# I really don't get the "ignore list" rule **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [July 29, 2002, 11:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-really-dont-get-the-ignore-list-rule/121451 "2002-07-29T23:20:31Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 16\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Road\_Rash](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/a8b319/32.png) [@Road\_Rash](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Road_Rash)\ **Post date:** [July 29, 2002, 11:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-really-dont-get-the-ignore-list-rule/121451/1 "2002-07-29T23:20:31Z")
So fucking what. Someone who doesn’t like me decides to ignore me. This would probably amuse me in the pit. “Miss Bodoni, he’s ignoring me. Make him stop.” How do you ignore someone over a message board? How would the ignored possibly notice. Who in the HELL is bitching about that. I assume that is why these rules are going up. I never even paid attention to the “pulling up a lawn chair” posts. I do it all the time, you just won’t know it because I have nothing to say. I suppose if you are doing nothing constructive or destructive, you are just wasting space. I want to know what’s the motivation w/ the ignore shit? Is someone complaining about being ignored by another poster. ---
**Author:** ![Enderw24](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/ba9def/32.png) [@Enderw24](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Enderw24)\ **Post date:** [July 30, 2002, 12:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-really-dont-get-the-ignore-list-rule/121451/2 "2002-07-30T00:02:01Z")
I can’t fucking believe it. 2+2=17. What the fuck is up with that shit?!? You are correct on one thing, though. You really don’t get the ignore list rule. ---
**Author:** ![pldennison](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/9fc29f/32.png) [@pldennison](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pldennison)\ **Post date:** [July 30, 2002, 12:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-really-dont-get-the-ignore-list-rule/121451/3 "2002-07-30T00:03:38Z")
**Olentzero** , OK, I _think_ I understand your argument. Tell me if this is an accurate paraphrase: The standard supply/demand model does not accurately account for the value of labor, because there is no price point on the demand curve at which producers would choose zero units of labor and still be able to continue producing. Are there people so insecure about getting their specific questions answered that they have to start a new thread even though a thread (or two, or three) already exists on the same topic? ---
**Author:** ![pldennison](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/9fc29f/32.png) [@pldennison](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pldennison)\ **Post date:** [July 30, 2002, 12:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-really-dont-get-the-ignore-list-rule/121451/4 "2002-07-30T00:07:05Z")
Uh, please ignore that first paragraph. I don’t know how that ended up here – massive C&P SNAFU on my part, obviously. ---
**Author:** ![SPOOFE](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c5a1d2/32.png) [@SPOOFE](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SPOOFE)\ **Post date:** [July 30, 2002, 12:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-really-dont-get-the-ignore-list-rule/121451/5 "2002-07-30T00:22:05Z")
> [@](#): > > How do you ignore someone over a message board? There’s a feature in the software that allows you to not see all posts made by a poster. The idea behind the new rule, I imagine, is to encourage people to treat it maturely… “I find everything you say totally laughable, so I’m just going to IGNORE you! Take that! There’s nothing you can do to convince me now! Wahahahaha!” Personally, I don’t get the Ignore list in the first place. Are someone else’s posts really so scary that you can’t bring yourself to look at them? Or are you so incapable of resisting the urge to respond to a trollish post that you have to make such posts disappear? (Not referring to anyone in particular here… just using a universal “you”.) ---
**Author:** ![Ringo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/779978/32.png) [@Ringo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ringo)\ **Post date:** [July 30, 2002, 12:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-really-dont-get-the-ignore-list-rule/121451/6 "2002-07-30T00:34:37Z")
Does the software somehow advise the ignoree that they are on someone’s ignore list? Frankly, I can ignore someone without software intervention, but I was just curious. ---
**Author:** ![Arnold\_Winkelried](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/3d9bf3/32.png) [@Arnold\_Winkelried](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Arnold_Winkelried)\ **Post date:** [July 30, 2002, 12:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-really-dont-get-the-ignore-list-rule/121451/7 "2002-07-30T00:44:18Z")
Ringo asks “Does the software somehow advise the ignoree that they are on someone’s ignore list?” ([from the FAQ](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?threadid=106617)): “For the curious - there is no way to tell (for example in your options screen) if you are on someone’s ignore or buddy list.” ---
**Author:** ![Revtim](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/revtim/32/1042_2.png) [@Revtim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Revtim)\ **Post date:** [July 30, 2002, 12:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-really-dont-get-the-ignore-list-rule/121451/8 "2002-07-30T00:48:00Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Enderw24 \* > \*\*I can’t fucking believe it. 2+2=17. What the fuck is up with that shit?!? > > You are correct on one thing, though. You really don’t get the ignore list rule. \*\* God forbid you should explain it. You know, you can still feel superior, plus actually enlighten someone with your point of view. The two aren’t necessarily mutually exclusive. ---
**Author:** ![Revtim](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/revtim/32/1042_2.png) [@Revtim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Revtim)\ **Post date:** [July 30, 2002, 12:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-really-dont-get-the-ignore-list-rule/121451/9 "2002-07-30T00:53:55Z")
IMHO, if simply telling someone they are on an ignore list is so heinous, then actually putting someone on the list must be even worse, and the feature should be turned off. ---
**Author:** ![Fenris](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fenris/32/498_2.png) [@Fenris](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fenris)\ **Post date:** [July 30, 2002, 12:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-really-dont-get-the-ignore-list-rule/121451/10 "2002-07-30T00:53:56Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by SPOOFE \* > \*\*Personally, I don’t get the Ignore list in the first place. Are someone else’s posts really so scary that you can’t bring yourself to look at them? Or are you so incapable of resisting the urge to respond to a trollish post that you have to make such posts disappear? (Not referring to anyone in particular here… just using a universal “you”.) \*\* SPOOFE: let’s say there are a couple of posters who are one-note singers, but _aren’t_ trolls. Let’s also say that the one-note that they happen to sing happens to be one of my hot-button issues. I can A) Read their post and respond, which would turn ME into a one-note singer (thus disappointing my legion of fans!\* B) Read their post and not respond, leaving me with clenched teeth. or C) Try not to read their posts. But I’m close to a screen-at-a-glance reader. By the time I see their name, I’m halfway through their post. The ignore feature is just a helpful added feature. It doesn’t hurt anyone and it lowers my irritation level What could possibly be wrong with that? Fenris \*AH-HA! THAT’S your little game is it? Trying to take my place as the most loved and most modest and humble poster by convincing me to become a one-trick-pony. Well let me tell you: it JUST WON’T WORK! Bastard. ---
**Author:** ![HoldenCaulfield](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/22d042/32.png) [@HoldenCaulfield](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HoldenCaulfield)\ **Post date:** [July 30, 2002, 1:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-really-dont-get-the-ignore-list-rule/121451/11 "2002-07-30T01:30:05Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Fenris \* > \*\*AH-HA! THAT’S your little game is it? Trying to take my place as the most loved and most modest and humble poster by convincing me to become a one-trick-pony. Well let me tell you: it JUST WON’T WORK! Bastard. \*\* No, my game is to force you to use footnotes, thus leaving out necessary parentheses! 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Punoqllads](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/d2c977/32.png) [@Punoqllads](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Punoqllads)\ **Post date:** [July 30, 2002, 2:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-really-dont-get-the-ignore-list-rule/121451/12 "2002-07-30T02:02:29Z")
New Pit Rule: taunts stating that one poster is rubber and another is glue may lead to an immediate banning with no notice. ---
**Author:** ![Enderw24](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/ba9def/32.png) [@Enderw24](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Enderw24)\ **Post date:** [July 30, 2002, 2:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-really-dont-get-the-ignore-list-rule/121451/13 "2002-07-30T02:52:32Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Revtim \* > \*\*God forbid you should explain it. You know, you can still feel superior, plus actually enlighten someone with your point of view. The two aren’t necessarily mutually exclusive. \*\* Yes, actually God did forbid me from explaining it. We talk on a bi-weekly basis swapping cooking tips and whatnot. Look, Road rash had three options available: 1. Look at [this](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?threadid=106617) thread, the FAQ in ATMB. Not only would it have told him what the “ignore list” was, but it would have invalidated this rant by showing him the limitations of the “ignore list.” Mainly, that no one can see who is on anyone’s ignore list! 2. If he was still confused, he could have posted his question (and not his rant) in [this](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?threadid=127730) thread, which specifically was created to discuss things like the “ignore list.” or… 3. Go off half cocked and foaming at the mouth concerning information he’s mistaken about leaving us to clean up his cocky, frothy mess. So, yes, I do feel superior. Thank you for noticing. ---
**Author:** ![Fred](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/db5fbb/32.png) [@Fred](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fred)\ **Post date:** [July 30, 2002, 5:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-really-dont-get-the-ignore-list-rule/121451/14 "2002-07-30T05:58:23Z")
Actually **pld** , I thought you were making some sort of parody of **Rash’s** inability to comment on the rules in the thread set aside to do so, using some sort of parallel structure. ---
**Author:** ![SPOOFE](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c5a1d2/32.png) [@SPOOFE](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SPOOFE)\ **Post date:** [July 30, 2002, 6:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-really-dont-get-the-ignore-list-rule/121451/15 "2002-07-30T06:32:58Z")
> [@](#): > > C) Try not to read their posts. But I’m close to a screen-at-a-glance reader. By the time I see their name, I’m halfway through their post. The ignore feature is just a helpful added feature. It doesn’t hurt anyone and it lowers my irritation level Insert the usual “your mileage may vary” or “to each his own”-esque expression here. When I read something that annoys me, and I notice that it’s the Same Old Person Who’s Been Told He’s Wrong A Million Times Before, I just shrug and move on. ---
**Author:** ![Coldfire](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/a587f6/32.png) [@Coldfire](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Coldfire)\ **Post date:** [July 30, 2002, 10:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-really-dont-get-the-ignore-list-rule/121451/16 "2002-07-30T10:08:43Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Revtim \* > \*\*IMHO, if simply telling someone they are on an ignore list is so heinous, then actually putting someone on the list must be even worse, and the feature should be turned off. \*\* Believe me, if this functionality inspires new pit threads with this regularity, it _will_ be turned off. Since this matter is also being discussed in the sticky thread at the top of this forum, this thread is closed. It should never have been opened in the first place.