# Ignore list **URL:** \ **Category:** About This Message Board\ **Created:** [November 15, 2009, 6:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ignore-list/517639 "2009-11-15T06:29:50Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 14\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![FloatyGimpy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/floatygimpy/32/7750_2.png) [@FloatyGimpy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FloatyGimpy)\ **Post date:** [November 15, 2009, 6:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ignore-list/517639/1 "2009-11-15T06:29:50Z")
I don’t suppose there is anyway, when you have someone on your ignore list, that you don’t have to see when they’ve been quoted? I believe you can learn a lot, even from people with whom you strongly disagree so I don’t generally put people on my ignore list but I’m sick of reading a thread only to have to read about the poor persecuted pedophile. It pretty much makes the ignore list meaningless. ---
**Author:** ![xash](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/x/c6cbf5/32.png) [@xash](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/xash)\ **Post date:** [November 15, 2009, 11:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ignore-list/517639/2 "2009-11-15T11:44:27Z")
You could have posted the same question without identifying the user on your ignore list. Even though you did not name the user, it is clear from your post who it is; doing so is not permitted outside of the Pit. Please do not do this again. You have been warned. - **xash** Administrator ---
**Author:** ![xash](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/x/c6cbf5/32.png) [@xash](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/xash)\ **Post date:** [November 15, 2009, 11:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ignore-list/517639/3 "2009-11-15T11:49:41Z")
vBulletin doesn’t support the feature you want. However, you could use a Firefox extension that accomplishes this. Here’s one option: [http://www.tycamtech.com/ffvb](http://www.tycamtech.com/ffvb) > [@](#): > > Users: Ignoring a user will strip their posts, threads and even their quotes out of the page as if they never existed! It even works on the newreply.php page where it shows you a streamlined list of posts under the textarea. Firefox extensions and Greasemonkey scripts are not supported by the SDMB. This post is for information purposes only, and does not qualify as endorsement for this or any other script. - **xash** Administrator ---
**Author:** ![don\_t\_ask](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e68b1a/32.png) [@don\_t\_ask](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/don_t_ask)\ **Post date:** [November 15, 2009, 11:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ignore-list/517639/4 "2009-11-15T11:49:50Z")
> [@FloatyGimpy](#): > > I don’t suppose there is anyway, when you have someone on your ignore list, that you don’t have to see when they’ve been quoted? > > I believe you can learn a lot, even from people with whom you strongly disagree so I don’t generally put people on my ignore list but I’m sick of reading a thread only to have to read about the poor persecuted pedophile. > > It pretty much makes the ignore list meaningless. Who’s he talking about? ---
**Author:** ![xash](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/x/c6cbf5/32.png) [@xash](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/xash)\ **Post date:** [November 15, 2009, 11:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ignore-list/517639/5 "2009-11-15T11:59:31Z")
> [@don\_t\_ask](#): > > Who’s he talking about? PM me, or start a Pit thread so that the user can be named without any rules being broken by me or anyone else. Let’s leave this thread to address the OP’s question. Thanks. ---
**Author:** ![BigT](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bigt/32/12044_2.png) [@BigT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BigT)\ **Post date:** [November 15, 2009, 12:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ignore-list/517639/6 "2009-11-15T12:36:48Z")
> [@xash](#): > > [http://www.tycamtech.com/ffvb](http://www.tycamtech.com/ffvb) I’ve been looking for a vBulletin add on for Firefox for a while now. I’d heard there was one, but no addon search ever revealed it. I was beginning to think it didn’t exist. How did you find it? I also want to point out that the site is sometimes really slow. It will sit there loading long enough that you think it must be down, but, it will eventually work. Or, at least, it did for me. Anyone who wants it but is having problems can PM me. If I get more than a few requests, I may try copying it to another site, if legally permissable. ---
**Author:** ![Kal](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/9de053/32.png) [@Kal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kal)\ **Post date:** [November 15, 2009, 1:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ignore-list/517639/7 "2009-11-15T13:12:35Z")
Here’s the same extension on the official Add-ons for Firefox page - [https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/7023](https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/7023) ---
**Author:** ![Covered\_In\_Bees](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/7ab992/32.png) [@Covered\_In\_Bees](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Covered_In_Bees)\ **Post date:** [November 15, 2009, 5:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ignore-list/517639/8 "2009-11-15T17:45:36Z")
> [@xash](#): > > vBulletin doesn’t support the feature you want. > > However, you could use a Firefox extension that accomplishes this. Here’s one option: > > [http://www.tycamtech.com/ffvb](http://www.tycamtech.com/ffvb) > > - **xash** > Administrator Outside of ABP, this sounds easily like the next most useful Firefox plug-in for me. Thank you for this! ---
**Author:** ![Covered\_In\_Bees](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/7ab992/32.png) [@Covered\_In\_Bees](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Covered_In_Bees)\ **Post date:** [November 15, 2009, 5:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ignore-list/517639/9 "2009-11-15T17:56:23Z")
Oh. Em. Gee! It makes a person’s post _completely_ disappear! None of that “You have chosen to ignore this person’s posts.” message. I am in message board heaven and it’s all thatnks to you **xash**. ---
**Author:** ![MsWhatsit](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/eb8c5e/32.png) [@MsWhatsit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MsWhatsit)\ **Post date:** [November 15, 2009, 6:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ignore-list/517639/10 "2009-11-15T18:53:02Z")
Wow, this is great. Thanks for the link, **xash**! ---
**Author:** ![Johnny\_L.A](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnny_l.a/32/1084_2.png) [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Post date:** [November 15, 2009, 10:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ignore-list/517639/11 "2009-11-15T22:36:09Z")
> [@xash](#): > > You could have posted the same question without identifying the user on your ignore list. Even though you did not name the user, it is clear from your post who it is; doing so is not permitted outside of the Pit. > > Please do not do this again. You have been warned. > > - **xash** > Administrator I don’t think a warning is in order. She didn’t identify the poster, and it’s not clear who the poster is to anyone who did not read a certain thread or threads. Yes, she could have posted the question without the example that caused her to ask it; but I think an official warning is not merited. ---
**Author:** ![Jonathan\_Chance](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jonathan_chance/32/701_2.png) [@Jonathan\_Chance](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jonathan_Chance)\ **Post date:** [November 15, 2009, 11:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ignore-list/517639/12 "2009-11-15T23:33:47Z")
Concur. GloatyFlimpy was completely within the rules and, as a matter of fact, appears to have gone out of her way to do so. The warning should be rescinded. ---
**Author:** ![xash](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/x/c6cbf5/32.png) [@xash](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/xash)\ **Post date:** [November 16, 2009, 2:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ignore-list/517639/13 "2009-11-16T02:33:07Z")
> [@xash](#): > > You could have posted the same question without identifying the user on your ignore list. Even though you did not name the user, it is clear from your post who it is; doing so is not permitted outside of the Pit. > > Please do not do this again. You have been warned. > > - **xash** > Administrator This warning has been rescinded. My reasoning can be found in this thread: [http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?p=11782627#post11782627](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?p=11782627#post11782627) - **xash** Administrator ---
**Author:** ![Siam\_Sam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/d78d45/32.png) [@Siam\_Sam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Siam_Sam)\ **Post date:** [November 16, 2009, 2:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ignore-list/517639/14 "2009-11-16T02:59:20Z")
> [@don\_t\_ask](#): > > Who’s he talking about? don’t ask. 😃