# Do you use the ignore function? **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [December 15, 2009, 5:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-use-the-ignore-function/521324 "2009-12-15T05:11:19Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![dragoncat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/6a8cbe/32.png) [@dragoncat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dragoncat)\ **Post date:** [December 16, 2009, 6:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-use-the-ignore-function/521324/21 "2009-12-16T18:20:01Z")
I have two users on my ignore list (and as you can see I’m quite new to SDMB) but so far every time I come across one of their posts, I click on the “view post” link. Except in the really annoying thread in which I ignored them in the first place. 😉 ---
**Author:** ![Lanzy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/74df32/32.png) [@Lanzy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lanzy)\ **Post date:** [December 16, 2009, 6:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-use-the-ignore-function/521324/22 "2009-12-16T18:21:28Z")
For those I think are stupid and everything they ever say is stupid…yes. ---
**Author:** ![MsWhatsit](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/eb8c5e/32.png) [@MsWhatsit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MsWhatsit)\ **Post date:** [December 16, 2009, 6:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-use-the-ignore-function/521324/23 "2009-12-16T18:22:14Z")
I had one person on mine for a long time, but then he got banned. Then there was nobody on it for a while, and now there is one person on it again. I am 100% confident that I never again want to read any of this person’s posts, ever. ---
**Author:** ![wonky](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wonky/32/393_2.png) [@wonky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wonky)\ **Post date:** [December 16, 2009, 6:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-use-the-ignore-function/521324/24 "2009-12-16T18:37:58Z")
Yep. Liars, racists, and hijackers. ---
**Author:** ![furt](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/439d5e/32.png) [@furt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/furt)\ **Post date:** [December 16, 2009, 6:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-use-the-ignore-function/521324/25 "2009-12-16T18:59:36Z")
Yes. Sometimes I open a thread and instantly see that it’s two people I don’t care about yammering at each other. Time saved. ---
**Author:** ![badbadrubberpiggy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/57b2e6/32.png) [@badbadrubberpiggy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/badbadrubberpiggy)\ **Post date:** [December 16, 2009, 7:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-use-the-ignore-function/521324/26 "2009-12-16T19:13:56Z")
I’ve used it, but I don’t have anyone on there currently. Mostly, I use it for one-note nutters - the type who complain about a single subject/incident anywhere and everywhere, appropriate thread or not. ---
**Author:** ![Projammer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/projammer/32/559_2.png) [@Projammer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Projammer)\ **Post date:** [December 16, 2009, 8:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-use-the-ignore-function/521324/27 "2009-12-16T20:14:09Z")
Just one person at the moment. Simply because everything she posts is around a single, tired, theme. ---
**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:** [December 16, 2009, 8:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-use-the-ignore-function/521324/28 "2009-12-16T20:32:14Z")
Nope. Like **Nava** , I just put people on a “mental ignore” list instead. Because sometimes even the nutters say something profound or interesting. ---
**Author:** ![Munch](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/munch/32/5281_2.png) [@Munch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Munch)\ **Post date:** [December 16, 2009, 8:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-use-the-ignore-function/521324/29 "2009-12-16T20:32:44Z")
I have/had a handful. Mostly they’re trolls/jerks who are later banned. ---
**Author:** ![Edward\_The\_Head](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/ce73a5/32.png) [@Edward\_The\_Head](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Edward_The_Head)\ **Post date:** [December 16, 2009, 8:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-use-the-ignore-function/521324/30 "2009-12-16T20:38:11Z")
I think I tried it once, but it told me I couldn’t ignore myself, so I let it go. ---
**Author:** ![Nzinga\_Seated](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/b5ac83/32.png) [@Nzinga\_Seated](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nzinga_Seated)\ **Post date:** [December 16, 2009, 8:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-use-the-ignore-function/521324/31 "2009-12-16T20:46:19Z")
> [@jsgoddess](#): > > Yep. Liars, racists, and hijackers. If you are ignoring the racists and hijackers, you are missing out on lots of funny, my friend. ---
**Author:** ![Gary\_Robson](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gary_robson/32/3448_2.png) [@Gary\_Robson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gary_Robson)\ **Post date:** [December 16, 2009, 9:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-use-the-ignore-function/521324/32 "2009-12-16T21:01:50Z")
I never used Ignore in the years before I became a mod, and can’t use it now. Honestly, there aren’t very many people I want to ignore, but most of them are people I need to watch now that I’m a mod. 😉 ---
**Author:** ![Bricker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/977dab/32.png) [@Bricker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bricker)\ **Post date:** [December 16, 2009, 9:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-use-the-ignore-function/521324/33 "2009-12-16T21:17:28Z")
There is exactly one poster on my list. Never had any others. I think it’s been close to two years. ---
**Author:** ![ElvisL1ves](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/5daacb/32.png) [@ElvisL1ves](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ElvisL1ves)\ **Post date:** [December 16, 2009, 9:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-use-the-ignore-function/521324/34 "2009-12-16T21:27:18Z")
No one’s ever been worth the bother. My scroll wheel works fine. Besides, if you’re Ignoring someone who’s trying to engage you, doesn’t it eventually become so apparent to other readers that you look far more dickish than s/he does? ---
**Author:** ![Anaamika](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/5f9b8f/32.png) [@Anaamika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Anaamika)\ **Post date:** [December 16, 2009, 9:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-use-the-ignore-function/521324/35 "2009-12-16T21:45:14Z")
(I wonder if I am the one on Bricker’s list, seeing as how I have asked questions/commented on his posts and been ignored. Of course, it could just be that my comments/questions are too stupid for words…) Anyway, I have used it, but not currently. I used it to block a poster who is now banned anyway. On other boards I use it to block racists, of which there are plenty - I hate listening to rants about all people of color (they don’t just go after black people! All-inclusive racists). ---
**Author:** ![stpauler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/9d8465/32.png) [@stpauler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/stpauler)\ **Post date:** [December 16, 2009, 9:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-use-the-ignore-function/521324/36 "2009-12-16T21:57:05Z")
To be honest, I haven’t even looked on how to ban someone if I wanted to. ---
**Author:** ![Swallowed\_My\_Cellphone](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/9d8465/32.png) [@Swallowed\_My\_Cellphone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Swallowed_My_Cellphone)\ **Post date:** [December 16, 2009, 10:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-use-the-ignore-function/521324/37 "2009-12-16T22:05:21Z")
> [@The\_Second\_Stone](#): > > I have an extensive ignore list, about 15. Nobody who has yet posted in this thread is on it. Some of them are now banned. Virtually all people who are banned have made my list. You have to be a truly big idiot to get on my list. More than just a whole lot of disagreeing or insulting. Huge trollish idiot that I have personally banned. Yes, that’s about it for me too. You have to be a raging idiot. Some have been banned already, so I suppose I can remove them from the list. ---
**Author:** ![ShibbOleth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/848f3c/32.png) [@ShibbOleth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ShibbOleth)\ **Post date:** [December 16, 2009, 10:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-use-the-ignore-function/521324/38 "2009-12-16T22:10:01Z")
I said no, but it’s possible that there was one person I put on ignore whom I’ve since forgotten. I know that I’ve used it on another, much less moderated message board, for a couple of people. ---
**Author:** ![Jackmannii](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jackmannii/32/311_2.png) [@Jackmannii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jackmannii)\ **Post date:** [December 16, 2009, 10:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-use-the-ignore-function/521324/39 "2009-12-16T22:31:58Z")
The whole “ignore list” bit is very third-grade, especially since it apparently isn’t worthwhile unless one can triumphantly tell the ignoree that they’re being ignored, but there does seem to be a tangible benefit. If someone takes umbrage at having their idiotic arguments refuted and puts you on ignore, then you’re free to debunk their nonsense without having to deal with moronic comebacks, since your responses are hidden from them. It’s like an ideal baseball trade: both sides benefit. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Cunctator](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/43a26b/32.png) [@Cunctator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cunctator)\ **Post date:** [December 16, 2009, 11:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-use-the-ignore-function/521324/40 "2009-12-16T23:20:17Z")
> [@Freddy\_the\_Pig](#): > > I use the Ignore List, and love it. Why let a few obnoxious nincompoops spoil the otherwise quality SDMB experience? This pretty much summarises my views as well. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-use-the-ignore-function/521324.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-use-the-ignore-function/521324.md?page=3)