# Can we discuss who's on whose Ignore lists now? **URL:** \ **Category:** About This Message Board\ **Created:** [October 25, 2013, 12:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-we-discuss-whos-on-whose-ignore-lists-now/672201 "2013-10-25T12:52:18Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![RTFirefly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c77e96/32.png) [@RTFirefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTFirefly)\ **Post date:** [October 25, 2013, 12:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-we-discuss-whos-on-whose-ignore-lists-now/672201/1 "2013-10-25T12:52:18Z")
In the latest **brazil84** [Pit thread](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=705945), **brazil84** says he’s putting the OP on his Ignore list, another poster strongly implies that he’s already on that list, and the OP in a subsequent post mentions the name of still another person that is on \*\*brazil84’\*\*s Ignore list. I thought we weren’t allowed to discuss who might be on anyone’s Ignore list, including (especially) one’s own. Has that changed? I frequently miss the memo on stuff like this. ---
**Author:** ![Claverhouse](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/13edae/32.png) [@Claverhouse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Claverhouse)\ **Post date:** [October 25, 2013, 1:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-we-discuss-whos-on-whose-ignore-lists-now/672201/2 "2013-10-25T13:25:59Z")
I regard having an Ignore list as an admission of weakness; but conversely, being on someone’s Ignore list as a tribute. Delightfully, anyone Ignoring me will never know this. ---
**Author:** ![Frank](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/3d9bf3/32.png) [@Frank](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Frank)\ **Post date:** [October 25, 2013, 1:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-we-discuss-whos-on-whose-ignore-lists-now/672201/3 "2013-10-25T13:32:09Z")
> [@RTFirefly](#): > > I thought we weren’t allowed to discuss who might be on anyone’s Ignore list, including (especially) one’s own. Has that changed? I frequently miss the memo on stuff like this. It’s OK in the Pit. He’s not talking about the SDMB ignore list though. He has his own personal ignore list of those who have violated his own personal rules of engagement. It’s kind of amusing. ---
**Author:** ![silenus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/silenus/32/166_2.png) [@silenus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/silenus)\ **Post date:** [October 25, 2013, 1:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-we-discuss-whos-on-whose-ignore-lists-now/672201/4 "2013-10-25T13:34:56Z")
Why can’t I see the OP? ---
**Author:** ![Colibri](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/colibri/32/1841_2.png) [@Colibri](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Colibri)\ **Post date:** [October 25, 2013, 1:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-we-discuss-whos-on-whose-ignore-lists-now/672201/5 "2013-10-25T13:39:35Z")
> [@RTFirefly](#): > > In the latest **brazil84** I thought we weren’t allowed to discuss who might be on anyone’s Ignore list, including (especially) one’s own. Has that changed? I frequently miss the memo on stuff like this. It was changed about four years ago. It was formerly against the rules to mention who is on your ignore list anywhere. Now it is treated like any other insult, and restricted to the Pit. The rules on ignore lists are in the [FAQ.](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showpost.php?p=7697065&postcount=13) ---
**Author:** ![lieu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/c2a13f/32.png) [@lieu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lieu)\ **Post date:** [October 25, 2013, 1:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-we-discuss-whos-on-whose-ignore-lists-now/672201/6 "2013-10-25T13:41:16Z")
> [@Frank](#): > > He has his own personal ignore list of those who have violated his own personal rules of engagement. It’s kind of amusing. Double secret listation? ---
**Author:** ![silenus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/silenus/32/166_2.png) [@silenus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/silenus)\ **Post date:** [October 25, 2013, 1:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-we-discuss-whos-on-whose-ignore-lists-now/672201/7 "2013-10-25T13:53:12Z")
If you haven’t been put on **brazil84** ’s Ignore List, you haven’t been trying. I’m surprised there is any left around here for him to be wrong at. ---
**Author:** ![Morgenstern](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f9ae1b/32.png) [@Morgenstern](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Morgenstern)\ **Post date:** [October 25, 2013, 1:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-we-discuss-whos-on-whose-ignore-lists-now/672201/8 "2013-10-25T13:56:13Z")
> [@silenus](#): > > Why can’t I see the OP? You can only see a firefly at night. ---
**Author:** ![Siam\_Sam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/d78d45/32.png) [@Siam\_Sam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Siam_Sam)\ **Post date:** [October 25, 2013, 3:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-we-discuss-whos-on-whose-ignore-lists-now/672201/9 "2013-10-25T15:37:03Z")
Is there anybody in here? ---
**Author:** ![RTFirefly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c77e96/32.png) [@RTFirefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTFirefly)\ **Post date:** [October 25, 2013, 5:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-we-discuss-whos-on-whose-ignore-lists-now/672201/10 "2013-10-25T17:28:29Z")
Thanks for the update, guys. ---
**Author:** ![armedmonkey](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/d6d6ee/32.png) [@armedmonkey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/armedmonkey)\ **Post date:** [October 25, 2013, 5:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-we-discuss-whos-on-whose-ignore-lists-now/672201/11 "2013-10-25T17:56:50Z")
> [@Claverhouse](#): > > I regard having an Ignore list as an admission of weakness; but conversely, being on someone’s Ignore list as a tribute. > Delightfully, anyone Ignoring me will never know this. Amen. The ignore list function is just stupid. There is nobody on mine, and never will be, but I’ve played with it just out of curiosity to see how it works. It doesn’t make the ignoree invisible, it just posts “this poster is on your ignore list” in place of whatever they said. I imagine that this has the opposite of intended effect, by making the person on the ignore list even more noticeable than they would be otherwise. I prefer mental ignore, where I say to myself “yeah, whatever” and scroll down. ---
**Author:** ![armedmonkey](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/d6d6ee/32.png) [@armedmonkey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/armedmonkey)\ **Post date:** [October 25, 2013, 6:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-we-discuss-whos-on-whose-ignore-lists-now/672201/12 "2013-10-25T18:12:08Z")
Heh, I just tried to put myself on the list and I got a message saying “We can’t help you ignore yourself.” The SDMB has no interest in aiding my quest for Zen Enlightenment. ---
**Author:** ![Drunky\_Smurf](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/drunky_smurf/32/449_2.png) [@Drunky\_Smurf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Drunky_Smurf)\ **Post date:** [October 25, 2013, 6:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-we-discuss-whos-on-whose-ignore-lists-now/672201/13 "2013-10-25T18:24:35Z")
> [@armedmonkey](#): > > Amen. The ignore list function is just stupid. Aaaaaaaahhhhhh! Now you’ve made it possible for people who ignore him to know his top secret to building wealth and getting the ladies. ---
**Author:** ![LawMonkey](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/d6d6ee/32.png) [@LawMonkey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LawMonkey)\ **Post date:** [October 25, 2013, 6:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-we-discuss-whos-on-whose-ignore-lists-now/672201/14 "2013-10-25T18:26:21Z")
> [@armedmonkey](#): > > Amen. The ignore list function is just stupid. There is nobody on mine, and never will be, but I’ve played with it just out of curiosity to see how it works. It doesn’t make the ignoree invisible, it just posts “this poster is on your ignore list” in place of whatever they said. I imagine that this has the opposite of intended effect, by making the person on the ignore list even more noticeable than they would be otherwise. I prefer mental ignore, where I say to myself “yeah, whatever” and scroll down. There is a greasemonkey script, created more or less specifically for me, that makes the ignored posts disappear, as well as any posts that quote the ignored posts. I’ve only had to ignore one person in my time here on the Dope, but it was damned handy for that one person. ---
**Author:** ![armedmonkey](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/d6d6ee/32.png) [@armedmonkey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/armedmonkey)\ **Post date:** [October 25, 2013, 6:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-we-discuss-whos-on-whose-ignore-lists-now/672201/15 "2013-10-25T18:44:00Z")
> [@LawMonkey](#): > > There is a greasemonkey script, created more or less specifically for me, that makes the ignored posts disappear, as well as any posts that quote the ignored posts. I’ve only had to ignore one person in my time here on the Dope, but it was damned handy for that one person. I’m not really interested, and I’ll tell you why. No matter how useless you think somebody is in a particular conversation, they can change that conversation. If you can’t roll with the punches and have to resort to using a script like that, well, you’re using a machine to purposely give you a disability- deafness. I’m with **Claverhouse** , here. Using an ignore list is a sign of weakness. ---
**Author:** ![Roderick\_Femm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/roderick_femm/32/14875_2.png) [@Roderick\_Femm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Roderick_Femm)\ **Post date:** [October 25, 2013, 8:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-we-discuss-whos-on-whose-ignore-lists-now/672201/16 "2013-10-25T20:58:00Z")
Monkey fight! ---
**Author:** ![armedmonkey](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/d6d6ee/32.png) [@armedmonkey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/armedmonkey)\ **Post date:** [October 25, 2013, 9:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-we-discuss-whos-on-whose-ignore-lists-now/672201/17 "2013-10-25T21:01:49Z")
> [@Roderick\_Femm](#): > > Monkey fight! You can’t fight the Law, **Roderick**. That’s just a joke; I got nothing against **LawMonkey** or the ignore list in general. I just think the concept is kinda pointless and wrong headed is all. ---
**Author:** ![KarlGauss](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/karlgauss/32/3713_2.png) [@KarlGauss](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KarlGauss)\ **Post date:** [October 25, 2013, 9:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-we-discuss-whos-on-whose-ignore-lists-now/672201/18 "2013-10-25T21:20:42Z")
> [@Roderick\_Femm](#): > > Monkey fight! Monkey see, monkey _doesn’t_ do? What? ---
**Author:** ![BigT](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bigt/32/12044_2.png) [@BigT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BigT)\ **Post date:** [October 25, 2013, 10:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-we-discuss-whos-on-whose-ignore-lists-now/672201/19 "2013-10-25T22:07:53Z")
> [@armedmonkey](#): > > I’m not really interested, and I’ll tell you why. No matter how useless you think somebody is in a particular conversation, they can change that conversation. If you can’t roll with the punches and have to resort to using a script like that, well, you’re using a machine to purposely give you a disability- deafness. > > I’m with **Claverhouse** , here. Using an ignore list is a sign of weakness. And why the heck is that a bad thing? Using machines to help you is what they are for. We use tools to alleviate our weaknesses. Should I also not use Google since it means I’m weak in knowledge about certain subjects? As for the conversation changing–if it has, you’ll see it. If the conversation has changed, that means posters other than the one on ignore will have changed what they are saying. Otherwise, the conversation hasn’t changed. I don’t have any problem with you choosing not to use it, but I don’t understand why I would care that using the feature is a sign of weakness, and I wouldn’t use it if it didn’t make my board experience better. I use it on the very same people who I would not have any contact with in real life, for the same reasons. I don’t see any reason I have to waste my time and become so tough that nothing bothers me when they are the ones who are colossal assholes. They are the ones with a problem. ---
**Author:** ![armedmonkey](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/d6d6ee/32.png) [@armedmonkey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/armedmonkey)\ **Post date:** [October 25, 2013, 10:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-we-discuss-whos-on-whose-ignore-lists-now/672201/20 "2013-10-25T22:23:36Z")
> [@BigT](#): > > And why the heck is that a bad thing? Using machines to help you is what they are for. We use tools to alleviate our weaknesses. You have it backwards here. In this case the machine is causing a weakness, rather than alleviating one. Blocking dissenting opinions from your consciousness is not a good thing. It causes a tunnel view of life, where everything _seems_ just the way you want it until… you’re forced to admit that the blinders you purposely put up are the thing that hurt you. The ignore function is a set of blinders. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-we-discuss-whos-on-whose-ignore-lists-now/672201.md?page=2)