angusjake Posted June 2, 2003 Share Posted June 2, 2003 Due to some inane posts of late, I have recently become acquainted with the 'ignore' function. I thought it would be interesting if the ignore function also allowed for the following: (a) the 'statistics' page would indicate the top 10 ignored people; (b) each user would know the total number (not names of) those who have selected 'ignore' to their posts. I don't know if this is possible with the current software, but I thought it raised some interesting possibilities... what ya think? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joeybastard Posted June 2, 2003 Share Posted June 2, 2003 I think the top 10 ignored list would be pretty funny. I'm all for it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Room 34 Posted June 2, 2003 Share Posted June 2, 2003 I think this is a great idea! Not that anyone will know this is my opinion, since I am probably on their "ignore" list. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ATARI TROLL Posted June 2, 2003 Share Posted June 2, 2003 got my vote! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MegaManFan Posted June 2, 2003 Share Posted June 2, 2003 I like the idea as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phosphor Dot Fossils Posted June 2, 2003 Share Posted June 2, 2003 I'm not sure I dig this idea, guys. We've got a fairly constructive community here...do we really want to introduce a popularity (or lack thereof) contest, and all of its attendant baggage, to the mix? I just see this idea as having the potential to become really nasty and destructive to the goodwill that exists here most of the time (though not so much of late, as it would seem). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thomas Jentzsch Posted June 2, 2003 Share Posted June 2, 2003 Yes, I don't think it's a good idea too. I am afraid there are people who would try to get on "top" of that top ten. Please, let's not attrack them any further, IMAO we already have too many. But I am for all positive rankings. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
z28in82 Posted June 2, 2003 Share Posted June 2, 2003 I see myself siding witht he previous two people here. I really don't think we need to have a listing to feed the trolls here. Most eventually leave or find themselves banned. And listing who for who is the most banned isn't the way to get rid of trolling IMHO it would only incourage it more. And as for a list of who is ignoring who wat does it matter if I am ignoring anyone, cause most likly they are ignorring me as well so who cares. I think it is rather childish to draw further attention to who is ignoring who. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Han Posted June 2, 2003 Share Posted June 2, 2003 I am afraid there are people who would try to get on "top" of that top ten. Please, let's not attrack them any further, IMAO we already have too many. I am with the previous three posts here, it would be just far too tempting for the Trolls to start "a top ten annoying Trolls" competition ... And that wouldn't be a pretty sight... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Room 34 Posted June 2, 2003 Share Posted June 2, 2003 Maybe the list should only be available to the users who aren't on anyone else's Ignore list... Yeah, the sensible ones among you have good points. We do have a great community here. I have just gotten a little more frustrated than usual lately with the select few who seem hell-bent on ruining it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Inky Posted June 2, 2003 Share Posted June 2, 2003 Did you say something, Room34? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sku_u Posted June 2, 2003 Share Posted June 2, 2003 I'm not into this idea or Inky's thread rating idea. Popularity (or unpopularity) contests here will spark flame wars and make matters a lot worse than they have ever been. Who really cares who's on who's ignore lists? Trolling members either take a hint or get banned (usually the latter) and are few and far between. I can count on one hand how many people have annoyed me enough to even use the ignore button. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
z28in82 Posted June 3, 2003 Share Posted June 3, 2003 I have ignored a few people over my time here, but each one has been unignored and currently have no one on my list. Not that it matters but I think even the most annoying of people can have something worth wihile to say every now and then. And as for trolls I try to avoid the threads where trolling looks rampant or could be taken over easily. Just my two cents Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
angusjake Posted June 3, 2003 Author Share Posted June 3, 2003 Hmm... interesting set of responses - equally divided between the 'yah' and 'nay' camps. I too used 'ignore' very sparingly (currently 3 people), as I assume most do. I agree that a top 10 ignored list would be unnecessarily divisive (and anyways, I assume the site admins could easily compile such a list for their own consideration - come to think of it, I hope I'm not on it...). This subject only occurred to me when I considered that by ignoring an obnoxious poster they have no idea they are being ignored and therefore may be more likely to continue such conduct. OK, now I'm heading back to the usual multitude of considered and thoughtful posts... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Albert Posted June 3, 2003 Share Posted June 3, 2003 Just to give my two cents here, we are not going to modify the Statistics page to list the Top 10 Ignored Users, even though doing so would be fairly easy. Doing so just draws attention to the people being ignored, which is exactly the opposite of what you want to do. ..Al Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MegaManFan Posted June 3, 2003 Share Posted June 3, 2003 I guess I'd have to agree, when you put it that way. Still, it would be nice if the "most ignored" people got some sort of PRIVATE (not advertised) notification, like an automated PM sent to their inbox saying they had been ignore-listed by XXX users. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thomas Jentzsch Posted June 3, 2003 Share Posted June 3, 2003 Still, it would be nice if the "most ignored" people got some sort of PRIVATE (not advertised) notification, like an automated PM sent to their inbox saying they had been ignore-listed by XXX users. Even that would be food for Trolls. The only idea I have is to limit the allowed number of new posts and especially of starting a new thread (/day, week or month). And without any explaination why. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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