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athena · Post by **athena** » July 24th, 2009, 11:24 am

I don't know how to word this, but some forums allow members to put other members on an ignore list. When this is done, that person's posts are no longer visible to the person who put him/her on the ignore list and the person no longer receives private messages from that person. Is it possible to do that with these forums? There is a particular person who is so disrespectful, I just don't want to risk being offended by him any more.

nameless · Post by **nameless** » July 25th, 2009, 1:58 am

The lack of such a feature certainly lessens the joy of the experience.

July 25th, 2009, 10:00 am

I am working on an ignore feature. But please help me make these forums better by reporting offending posts and posters. Simply PM me the URL of any thread or post that you feel violates the Forum Rules. I can warn and ban a user and delete posts or topics accordingly.

Frankly, I feel that the need for an ignore feature is indicative of a greater flaw. I want these forums to be the best place for open-minded, civil discussion about an array of complicated topics included controversial ones. So if one poster wishes to ignore another so much that they actually want their posts to disappear, how can that be unless one of them is not being open-minded and civil?

Anyway, once again, please tell me if you notice any post that does not obey the Forum Rules and the guidelines in these posts:

How to Have Productive Philosophical Conversations
The Need for Concision and Clarity on the Philosophy Forums
Posters Must Use Correct Spelling and Grammar (and Proof-Read Their Posts)

Thanks,
Scott

July 25th, 2009, 10:23 am

I added an ignore feature. To ignore a member, just click the button on the upper-right part of any of their posts. If you notice any problems with the feature, please tell me.

But please, I ask you all to avoid ignoring other posters as much as possible. Instead, send me a PM if you notice any other user making unacceptable posts so I can warn or ban them accordingly.

I want this to be a place for civil, open-minded discussion, in which playing devil's advocate is helpful. And if someone's posting isn't up to par, I want to be informed about it.

By the way, you will not be able to ignore mods and admins.

Thanks,
Scott