What happens if you "ignore" someone?

[MamaPoult]

The title says it all! I'm just curious like, what exactly happens if you hit the ignore button on someone? I'm not planning on ignoring anyone, just purely curious ! Thanks in advance!

 

[SandyRiverChick]

This thread talks about it a bit. I've never done it but I saw a comment that it's a good idea if you know someone who write really long posts that you know you'll never read.... Well and obvious other reasons to use it.... https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/ability-to-ignore-threads-or-forums.1611067/

 

[SandyRiverChick]

The reason I haven't used it though... there is a certain novel writer where probably due to my own fault of never having enough time to read the novels (gee I have an actual job,) the person likes to debate me, correct me, etc. SO if I "ignored," I would not be able to just AVOID threads the person is in, which is what I do.... So that's a reason to not ignore.........

 

[ChicNmom]

Ignore means you won't see that persons posts unless someone quotes them.

 

[ShrekDawg]

Ignore means you won't see that persons posts unless someone quotes them.

Even then you can’t see them unless you click show ignored posts

 

[Debbie292d]

Ignore means you won't see that persons posts unless someone quotes them.

No, you won't even see that either. You will see that someone you ignored was quoted, but not what they said.

This is at the bottom of each page of a thread if the ignored person replied.

If someone quotes the ignored person, you see this:

I only have one person in all these years ignored, and that's because when I see their replies to someone needing help are so cold and unempathetic, I kept having to bite my tongue not to say anything to them, so thus, I ignore them so I won't see it anymore.

 

[ChicNmom]

Thanks! I'm on another forum and there you can see quoted posts. So the settings may be different here!!!

 

[ShrekDawg]

Thanks! I'm on another forum and there you can see quoted posts. So the settings may be different here!!!

They are. Also I’m curious the point of the other forum allowing the posts to show in quotes since that kind of defeats the purpose of ignoring them LOL

 

[Debbie292d]

The reason I haven't used it though... there is a certain novel writer where probably due to my own fault of never having enough time to read the novels (gee I have an actual job,) the person likes to debate me, correct me, etc. SO if I "ignored," I would not be able to just AVOID threads the person is in, which is what I do.... So that's a reason to not ignore.........

You wouldn't be ignoring the entire thread, just that person's replies on that thread.

For example, let's say I love to post in Granny's Gone and Done it Again thread, and that ignored person posts there too (they don't, just FYI). All that means is I'll not see what they said unless I click to see it. So I'd never see it as I could care less what they said and won't click to see it. God forbid I would click to see it and then that might prompt me to reply, all defeating my initial purpose of just ignoring that person. Just leave it alone and scroll through the ones you CAN see.

You can ignore that person and just test it out and if you don't like what it does, you can click to unignore them.

 

[BigBlueHen53]

Thanks for this question and all the answers.

Keep in mind that if someone is so obnoxious that they deserve to be ignored, you might think about reporting them. They might get a time out as a result and hopefully come back with a changed attitude or at least improved behavior.