Why Do People Ignore/Block Other Users

old_aussie

Why do people Ignore/Block other users?

Is it a sign of weakness.

Or,

is it, that they don't have the drive to defend what they truely believe?

Maybe,They don't have the conviction in what the believe to debate their opinions with the people so they the choose to Ignore/Block them.

I think it's a sign that they admit defeat.

They choose to Hide behind their "protective screen".

What do you think/do in these situations

Logical Fallacy

I block people who are bad at trolling ( i actually enjoy and appreciate good trolling) and i block people who are clearly retarded. That's about it.

efb

as a bu||sh!t filter

biko

Maybe they just think the other poster is a raving lunatic and not worthy of attention?

Dravokivich

Sick of seeing the same over the top crap from the same people I suppose.

I've never bothered with it at all myself.

chin_grin

First post! Why is AH so quiet today?

old hippy

Dunno about these boards but I was the target of harrasment by a few posters elsewhere & I just decided to ignore them, rather than wade through tedious baiting...

Dotrel

I do it to hurt their feelings in a way they'll never consciously realise.

o1s1n

old_aussie wrote: »

I think it's a sign that they admit defeat.

They choose to Hide behind their "protective screen".

Some people just cannot be reasoned with. You can never 'win' in that situation.

Other people's posts are just increadibly annoying to read.

I don't have anyone ignored, but can see why other people might.

Azureus

Never bothered myself but I suppose its a handy option if you know a poster is gonna rile you with trolling/you're bored of seeing their BS.

old_aussie

Logical Fallacy wrote: »

I block people who are bad at trolling ( i actually enjoy and appreciate good trolling) and i block people who are clearly retarded. That's about it.

Please, pretty please DON'T block me

Ave Sodalis

I've only deleted and blocked one person on Facebook once. I knew him through a friend of friend and met him once at a party.

The person asked if I was really into photography. I said I was.
He asked if I would give my opinions on some of his photos that he was thinking about putting into a gallery. I said I would.

They weren't photos for a gallery :eek: I'm still traumatised....:(

44leto

How do you block posters???

I have so many to block I will be the only one posting here.

Everything I post will be above argument and always true. Can't wait.

old_aussie

Oh, by the way, I never will, never have blocked anyone.

I take all peoples opinions into consideration, how else can you have a good, open and frank debate/ argument if you ignore other people?

Sometimes I even realise I'm WRONG

Chuck Stone

Can't see OP's OP cos I have him on ignore. :pac:

Jumpy

I just block Wollongong people. Damn southy freaks.

old hippy

The religionists have a few mouthpieces here I may well end up blocking, seeing as they never take anyone elses opinions on board and continue to spout the same logic defying bobbins day in day out.

old_aussie

biko wrote: »

Maybe they just think the other poster is a raving lunatic and not worthy of attention?

True.

Hey biko, your looking more like wibbs everyday.

Oh shiet, that's probably got me Ignored and Banned.

old_aussie

Jumpy wrote: »

I just block Wollongong people. Damn southy freaks.

Damn, you were on to me straight away.

Jumpy

As long as your lot stay at the bottom of Mt Ousley we can co-exist.

Up tha Shire.

Dudess

old_aussie wrote: »

Why do people Ignore/Block other users?

Is it a sign of weakness.

Or,

is it, that they don't have the drive to defend what they truely believe?

Maybe,They don't have the conviction in what the believe to debate their opinions with the people so they the choose to Ignore/Block them.

I think it's a sign that they admit defeat.

They choose to Hide behind their "protective screen".

What do you think/do in these situations

Never thought of it that way, just see it as a tool to filter out certain people whose posts they dislike.

old_aussie

Dotrel wrote: »

I do it to hurt their feelings in a way they'll never consciously realise.

But, most time you fail to do this "I do it to hurt their feelings in a way they'll never consciously realise" because they never miss you and they never know that you have Blocked them.

old_aussie

Dudess wrote: »

Never thought of it that way, just see it as a tool to filter out certain people whose posts they dislike.

Well, there's an honest opinion.

biko

I've only ever had one poster on ignore but back then I just took offence to pretty much everything he said.
This was several years ago though so no-one ignored now, not even religious nuts.

Dudess

old_aussie wrote: »

Dudess wrote: »

Never thought of it that way, just see it as a tool to filter out certain people whose posts they dislike.

Well, there's an honest opinion.

I don't use the ignore feature though.

TheZohanS

old_aussie wrote: »

Why do people Ignore/Block other users?

Is it a sign of weakness.

Or,

is it, that they don't have the drive to defend what they truely believe?

Maybe,They don't have the conviction in what the believe to debate their opinions with the people so they the choose to Ignore/Block them.

I think it's a sign that they admit defeat.

They choose to Hide behind their "protective screen".

What do you think/do in these situations

"Never argue with an idiot, they drag you down to their level and beat you with experience"

mackg

chin_grin wrote: »

First post! Why is AH so quiet today?

Second post! I have no idea.

old hippy

TheZohan wrote: »

"Never argue with an idiot, they drag you down to their level and beat you with experience"

Indeed; this - from Charlie Brooker


There's no point debating anything online. You might as well hurl shoes in the air to knock clouds from the sky. The internet's perfect for all manner of things, but productive discussion ain't one of them. It provides scant room for debate and infinite opportunities for fruitless point-scoring: the heady combination of perceived anonymity, gestated responses, random heckling and a notional "live audience" quickly conspire to create a "perfect storm" of perpetual bickering.

Stumble in, take umbrage with someone, trade a few blows, and within about two or three exchanges, the subject itself goes out the window. Suddenly you're simply arguing about arguing. Eventually, one side gets bored, comes to its senses, or dies, and the row fizzles out: just another needless belch in the swirling online guffstorm.
But not for long, because online quarrelling is also addictive, in precisely the same way Tetris is addictive. It appeals to the "lab rat" part of your brain; the annoying, irrepressible part that adores repetitive pointlessness and would gleefully make you pop bubblewrap till Doomsday if it ever got its way. An unfortunate few, hooked on the futile thrill of online debate, devote their lives to its cause. They roam the internet, actively seeking out viewpoints they disagree with, or squat on messageboards, whining, needling, sneering, over-analysing each new proclamation - joylessly fiddling, like unhappy gorillas doomed to pick lice from one another's fur for all eternity.

Mr. CooL ICE

Blocking posters is for the foolish. Keep your friends close. Keep your enemies closer :cool:

krudler

I have three people on ignore, I'd be really disappointed if I wasnt on someones ignore list though :pac:

Mr Benevolent

Certain people who come out with the same old crap time and time again against people on the dole or Muslims or Jews or whatever don't deserve my time, so I block them.

old_aussie

Jumpy wrote: »

As long as your lot stay at the bottom of Mt Ousley we can co-exist.

Up tha Shire.

But I need to get the train from Sutherland to the city

old_aussie

Confab wrote: »

Certain people who come out with the same old crap time and time again against people on the dole or Muslims or Jews or whatever don't deserve my time, so I block them.

So you've blocked half of boards.

im invisible

First post! Why is AH so quiet today?

stovelid

People usually do it so they can think "I ignored that person" or especially to say publicly that they have them on ignore. It's like it gives the illusion of practical action against a poster you don't like but in reality they usually don't know you have them on ignore anyway or don't really care one way or another.

I had one poster on ignore because her posts made me cringe but now I just skip all her posts instead.

Interceptor

I only block the odd total knob-end who really annoys me. You know who you are...

'cptr

old_aussie

stovelid wrote: »

especially to say publicly that they have them on ignore.

But how will the public(boards users) know what your private choices are?

That's what I would like to know, who has set me to Ignore/block.

That's basically why I started the thread.

Teyla Emmagan

I only had one person on ignore. But it was annoying me so much thinking she might still be there in the background, ranting away with smilies all over her stupid posts that I unignored her. But she still NEVER CAME BACK.

Part of me feels guilty for making her disappear off the face of the earth like that. But the other part now realises that I have super powers and am a force to be reckoned with.

Either way, I recommend trying the ignore function - it's worked out really well for me.

Big Nasty

I don't use it. I gather when you do you don't see that users posts at all?

The main reason I don't is that there are a few posters I initially took a dislike to but have come to respect over time. If I had used the ignore button I would still bear that grudge against them.

Plus some of the trolls are funny! :pac:

maximoose

Have only ever used it once for one regular poster here. I've never witnessed such a high level of idiocy on such a wide range of subjects from one person and their posts just got unbearable :pac:

Eve_Dublin

I have one person blocked and he shall remain blocked for all eternity. He's a fookking idiot and I want to throw a rock at my computer screen every time I read him. The reason? I've a terrible temper at times and let stuff I read on the internet get to me too much. Oh well!

gemma188

So who does everyone think is the most blocked user on Boards? My guess would be that guy who is always moaning about Bono and David McSavage.

Kadent

I blocked an as$hat yesterday, it made me feel all warm and tingly like I had kicked him in the nutz and then bitchslapped him.

Liam Byrne

If they repeatedly talk tripe and refuse to answer questions then why would you waste your time and bandwidth downloading / scrolling past their posts ?

There's a separate issue alright that I've encountered a few times where people lie and misrepresent your viewpoint in order to point-score - those are dodgy ones to actually put on ignore because the lies and associated character assassination would then be hidden to you and might go unchallenged. But by not ignoring them you run the risk of getting annoyed and dragged into a petty troll-bait.

So it is a tough call as to how to handle those - especially in AH where the standards and rules re objectionable posts are more relaxed.

Still, ****wits will be ****wits and liars will be liars, so if you'd avoid engaging with them in real life then it's best to do so here too.

Easier said than done sometimes, though.

Lady Chuckles

I haven't blocked anyone, but sometimes I am tempted to
It's not because I feel I'm losing an argument, most of the time I'm not even involved in the debate... I just want to block some because they come across terribly angry (and rude) and reading anger day after day is really draining

Leftist

Seems like a cowardly thing to do.

Eve_Dublin

Leftist wrote: »

Seems like a cowardly thing to do.

Why?

Leftist

Eve_Dublin wrote: »

Why?

Well let me ask this, why would you need to block someone?

Sunnyisland

Have never blocked anyone yet, I find it quite easy to ignore there posts if there posting repetitive rubbish.

pablomakaveli

I've only put about 4 or 5 on my igonre list since i joined boards.

If someone is a prolific poster of garbage or just being a dickhead ill put them on ignore simply because i just dont want see their posts.

Abi

biko wrote: »

Maybe they just think the other poster is a raving lunatic and not worthy of attention?

Bingo.