is it not something a moderator could do if thing get out of hand, spoiling a thread ? Less rigorous than banning...

Ah, but that gets tricky, as there is so much subjectivity involved. In the end, the ignore function is probably the best. And anyone can speak, but no one is forced to listen. This maximizes freedom.

Ah, but that gets tricky, as there is so much subjectivity involved. In the end, the ignore function is probably the best. And anyone can speak, but no one is forced to listen. This maximizes freedom.

In the Odyssey, Odysseus has the sailors on his ship tie him to the mast so that when they get to the place where the Sirens are, Odysseus will not uncontrollably jump ship to be with the irresistible women. The ignore function is just like that.

Don't agree with that anology.

Odyseseus, would tie himeself to the mast because of avoiding the "beckoning desire" in which the sirenes would induce with their songs.

I don't see any beckoning desire people induced in me, when putting people on ignore.

Then why would you put them on ignore?

Hi All,

IGNORE somebody - that's just IGNORANT, isn't it? I will never ignore anyone on this forum (didn't even consider, or know, the option was available). If I encounter any friction from anyone, I'll either discuss it, or call round to where they live and kick them in their leg.
I do neglect to answer some posts though, because I have connection problems, more often than not, then I can't find where they were.

Hope you get this post? Good luck with the social-skills development thing, all.

Thank you, and voyage veritably.

when I consider reading peoples post as a waste of time, I will put them og ignore.

Right. Then why not simply ignore them? Just as if Odysseus wanted to ignore the Sirenes, why did he not just ignore them?

You have your understanding of Odysseus totally wrong, I assume it's intentionally to provoke a reaction in this post.

Well I ignore them to ignore them? Isn't it what I do ..ignore them?

I just wonder why anyone would bother with a button when all he has to do is do what the button does (unless, of course, for some reason, he is unable to do what the button does). Have you an answer for that? Of course my question (have you an answer for that?) is a silly question, I know, since there is no answer for that.

It's heartacheingly simple, often babble posts are long, and answers to babble posts are often equally as long, thus I don't waste time scrolling much, in order to skip what I find undesireable.

My ignore is mainly motivated by logistic.

Simple, many of these philosophers in here have vastly different ability to produce intelligent posts, some will babble and speak nonsens. Some resort to puerile behaviour ..etc, when I consider reading peoples post as a waste of time, I will put them og ignore.

It's like going to a restaurent with a poor chef, why would anyone go there? Therefore I would put such restaurent on my ignore list.

Ofcause I can then view their posts, even though they are on ignore, which is a good feature, should they mentally mature thus I can put them off ignore.

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So, you can't distinct nonsens and babble for reason and intelligence? Do you really find such irrelevant post interesting?

Hi Hexhammer,

I, if I find something disinteresting, will not ponder on, and, as for babbling about nothing, I see very little of that. But to ignore someone for expressing what is, to them, intelligable, is rude, I find.

So it's there, but shouldn't be used? Seems a bit contradicting.

Maybe you consider it rude, but where in lies the rudeness? I see it as a perfect legal action, that contradicts no moral nor ethical value that I can relate to.

So it's there, but shouldn't be used? Seems a bit contradicting.

Maybe you consider it rude, but where in lies the rudeness? I see it as a perfect legal action, that contradicts no moral nor ethical value that I can relate to.

It would only contradict a moral or ethic if it were used to hurt, used as a weapon perhaps, only if it were made known, made public, so yes perhaps it is not not moral or unethical as long as it is kept private.
And even then you could still be demoralising your self?