All this talk about toxicity has inspired me to remove everyone from my ignore list and start anew.
Just because a person may drunkenly say something insulting, tasteless, or even stupid doesn't mean that she or he does not have something worthwhile to contribute.
So, in the spirit of the New Year, and with all the hope and promise of rebirth that it brings, I removed each name from my ignore list. And as I did so, I recited a variation on a Buddhist prayer:
"May (name of removed person) be well, happy, and peaceful. May all beings at FSM be well, happy, and peaceful."
I will correspondingly pledge to do my best to not post any potentially insulting, tasteless, or stupid content - difficult though this may be.
I encourage you to try this - unless of course you can't see my post because I am on your ignore list.
I did this awhile back (sans the Buddhist prayer), but the usual suspects reared their ugly heads, per usual. I'll spare myself the bullshit, though I hope it works for everyone who chooses to give it a shot.
I'm all in favor of "un-cancel culture," so I've never ignored anyone. To me it's mostly about intent - is someone deliberately trying to stir up shit, or are they just stating an unpopular opinion.
I've always thought the way to "win" an argument is to have a better argument, not shut someone down.
However, I do concede that there are those who have no interest in actually getting into a productive discussion, and that can be frustrating.
Easy challenge for me, Onya. Never had anyone on ignore, and I'm not going to start now. "¡Prueba superada!" as they say in crap TV game shows here, so I'm into the next round. Mine's a pint of Charlie Dingus Ale thanks.
Ummm, nah. I don't arbitrarily put people on ignore, so the seven people on my list completely epically deserve to be ignored, with the exception of one of just deserve a regular ignore.
Whoa, I just looked -- the ignore option is in your own profile. How does that work? If you click on it, can you not see your own posts? Can you even access your own profile to remove yourself from ignore? Weird.
I do not have anyone on my ignore list on the Film Score Monthly Message Board; I don't know if anyone else has me on his or her ignore list. But to those who have I say: *&%$§*! (Oh, they won't see this? Dang.)
Has someone ever actually offended me on the FSM Message Board? Gee, I don't remember... so that means I have either a thick skin or a bad memory or both. Well, whatever works I guess. :-)
I don't go out of my way to offend people, but I also don't go out of my way to mince words just to appease. I have pretty much the same attitude towards "being offended" as Australian Heavy Metal musician turned stand-up comic Steve Hughes has: you're offended? Be an adult, deal with it. So many people are offended about so many things these days, it is ridiculous.
Whoa, I just looked -- the ignore option is in your own profile. How does that work? If you click on it, can you not see your own posts? Can you even access your own profile to remove yourself from ignore? Weird.
That's a good question... I would be tempted to try it out... but how could I remove myself from being ignored from me?
Whoa, I just looked -- the ignore option is in your own profile. How does that work? If you click on it, can you not see your own posts? Can you even access your own profile to remove yourself from ignore? Weird.
Same with Mods. But ignore them at your own peril.
Like many of you, I don't have anyone on Ignore, never have. I simply ignore some toxic posters, or rather, toxic posts, especially when the name-calling and obscenities start flying. I'm certainly no polyanna, and I get it that sometimes a cussword just seems to fit in as a "sentence enhancer", but telling someone to f off or f him/her self pretty well causes me to change the channel. And while most of us pick at each other from time to time, and pet names are usually harmless, calling someone a Nazi or the like really reveals more about the name caller than the target. And, I've never hit the Report Abuse icon either, and I don't know what happens after one does, so there's that. Mind you, heated debates happen and sometimes can be a good thing as long as they don't devolve into ad hominem stuff. I have to say, it's nice to opine about different topics here now without the "The _____ diatribe" snipe each time - not that it was that big of a deal, but after a few thousand times it gets so predictable and boring and wastes space. Happy 2020!
Interestingly enough, I am not even sure how the ignore list works, as I have never tried it out. Does it prevent me from seeing the ignored subject's posts, or does it also prevent the ignored subject from seeing my posts, kinda like a "Facebook block"? Come to think of it, I don't have anyone blocked on Facebook either. (Though others may have blocked me, of course.)
Upon using the ignore list, a secret thread appears on the message board where all indifferences are discussed by the secret alliance, also known as the order of “crap no more” or the knights who say ni! At least, that’s what I heard.
Upon using the ignore list, a secret thread appears on the message board where all indifferences are discussed by the secret alliance, also known as the order of “crap no more” or the knights who say ni!
Wow.
At least, that’s what I heard.
That should be enough to treat it as fact from now on.
Interestingly enough, I am not even sure how the ignore list works, as I have never tried it out. Does it prevent me from seeing the ignored subject's posts, or does it also prevent the ignored subject from seeing my posts, kinda like a "Facebook block"? Come to think of it, I don't have anyone blocked on Facebook either. (Though others may have blocked me, of course.)
It prevents you from seeing the posts of members on your ignore list, even when they are a thread starter. You'll see their name as thread starter but the first post you'll see is the first member who replies to that post. The members on your ignore list can still see your posts and comment about your posts. You can theoretically see ignored members posts if another member not on your ignore list "quotes" them in their own post. Now I'm going to have to put you on ignore for making me explain all of that!
