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La La La I Can’t Hear You - The Ignore Feature (BETA)

Posted by sdesapio 10 years, 3 months ago to The Gulch: General
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In the Gulch, everyone loves, respects, and admires everyone else. We always agree with each other on everything, and we never get upset or angry. Things never get heated, and we’re always rational and our best selves. My favorite times are when we get together and sing Kumbaya. Ahh… the memories.

Eh ehm.

Sometimes however, on a very rare occasion, people just rub each other the wrong way. And, while everyone always strives to make nice, sometimes you wish you could SHUT THOSE PEOPLE OFF.

Introducing… drum roll please... “Ignore.”

“Ignore” essentially provides you the ability to anonymously, and individually, “turn off” any other Gulch member at will.

Click the “Ignore” link located underneath any post title and all activity by the originating member will effectively collapse and be hidden from your view. FOREVER.

Mwu-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha!

Some things to keep in mind:
1. This is a BETA. It’s not done and there may be bugs. Let us know if you run into anything odd.
2. When you click “Ignore”, you are electing to hide that member’s content across the site (“Ignore” is not isolated to any single post).
3. For now, the “Ignore” feature is device specific - if you ignore me (sdesapio) on your desktop, you will have to ignore me again on your smartphone or tablet.
4. You can un-ignore at anytime by clicking the “Un-ignore” link that will replace the ignore member’s content.

Go ahead, give it a shot. Ignore each other. ;)

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  • Posted by plusaf 10 years, 3 months ago in reply to this comment.
    I'd still prefer the up and down thumbs to mean "I agree" and "I disagree."

    Maybe a new category for the "Reply | Mark as read..." line could be "WTF?!" Not as cute as the puppy, but ....

    :)
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  • Posted by plusaf 10 years, 3 months ago in reply to this comment.
    don't bet on it... I don't see myself availing myself of this new "feature" any time soon.

    I tend to use the "scroll wheel ignore" function if I feel the need, but it irks me to even have to make the "comment hidden due to low score" comments reappear. Hell, I'm curious as to what whoever said that got voted down so much.

    And after a while, I can guess who posted it before 'unhiding it'... I'm just very curious.

    ......Whatever...
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  • Posted by plusaf 10 years, 3 months ago in reply to this comment.
    ... and I was about to ask sdesapio whether or not we'd be NSA'd and see our Ignore Scores posted...
    :)
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  • Posted by johnpe1 10 years, 3 months ago in reply to this comment.
    now, that is power! . we may have some blind-leading-
    the-blind here, yet! . not you, Scott;; Never about you!!! -- j
    .
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  • Posted by $ allosaur 10 years, 3 months ago in reply to this comment.
    I wouldn't put it past them.
    Some raptor ran off with my left thigh bone though.
    Sorry, Big Brother. That's one bone you can't pick.
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  • Posted by 10 years, 3 months ago in reply to this comment.
    RE: "is this feature retroactive, or do past comments stand?"
    When you "Ignore", all of the ignored member's content is hidden - past and present.
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  • Posted by johnpe1 10 years, 3 months ago in reply to this comment.
    who would ever want to neglect freedom? . we all
    fight for you every day in every way we can!!! -- j
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  • Posted by johnpe1 10 years, 3 months ago
    I like the cartoon!

    is this feature retroactive, or do past comments
    stand? -- j

    p.s. I do not plan on using it;;; just curious.
    .
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  • Posted by samrigel 10 years, 3 months ago
    Yes there are times this would SEEM to be a good idea. But in our modern world we are not listening to each other now. So I am not sure how adding something that stops us from listening and sharing ideas because someone may be annoying helps us as a whole. We all have off days. As a general rule, if I don't want to hear or see what someone is saying I just move on. Scroll wheel is awesome.
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  • Posted by Herb7734 10 years, 3 months ago
    "Speak your truth quietly and clearly; and listen to others,
    Even the dull and ignorant
    They too have their story."

    Excerpt fro Desederata by Max Ehrmann
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  • Posted by $ allosaur 10 years, 3 months ago in reply to this comment.
    How about one for the--oops, never mind.
    I don't want to be audited or visited either.
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