New forum feature added: Ignore
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We've added a new feature to the Forums, by request.
You can now ignore someone who is either harassing you, or whose posts you just can't stand anymore.
Now their posts will appear empty to you, and look grayed out. But if you really want to see what they've posted, just click on a post to reveal it.
Also, if they try to send you a private message, they will see this:
Unable to create conversation, (your name) is ignoring you.
You can easily un-ignore people too, via the same interface.
We hope this helps. Let us know if you have any questions. More features on the way...
You can now ignore someone who is either harassing you, or whose posts you just can't stand anymore.
- Go to your Account Options (head-and-shoulders icon), and choose Edit Profile.
- On the right you'll see an option "Ignore List".
- Type in the name of your arch-nemesis, and press Enter, or click the OK button.
- You can ignore up to five users at a time.
Now their posts will appear empty to you, and look grayed out. But if you really want to see what they've posted, just click on a post to reveal it.
Also, if they try to send you a private message, they will see this:
Unable to create conversation, (your name) is ignoring you.
You can easily un-ignore people too, via the same interface.
We hope this helps. Let us know if you have any questions. More features on the way...
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Moderator list is here on the wiki. It's also linked in the sticky Information About Polycount & New Member Introductions.
FYI, Ignore doesn't disable threads created by someone, only their replies and PMs. I'll ask about adding this.
I'd say it's about time :P
Thanks for the (awesome ? ) feature.
I'll try to balance myself then :P
Also, if they try to send you a private message, they will see this:
Unable to create conversation, (your name) is ignoring you.
After all, this could end just adding fuel to the fire in case of tension between users. I think it might actually be better to not have any special message/prompt whatsoever.
Besides, we have more important issues to solve. This feature was a simple "on" switch, low hanging fruit.
We'll keep an eye on things. If it makes things worse, we'll turn it off again.
there is better solutions to such problems (such as rating systems for posts ala stackoverflow, probably including reputation points)
It's not a necessary feature though. We can certainly revoke it if people feel it causes more trouble than it's worth. We want to know how it works out for you.
@Eric Chadwick: don't get me wrong, I certainly appreciate the fact that the feature is now enabled. I was just a bit surprised by the prompt thing, since in a way it's almost like communicating with the person that one does not want to communicate with in the first place. Just food for thought for future tweaks.
Most people are nice on here,but features like this imho don't help at all.
Polycount had an ignore feature for a long time before the upgrade and it went fine... and that was when we had eternal flame wars burning in feminism/political threads. Somehow the forum is still standing.
It will be okay, I promise.