26. zero right now. The ones who used to be there got banned.

Almost all of them weren't even people I was interacting with; I just got tired of watching them be toxic assholes.

[GoneOffShore]

29. Which is the best reason for using the Ignore button.

[JuniperLea]

33. Do you get banned if a lot of people have you on ignore?

Personally, I like watching them go...


Yippity skippity... la dee da...

[VelmaD]

27. None...nada...zilch

I consider use of the ignore function to be rank cowardice in many cases.

That said, if there is someone cyber-stalking you, I'm not gonna give you grief. But in that case, skip ignore and take it straight to the admins.

[JuniperLea]

30. None... Zero... Zilch... Live and learn from fools and from sages, I always say!

And there are plenty of both around here!

[Blaukraut]

31. Zero

Although I admit there are times where I'm tempted to put a few people on ignore to keep my blood pressure down, overall it is better to know how your (perceived) adversary operates. Whether you allow yourself to be goaded into a flame war is still within your control.

[derby378]

34. The real question is...

...how many ignore lists are YOU on? :evilgrin:

[gkhouston]

38. no, the real question is

are you on the elite ignore lists? If you're going to be ignored, shouldn't it be by the choice DUers? :rofl:

[HiFructosePronSyrup]

45. I'd say about two dozen.

They always have a need to tell me they're doing it too.

[alcibiades_mystery]

47. You and me both, dizzawg

Gnaw mean?

[JuniperLea]

50. Ouch! I bet that smarts!

:eyes:



There was one poster, may she rest in peace, that did that so often we named the place we were all sent... Ignore Land, Upper Ignore Land, Ignore Acres, Ignore Valley, etc. Maybe that's why she was tombstoned?

[HiFructosePronSyrup]

55. Not really.

It cracks me up every time it happens.

The person you mention certainly sounds familiar. What was her name? I guess you can say it since she's gone and all.

[JuniperLea]

72. OldLeftyLawyer

I guess it's not against the rules to call out a non-DUer, eh?

I was a proud resident of Ignore Land... O8)

[HiFructosePronSyrup]

101. Oh yeah! LOL!

He did put me on ignore! Made a big to do about it as well. I didn't do anything to offend him, just beat him in a rhetoric argument. It made me wonder if he was really even a lawyer.

:rofl:

[JuniperLea]

103. I wondered that same thing

That line of questioning resulted in much bravado and an unscheduled flight to Ignore Land.

:rofl:

The funniest thing is the following that one got around here. Some people will follow anything...

[EFerrari]

79. For you, I would like to have an "attend" list.

lol

[Missy M]

40. Zero....

I enjoy reading everyone's posts, even when they disagree with me or diss me.

[Crabby Appleton]

41. Zero

[Starbucks Anarchist]

44. Zero.

Because I am a good person. :rofl:

[Name removed]

46. Deleted message

Message removed by moderator. Click here to review the message board rules.

[cwydro]

52. Never put anybody on it...never will.

But I wish I could put a certain cat who wants to lie on the keyboard on ignore right now.

[Taxloss]

54. Three or four, I think. n/t

[nam78_two]

57. Mine is mostly people who have been tombstoned apparently

If that is what that "Here lies a disruptor" thing means.

[xmas74]

59. I havethree

but don't remember putting any of them on ignore.

I plan to correct that shortly and delete my list.

[Bluerthanblue]

60. 4+ years, never used it. Never will. n/t

[Sydnie]

61. 4 - but one has been tombstoned since I put them there

so I guess that would only be three right now. ;)

[MrSlayer]

62. None. The whole thing is rather juvenile and wimpy.

Really. And this new ignore thing that's going on to me is quite ridiculous. Are people such candy asses on this board that they have to exclude people from their posts? It's so babyish, like sticking your fingers in your ears and going "Blah blah blah, I can't hear you." It's actually embarrassing that some people are such lightweights that they can't bear to read differing opinions or risk being offended. I'm disgusted.

[Cha]

64. Zero in 4 1/2 years, But..

I think I'm going to like this new anti-harasser feature.

Edit~ To add ..I think it's a brilliant idea!

[Horse with no Name]

65. One.

And it was with great difficulty that I added them.:(

[dweller]

66. none, now

you made me look, and i took off the one that was there. Don't know why he was, for i've forgotten now.
I do remember writing once i was putting someone on a permanent ignore, and whether it was that one, or not, i guess i have the right to change my mind.

the whole new feature reminds me of Sensenbrenner, and O'Reilly tactics, and as mentioned by another, in another thread, i imagine the freepers are orgasming right about now over our "new-founded freedom".

i believe my days are numbered here, and this saddens me in some ways.
dp

[Rex]

67. None.

What is the point? Unless someone is stalking you and cross posting in threads just to piss you off. I have seen that happen so I can understand why the need for an ignore button.

Putting people on the ignore list because you had an 'argument', is stupid IMO. It means you've lost your mind and can't handle reality.

Just my 1 cent.

[dweller]

71. but this isn't reality, it's the internet

although i am guilty in believing it was closer to a reality in that there were others with like minds that were not being represented or given a voice in the mainstream media. And thus the reason mediums such as this flourished.

i guess tho, if it were more like reality, then i suppose way back on Jan. 06, 2001 as a couple of young guys hoisted a banner displaying 'DemocraticUnderground.com' during an inaugural parade ...

reality block implemented.
end of transmission.
dp

[BlooInBloo]

83. That makes it even stupider.

[Rex]

87. Very good point.

However, it is reality, what goes on in virtual reality still eats up the time and effort it takes to 'surf' the Internet for whatever purpose. Just like now while I'm typing this post.

Emotions rise and fall, the eyes and mind gets its stimulus. Time moves forward.

[Alexander]

68. Zero. It's a freaking internet message board, for Pete's sake.

If you aren't prepared for a difference of opinion, then maybe you'd prefer living in solitude in a bubble. But the real world contains about as many different opinions as there are people.

The only people I'd even consider putting on "ignore" usually get the offending posts deleted and/or banned entirely. But I've debated with some really wacky and/or hostile DUers and so far not a single one has irked me to the point where I feel I shouldn't have to view their opinions any more.

This kitchen can get pretty heated, so people who can't stand strong opinions or differences may want to look for the exit sign.

[Richard Steele]

73. Zero. No altruism, I'm just a slave to my own curiosity.

And I know damn well that if I "ignore" anyone,
I'll just spend time wondering what I'm missing.

[flaminbats]

91. what was that?..I missed your earlier post

;) I did the same thing when I first started posting at DU, and I soon began wondering...where did all the DU er's go? :cry: yes I was a very lonely poster!

now I clear out my ignore list whenever it has more than five posters. Life is lonely enough..especially for those of us Democrats who live in red states! what is a debate without hearing another person's points, without the ability to see the flaws in my arguments, and without the ability to know when I agree or disagree with a fellow voter?

I love debate. I love listening to another person's argument, telling them when I agree. Then leaving that person with no place to run when they are wrong. The good people admit the flaws and ask how I feel about that issue, the bad ones get mad and resort to insults or name calling. Those who can accept criticism are willing to accept the truth, those who view criticism as nothing more than insults are unable to fix the flaws in their argument.

[mvd]

74. Just a couple permanent ones

And one or two I might take off later. I don't think I'll use the block feature for any of them yet.

[piedmont]

75. None. It feels too much like covering your ears while yelling "I CAN'T HEAR YOU!!"

[Raine]

76. Six but

I think all but two of them are tombstoned, I really need to update it and remove "dead" posters.

[mongo]

77. today - Zero. Tomorrow - who knows

Since I don't tend to make "me too" posts, and frequently only post to defend adult entertainment, there is going to be a lot of people who have me blocked from replying.

So I'll block them to and just start my own posts to counter their mis-information.

[aint_no_life_nowhere]

78. I had two on my list, but couldn't remember why they were there

It must not have been over anything that serious. So I took them off today.

[Guaranteed]

84. Best post of the day. nt

[B Calm]

80. Six thousand four hundred and three

Just kidding... Why would I want to ingnore anybody here on DU? Everybody has an opinion, some I agree with and some I don't.

[EFerrari]

81. I mostly use "ignore" like a "time out". With only a couple of exceptions

I go back and purge the list when things cool down. Then, I feel silly but at least in the interim, no blood has been spilled. :silly:

[BlooInBloo]

82. Ignore lists are for wusses.

[MoseyWalker]

85. only one who doesn't write here anymore

ain't I the lucky one!

I don't put people on ignore, but did that one time because of repeated, personal attacks. It got to me after a while.

[G Hawes]

86. Zero

But, give me time :)

(just kidding!)

[Adelante]

88. 3 for years now

I've taken them off several times, but they always earn their way back on.

[Canuckistanian]

89. Just ONE

But, from what I see from the responses he/she gets, I ain't alone.

[Bryan]

90. Upwards of a hundred, I think

This is the smartest, most vital community I've found in a decade of being on the 'net, but come on, there are thousands upon thousands of people here, and even if you just go by the law of large numbers they're not all going to be worth listening to.

Some DUers are ignorant, and some of them can't back up their opinions with facts, and some of them harp on one or two issues to a monotonous degree, and some of them wrongly think it's cute to use ee cummings punctuation and/or ALL CAPS, and when I run into those people I just click the red X and go back to the previous page so I can enjoy the other people in the thread. As an old friend of mine once put it, "Killfiles: don't leave the real world without them."

[Nutmegger]

92. Very interesting responses.

Thanks :hi:

[philosophie_en_rose]

93. Zero. (And I solemnly swear to never ban replies to my posts).

:loveya:

[Greyhound]

94. Had one, he was tombstoned. Now none.

:)

[AtomicKitten]

95. Had one, he was bounced, now I have zip.

Would anyone like to apply for the position?

[Violet_Crumble]

96. There's three on the new improved ignore list for me...

Only one was there till today and it was a forced ignore and the day after that was done, the other person got banned so I don't know if that counts....

[in_cog_ni_to]

98. Zero. I've never used the ignore feature. I can do that on my own, if I choose to.

:hi:

[BoneDaddy]

99. Zero

There is nothing I am afraid to talk about with anyone.

[Donald Ian Rankin]

102. People who disagree with you are the only reason to bother posting.

There's no point in talking to people who already believe all the same things you do - no-one learns anything. I've never used ignore, and I never will.

If someone stupid disagrees with me, it shows I'm doing something right. If someone intelligent does, it gives me a chance to learn something.

[Occulus]

104. Three.

I declared amnesty two or three nights ago and cleared the two dozen or so that were there.

I have a new policy: EVERYONE going on my ignore list gets a taste of the new ignore features.

So far- the people on my list were there before.

[Az]

105. I simply don't understand the need for ignore

I mean how hard is it not to read something?

[boston bean]

106. I have one and has been for a year, never taken it off. And that poster know who they are. nt

[sandnsea]

107. About 50

If I've seen the same person post the same thing for 6 months, I don't need to see it anymore. Some people only show up for specific arguments, like guns or the free marketeers or some such. Good bye. I don't need that shit.

[knitter4democracy]

109. One. When he decided to start attacking me, I had to block.

It wasn't pretty, he wouldn't stop, and it got nasty. There was no real reason for it, either.

Other than that, I just alert on someone who seems troll-like.

[NaturalHigh]

110. Zero...

but I made it to a few last year when I dared to suggest that the defendants in the Duke rape case were innocent and that the accuser was lying. So did many other people, of course. A common phrase in any Duke thread back then was "Welcome to my Ignore List!"