# How to ignore someone long-term **URL:** \ **Category:** About This Message Board\ **Created:** [April 20, 2021, 3:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-ignore-someone-long-term/940352 "2021-04-20T03:57:25Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 15\ **Page:** 5
**Author:** ![discobot](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/discobot/32/570_2.png) [@discobot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/discobot)\ **Post date:** [May 10, 2021, 12:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-ignore-someone-long-term/940352/81 "2021-05-10T12:40:12Z")
> 🔮 My sources say no ---
**Author:** ![puzzlegal](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/puzzlegal/32/3827_2.png) [@puzzlegal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/puzzlegal)\ **Post date:** [May 10, 2021, 12:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-ignore-someone-long-term/940352/82 "2021-05-10T12:41:45Z")
That was an excellent pair of posts. 😆 ---
**Author:** ![Beckdawrek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/beckdawrek/32/3647_2.png) [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Post date:** [May 10, 2021, 4:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-ignore-someone-long-term/940352/83 "2021-05-10T16:45:50Z")
Oh, no!! I’ve offended @nelliebly I try so hard not to offend. But, I’ve been told I’m the “most ignored” person, not in the pit.…I was in the pit once, it was scar—y I won’t name names but this person would know the facts. Yeah,I know it’s not always all about me. But, still… ---
**Author:** ![nelliebly](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/nelliebly/32/5422_2.png) [@nelliebly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nelliebly)\ **Post date:** [May 10, 2021, 4:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-ignore-someone-long-term/940352/84 "2021-05-10T16:49:11Z")
You couldn’t offend me, Beck. And who could ignore you? ---
**Author:** ![BippityBoppityBoo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bippityboppityboo/32/5745_2.png) [@BippityBoppityBoo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BippityBoppityBoo)\ **Post date:** [May 10, 2021, 8:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-ignore-someone-long-term/940352/85 "2021-05-10T20:40:04Z")
^^ Two of the 3 people I’m **least** likely to ignore. ---
**Author:** ![Beckdawrek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/beckdawrek/32/3647_2.png) [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Post date:** [May 10, 2021, 9:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-ignore-someone-long-term/940352/86 "2021-05-10T21:31:10Z")
Aww. Y’all so sweet! ---
**Author:** ![Gatopescado](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gatopescado/32/5711_2.png) [@Gatopescado](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gatopescado)\ **Post date:** [May 12, 2021, 7:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-ignore-someone-long-term/940352/87 "2021-05-12T19:48:27Z")
> [@engineer\_comp\_geek](#): > > But we do get notifications when a user is being ignored by several users I guess I better start my Goodbyes now… ---
**Author:** ![Northern\_Piper](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/northern_piper/32/5304_2.png) [@Northern\_Piper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Northern_Piper)\ **Post date:** [May 19, 2021, 4:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-ignore-someone-long-term/940352/88 "2021-05-19T04:34:31Z")
Hmm. On the old boards, my ignore list was solely people I found extremely annoying and not worth listening to. On the new board, my ignore list is increasingly being populated by people whose avatars bother me, rather like the OP’s point… ---
**Author:** ![mordecaiB](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mordecaib/32/7725_2.png) [@mordecaiB](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mordecaiB)\ **Post date:** [May 19, 2021, 5:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-ignore-someone-long-term/940352/89 "2021-05-19T05:23:35Z")
Avatars didn’t bother you on the old board but they bother you on the new? Why’s that? Also, Mister bagpipe-humming bird-mosquito should be the last person to complain about avatars. Just look at the confusion you are responsible for! 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Northern\_Piper](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/northern_piper/32/5304_2.png) [@Northern\_Piper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Northern_Piper)\ **Post date:** [May 19, 2021, 5:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-ignore-someone-long-term/940352/90 "2021-05-19T05:40:27Z")
> [@mordecaiB](#): > > Avatars didn’t bother you on the old board but they bother you on the new? Why’s that? Because I never saw them there. I understand there was some monkey - gidget thing that you could install to see them when you were logged in. I logged out to see what I was missing, and didn’t like what I saw, so I never installed the greasy monkey thingamabob. Probably beyond my techno-peasant skills anyway. No option here, other than to ignore the ones I find … disturbing. Even that, took some time for me to figure out how to do. And since I see nothing but a nice set of pipes, I don’t take any responsibility for misunderstandings about mine own. 😉 ---
**Author:** ![mordecaiB](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mordecaib/32/7725_2.png) [@mordecaiB](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mordecaiB)\ **Post date:** [May 19, 2021, 6:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-ignore-someone-long-term/940352/91 "2021-05-19T06:02:44Z")
> [@Northern\_Piper](#): > > Because I never saw them there. Ah, I forgot you could turn off avatars in vBulletin. ---
**Author:** ![Northern\_Piper](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/northern_piper/32/5304_2.png) [@Northern\_Piper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Northern_Piper)\ **Post date:** [May 19, 2021, 6:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-ignore-someone-long-term/940352/92 "2021-05-19T06:08:27Z")
I never figured out how to turn them on. Something to do with a greasy monkey? ---
**Author:** ![I\_Love\_Me\_Vol.I](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/i_love_me_vol.i/32/521_2.png) [@I\_Love\_Me\_Vol.I](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/I_Love_Me_Vol.I)\ **Post date:** [May 19, 2021, 7:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-ignore-someone-long-term/940352/93 "2021-05-19T07:15:52Z")
> [@Northern\_Piper](#): > > On the new board, my ignore list is increasingly being populated by people whose avatars bother me, rather like the OP’s point… In the numerous threads on the old board debating the avatar issue folks on the pro-side often asked: What would be the harm in having avatars? Why _not_ have avatars? I remember opining that I would prefer not to have avatars because they might become distracting. I said they might become annoying topics in and of themselves. I changed my mind on that some after we moved to Discourse because there are some advantages. But now @Northern_Piper’s post reminds me of my earlier concerns. ---
**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:** [May 20, 2021, 2:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-ignore-someone-long-term/940352/94 "2021-05-20T02:26:39Z")
Things could be worse. We could have huge animated sig pics (anyone on any board which has one which is too big and/or is animated get said pic blocked). Much worse. In any event I find exactly one avatar here annoying, tho grasp how YMMV. ---
**Author:** ![mordecaiB](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mordecaib/32/7725_2.png) [@mordecaiB](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mordecaiB)\ **Post date:** [May 21, 2021, 4:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-ignore-someone-long-term/940352/95 "2021-05-21T04:53:45Z")
> [@Northern\_Piper](#): > > I never figured out how to turn them on. Something to do with a greasy monkey? My fault, avatars were turned off in vBulletin, you had to turn them on to see them. **BigT** wrote a GreaseMonkey script for something else but I can’t remember what it was. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-ignore-someone-long-term/940352.md?page=4)