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General Forums => The O' Club => Topic started by: NUKE on March 15, 2008, 02:40:46 PM
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Would that be nice, or what?
I'd use it on *certain threads* that keep resurrecting themselves with terminal lameness. ;)
Just right click the thread, then select "ignore" and it goes away forever. :aok
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well, the easiest way in your case was to PNG you.
perhaps you'll be stupid enough to screw that up again and save us the trouble.
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Please try to stay on topic. :aok
Didn't mean to single out just that thread. I think it could be a good feature.
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whatever nuke.
find some happiness in your life.
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There, I made it better JB88.
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like i said. whatever nuke.
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One reason I'd like the ability to block individuals, and yea even whole threads, is that certain people in here post with deliberatly inflammatory intent. That's ok sometimes, but the problem is that occasionally I actually respond to these people because what they post bugs me that badly. They participate in discussions that are otherwise intelligent, but their inputs are intentionally irritating or distracting and they either shut down the discussion or divert it into flames against themselves. They do it on purpose, but they are usually careful to not break forum rules. Plus I wouldn't necessarily want them banned 'cause, you know, pot, kettle, etc. But it would dramatically increase the signal/noise ratio if I could block a handful of people. It would help me stay on topic as well.
It would lower my blood pressure and reduce the number of times I "contribute" to flamewars if I could simply block their posts. Or threads, now that nuke brings it up. It has nothing to do with "punishing" people, or trying to show them up. Of course, listing the blocked names might make it seem that way, but even that is a form of feedback saying "these people express themselves in a way that I find to be unusually irritating or offensive". I'm not sure why that is considered childish, and how it's somehow better to either keep quiet or continue to propagate flamefests by expressing the exact same sentiment in off-topic post responses.
The above "discussion" between 88 and nuke is a perfect example... Might that have been prevented if one was ignoring the other?
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This is where DiabloTX comes in and sez I'm tryin to Hijack this Thread.
:P
Mac
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I honestly was just thinking about the idea, because it would put less clutter on the screen.
Some threads I just don't want to see and I don't have any interest in them. I think it would be cool to be able to block it.
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This is where DiabloTX comes in and sez I'm tryin to Hijack this Thread.
:P
Mac
I thought this was where lazs comes in and says he'd never do that because it's not manly, someone else drops a link to the nissan GT-R, someone else (you know who) comes in and says it's proof of GW, someone else says "you voted for GW Bush? you retard!", diablo posts a pic of his girl humping his camaro, some other fine young adult makes a fool of himself with a single line of lolspeak, skuzzy comes in and says "not here, not now", and everyone in the forum tries to get one more "in" posted between the time skuzzy makes his post and actually gets it locked.
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I honestly was just thinking about the idea, because it would put less clutter on the screen.
Some threads I just don't want to see and I don't have any interest in them. I think it would be cool to be able to block it.
Actually, I agree. It would make browsing the forum for new and interesting threads/responses a lot more efficient. I don't know how many times I don't recognize a "new" thread and open it, only to find that it's a thread I dismissed as uninteresting a couple of days ago.
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I thought this was where lazs comes in and says he'd never do that because it's not manly, someone else drops a link to the nissan GT-R, someone else (you know who) comes in and says it's proof of GW, someone else says "you voted for GW Bush? you retard!", diablo posts a pic of his girl humping his camaro, some other fine young adult makes a fool of himself with a single line of lolspeak, skuzzy comes in and says "not here, not now", and everyone in the forum tries to get one more "in" posted between the time skuzzy makes his post and actually gets it locked.
:rofl
In
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Probably be easier if the system automatically blocked all threads and posters unless you checked the few that aren't terminally lame.
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I seldom used the old board ignore function but found that when I did, it made coming to the board far more enjoyable. I have to say it would be a good addition here again.
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only used the ignore function once or twice...never lasted more than a day or two. was easier to simply keep scrolling past certain peoples posts, and i didnt miss the occasional good bit from them.
eagl...you forgot someone denouncing the idea as evil, because it is mildly communist.
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*Sung to the tune of David Alan Coe
"You Never Call Me By My Name*
WELL, IT WAS ALL
THAT I COULD DO TO KEEP FROM POSTIN’
SOMETIMES IT SEEMED SO USELESS AND INSANE
BUT YOU DON’T HAVE TO CALL ME POST potato, POST potato
YOU NEVER EVEN REPLY TO MY SHADE
YOU DON’T HAVE TO PM ME LIBRUL MEANINGS
AND YOU DON’T HAVE TO PM ME TO YER SIDE
AND YOU DON’T HAVE TO PM ME TROLL/ANYMORE
TIME WILL LET THIS OLD THREAD SLIDE
CHORUS:
AND I’LL POST AS MUCH AS SKUZZ WILL LET ME
AND I NEVER LIKED BEING PNG'D
BUT YOU DON’T HAVE TO CALL ME POST potato, POST potato
YOU NEVER EVEN REPLY TO MY SHADE
WELL, I’VE SEEN MY SHADE
A FEW TIMES IN YOUR IGNORE BOX (Hello, Hello)
AND I’VE SEEN IT ON LOCKED THREADS THAT I’VE PLAYED
BUT THE ONLY TIME I KNOW
I’LL HEAR "YER JUST A POST HO"
IS WHEN SKUZZY HAS HIS FINAL JUDGMENT SAY
REPEAT CHORUS
RECITATION:
WELL, A FRIEND OF MINE NAMED KARAYA STARTED A THREAD
AND HE PM'D ME IT WAS THE PERFECT THREAD TO GO ALL WRONG
I PM'D HIM BACK A BIT AND I TOLD HIM IT WAS NOT THE PERFECT THREAD GONE WRONG
BECAUSE IT HADN’T SAID ANYTHING AT ALL ABOUT ANYONES MAMA,
OR BUSH,
OR GUNS,
OR EUROS,
OR POSTIN’ DRUNK
WELL HE LAFfluffied AT ME AND WROTE A REPLY ABOUT THE THREAD
AND HE PM'D IT TO ME,
AND AFTER READING IT,
I REALIZED THAT KARAYA HAD PM'D THE PERFECT
THREAD TO GO WRONG
AND I FELT OBLIGED TO INCLUDE IT IN THIS POST
THE LAST PM WENT LIKE THIS HERE:
WELL, BUSH WAS DRUNK THE DAY BRITAIN JOINED US
AND WITH GUNS WE HUNTED DOWN OL HUSSIEN
BUT BEFORE WE COULD GET ALL THE OIL WELLS SUCKED UP DRY
THE WHOLE DAM WORLD JUST WENT INSANE
CHORUS:
AND I’LL POST AS MUCH AS SKUZZ WILL LET ME
AND I NEVER LIKED BEING PNG'D
BUT YOU DON’T HAVE TO CALL ME POST potato, POST potato
YOU NEVER EVEN REPLY TO MY SHADE
WELL I WONDER WHY YOU DON’T CALL ME
WHY DON’T YOU EVER CALL ME BY MY NAME
Mac
*with appologies to Steve Goodman, David Alan Coe, Skuzzy, Euros, Guns and Mothers*
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*with appologies to John Goodman and David Alan Coe*
Steve Goodman
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Steve Goodman
Same thing.... when you're as drunk as he probably is. :)
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Steve Goodman
*fixed* sorry.. I'm drunk, cleaning my guns, thinkin of my Mom and moving to Britian.
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*fixed* sorry.. I'm drunk, cleaning my guns, thinkin of my Mom and moving to Britian.
At least your mind is all over the place and not just focused on any one thing.
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At least your mind is all over the place and not just focused on any one thing.
:rofl
You didn't read into that did you?
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One reason I'd like the ability to block individuals, and yea even whole threads, is that certain people in here post with deliberatly inflammatory intent. That's ok sometimes, but the problem is that occasionally I actually respond to these people because what they post bugs me that badly. They participate in discussions that are otherwise intelligent, but their inputs are intentionally irritating or distracting and they either shut down the discussion or divert it into flames against themselves. They do it on purpose, but they are usually careful to not break forum rules. Plus I wouldn't necessarily want them banned 'cause, you know, pot, kettle, etc. But it would dramatically increase the signal/noise ratio if I could block a handful of people. It would help me stay on topic as well.
Why thank you, Eagl...It's not easy being a troll, ya know...everyone hates you, nobody takes you seriously...You have no idea how many times I've wanted to just quit, but posts like yours lift my spirits and give me the strength to troll onward. Just...thank you, man. (sniff)
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eagl...you forgot someone denouncing the idea as evil, because it is mildly communist.
Followed shortly by one or two ardent defenders of communism posting about how good it was in the good old days in Soviet Russia?
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I don't wanna step on anyone's toes but ya know it is possible to ignore a thread without a "v chip". Might even build a little character to exercise some discipline in just not revisiting a particular thread that gets yer dander up. No offense intended.
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Oh yeah, those cold war days were the poop. Everyone knew who the bad guys and good guys were. ;)