Alternative to “ignore” feature

[Alphabrew]

The way the ignore feature works is that another persons posts are hidden from you. So if I have “Bob69” on ignore, I can’t see his posts without clicking an unhide button.

I think a useful alternative feature would be the reverse of that, to make it so Bob69 can’t see my posts. I think that would encourage more civility in the forum. People might be more civil in their responses if they know they are at risk for losing access to your posts.

Just throwing this out there for the mods to consider if they haven’t already.

 

[Alea Jacta Est]

Brilliant.

 

[eruby]

Brilliant.

???

Please explain it to me as though I just shot smack.

It makes no sense to me.

 

[Alea Jacta Est]

Current ignore feature equals YOU can’t see THEIR posts from whomever you put on ignore.

Proposed ignore feature means whomever you put on ignore CANNOT SEE YOUR POSTS

 

[eruby]

Current ignore feature equals YOU can’t see THEIR posts from whomever you put on ignore.

Proposed ignore feature means whomever you put on ignore CANNOT SEE YOUR POSTS

I did get that.

But how would it make MDS more civil?

 

[Alphabrew]

I did get that.

But how would it make MDS more civil?

For users who actually add value to the forum (like yourself), it might be a big loss to me if I pissed you off and you forced me to ignore you. Therefore I would be more encouraged to be polite in our disagreements.

 

[Norton]

Or, we could all be adults and actually be civil.

 

[Uncle Duke]

So MY choices limit what someone other than myself can see?

 

[Alphabrew]

So MY choices limit what someone other than myself can see?

Yes

 

[wilcam47]

I just ignore the post and move on...

 

[welder516]

The entire concept makes me wonder why i am here in the first place, we all have a built in ignore feature last i checked. Too many posts like this.
IMHO

 

[TI-tick]

So MY choices limit what someone other than myself can see?

I can imagine some would use that in a malicious way.

 

[Uncle Duke]

Yes

Sounds a lot like what the MSM does every day, without announcing that they're doing it.

 

[Uncle Duke]

I can imagine some would use that in a malicious way.

Yep

 

[Huckleberry]

Instead of "Ignore List", I'd prefer a "Billy Batts List".

You just hit the button and the individual automatically sees this instead of any your posts.

 

[Mr. Ed]

Or, we could all be adults and actually be civil.

^^^ This.

 

[308Scout]

Or, we could all be adults and actually be civil.

Can't see how it needs to be any more complex than this.

 

[Alphabrew]

Or, we could all be adults and actually be civil.

History has shown this to be impossible

 

[TI-tick]

History has shown this to be impossible

It can be entertaining though!

 

[chale127]

Or, we could all be adults and actually be civil.

How dare you make sense?