I'd like to ignore a moderator

[Alan]

I thought Hugh Laurie was your squeeze?

Ha

I just finished watching an episode of Fortysomething on Netflix. He plays a very different type of doctor than he does in House.

 

[Moemg]

I thought Hugh Laurie was your squeeze?

Ha

Sorry Ha , Hugh grant is my main fantasy mate . Liam Neeson is a close second especially since we are both widowed ! I absolutely love English accents !

 

[Bestwifeever]

Hugh Laurie was a great Bertie Wooster too--so removed from the House character.

(But I'd take Hugh Grant over him. Well, today, anyway )

 

[Coach]

This seems like a reasonable request to me. Why shouldn't moderators be ignorable? We can still be admonished if needed via PM.

Hi,

I don't mind having my posts moderated, threads deleted, or receiving PMs from any or all of the moderators. But I'd like to avoid reading one moderator's posts.

I tried to add the person to my ignore list and the board software says I can't ignore them because they're a moderator.

The posts in question are ordinary posts where the person is just sharing their opinions on a topic like a regular board member. They are not "moderating-related posts" like closing a thread, or explaining why a post was edited.

Please consider changing this feature of the board so that I can ignore this person's regular posts. Alternatively, maybe moderators have a "regular person account" and a "I'm a moderator now account". Alternatively, please explain why I shouldn't be able to ignore a moderator's regular comments on a topic when I can ignore regular users.

Thanks,

2Cor521

 

[Alan]

Hugh Laurie was a great Bertie Wooster too--so removed from the House character.

(But I'd take Hugh Grant over him. Well, today, anyway )

Have you seen him playing Kinge George III?

In this scene he meets his new Prime Minister.

The Prince and the PM - Blackadder - BBC - YouTube

 

[GrayHare]

This seems like a reasonable request to me. Why shouldn't moderators be ignorable? We can still be admonished if needed via PM.

+1

 

[73ss454]

+1

+2

 

[samclem]

The "two account" answer seems to keep things cleanest. If, say, a person who is a moderator complains about the tone of a post, we know if he/she is "wearing the star" or not. I would think it would make the mods more comfortable being able to make posts while making clear they weren't speaking as a mod.

 

[redduck]

I 've often tried to ignore redduck, but was never allowed to do so. What's up with that? If you guys can ignore me, I don't see why I can't ignore me.


...Hello? Anybody still out there?

 

[flyfishnevada]

I secretly hope I'm on of those other 19 peeps being ignored. I usually post for my own benefit anyway. If not, this might make me number 20.

 

[SecondCor521]

I secretly hope I'm on of those other 19 peeps being ignored. I usually post for my own benefit anyway. If not, this might make me number 20.

Nope on both counts.

2Cor521

 

[Nords]

*For obvious reasons, mods aren't permitted to ignore members.

Yeah, we had to do that manually.

Someone will come along any minute now and point out everyone ignores them in the real world...

Boy, you're really firing on all cylinders today.

As it should be IMO, I vote we leave everything as is on this request. We won't agree on everything, but I wouldn't accuse any past or present Moderator of being stupid or confrontational (they do that in private). Ignore is for "doofi" - Mods aren't in that category.
Aren't we supposed to debate Moderating in private anyway?
Just skip posts you don't want to read, easy-peasy. Seriously...

Is it possible that we've already forgotten those dark days when H***$ and Cut-****t were moderators?!?

Have we learned nothing from our past? Once the pain & trauma fades, it's just a slippery slope back down into the pits...

Hi all,
I'm fine if others don't want to use the ignore function. I happen to use it a lot on this board. There are a number of folks whose post frequently enough, and are "doofus-y" enough (IMHO, of course) that I'd rather ignore everything they have to say than slog through the 99% dross for the 1% nickel.
REWahoo, yes, I'm aware of that rule, and am grateful that people take on the moderating job on this board. As someone who already ignores ~20 posters, I know I won't ever be a moderator here.
2Cor521

I ignore far more than that (because I think it helps the mods decide where to cull the herd), and I completely agree with you about improving thread readability. There have been threads where as many as 15-20 of the posts have been from my "Ignore Poster" roster, and it greatly improves both the thread and my attitude.

Here's a novel suggestion: perhaps you should PM the mod in question and ask them if they'd mind stepping down. They might be looking for a reason to do so, and their answer might gratify you. And if you were worried about starting a witch hunt or inviting retribution, well... it's probably too late to worry about that now.

The "two account" answer seems to keep things cleanest. If, say, a person who is a moderator complains about the tone of a post, we know if he/she is "wearing the star" or not. I would think it would make the mods more comfortable being able to make posts while making clear they weren't speaking as a mod.

IIRC there was a discussion about moderator alter egos. It might be tucked away deep in the mod board. I thought the decision was that it'd make everyone even more dysfunctional than we already were.

I believe Hawaii Threads.com had a similar system of "anonymous moderation". The mods would individually log in to the moderator account to do the dirty work, and that way nobody could be accused of playing favorites. The funny thing was that one of the mods had such a distinctive writing style, and would so often get drawn into long policy arguments while she had her mod hat on, that it was clear who was the real modNazi.

 

[SecondCor521]

Here's a novel suggestion: perhaps you should PM the mod in question and ask them if they'd mind stepping down. They might be looking for a reason to do so, and their answer might gratify you. And if you were worried about starting a witch hunt or inviting retribution, well... it's probably too late to worry about that now.

Good idea. That would solve my particular problem if the mod agreed. Although I have no real opinion one way or the other on this person's moderation skills, so I don't care if the mod is a mod or not. As far as I know, they do a decent job at moderation.

Not worried about witch hunts or retribution...not even really sure what you mean. As far as I know, I've never had a post of mine pulled or edited. I did have a thread that I started get locked once, but that was because other posters got too argumentative or political or something, and in that case I didn't have a problem with the moderation action (although I wished the conversation could have continued on a civil path). I also have not mentioned the mod's name and have done nothing to indicate who it may be. Also, I don't know how many mods there are but I like all of them and respect all of them as moderators, and respect all of them except one as posters. I also have no hard feelings towards anyone, moderator or otherwise, who wants to ignore my postings.

The way I'm handling it now is to glance over at the username when I read a post that I think is doofus-y, say to myself, "Oh yeah, it's that moderator I can't ignore. Rats." and then go back to reading the thread. It's a real dissatisfier for me on this board that I otherwise enjoy a lot, which is why I started this thread. It doesn't sound to me like there's enough interest in changing the way the board operates in this regard, so I'll accept that and move on.

Thanks to all for the suggestions and replies.

2Cor521

 

[obgyn65]

+1. No one is on my "Ignore list" (yet ). I think mods generally do a good job, although a couple of my posts have been deleted in the past. If I wanted to ignore a mod, I'd skip his/her postings and move on.

Oooh, thanks for the entertaining thread!

 

[LRDave]

Noone ignores me.

Peter Noone posts or lurks here? I loved Herman's Hermits! Even if he ignores you, can you PM me his handle?

 

[donheff]

Hi all,

I'm fine if others don't want to use the ignore function. I happen to use it a lot on this board. There are a number of folks whose post frequently enough, and are "doofus-y" enough (IMHO, of course) that I'd rather ignore everything they have to say than slog through the 99% dross for the 1% nickel.

But what if the doofus has a great answer on this thread - you would never see it. Wait, what if I'm the ignored doofus - you would never see this! Oh, I see, it was a doofus comment anyway.

 

[Major Tom]

But what if the doofus has a great answer on this thread - you would never see it. Wait, what if I'm the ignored doofus - you would never see this! Oh, I see, it was a doofus comment anyway.

It's a trade-off though. As SecondCor521 mentioned, a person might have 1% that is of value to him, but he's not willing to deal with the other 99% to get to it. It's exactly the same kind of decision we all make in our real life interactions with people. I don't use the ignore function on message boards, but can well understand people who do.

I imagine most of us here, even if we don't use the ignore function, pay more attention to some posters than others. That's perfectly normal. It's just that most of us don't talk about it.

 

[Rich_by_the_Bay]

Noone ignores me.

I wonder if Alan plans to weigh in on this.

 

[Surewhitey]

Hi,

I don't mind having my posts moderated, threads deleted, or receiving PMs from any or all of the moderators. But I'd like to avoid reading one moderator's posts.

I tried to add the person to my ignore list and the board software says I can't ignore them because they're a moderator.

The posts in question are ordinary posts where the person is just sharing their opinions on a topic like a regular board member. They are not "moderating-related posts" like closing a thread, or explaining why a post was edited.

Please consider changing this feature of the board so that I can ignore this person's regular posts. Alternatively, maybe moderators have a "regular person account" and a "I'm a moderator now account". Alternatively, please explain why I shouldn't be able to ignore a moderator's regular comments on a topic when I can ignore regular users.

Thanks,

2Cor521

+ 3

 

[Midpack]

I could go on and on, but 'much ado about nothing.'

We all have to tune out people in real life, on television, in movies, on the radio, etc. - every day. It's not difficult to skip over doofi posts here. It's hard to believe every single post by any individual is intolerable, some may be, some might be worth reading.

With all due respect, hard to believe this is something worth all this fuss.



I was surprised to learn anyone would feel a need to ignore 20 active members! So I did a search and found, http://www.early-retirement.org/forums/f27/how-many-people-do-you-ignore-35980.html. Summary:

# of members Ignored

ZERO	1-5	6-10	11-15	16 or more
78	21	2	1	5

 

[scrabbler1]

Hi,

I don't mind having my posts moderated, threads deleted, or receiving PMs from any or all of the moderators. But I'd like to avoid reading one moderator's posts.

I tried to add the person to my ignore list and the board software says I can't ignore them because they're a moderator.

The posts in question are ordinary posts where the person is just sharing their opinions on a topic like a regular board member. They are not "moderating-related posts" like closing a thread, or explaining why a post was edited.

Please consider changing this feature of the board so that I can ignore this person's regular posts. Alternatively, maybe moderators have a "regular person account" and a "I'm a moderator now account". Alternatively, please explain why I shouldn't be able to ignore a moderator's regular comments on a topic when I can ignore regular users.

Thanks,

2Cor521

+4.

That being said, I have only one poster on my Ignore list, someone I put on Ignore at the advice of a Moderator after I reported this person due to some posts which were somewhat rude and directed at me. The Mod team refused to take any action although they acknowledged that poster's rudeness.

I don't consider "doofus" post(er)s to be worthy of being put on an Ignore list, but that's just me. I can just scroll down passed those posts.

It is also tough to fully ignore posters on one's Ignore list because their posts can be quoted by other posters so it is like, "ugh, there s/he is again...." Thankfully, my ignored poster has not posted on the same thread as me in several years since my complaint.

 

[grasshopper]

A little less talk, and a lot more action.

#21 if not 1-19

 

[brewer12345]

But what if the doofus has a great answer on this thread - you would never see it. Wait, what if I'm the ignored doofus - you would never see this! Oh, I see, it was a doofus comment anyway.

In my experience, the vast majority of people I ignore have nothing of value that I would be missing.

 

[GrayHare]

IMO there are two issues:

First, I know of no board with a better signal-to-noise ratio than this one. Even so, I can understand individual preference about listening and/or filtering out. As we all age and vision declines, not having to manually scan and scroll past content we prefer to filter is most welcome. We can automate that filtering: we have the technology.

The second issue is whether non-board-moderation posts from certain people should receive special treatment, specifically should all posts from a select few be immune from filtering. IMO such special treatment runs counter to the otherwise excellent collaborative spirit of this board.

 

[ERD50]

IMO there are two issues:

First, I know of no board with a better signal-to-noise ratio than this one. Even so, I can understand individual preference about listening and/or filtering out. As we all age and vision declines, not having to manually scan and scroll past content we prefer to filter is most welcome. We can automate that filtering: we have the technology.

The second issue is whether non-board-moderation posts from certain people should receive special treatment, specifically should all posts from a select few be immune from filtering. IMO such special treatment runs counter to the otherwise excellent collaborative spirit of this board.

There is a third issue. We may not want to put a mod (or anyone for that matter) on ignore, but we can't always know if a mod is speaking as a mod, or as just another poster with another opinion.

-ERD50