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Cho Da
12-05-2002, 02:41 PM
Wouldn't it be nice if we were older...
Some other boards I've seen have a way for users to add other users to an ignore list. Posts from the twits then show up as a single line "This user is on your ignore list click to view post".
I looked for a MOD at phpbb.com, but didn't see one :(
...But I was so much older then, I'm younger than that now.
Moderator2
12-05-2002, 02:53 PM
Great suggestion Cho Da.
Another benefit: we could then rank people according to how many folks put them on the ignore list. :argue:
ThE BlacK ScoRpioN
12-05-2002, 03:17 PM
I vote for myself - because I aint a narcissist. That would be Lex.
Obi-Wan Kenobi
12-05-2002, 03:40 PM
http://phpbbmod.sourceforge.net/phpBB/viewtopic.php?topic=1412&forum=1&0
G. Gordon Wolfe
12-05-2002, 04:02 PM
I prefer to scroll and ignore.
Dr T Non-Fan
12-05-2002, 04:06 PM
No "Mulan"?
Traina
12-05-2002, 04:42 PM
No "Mulan"?
Trying to stir things up, DTNF?
Dr T Non-Fan
12-05-2002, 04:50 PM
Yes.
She can take a good-natured joke.
Also, there is no He-Who-Didn't-Take-His-Meds-Today.
Obi-Wan Kenobi
12-05-2002, 04:58 PM
I'm assuming that was intentionally vague.
Cho Da
12-05-2002, 05:02 PM
No "Mulan"?When I created the poll, I put her on it, but must have taken her off along with Gandalf when I realized I could only have 15 choices and I still needed to ut 42 on it. :viola:
Cho Da
12-05-2002, 05:04 PM
http://phpbbmod.sourceforge.net/phpBB/viewtopic.php?topic=1412&forum=1&0
:duh: I should have checked there first! :duh:
Dr T Non-Fan
12-05-2002, 05:22 PM
I can only think of one poster who, when he doesn't take his meds (which keep him sleeping), writes or pastes four scroll-downs worth of useless drivel (mostly about his own accomplishments or Chicken-Littling that the end of the pension world is coming), then insults everyone who dares to disagree with him.
Is that less vague, Master?
Obi-Wan Kenobi
12-06-2002, 07:58 AM
Ah, that was who you meant.
Pseudolus
12-06-2002, 01:27 PM
What about the converse: an "ignore me" list of posters who can't see what I've posted?
Rainbow Brite
12-06-2002, 01:34 PM
If you ever went to the pension forum, you would have to include A*** L***
Cho Da
12-06-2002, 01:36 PM
If you ever went to the pension forum, you would have to include A*** L***pliss! not to mention that name!
Mulan
12-06-2002, 02:46 PM
I'd put Charlie Tree in the ignore list.
Mulan
12-06-2002, 02:47 PM
No "Mulan"? You can vote for me anyday!! :D
Cho Da
12-06-2002, 03:11 PM
No "Mulan"? You can vote for me anyday!! :DI replaced Traci with you. She seemed to be getting into one of those banning moods, and I've had a final warning.
openminded
12-07-2002, 03:00 AM
I choose not to ignore
Ozric Tentacles
12-13-2002, 11:17 AM
Glenn,
Have you considered adding the above code (or something similar) for killfiles / twit filters?
They're pretty common in newsgroup readers, and frankly it would be nice not to have to sift through some of the nonsense to get to the relevant posts.
Any thoughts?
Pseudolus
12-13-2002, 11:21 AM
Would the ignorer just not see the posts made by his designated ignorees? I think that would be confusing - leading to misinterpreted later comments, etc., because each person wouldn't see the same thread in front of him.
If I had a magic wand, the change I would make would be to be able to designate individual threads as not triggering the the little orange "there are new messages here" indicator on the main Index page, but that's no biggie.
Ozric Tentacles
12-13-2002, 11:37 AM
Would the ignorer just not see the posts made by his designated ignorees? I think that would be confusing - leading to misinterpreted later comments, etc., because each person wouldn't see the same thread in front of him.In a news-reader situation, while it can be somewhat confusing, is something that most people have gotten used to. What I would hope for is what Cho Da originally suggested, i.e., "This user is on your ignore list. click to view post".
Pseudolus
12-13-2002, 11:39 AM
What I would hope for is what Cho Da originally suggested, i.e., "This user is on your ignore list. click to view post".
Is scrolling past that any easier than just scrolling past the putative twit's post itself?
(BTW, I think Dave Barry would say that "Putative Twits" would be a pretty good name for a band.)
Ozric Tentacles
12-13-2002, 12:35 PM
What I would hope for is what Cho Da originally suggested, i.e., "This user is on your ignore list. click to view post".Is scrolling past that any easier than just scrolling past the putative twit's post itself?Yes.
Moderator2
12-13-2002, 01:03 PM
Is scrolling past that any easier than just scrolling past the putative twit's post itself?
The reason they go on the twit list is that it takes multiple page downs to get past their diatribes. (Is the word diatribe PG13? :-? )
The Drunken Actuary
12-13-2002, 11:35 PM
That would be a problem at Brunchma, but here, posts are a much more reasonable length.
Cho Da
12-14-2002, 12:18 AM
Other than he whose name we don't mention. It also make reading a thread much easier by skipping the inane Π posts as every other reply
The Drunken Actuary
03-04-2003, 12:57 AM
:bump:
For EB
And for a shameless post-count enhancement. NTTAWWT. :D
E. Blackadder
03-04-2003, 03:21 PM
I never get put on these lists. I don't know whether to be grateful or offended...
If it makes you feel any better, EB, you're always on my list. :P
Oracle
03-04-2003, 06:54 PM
Hi, EB. How you doin'? :wave:
(Another thread gone to flirt.)
E. Blackadder
03-04-2003, 06:59 PM
You love me! You really love me!
This place wouldn't be the same without you! You had us worried when you "retired" at 2500.
Pi Man
03-04-2003, 09:06 PM
Hi, EB. How you doin'? :wave:
(Another thread gone to flirt.)
if i had a quarter for every copyrite infringement..... :roll:
:wave: hi orrie!! :D
Pi Man
03-04-2003, 09:07 PM
Other than he whose name we don't mention. It also make reading a thread much easier by skipping the inane Π posts as every other reply
ummm..... i resemble that remark :bighug: how you doon!? :D
E. Blackadder
03-15-2003, 10:31 AM
While we're at it. the hypothetical twit filter could even ignore entire threads initiated by the twit.
I already do that. It's fairly easy to do, since you can see who started the thread without opening it, but it still cuts into my posting time (which is ever so important), so I'll second that motion. All in favor: raise your hands. :wave:
urysohn
03-17-2003, 10:50 AM
While we're at it. the hypothetical twit filter could even ignore entire threads initiated by the twit.
I think you underestimate the number of threads which quickly deviate into something the original poster never intented.
Griffin 3
03-17-2003, 11:33 AM
I think you underestimate the number of threads which quickly deviate into something the original poster never intented.Did anyone here see "Friends" last Thursday?
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