[Babayaro.]

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[RichardG]

0

[Maru]

11

[Twosugars]

Originally Posted by Maru

11

so that's why you're always so composed

[Maru]

Originally Posted by Twosugars

so that's why you're always so composed

I always think everyone needs a little bit more zen in their life, but baby steps ...

Originally Posted by rusticgal

Maru...you are too nice and so thoughtful. If I'm honest...sometimes I'm in the mood for a bit of mud slinging

I think my problem is I empathize too easily with other people, especially online as there's no real boundaries there aside from ignore list... I used to be a really heavy poster, and I developed a lot of close relationships with certain people that way, but then I also realized too that it became too easy for me to "relate" to those folk and also feel for them when they were bullied online (as an example)... and when someone is ****posting, especially if it's towards someone I really respect and who I feel is being treated poorly even if they did enable some of it. It was hard for me not to feel very negative about that, even if I understand both sides, which is sometimes worse, because then I feel both people's stress... so now I just ignore out of compassion for myself.

I still lurk, so it's not like I don't read those conversations when I'm logged out. But when they're squished, I know not to focus on them too much and then it just becomes habit and I probably don't even need ignore for 80% of those on it now (and half are long gone).. but I like the comedic effect of strolling into a thread and there are literally tiny crushed DIVs boxes everywhere, completely obliterating the thread.. I look forward to pulling back those layers sometimes and seeing a giant dumpster fire. It's like catching on the latest Donald Trump news/his twitter feed/media outrage. If I can't sleep, I just google his name right before bed or I read the latest SD news/dumpster fire... does the trick for my insomnia.

[JerseyWins]

No one because I like to torture myself oop

[JerseyWins]

But I just generally don't have an issue with people tbh... and if I do I don't really care enough to completely block the person out especially online.

[Jordan.]

Originally Posted by JerseyWins

I don't really care enough to completely block the person out especially online.

^^ pretty much

[Barry.]

I didn’t know you could ignore people.

[Maru]

For me, it helps for large discussion threads and the forum in general to be more readable. I feel like the context of the actual conversation actually makes more sense to me when sh%tposting is removed. Like there are people who no matter show up to relive the same arguments. Those people are not actually reading anything, they're just finding ways to get in and shift the conversation towards them because the thread is going a direction they don't like...

I also have a bad tendency to get distracted by side conversations and going off-topic as well, so it's also a reminder for myself to stay on-topic... and not to be distracted by those naughty side-conversations

And the third reason, but I think the most important... some I put on ignore because I've figured out they either overly sensitive or have some other pet peeve that makes my responding to them problematic. It is better to have them off than for me to accidentally piss them off. Which has happened to me in the past, so I like to think I am doing both people a favor.

I feel like it's a common courtesy to put someone on ignore who you know will never get on with (and who you feel cross with), than to argue with them and chase them around the board and continue the same arguments... there's literally no reason to keep reading their posts if it's just going to upset both people.

Just my thoughts.

[rusticgal]

Originally Posted by Maru

For me, it helps for large discussion threads and the forum in general to be more readable. I feel like the context of the actual conversation actually makes more sense to me when sh%tposting is removed. Like there are people who no matter show up to relive the same arguments. Those people are not actually reading anything, they're just finding ways to get in and shift the conversation towards them because the thread is going a direction they don't like...

I also have a bad tendency to get distracted by side conversations and going off-topic as well, so it's also a reminder for myself to stay on-topic... and not to be distracted by those naughty side-conversations

And the third reason, but I think the most important... some I put on ignore because I've figured out they either overly sensitive or have some other pet peeve that makes my responding to them problematic. It is better to have them off than for me to accidentally piss them off. Which has happened to me in the past, so I like to think I am doing both people a favor.

I feel like it's a common courtesy to put someone on ignore who you know will never get on with (and who you feel cross with), than to argue with them and chase them around the board and continue the same arguments... there's literally no reason to keep reading their posts if it's just going to upset both people.

Just my thoughts.

Maru...you are too nice and so thoughtful. If I'm honest...sometimes I'm in the mood for a bit of mud slinging

[Denver]

None but I've been trying to post less

[Shaun]

8. Only two of them still post, though.

[JerseyWins]

Originally Posted by Shaun

8. Only two of them still post, though.

Would've been only one if RileyH left for good

[Ammi]

...I had one person properly on ignore one time during BB season...it was when Alex Rose Lee was a housemate and her mum joined the forum...I think I got a little emotionally invested that year because I know how upset Alex’s mum obviously was with some of the harsher comments...and just general things about Alex’s past etc...anyway, I put one particular ‘Alex hater’ on ignore...other than that, not so much with ignoring though...it’s funny because maybe some members I could have put on ignore back in the day...are some I have had great friendships with over time...funny old world, funny old forum...

[thesheriff443]

Can this pointless thread be closed, calling members twats and idiots!

No one cares who you have on ignore.

[Barry.]

Who’s calling members names?

[AnnieK]

None, too nosey

[Niamh.]

Originally Posted by AnnieK

None, too nosey

X 2

I think you're my TiBB twin Annie

[AnnieK]

Originally Posted by Niamh.

X 2

I think you're my TiBB twin Annie

[Natalie.]

None

[Withano]

0. It doesn't work work (the way I want it to). Then again, last time I tried was about 3 years ago, has it been updated since?

[Kizzy]

0 it doesn't work, I will be saying something and the person I have on ignore would respond and I won't see it then there'll be the 'Ha! see you have no answer for that'! :/

I prefer to see the whole debate.

[Nicky91]

0 because i find that rude and disrespectful

[armand.kay]

Non, seems like a lot of effort when I can just keep scrolling if I want to ignore.