would be a valid point if it were true, but there's only 5 people ignoring me and i don't care much 4 any of them. it just doesn't seem very codexy to me to include such a mainstream feature.
It's also counterproductive to the potential level of fun around here.
Fully support.I propose the removal of the ignore function on the codex. It seems unworthy and it feels like the codex does scale to peoples' levels.
Codex has no "best" posters. This is the toilet of the internet, and making some of the turds storm out in supreme butthurt would be top fun.Your idea of fun is driving the best members away because some deranged fuck ups are allowed to harass them freely?
No, you just need to not be a little pussy bitch, or to amuse everyone with your suffering if you are one. Elecciónes y Consecuencias, puto.If you want the ignore function gone, then you'd also have to police harassment.
Codex has no "best" posters.
To be more precise, Codex has no good posters. Not under any definition of "good". Best is a comparative term, although few would be interested in choosing the best out of several sorts of shit.Codex has no "best" posters.
Obviously incorrect
People who use the ignore function excessively to hide the posts of persons with whom they disagree are indeed butthurt and to be pitied; they're hiding themselves from things they don't like. They lack the intestinal fortitude to weather being challenged by people or opinions that are different.
trannies let piss be upon him
what if the person you've ignored is - for example - some moron who doesn't understand burden of proof and what evidence means, and so any discussion with him would be fruitless?
what if the person you've ignored is a troll or a shitposter with nothing worth saying and who never contributed anything worth reading?
oh, no, the people i've ignored are basically GD/POL only posters...What if he does good LPs? What if he's the first to review a new game?
heh...What if you'll come to find his posts genuinely humorous with time?
i don't care that much about arguing, but if in a discussion about rationality all one is able to spew is logical fallacies, and everything else he posts is worthless, i'd rather save myself the hassle to read the same logical fallacy for the 100th time...Slamming the door on people permanently because of some argument on the Internet is silly, and quite frankly, the vast majority of Codexers are really terrible at arguing. Are you going to ignore all of them? I tolerate the people with whom I vociferously disagree. I may not be able to "win" an argument through blameless argumentation, as though the forum were a convention of veteran philosophers arguing under the auspices of a brilliant moderator, but there are still interesting discussions to be had.
to save the time.The question is: Would you be ignoring them purely to save the .3 seconds required to scroll past their posts when encountered, or because of an emotional response on your part?
Also, I prefer to take the community as-is than to prune it to my taste. Prosper has absolutely nothing but senseless gibberish and poop-smear "art" to offer, and yet he's the forum mascot and his bizarre shenanigans amuse many. Many also ignore him, of course.
Finally, REALLY terrible members don't last long. If they spam/flood, are utterly obnoxious and constantly off-top, or are just completely insufferable (hopefully bronies count among that number), the ignore function won't be necessary to sort them out. They'll leave or be made to leave.
So why are people like dnf, jcd or dragofireheart still here? i'm afraid you're wrong on this one...
So why are people like dnf, jcd or dragofireheart still here? i'm afraid you're wrong on this one...
Why is Roguey still here?
because the codex loves drama and roguey is OK at trolling retards, causing butthurt. less retarded codexers enjoy the buttrage of those falling for the trolling.
As much as I dislike the ignore function in principle, as the owner of a high-traffic forum, I recognize its necessity. When a member complains that another member is bothering them, it's much more efficient for staff to point to the ignore function and have done with it.
Many people are ruled by their emotions, and quite simply can't read things they don't like without getting mad. They may also lack the self-control to resist the temptation to respond to posts they find inflammatory. They may even feel compelled to click on threads they know that they aren't going to like, and/or read posts that they know are going to bother them, rather than simply disregarding or scrolling past past them as a grown-up would do. Finally, some people just hate confrontation and must avoid it in any way possible.
People who use the ignore function excessively to hide the posts of persons with whom they disagree are indeed butthurt and to be pitied; they're hiding themselves from things they don't like. They lack the intestinal fortitude to weather being challenged by people or opinions that are different. In the entire time I've been using the Internet (since 1993), I've only ignored persons who've first ignored me, in order to save confusion and ensure I don't end up responding to a brick wall.
Also, some people use the ignore function publically and deliberately as a way of conveying to the ignored individual that they don't like them, being sure to announce loudly that they're ignoring their target. This is juvenile and silly.
In short:
because the codex loves drama and roguey is OK at trolling retards, causing butthurt. less retarded codexers enjoy the buttrage of those falling for the trolling.
You just answered your own question. That's why I like Commissar Draco.