# If the last post in a thread is by someone on your ignore list.... **URL:** \ **Category:** About This Message Board\ **Created:** [January 4, 2009, 3:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-the-last-post-in-a-thread-is-by-someone-on-your-ignore-list/479774 "2009-01-04T03:03:11Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 11\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![joyfool](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/df788c/32.png) [@joyfool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/joyfool)\ **Post date:** [January 4, 2009, 3:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-the-last-post-in-a-thread-is-by-someone-on-your-ignore-list/479774/1 "2009-01-04T03:03:11Z")
Do you not receive an email update to your subscription? I use my list sparingly, but wonder upon occasion if this is indeed the case whenever I’ve subscribed to a thread and don’t believe I’ve been notified, but the final post is by such a member. Can anyone help me out? [And to avoid any problems since we’re in ATMB; yes, I do realize that some are of the opinion that one is weak minded (or something similar) if you utilize this feature and I have absolutely no problem with you feeling that way about me and my choice to do so. Trust me, I’m weak minded about many things. I have nary an issue with this addition. 🙂 Thanks.] ---
**Author:** ![Scissorjack](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c67d28/32.png) [@Scissorjack](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Scissorjack)\ **Post date:** [January 4, 2009, 4:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-the-last-post-in-a-thread-is-by-someone-on-your-ignore-list/479774/2 "2009-01-04T04:32:50Z")
Did someone say something? ---
**Author:** ![joyfool](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/df788c/32.png) [@joyfool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/joyfool)\ **Post date:** [January 4, 2009, 4:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-the-last-post-in-a-thread-is-by-someone-on-your-ignore-list/479774/3 "2009-01-04T04:58:20Z")
I _so_ knew I was setting myself up for that. Yet I still love **Scissorjack** anyway. 😛 ---
**Author:** ![Scissorjack](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c67d28/32.png) [@Scissorjack](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Scissorjack)\ **Post date:** [January 4, 2009, 10:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-the-last-post-in-a-thread-is-by-someone-on-your-ignore-list/479774/4 "2009-01-04T10:03:06Z")
Hello? Hello? Is this thing even _on?_ ---
**Author:** ![joyfool](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/df788c/32.png) [@joyfool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/joyfool)\ **Post date:** [January 4, 2009, 6:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-the-last-post-in-a-thread-is-by-someone-on-your-ignore-list/479774/5 "2009-01-04T18:15:58Z")
Ok, so for anyone who doesn’t have me on ignore, can ya help a sister out? ---
**Author:** ![hajario](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hajario/32/171_2.png) [@hajario](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/hajario)\ **Post date:** [January 4, 2009, 10:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-the-last-post-in-a-thread-is-by-someone-on-your-ignore-list/479774/6 "2009-01-04T22:51:13Z")
If you’re subscribed to a thread, aren’t you notified whenever there’s a new post? If so, why do you care if there was a new post by someone you’re ignoring? ---
**Author:** ![joyfool](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/df788c/32.png) [@joyfool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/joyfool)\ **Post date:** [January 4, 2009, 10:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-the-last-post-in-a-thread-is-by-someone-on-your-ignore-list/479774/7 "2009-01-04T22:55:12Z")
Yes, typically I am notified. What brought this to my attention was a thread that ended up in the “New Posts” category, but I hadn’t gotten an email. Then I realized who the last person was that replied, someone on my ignore list, and it made me wonder. Nothing more. And since I don’t have a lot of folks on there and I’d never noticed it before, I thought I’d ask if this was the case. You have any ideas? ---
**Author:** ![hajario](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hajario/32/171_2.png) [@hajario](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/hajario)\ **Post date:** [January 5, 2009, 6:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-the-last-post-in-a-thread-is-by-someone-on-your-ignore-list/479774/8 "2009-01-05T06:16:23Z")
Idle curiosity. I get it. Seeing as I’ve never subscribed to a thread or put someone on ignore, I’m the wrong person to ask. ---
**Author:** ![Bites\_When\_Provoked](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bites_when_provoked/32/18073_2.png) [@Bites\_When\_Provoked](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bites_When_Provoked)\ **Post date:** [January 21, 2009, 3:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-the-last-post-in-a-thread-is-by-someone-on-your-ignore-list/479774/9 "2009-01-21T15:03:17Z")
I shouldn’t think that’s it. I’ve had quite a few threads not appear updated for me, and I think I only have one person on ignore. When I checked, the updated threads didn’t have any ‘this message is hidden’ alerts when I looked at them, so I’m fairly sure it wasn’t an /ignore function issue. ---
**Author:** ![Una\_Persson](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/una_persson/32/346_2.png) [@Una\_Persson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Una_Persson)\ **Post date:** [January 22, 2009, 4:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-the-last-post-in-a-thread-is-by-someone-on-your-ignore-list/479774/10 "2009-01-22T04:16:23Z")
Hmmmm…I have a truly awe-inspiring number of people on Ignore, and I’ve never noticed the e-mail alert to discriminate. Then again it does seem a little hit-and-miss in terms of getting past e-mail filters. ---
**Author:** ![joyfool](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/df788c/32.png) [@joyfool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/joyfool)\ **Post date:** [January 22, 2009, 9:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-the-last-post-in-a-thread-is-by-someone-on-your-ignore-list/479774/11 "2009-01-22T21:28:28Z")
Maybe it is just a wonky notification system. \< peers to the side and ponders \> But since I was more curious than anything else, I suppose it ain’t no big thing. 🙂 Thanks for everyone’s help.