Originally Posted by TerryM22:
“Poo Power sounds like the way forward to me.”
“Poo Power sounds like the way forward to me.”
There's a lorry round the back of DS now
Ignore Feature on Digital Spy
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Originally Posted by BelgoLift:
“Yup, me too. I have been on for several years now, and up until this year, only ignored three folks. This last two weeks, I've added a significant number to the Ignore list as nasty and vile I get enough of during the day job.
Not sure why this year is getting particularly nasty, just not willing to read it anymore.”
“Yup, me too. I have been on for several years now, and up until this year, only ignored three folks. This last two weeks, I've added a significant number to the Ignore list as nasty and vile I get enough of during the day job.
Not sure why this year is getting particularly nasty, just not willing to read it anymore.”
Yes. Up until 1 week, I just had 1 person on my ignore list but since a few days, that number increased exponentially. I prefer it much better this way
. I'm usually a very tolerant person but it was unnerving to see the same exact few people being awful over and over again or recycling the same lame jokes ( what they think is a joke anyways 
) .....so yeah I had to remind myself how the ignore feature works here and use it 
. There's only a few weeks of strictly left and I intend to enjoy it
Originally Posted by Pet Monkey:
“I'm sorry you don't like them (and understand that they are divisive) and I certainly don't want to 'get you going' now you've warned me, but this generation has to find alternative safe energy. Wind, wave, sun... Harmless gifts from the planet. And have we properly investigated poo?
Maybe there's something that can be done with their design to get rid of the hum and the strobing, Terry. There certainly should be scarecrow-type warnings to stop birds flying into them. Or maybe they're in the wrong locations. Maybe their sail-like appearance works better aesthetically at sea”
“I'm sorry you don't like them (and understand that they are divisive) and I certainly don't want to 'get you going' now you've warned me, but this generation has to find alternative safe energy. Wind, wave, sun... Harmless gifts from the planet. And have we properly investigated poo?
Maybe there's something that can be done with their design to get rid of the hum and the strobing, Terry. There certainly should be scarecrow-type warnings to stop birds flying into them. Or maybe they're in the wrong locations. Maybe their sail-like appearance works better aesthetically at sea”
I'd temporarily re-open a few coal-fired power stations, we've plenty of coal.
Let's leave "saving the planet" for another twenty years, when we've got ourselves out of this depression and the energy producing technology has taken another leap.
How much difference is that going to make given the number of coal-fired power stations the Chinese and The Indians are opening every month?
Originally Posted by Pet Monkey:
“There's a lorry round the back of DS now”
“There's a lorry round the back of DS now
”
Its not often that you see something funny around here, but that hit the spot lolol.
i don't have anyone on 'ignore', i find i can do that without the assistance of the forum software...
Originally Posted by primer:
“i don't have anyone on 'ignore', i find i can do that without the assistance of the forum software...”
“i don't have anyone on 'ignore', i find i can do that without the assistance of the forum software...”
This is true, but you can cut down the number of posts on any thread using the facility.
"Try it with me?"
Originally Posted by Jim Kowalski:
“What's this thread about?
I can't see any of the posts
”
“What's this thread about?
I can't see any of the posts
”
Two hilarious posts in one thread, what are the chances of that happening around here, its almost like winning the lottery lol, thanks Jim.
Originally Posted by Jim Kowalski:
“What's this thread about?
I can't see any of the posts”
“What's this thread about?
I can't see any of the posts
”
Good. Therefore you can't see me doing this:
*makes monkey faces at Jim*
Originally Posted by SCD-Observer:
“Good. Therefore you can't see me doing this:
*makes monkey faces at Jim*”
“Good. Therefore you can't see me doing this:
*makes monkey faces at Jim*”
I knew that it wouldn't last lol
Originally Posted by wazzyboy:
“I' ve quite a few on it, put two on tonight. Don' t care about quantity of contacts, just quality”
“I' ve quite a few on it, put two on tonight. Don' t care about quantity of contacts, just quality
”
I've only one on it, (it's not me) and there's nine ignored posts on this thread alone already, guess who?
Really? Who would put anyone on ignore? I would never do that, no matter how much they annoyed me - I might miss something and an Internet forum post is hardly going to harm me, is it?
Some of you take this forum lark far too seriously.
Edited to say, no one will probably read this as I would think I am on a few ignore lists
Some of you take this forum lark far too seriously.
Edited to say, no one will probably read this as I would think I am on a few ignore lists
Originally Posted by fefster:
“Really? Who would put anyone on ignore? I would never do that, no matter how much they annoyed me - I might miss something and an Internet forum post is hardly going to harm me, is it?
Some of you take this forum lark far too seriously.
Edited to say, no one will probably read this as I would think I am on a few ignore lists”
“Really? Who would put anyone on ignore? I would never do that, no matter how much they annoyed me - I might miss something and an Internet forum post is hardly going to harm me, is it?
Some of you take this forum lark far too seriously.
Edited to say, no one will probably read this as I would think I am on a few ignore lists
”
I agree. Its only a forum, and they are only opinions.
Toughen up, folks.
Originally Posted by fefster:
“Really? Who would put anyone on ignore? I would never do that, no matter how much they annoyed me - I might miss something and an Internet forum post is hardly going to harm me, is it?
Some of you take this forum lark far too seriously.
Edited to say, no one will probably read this as I would think I am on a few ignore lists”
“Really? Who would put anyone on ignore? I would never do that, no matter how much they annoyed me - I might miss something and an Internet forum post is hardly going to harm me, is it?
Some of you take this forum lark far too seriously.
Edited to say, no one will probably read this as I would think I am on a few ignore lists
”
It's not even about being tough or taking the forum too seriously (well for me anyways ) . I've read pretty awful things on the internet so I don't care. For me , it's more of an annoyance at some posters who share pretty narrowed views or like to say awful things just for the sake of it. It just become annoying to see the same posters over and over again say those things so what better way to deal with it than just putting them on ignore ?
And your last sentence,
; probably
Originally Posted by henrywilliams58:
“One of the major problems with this forum is a result of pseudonyms / handles. I find in fora where everybody uses real or realistic names everybody is generally a lot more polite and also slower to take offence.”
“One of the major problems with this forum is a result of pseudonyms / handles. I find in fora where everybody uses real or realistic names everybody is generally a lot more polite and also slower to take offence.”
That would make sense, but I think that Usenet disproved it long ago.
Quote:
“But on this forum there is the "Ignore" feature.”
“But on this forum there is the "Ignore" feature.”
The ignore feature is, unfortunately, rubbish. You still see the person's posts -- just not the contents -- and you still see whatever anyone else quotes.
Originally Posted by Veri:
“That would make sense, but I think that Usenet disproved it long ago.
”
“That would make sense, but I think that Usenet disproved it long ago.
”
Interesting. Link please to the research results.
People get sufficiently worked up over SCD to start using the ignore feature? Blimey. Some people need to get a grip... it's only a fluffy telly prog.
Originally Posted by henrywilliams58:
“Interesting. Link please to the research results.”
“Interesting. Link please to the research results.”
I don't know that here are hard and fast rules. Some own-name or realistic-name posters are lovely (points to quoted post), some are evil beggars (mentions no names). In a funny way, even though a user name isn't you exactly, there's a big sense of it being a version of you... It's your reputation on that forum and I think if you're the kind of individual who would be guided by decent standards in person there's a good chance you will too online as 'Tufty the Impaler' or 'Zoo Fanatic', or whoever.
Originally Posted by sofakat:
“I would have read this thread, out of curiosity.
However, I can't actually see most of it.”
“I would have read this thread, out of curiosity.
However, I can't actually see most of it.”
Oi! Sofakat.
That joke has already been done by someone else!
and I've done, "I've put myself on ignore."
Edit.
Whoops!
What's gone wrong?
I can read this!
Originally Posted by sofakat:
“I would have read this thread, out of curiosity.
However, I can't actually see most of it.”
“I would have read this thread, out of curiosity.
However, I can't actually see most of it.”
I can do very simple logic puzzles, only the very simple ones, mind...
So-ooo-oo, Jim K is on your ignore list, since he's already done that joke and you just wouldn't be seen dead repeating something
Not that you'll be able to read this either
Originally Posted by alan29:
“I agree. Its only a forum, and they are only opinions.
Toughen up, folks.”
“I agree. Its only a forum, and they are only opinions.
Toughen up, folks.”
Opinions never hurt or are even annoying. I am a politics programme junkie so quite happy to deal with diversity of opinion.
I've switched off rude, uncouth people who are incapable of arguing their position politely - even on a dance programme. Imagine what these people are like talking about politics, religion or football.
And also people who I feel have a personality disorder and are seeking attention. They should seek help from the professionals.
Life is too short to waste time discoursing with wasters.So best to extinguish them from my screen - given the limitations of the ignore feature.
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