Ignore Feature?

[ChrisRay]

How come Beyond3d doesnt feature an ignore feature for certain users? It really would save some time if you didnt have to read some posts by certain people.


Also for some reason this is the only site I have trouble staying logged into. :?

[AlphaWolf]

How come Beyond3d doesnt feature an ignore feature for certain users? It really would save some time if you didnt have to read some posts by certain people.

Would love to see one myself, but ignore does raise issues. Just because you have a person on ignore doesn't mean they don't occassionaly bring up a valid point you might otherwise miss and you could wind up commenting on already covered material.

[ChrisRay]

How come Beyond3d doesnt feature an ignore feature for certain users? It really would save some time if you didnt have to read some posts by certain people.

Would love to see one myself, but ignore does raise issues. Just because you have a person on ignore doesn't mean they don't occassionaly bring up a valid point you might otherwise miss and you could wind up commenting on already covered material.

I agree, But its more than just that, Some people I'd just rather not see at all. I'm sure we both can think of a few ;) Course I'm too nice to name names. 8)

[digitalwanderer]

Pffft! Having an "ignore user" feature is just so anti-social. :roll:

[Reverend]

Pffft! Having an "ignore user" feature is just so anti-social. :roll:
So... you're worried?

[karlotta]

well i just scroll past. its easy to do.

[Simon F]

I'd rather have an "ignore thread" button.

There are dozens of "US Politics" threads which I'd rather not have cluttering up the "View posts since last visit" facility.

[london-boy]

Dear god!! Why can't people just ignore the threads or posts they don't want to read?!?!
Do u have ignore buttons in real life? Just scroll past the bloody things!!!

[jvd]

How come Beyond3d doesnt feature an ignore feature for certain users? It really would save some time if you didnt have to read some posts by certain people.


Also for some reason this is the only site I have trouble staying logged into. :?

Yup and you'd be the first i use the new feature on :wink:

[digitalwanderer]

Pffft! Having an "ignore user" feature is just so anti-social. :roll:
So... you're worried?
Nah, I'd just miss reading your posts Tony. ;)

[Reverend]

Dear god!! Why can't people just ignore the threads or posts they don't want to read?!?!
Do u have ignore buttons in real life? Just scroll past the bloody things!!!
Well, not only do I ignore certain threads... I ignore certain forums here as well!

If I can read a thread that contains no posts by someone I don't want to read (i.e. the "ignore poster" feature), then I don't need to waste the extra/useless time it definitely takes if that poster's posts exists in the thread. It sounds easy to "scroll past such poster's posts in a thread" but it is annoyingly time consuming, believe me, especially if that thread has some interest to me, which means I'd need to see every post before I decide "Shit, why is this post here?". Of course, it just makes the thread that much more to my liking if it is "clean" (without posts that I don't want to even see, much less read, by posters I want to ignore).

It's a good feature, which I think is basically what you're saying.

[ChrisRay]

How come Beyond3d doesnt feature an ignore feature for certain users? It really would save some time if you didnt have to read some posts by certain people.


Also for some reason this is the only site I have trouble staying logged into. :?

Yup and you'd be the first i use the new feature on :wink:

Is this really necessary

[london-boy]

Well, not only do I ignore certain threads... I ignore certain forums here as well!

If I can read a thread that contains no posts by someone I don't want to read (i.e. the "ignore poster" feature), then I don't need to waste the extra/useless time it definitely takes if that poster's posts exists in the thread. It sounds easy to "scroll past such poster's posts in a thread" but it is annoyingly time consuming, believe me, especially if that thread has some interest to me, which means I'd need to see every post before I decide "Shit, why is this post here?". Of course, it just makes the thread that much more to my liking if it is "clean" (without posts that I don't want to even see, much less read, by posters I want to ignore).

It's a good feature, which I think is basically what you're saying.

I think it is not needed (at least not any more than a "leave freaking Guests out of the forum, for God's sake!" feature), and can cause problems in the form of repeating points which have been made but ignored.
I do not see one single reason why one should bother with such a feature, when at the end of the day, even guys "u don't like" make valid points or at least point which can be debated in threads. What happens when a thread made of people who ignore each other gets filled up of the same points over and over again, just because those people don't see each other!?
I just see this as a childish rant, "I don't like that guy and i don't wanna see him ever again!!"... I mean, come on...

[ChrisRay]

Well, not only do I ignore certain threads... I ignore certain forums here as well!

If I can read a thread that contains no posts by someone I don't want to read (i.e. the "ignore poster" feature), then I don't need to waste the extra/useless time it definitely takes if that poster's posts exists in the thread. It sounds easy to "scroll past such poster's posts in a thread" but it is annoyingly time consuming, believe me, especially if that thread has some interest to me, which means I'd need to see every post before I decide "Shit, why is this post here?". Of course, it just makes the thread that much more to my liking if it is "clean" (without posts that I don't want to even see, much less read, by posters I want to ignore).

It's a good feature, which I think is basically what you're saying.

I think it is not needed (at least not any more than a "leave freaking Guests out of the forum, for God's sake!" feature), and can cause problems in the form of repeating points which have been made but ignored.
I do not see one single reason why one should bother with such a feature, when at the end of the day, even guys "u don't like" make valid points or at least point which can be debated in threads. What happens when a thread made of people who ignore each other gets filled up of the same points over and over again, just because those people don't see each other!?
I just see this as a childish rant, "I don't like that guy and i don't wanna see him ever again!!"... I mean, come on...


If we just skim by the post and dont read it, We wouldnt see the point anyway. Per your original suggestion

[london-boy]

If we just skim by the post and dont read it, We wouldnt see the point anyway. Per your original suggestion

That's why ignoring is stupid in itself!

[ChrisRay]

If we just skim by the post and dont read it, We wouldnt see the point anyway. Per your original suggestion

That's why ignoring is stupid in itself!


I think its a great feature, Some lack the discipline to ignore others, and shutting them out is great. Expecially if it prevents arguments. ;) If there is someone I would care not to discuss with no matter what points they raise, It wouldnt make a difference anyway.

[Natoma]

It takes two people to have a dialogue. The person complaining about "dumb" comments doesn't have to respond.

I've started asking people to add substantive comments to a thread, or stay out. It's seemed to work.

[Rodéric]

Isn't a ban a global ignore anyway ?
:roll: :oops: :lol:

[ChrisRay]

It takes two people to have a dialogue. The person complaining about "dumb" comments doesn't have to respond.

I've started asking people to add substantive comments to a thread, or stay out. It's seemed to work.

Thats true, of course I did mention those like me whom have less discipline :)

[digitalwanderer]

I've started asking people to add substantive comments to a thread, or stay out. It's seemed to work.
That's only because I like and respect ya so much Nat. ;)

[Reverend]

The thing is I have very little patience with certain people who I deem as "not worth my time" (however cocky that may sounds). However, on the occasions that I do drag myself into an argument or debate with such folks, I end up going "The hell with this!" at some point, coz I just realized I wasted my time.

That's why the ignore feature is good for me. Saves me the time and prevents the odd occasions of losing my discipline. Coz I don't see those posts.

[Reverend]

So... where's Doomtrooper? :)

[aranfell]

I have very little patience with certain people who I deem as "not worth my time" (however cocky that may sound).
It doesn't sound cocky to me. I really wish there was an ignore feature because I've concluded that certain people often post false or at best highly biased statements, and I don't want to be misled by reading their posts. Sure, somebody always posts later to debunk their assertions, but it's a real waste of time and energy. There are fewer such people here than in any other forum that I've seen, but there are enough here to be frustrating. I can't remember all of their screen names, even when I remember to look at the screen name before reading a post., so an automated "ignore" would be nice. :-)

[london-boy]

I still think that not allowing those few people to post at all would save everyone and especiall the server, valuable bandwidth that could be used for important stuff.
If everyone ignores one guy, he will be free to post 20178398 messages, lock up the whole thing and give us all HTTP 404 messages for a long time, all because no one's seeing him.

OK, i have now realised the amount of JUNK i have just written and i think you should all ignore me for a while.... :D

[RussSchultz]

I think we should be able to vote on people and posts, a la Slashdot.

At least that way people get some idea how stupid they are (myself included).

Also, the ability to 'hide' posts contents (not the fact that a post happened) would be useful. I think I've seen one BBS system that does this.

[digitalwanderer]

Also, the ability to 'hide' posts contents (not the fact that a post happened) would be useful. I think I've seen one BBS system that does this.
That's pretty much what an ignore feature does. The post of the persons will be visible to you, but instead of the contents they posted you'll see a "<this person is on your "ignore" list, click here if you wish to view this message>" message in the body of their messages.

I'd like the user voting/rating system, I got a kick out of that at RageUnderground and haven't really belonged to a site that has done it since.

[RussSchultz]

That's pretty much what an ignore feature does.
Could be what is commonly referred to as 'ignore' these days. To old timers used to usenet, 'ignore' would completely hide the post (including the fact that one was written).

The only time you'd see somebody on your list was when somebody else responded to the person in your list.

[silence]

you see something like this....


Posted: 01.10.2004 11:10 Post subject:
You have added this person to your forum ignore list. Click here to view this post.


this is taken on one other phpBB boards i visit daily.
i have only one person on ignore there.

i think i would have only one person here. i really do like to talk to most ppl and exchange views and ideas, even if i do not agree with them, but doing that i am also forced into reading worst kind of idiocy i have seen on any of the boards i have ever visited, so "IGNORE" button would significatlly improve my beyond3d experience.

i think most people wouldnt use "ignore" to much, just couple of worst trolls. there is nothing worse then having stupid troll coming into pretty good argument and discussion and totally screwing it with his idiotic nonsense. specially when it seems that some trolls are like 24/7.

could we please have "ignore"?



EDIT:: lol, i read Russ's post with seeing digi's....oooops... :oops:

[Tim Murray]

if you don't have the willpower to simply ignore the posts where you know you'd write invective-filled replies, maybe you're not mature enough to be posting here?

[silence]

LOL.

it's not that. can u just pretend you dont see trolling as you scroll down to the last post, specially if there is like 5 troll posts out of 15-20 on the page?
you can pretend all you want, but in the end they do have some effect.... dont they?

do trolls care?
i was getting into personal fights, but i stopped that, i also stop myself into posting replies, cause frankly, there is no point into talking with that type of people.
maybe some of my posts are trollish, maybe someone thinks all of them are.
dunno.

but most of these "low quality" posts came as response to provocation by trolls. i am pretty...urm..flamable by nature, so i respond. :?
i acctually dont want to put more rubbish in beyond3d. i really respect this site, one of my favorites and thats why i would like to see "ignore".
gives me less chance to put rubbish here, rubbish that beyond3d doesnt deserve on its board.

there you go. :D
gl&hf

[DarN]

if you don't have the willpower to simply ignore the posts where you know you'd write invective-filled replies, maybe you're not mature enough to be posting here?
It's a matter of convenience, kid. Maturity doesn't enter into it. Ultimately, it makes the site more enjoyable for the people that want it. If you don't want it, you don't have to use it. I'm pro choice.

[Reverend]

You guys have no idea how much I hate PHPBB right now.

[PatrickL]

We have, we know Scali :twisted:

[digitalwanderer]

You guys have no idea how much I hate PHPBB right now.
Have you updated it lately? Quinn is updating EB right now and is loving some of the features on the newer version. (Slightly OT, but I thought it might be useful)

[Dave Baumann]

I assume he's using a beta of 2.2?

[digitalwanderer]

I assume he's using a beta of 2.2?
Pffft! No clue, I just work there...I'm not even a member of the "mod team".

You'd have to ask one of the boss-types over there, I'm pretty sure you know one or two. ;)

[Killer-Kris]

even guys "u don't like" make valid points or at least point which can be debated in threads.

Well what I've noticed is that there are a few people who no matter how hard you try and debate with them they take an extremely elitist attitude never, provide facts, and and resort to name calling. Once in a blue moon they may provide some interesting insite but it is so rare it's not worth it.

So Rev, I take it that since you like the idea so much that when you get some free time you might see about such a feature for us?! :D Of course I understand there's a lot going on and this is most certainly at the bottom of the list of things to do. Especially seeing as this problem doesn't seem so bad (or even exist for the most part) in the moderated forums.

Oh and just a little something which I don't even know if it's possible or not, but if an individual could see how many people have them ignored, it might go a long ways toward getting them to self moderate themselves.

[london-boy]

Oh and just a little something which I don't even know if it's possible or not, but if an individual could see how many people have them ignored, it might go a long ways toward getting them to self moderate themselves.


Now THAT would be cool, to have the ignored guy been told how many people are ignoring him. In the end he will see that no one's reading his posts and he will eventually stop it altogether...
It's even better than banning!! More Evil!
Like, "you are wasting your time, all your useless posts are being ignored so no one's reading them, yours truly, Dave Baumann"...

VERY nice... :lol: :wink:

[Natoma]

This would be a definite boon. We've already lost several posters in the RSPC forum because of the behavior of certain members. I know because they msg me privately.

[digitalwanderer]

This would be a definite boon. We've already lost several posters in the RSPC forum because of the behavior of certain members. I know because they msg me privately.
Just for the record you ain't lost me yet, I'm just hammered with some awful sickness today. :(

I'd like the ignore feature and I'd love it if it said how many people are ignoring you or if we could have a "Top 10 Ignored Posters" it would be even better. :)

[Natoma]

Yes. That would work wonders.

[RussSchultz]

I'd like the ignore feature and I'd love it if it said how many people are ignoring you or if we could have a "Top 10 Ignored Posters" it would be even better. :)
If only such a thing couldn't be 'gamed'.

Step 1: Create bogus account
Step 2: Ignore somebody you want to ridicule
Step 3: Repeat 100x

[digitalwanderer]

I'd like the ignore feature and I'd love it if it said how many people are ignoring you or if we could have a "Top 10 Ignored Posters" it would be even better. :)
If only such a thing couldn't be 'gamed'.

Step 1: Create bogus account
Step 2: Ignore somebody you want to ridicule
Step 3: Repeat 100x
SHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!! :shock:

[Natoma]

Then you only get the ignore feature if you make more than 200 posts or something high like that. Problem solved.

[digitalwanderer]

Then you only get the ignore feature if you make more than 200 posts or something high like that. Problem solved.
Yeah, but then you'd just have to register a new account and make a couple hundred posts real quick and then vote to ignore whoever....repeat 100x. :?

Heck, I could do it in an afternoon.... ;)

[RussSchultz]

/ignore

[Natoma]

??

[RussSchultz]

Sorry, I should have done:


/ignore ;)

[silence]

can we have this feature...PLEASE?.....

(i guess some ppl would prolly use it on me, but hey....that the price i am ready to pay) :D

[london-boy]

can we have this feature...PLEASE?.....

(i guess some ppl would prolly use it on me, but hey....that the price i am ready to pay) :D

U're not important or annoying enough to be ignored... yet... :wink:

[sytaylor]

can we have this feature...PLEASE?.....

(i guess some ppl would prolly use it on me, but hey....that the price i am ready to pay) :D

/ignore would silence.. silence who likes to type like... this... a lot ;)

[rabidrabbit]

...
Oh and just a little something which I don't even know if it's possible or not, but if an individual could see how many people have them ignored, it might go a long ways toward getting them to self moderate themselves.
Why not just simply make a thread where everyone could list their top 5 persons they'd ignore if there were such a feature. Then, after every couple of pages they would be counted and listed.
That'd be fun.

[london-boy]

...
Oh and just a little something which I don't even know if it's possible or not, but if an individual could see how many people have them ignored, it might go a long ways toward getting them to self moderate themselves.
Why not just simply make a thread where everyone could list their top 5 persons they'd ignore if there were such a feature. Then, after every couple of pages they would be counted and listed.
That'd be fun.

I THINK the "guys guys guys, look who we banned!" thread is enough for those public humiliation thirsty of us.

[rabidrabbit]

There's such a thread?
...yes there seems to be, it has only one name in it, "Scali".
And it only shows those who are banned, in other words, they are no longer posting on the forums.
The function of the list I suggested is to prevent banning.

Making fun of a banned person is not fun, it's almost like humiliating a dead person.

And banning is something the mods do, there's no democracy. It's basically a way for the mods to make their own list of most unpopular posters ;)

Ok, if a public humiliation is too much, why don't all of us just send 5 PM's to their five most disliked posters. Then only the ones receiving the mails would know. :idea:

[Reverend]

The reason banned persons are named in that thread is to save us the admins the time to explain why we ban folks -- read 90% of the way Scali posts. Better to have folks realize what's wrong for themselves instead of us giving "only the subjective opinions of B3D staff". We don't want to humiliate folks - we just don't want to waste unneccesary time doing the explaining (which we don't owe anyone, if you think about it).

[rabidrabbit]

The reason banned persons are named in that thread is to save us the admins the time to explain why we ban folks -- read 90% of the way Scali posts.
That doesn't make sense... at all :?

It still doesn't explain why the person was banned... so how can it save the time to do that ? If anything, it raises more questions of "why he was banned". If Scali wasn't listed there, I'd never even known he was banned, thus I'd never asked myself "why Scali was banned?".

[london-boy]

Well, it's like giving reasons why Deadmeat and Chap were banned. Many times. It's pretty much self explanatory...

[K.I.L.E.R]

Are they temp bans or perma bans?

[rabidrabbit]

A ban is self explanatory, that's why I don't understand why Reverend said putting the name on display "saves the admins time to explain why we ban folks".
As if the time saving was the reason putting the name there.
I'm confused.

[london-boy]

A ban is self explanatory, that's why I don't understand why Reverend said putting the name on display "saves the admins time to explain why we ban folks".
As if the time saving was the reason putting the name there.
I'm confused.

Oh stop being so inquiring... It's FUN to see who's been banned! :wink:

[Neeyik]

The reason banned persons are named in that thread is to save us the admins the time to explain why we ban folks -- read 90% of the way Scali posts.
That doesn't make sense... at all :?

It still doesn't explain why the person was banned... so how can it save the time to do that ? If anything, it raises more questions of "why he was banned". If Scali wasn't listed there, I'd never even known he was banned, thus I'd never asked myself "why Scali was banned?".
But now that you do know he has been banned, how would you determine the reasons for it? One answer - use the search function to list his most recent posts; that way you'll get an idea as to the reasons. In other words, it's a case of "this person has been banned - go and look at his/her posts to get an idea as to how one should not be posting". By not making any declaration as to who has gone, it's then open to interpretation as to whether the person is taking a break/no PC access/etc or whether their absence is enforced.

[Gerry]

Searching through old posts to find out why someone has been banned seems like a good idea in theory. Tried it out in practice, and can't for the life of me work out why Scali was banned though!

Maybe I'm not looking hard enough...

[rabidrabbit]

Yeah, like I really would go and read pages and pages of someone's old posts so that I could learn how not to post.

Ok, I read three pages of Scali's posts (didn't go inside every one of them, but enough to get a general view)

Now I don't understand at all why he was banned :?
I didn't find any of his postings I read offensive, insulting, trolling or anything worth a ban :?
I could name many posters who are 100x worse than him.
I really got the impression from his postings that he was a totally normal, polite poster :?

Posting his name there didn't help me at least.

[london-boy]

Remember that the rule in my signature is also valid!! No one's safe from the fashion police!

[Neeyik]

I did say it was "one" answer - it's by no means the only way and of course, searching posts doesn't cover private messaging; nor does it account for posts being deleted or edited.

Scali, normal and polite? Oh dear!

[rabidrabbit]

l-b, You should put the name(s) in your sig too :)

Neeyik: Well then, if the reasoning behind putting the name of the banned in there is so that others could learn and see why he was banned, it doesn't really work if the posts he's been banned for are deleted.

So, there must be some other reason for the name display, other than to se the reasons and teach others.
Ok, to see a person is banned, instead of wondering what has happened is one good reason.

Edit: And banning based on private messages. I don't agree that should be a reason for ban but in extreme cases. Isn't that what PM'ing is for, for messages that are not for public viewing?

[digitalwanderer]

No one's safe from the fashion police!
Not entirely true, us old married type have diplomatic immunity from such frivialities. 8)

BTW-I looked at Scali's posts trying to figure out why he got banned too and came to the same conclusions as most here that he seemed like a pleasant/knowledgeable poster, then I must have hit my critical coffee wake-up mass and I remembered who the annoying little ghit was.

Mebbe this thread will help jog a few peeps memories, his infamous "I have a radeon" thread (http://www.beyond3d.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=16826&highlight=dst&sid=0a8be4d6c7 77c7c80cbf6cd7b4ab4004) he posted up after driving everyone a bit bonkers with his silly-assed defense/justification of DST on by default in 3dm2k5.

Good call Rev, but I agree with everyone that a fun little ditty about why they got banned in the banned thread might be a good thing.

For Scali I would have put something like, "For being too much himself and too full of himself too much of the time", or some such. ;)

EDITED BITS: Or who can forget Scali's memorable appearence in Rev's "Reverend at the Pulpit #12 (http://www.beyond3d.com/forum/viewtopic.php?p=380540#380540)?

[rabidrabbit]

Well, I guess you just had to be there to understand.
Ok, I'm not judging anyone's decision on banning, as a matter of fact I couldn't really care less :)

The mods are doing a good enough job, I wouldn't be here if they weren't ;)

[london-boy]

Yes married men are safe from the fashion police although the effort would be appreciated.

By the way, yeah i do remember Scali, annoying brat. But i think there is MUCH worse people around here. And they're still around.

[digitalwanderer]

Scali really was pretty rude, and not just to people like me who pretty much deserved it but to Reverend when Rev was sharing some pretty heavy info.

He was warned politely, he was warned nasty, he just kept it up....the only confusing thing about this one for me is that Scali wasn't banned earlier.

[digitalwanderer]

Yes married men are safe from the fashion police although the effort would be appreciated.
HA! Keep dreaming about, it just like my wife. ;)

EDITED BITS: There might still be some people who annoy around, but they ain't annoying in the technical forums which is a bit different. OT & RPSC are judged by different standards than the tech lounges.

[london-boy]

Yes married men are safe from the fashion police although the effort would be appreciated.
HA! Keep dreaming about it just like my wife. ;)


And when ur life meets her Johnny Depp lookalike colleague and strategically starts having "late meetings at the office honey i'll be home soon", don't say i didn't warn you.......................... :wink:

[digitalwanderer]

And when ur life meets her Johnny Depp lookalike colleague and strategically starts having "late meetings at the office honey i'll be home soon", don't say i didn't warn you.......................... :wink:
Pffft! Johnny Depp? No contest.

I don't try because I don't HAVE to try LB, not all of us have to try to be fabulous. 8)

[london-boy]

And when ur life meets her Johnny Depp lookalike colleague and strategically starts having "late meetings at the office honey i'll be home soon", don't say i didn't warn you.......................... :wink:
Pffft! Johnny Depp? No contest.

I don't try because I don't HAVE to try LB, not all of us have to try to be fabulous. 8)

That's why u still haven't been banned :twisted:

[Neeyik]

Edit: And banning based on private messages. I don't agree that should be a reason for ban but in extreme cases. Isn't that what PM'ing is for, for messages that are not for public viewing?
The reasons should be the same as for the public forums, regardless as to whether they are private or not. Beyond3D reserves the full right to withdraw access and private use of the discussion board - they are not presented to allow people to take pleasure from abusing, provoking, insulting, intimidating, etc other members.

[sytaylor]

I smell retro *gets out disco ball*

[Reverend]

Edit: And banning based on private messages. I don't agree that should be a reason for ban but in extreme cases. Isn't that what PM'ing is for, for messages that are not for public viewing?
The reasons should be the same as for the public forums, regardless as to whether they are private or not. Beyond3D reserves the full right to withdraw access and private use of the discussion board - they are not presented to allow people to take pleasure from abusing, provoking, insulting, intimidating, etc other members.
Nick beat me to it.

Anyone that insults me repeatedly, publicly or privately, and I can ban that person. It's our party here -- whether you insult me with the crowd watching, or whether you pull me into a room and insult me, the result is the same : you pissed me off.

[digitalwanderer]

Anyone that insults me repeatedly, publicly or privately, and I can ban that person. It's our party here -- whether you insult me with the crowd watching, or whether you pull me into a room and insult me, the result is the same : you pissed me off.
I've never agreed with you on a post more than I do on this one right now. 8)

[Reverend]

Anyone that insults me repeatedly, publicly or privately, and I can ban that person. It's our party here -- whether you insult me with the crowd watching, or whether you pull me into a room and insult me, the result is the same : you pissed me off.
I've never agreed with you on a post more than I do on this one right now. 8)
Well, the thing is this -- all we're asking for is for folks to respect the reason why they are even able to register and participate here. It's because Beyond3D exists and its staff allows the public to participate. You may disagree with some/all of the B3D staff on certain matters and the B3D staff will attempt to debate such matters with you but when you repeatedly insult the B3D staff (one staff, all, doesn't matter), then it means two things -- you've taken for granted why you are able to participate in our forums (and in the process thinks this forum belongs to you) and you're disrespectful towards the folks (B3D staff) that allow you to come to this party.

I'm not saying that the B3D staff is all mighty and is dictatorial -- above all, we welcome healthy dialogs, debates and arguments... without insults thrown. This is the Internet after all -- it is extremely likely two persons with opposite views will never agree on certain matters if they're debating using typed messages. Agreeing to disagree is not understood enough. Walking away can be hard to do for some but is something that comes easy for me. Many hard-stanced and emotional characters here are very likely to be less aggressive IRL -- I could probably meet Scali in a bar and we'd have a good debate without insults thrown. But this is the Internet... and it is a good hiding place.

In short :

1) Do not repeatedly be disrespectful, not only to B3D staff but to strangers here in the forum
2) Be polite
3) Walk away when it appears you can't get your point across

I've wanted to ban Scali for quite a while. I don't care what he knows about 3D -- if he's actually John Carmack, I'd ban John like I have done with Scali. He insulted me publicly and privately, on a repeated basis, and the way he posts does not promote healthy dialogs/debates. He incites flames.

[Natoma]

I took a queue from Rev's stickied ban thread and changed my sig. It's harder to do this without the forum software doing it for me, but frankly epicstruggle has turned into nothing but an overbearing troll in the RSPC forum.

No other option.

[CitizenC]

Well if Scali was banned, then so should a good majority of people on these forums.
Looks like he just frustrated the wrong people more than anything.
I've seen many more abusive users/postings still currently active then he ever made during his time.

BTW Love that banned users thread, its so obvious he really pushed someone’s buttons. :lol: Yay for the power hungry mods :roll:

[digitalwanderer]

Well if Scali was banned, then so should a good majority of people on these forums.
Looks like he just frustrated the wrong people more than anything.
I've seen many more abusive users/postings still currently active then he ever made during his time.
Did you happen to read all of Scali's threads? :|

BTW Love that banned users thread, its so obvious he really pushed someone’s buttons. :lol: Yay for the power hungry mods :roll:
Nope, yay for assholes who push mods buttons after being warned....EVERYONE should know better than that. (Hell, even I know better than that!)

[epicstruggle]

I took a queue from Rev's stickied ban thread and changed my sig. It's harder to do this without the forum software doing it for me, but frankly epicstruggle has turned into nothing but an overbearing troll in the RSPC forum.

No other option.
lol

[pat777]

Scali caused trouble twice in a row.
1st, it was his anti Doom 3 campaign.
Then, it was his pro-futuremark campaign.

[aranfell]

How about an ignore thread feature? There are lots of threads that have intresting titles, but that end up as multi-page discussions of something else entirely. (Some of them start that way.) True, most of those eventually get locked, but if an ignore feature were going to be added, it would be nice if it provided more options than just ignore user.

As for the more general question of whether "ignore" is desirable, well, some people would never use it, and that's great. But a lot of people would, in order to limit exposure to people (or threads) with posts that don't tend to useful to the person doing the ignore. Why not allow that?

Yeah, I know it won't happen, but I think it would be useful.

Enjoy, Aranfell

[silence]

i politly ask again if this feature could be installed...
_ALL_ other phpBB boards i visit have it enabled and it DOES help.

i like some discussions, even heated ones, but some ppl are just too much for me, just as i expect i am too much for them.....
IGNORE would help alot to keep personal attacks down and have cleaner discussions.




please, consider adding this feature....once again.......

[digitalwanderer]

_ALL_ other phpBB boards i visit have it enabled and it DOES help.
Elite Bastards doesn't have it, and we're phpBB. :)

[BMG_TARANTELLA_1]

I try and ignore the Political sections at PC tech sites.
(Which, if I ever run one, will not have a political forum.)

But...it seems I like a fight...

So knowing the political forums are usually chock full of
anti-American sentiment, I just can't stay away sometimes.
Kinda funny and sad at the same time.

BTW...if I could sum up my life in one or two sentences both real
and virtual, it would be.

"I have often played the part of hero. And got bitten in the ass everytime
because of it." ~Self-Quote~

[silence]

_ALL_ other phpBB boards i visit have it enabled and it DOES help.
Elite Bastards doesn't have it, and we're phpBB. :)

you simply had to spoil my fun..didnt you...bad digi,bad :D

but question is, could you install it if you needed/wanted it?

[digitalwanderer]

but question is, could you install it if you needed/wanted it?
Me? No, but our webmaster could. We choose not to. :)

[T2k]

8)

PS BTW I liked Scali. 8)

[silence]

but question is, could you install it if you needed/wanted it?
Me? No, but our webmaster could. We choose not to. :)


thats the the big difference...you could, but you didnt....
that doesnt mean its impossible :P

[london-boy]

but question is, could you install it if you needed/wanted it?
Me? No, but our webmaster could. We choose not to. :)


thats the the big difference...you could, but you didnt....
that doesnt mean its impossible :P

Well in the end, there is no difference, u're still not gonna get it the option..... :twisted:

[silence]

Well in the end, there is no difference, u're still not gonna get it the option..... :twisted:


i know....
http://users.pandora.be/eforum/emoticons4u/sad/014.gif

[K.I.L.E.R]

Well in the end, there is no difference, u're still not gonna get it the option..... :twisted:


i know....
http://users.pandora.be/eforum/emoticons4u/sad/014.gif

It'd be a shame to not be able to use late term birth control on you. :lol:

[silence]

It'd be a shame to not be able to use late term birth control on you. :lol:


so funny....you must be a real kick when you go out with your friends.....
IF you go out and have friends that is......

[K.I.L.E.R]

It'd be a shame to not be able to use late term birth control on you. :lol:


so funny....you must be a real kick when you go out with your friends.....
IF you go out and have friends that is......

Sorry, you're like my older brother. :D

[Dr. Ffreeze]

I would love an Ignore Feature.

[Dr. Ffreeze]

All,

Has Dave or another gave a reason why an Ignore Feature is not implemented? On the surface I don't see a reason why those that wish to use it could use it without harming anything.

Any thoughts?
Dr. Ffreeze

[Dr. Ffreeze]

All,

I answered my own questions:

DaveBaumann: Sorry, the board doesn't support options like these at the moment, and we aren't going to mod the board.

Possibly when phpBB 2.2 comes around they may have a few more features like this.


DaveBaumann: [Posted: Thu Oct 02, 2003 11:26 am] However, as a general rule I'm opposed to making any modifications to the forum as then this becomes an issue for support with later revisions (which I'm already behind on). I'm keeping an eye on the progress of phpBB2.2 which does have more options and functionality including (I think) ignores and ratings etc.


Does anyone know how phpBB2.2 is doing and if it indeed does support ignore?

Thankx All,

[digitalwanderer]

Does anyone know how phpBB2.2 is doing and if it indeed does support ignore?
Nope, but if you just ignore epic it ain't so bad. ;)