# Can't ignore a user whose public profile is hidden?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cant-ignore-a-user-whose-public-profile-is-hidden/919275>\
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**Created:** [August 28, 2020, 9:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cant-ignore-a-user-whose-public-profile-is-hidden/919275 "2020-08-28T21:17:54Z")\
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**Author:** ![Acsenray](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/acsenray/32/4519_2.png) [@Acsenray](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Acsenray)\
**Post date:** [August 28, 2020, 9:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cant-ignore-a-user-whose-public-profile-is-hidden/919275/1 "2020-08-28T21:17:54Z")

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Just tried to ignore a user. Couldn’t access the profile because the public profile is hidden, and the regular buttons were absent.

This seems to be an odd loophole.

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**Author:** ![running\_coach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/running_coach/32/15836_2.png) [@running\_coach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/running_coach)\
**Post date:** [August 28, 2020, 9:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cant-ignore-a-user-whose-public-profile-is-hidden/919275/2 "2020-08-28T21:23:07Z")

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You can ignore through your profile. Yours is hidden and I just ignored you for a moment.

Preferences\>Users

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**Author:** ![Si\_Amigo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/si_amigo/32/2877_2.png) [@Si\_Amigo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Si_Amigo)\
**Post date:** [August 29, 2020, 1:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cant-ignore-a-user-whose-public-profile-is-hidden/919275/3 "2020-08-29T13:24:15Z")

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I can’t see what you are saying because I started ignoring you two weeks ago. It should be timing out soon.

And yes, your profile is private. I wonder if i will be able to view what you posted in those two weeks after the ignore expires.

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**Author:** ![John\_DiFool](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/john_difool/32/19543_2.png) [@John\_DiFool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_DiFool)\
**Post date:** [August 29, 2020, 10:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cant-ignore-a-user-whose-public-profile-is-hidden/919275/4 "2020-08-29T22:08:02Z")

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Unless that is a whoosh, the mods don’t look kindly on ignore lists being discussed outside of the Pit.

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**Author:** ![running\_coach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/running_coach/32/15836_2.png) [@running\_coach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/running_coach)\
**Post date:** [August 29, 2020, 10:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cant-ignore-a-user-whose-public-profile-is-hidden/919275/5 "2020-08-29T22:17:42Z")

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I’m pretty sure it allowed here as the OP is asking about the mechanics and didn’t name names.