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11-16-2018, 09:07 AM
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Thinks s/he gets paid by the post
Join Date: Jan 2018
Location: Elyria, OH
Posts: 1,937
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Originally Posted by Tiger8693
I am (relatively) new on this site. Is there a way to ignore certain users so you don’t have to read or see there obviously biased or demeaning posts? I read the forum rules, and understand the mods try to deal with these situations, but from the closed threads I’ve seen it seems to happen a lot faster on one side of the spectrum than the other. Thanks in advance for pointing out how to do this easily as I’m sure I’m just overlooking something.
Also, I hope to get a respectful reply, not smart-a responses, although once I learn the process it will allow me to start the ignore list more quickly... [emoji23]
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I'm guessing this topic wouldn't have generated 80+ replies had only the above text been posted. It would have been sufficient. And not demeaning. 
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11-16-2018, 09:12 AM
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#82
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gone traveling
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Location: Washington, DC
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11-16-2018, 09:16 AM
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#83
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Thinks s/he gets paid by the post
Join Date: Jan 2018
Location: Elyria, OH
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Originally Posted by Tiger8693
Fair enough... Thanks!
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You're welcome. Have some flowers.  No watering needed. 
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11-16-2018, 09:23 AM
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Thinks s/he gets paid by the post
Join Date: Apr 2005
Location: Midwest
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And I suspect you'd miss your guess. Just guessing ;-)
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11-16-2018, 09:25 AM
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Thinks s/he gets paid by the post
Join Date: Mar 2005
Location: yonder
Posts: 2,851
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Over the years, I've found that I appreciate being put on the ignore list by others, the more the better. It lessens the number of hostile/angry posts directed towards me and my postings. 
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When the people shall have nothing more to eat, they will eat the rich--philosopher Jean-Jacques Rousseau
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11-16-2018, 09:30 AM
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Give me a museum and I'll fill it. (Picasso)
Give me a forum ...
Join Date: Feb 2007
Posts: 9,958
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Originally Posted by razztazz
And I suspect you'd miss your guess. Just guessing ;-)
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No I think it's spot on...I imagine a mod or long time user would have answered and that would be the end of it. IMO it was pretty troll like.
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11-16-2018, 09:44 AM
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Moderator Emeritus
Join Date: May 2007
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I have used the "ignore" feature before. The thing is, curiosity usually made me peek at posts of people on my ignore list anyway. So I don't have anyone on ignore anymore. And I kept the habit of reading every post acquired from my stint as a moderator (those poor souls can't ignore any content or any poster).
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11-16-2018, 09:44 AM
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Give me a museum and I'll fill it. (Picasso)
Give me a forum ...
Join Date: Aug 2011
Location: West of the Mississippi
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It takes time to know people and appreciate them. There is one particular person here who made a huge negative first impression with me. But, over the years, he/she is now somebody whose opinion I value, even if I end up disagreeing with it. I'm glad I was not quick to use the ignore button.
"I reserve the right to be smarter today than I was yesterday" - Konrad Adenauer.
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Comparison is the thief of joy
The worst decisions are usually made in times of anger and impatience.
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11-16-2018, 09:54 AM
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Thinks s/he gets paid by the post
Join Date: Apr 2005
Location: Midwest
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Quote:
Originally Posted by FIREd
I have used the "ignore" feature before. The thing is, curiosity usually made me peek at posts of people on my ignore list anyway. So I don't have anyone on ignore anymore. And I kept the habit of reading every post acquired from my stint as a moderator (those poor souls can't ignore any content or any poster).
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The reality is, even the peeps you put on "ignore" 99.9% of the time will say something completely innocuous and unrelated to any reason to put them on "ignore." It's OK to hit "view" , scan, and you'll probably just see a general statement or logical follow-on to the general thread anyway.
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11-16-2018, 09:55 AM
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Give me a museum and I'll fill it. (Picasso)
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Join Date: Aug 2011
Location: West of the Mississippi
Posts: 17,263
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The button I use the most when somebody posts something nonsensical is the Delete button at the bottom of the Edit window.
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Comparison is the thief of joy
The worst decisions are usually made in times of anger and impatience.
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11-16-2018, 10:10 AM
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Moderator Emeritus
Join Date: Sep 2007
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Chuckanut
The button I use the most when somebody posts something nonsensical is the Delete button at the bottom of the Edit window.
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 sometimes I hit it even before that! Life lesson for me: the world does not really need to hear my opinion about every little thing
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11-16-2018, 11:22 AM
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Give me a museum and I'll fill it. (Picasso)
Give me a forum ...
Join Date: Jan 2008
Location: NC
Posts: 21,304
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Chuckanut
It takes time to know people and appreciate them. There is one particular person here who made a huge negative first impression with me. But, over the years, he/she is now somebody whose opinion I value, even if I end up disagreeing with it. I'm glad I was not quick to use the ignore button.
"I reserve the right to be smarter today than I was yesterday" - Konrad Adenauer.
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One of my first encounters with one prolific member here 10 years ago was a horrible disagreement, I don't even remember what it was about. But she turned out to be one of the members here I admire most. You never know.
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11-16-2018, 11:23 AM
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Give me a museum and I'll fill it. (Picasso)
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Join Date: Jan 2008
Location: NC
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Yep. I often wonder about folks who post on threads they're clearly not interested in to begin with. Amusing, but nothing serious usually.
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No one agrees with other people's opinions; they merely agree with their own opinions -- expressed by somebody else. Sydney Tremayne
Retired Jun 2011 at age 57
Target AA: 50% equity funds / 45% bonds / 5% cash
Target WR: Approx 1.5% Approx 20% SI (secure income, SS only)
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11-16-2018, 12:39 PM
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Thinks s/he gets paid by the post
Join Date: Nov 2014
Location: Austin
Posts: 1,384
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I always liked the saying "You don't have to attend every argument you've been invited to".
Now, let's argue about ending a sentence with a preposition!
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11-16-2018, 12:41 PM
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Give me a museum and I'll fill it. (Picasso)
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Join Date: Dec 2008
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Lol I use the x at the top right corner of the page. And get up and walk away!
Quote:
Originally Posted by Chuckanut
The button I use the most when somebody posts something nonsensical is the Delete button at the bottom of the Edit window.
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If you understood everything I say, you'd be me ~ Miles Davis
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Even a blind clock finds an acorn twice a day.
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11-16-2018, 01:12 PM
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Thinks s/he gets paid by the post
Join Date: Jun 2017
Location: Western NC
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I felt special when on another thread right after I posted a comment one of the moderators posted instructions on how to use the "ignore" feature.
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11-16-2018, 03:25 PM
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Moderator
Join Date: Feb 2010
Location: Flyover country
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No. That is something up with which we will not put.
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11-16-2018, 03:42 PM
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Give me a museum and I'll fill it. (Picasso)
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Join Date: May 2013
Location: ATL --> Flyover Country
Posts: 6,649
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Huh? What? Where's that at?
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11-16-2018, 03:50 PM
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Thinks s/he gets paid by the post
Join Date: Mar 2009
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Having spent my entire career in sales and construction I see no need for an ignore feature. Being thin skinned is not an attribute. I really value all opinions. Even the one's I argue with. How else does someone grow?
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11-16-2018, 04:04 PM
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#100
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Thinks s/he gets paid by the post
Join Date: Jan 2018
Location: Elyria, OH
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Quote:
Originally Posted by braumeister
No. That is something up with which we will not put.
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Carol Pilbasian-Miller, is that you?
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