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Is putting people on Ignore rude? (Time out:0 days after 04-03-2003, 06:01)
Yes, it's rude.
No, it's not rude.
CowboyNeal does it all the time.
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St Leo is offline St Leo
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I've just added three people to my Ignore list and I am wondering if it was a bit rude of me. Are there any pitfalls that I should avoid with the Ignore procedure?
Boris Godunov is offline Boris Godunov
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Aug 2001
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What if the only people who answer you are on your ignore list?
loinburger is offline loinburger
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Sweet Sauce Jones
Jul 1999
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It's obviously a bit snarky to tell somebody that they're on your ignore list, but considering that the person is on your ignore list they might deserve a bit of snarkiness.
DinoDoc is offline DinoDoc
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Sep 1999
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Got spare money?

Did you say something?
Demerzel is offline Demerzel
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how can you tell if you're on someone's ignore list?
Skanky Burns is offline Skanky Burns
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Aug 2001
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Ask them a question directly, and if they don't reply...


But basically, the person can't really tell that they are on your ignore list, so it is more of a personal sort of thing. It (presumably) makes your 'Poly experience just that much more pleasant, and doesn't cause much harm to whoever you are ignoring.
Tiamat is offline Tiamat
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Mar 2000
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yes yes but they always have the option of taking it off and looking at the thread just to see what you said. We're human we're gonna look.

And no. If that person or persons is being a shite to you then put them on the ignore list. You don't have to listen if you don't want.
Ben Kenobi is offline Ben Kenobi
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Oct 2002
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Got spare money?

Why not scan through their posts?

Ignore is way more obtrusive, and everybody quotes each other anyways.
loinburger is offline loinburger
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That's the problem -- usually it's impossible to ignore the people that you want to ignore, since they're obnoxious trolls that everybody feeds.

It's the annoying people I want to ignore, though, not the people who are jerks. It's more enjoyable to tear the jerks some new *******s.
Drake Tungsten is offline Drake Tungsten
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It's more enjoyable to tear the jerks some new *******s.


BTW, I appreciate my new ******* very much, loinburger. Very good work...

Boris Godunov is offline Boris Godunov
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quote:
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BTW, I appreciate my new ******* very much, loinburger. Very good work...


I told you it wasn't so bad.
Tiamat is offline Tiamat
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Gotta go with loin on that one. It's just more fun because they are usually so into themselves or their opinions that it's oh so easy to push buttons and be an a$$
Asher is offline Asher
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I've never used the ignore list, nor will I ever.

It reminds me of the "lalala--I can't hear you!" people from elementary school.
BeBro is offline BeBro
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No, but not including a banana option is...
Asher is offline Asher
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Love the poll, by the way.
Spiffor is offline Spiffor
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Nov 2001
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Coracle is the only recurrent poster on my ignore list, and yet I can't help but reading all his posts. They are jus too entertaining

Ignoring people is fine, when they just generate noise and add nothing interesting to a thread (plenty of whiners in the Civ3 forums are like that). It makes threads much cleaner and pleasant to read.
Urban Ranger is offline Urban Ranger
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quote:
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Why not scan through their posts?


That's what I do. You are not obliged to answer anything, so there's no point in ignoring anybody.
Thrawn05 is offline Thrawn05
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Spiffor:



I don't ignore anyone because I have to know what my enemies are thinking so I'm prepared.

Shi Huangdi is offline Shi Huangdi
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Apr 1999
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Hmm when I answered this poll Apolyton showed the quote:

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Why are you so hard to ignore?


Generally I don't ignore anyone, you can always just skip past the post. The only person I have on my ignore list is there because of the way he structures his posts they are painful to read.
DuncanK is offline DuncanK
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Dec 2002
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I only have one person on my ignore list. I had two but I kept wanting to read one persons posts so I had to take them off.
Agathon is offline Agathon
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Oh come on. Some people drive me bats and I'm sure that I drive some others bats. It's useful for a couple of days to prevent yourself flying into a rage.

You can read ignored persons' posts by clicking anyway, so it just adds a minor barrier.
devilmunchkin is offline devilmunchkin
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it's not rude. it can maintain sanity for those who are weaker and get riled up easily
Comrade Tribune is offline Comrade Tribune
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Itīs inefficient. If they answer and you donīt read their post, they get in the last word.

I mean you canīt really punish them by putting them on your ignore list. Say if Dino got a little electric shock every time he tries to answer my posts, that might be worth it.

Spiffor is offline Spiffor
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quote:
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If they answer and you donīt read their post, they get in the last word.
Are there people who try to win arguments here ? I thought the whole OT's spirit was having fun while spamming.
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quote:
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Are there people who try to win arguments here ? I thought the whole OT's spirit was having fun while spamming.


Spamming would be useless; OT doesnīt even increase your post count.
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It doesn't make spamming any less fun

Urban Ranger is offline Urban Ranger
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quote:
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it can maintain sanity for those who are weaker and get riled up easily


"weaker?"

That's not nice.
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what? I cannot read the first post

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it's not rude, but it's stupid
 
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