If you add me

[BobHunt]

to your ignore list, please dont tell me!
i hope this doesnt upset anyone, what does this mean?

[Cecil Wallace]

When you have someone on your "ignore" list, you won't see the message that they post, but will see that they did post a message.

[Edith K. Thurmond]

to your ignore list, please dont tell me!
i hope this doesnt upset anyone, what does this mean?

Why would I add you to an ignore list when you share so much................






























HISTORY?

[Wanda Van Winkle]

Bob,

I always like to try out new software, just to keep my brain up to par.

I'm not sure how the "ignore" thing works. Reading about it is not the same as experiencing it.

How about adding me to your ignore list, and let me send a message to you, so that we can see what happens. Wanna?

I think you can probably unignore me later.

[Cecil Wallace]

Wanda,
I went to the FAQ board and found this regarding the "Buddy/Ignore" lists:

"The buddy list is used to keep track of the friends you have made on this forum. By going to your "My vB Home", you'll be able to see which of your friends are currently online, and be able to send them a private message. Adding people to your buddy list also allow you to send private messages to multiple forum members at the same time. You may add any member of the forums to your buddy list by clicking this button in a member's posts.

Ignore lists are used for those people who's messages you wish not to read. By adding someone to your ignore list, those messages posted by these individuals will be hidden when you read a thread."

Access these lists from your CP Control Panel. If you add a "buddy" or "ignore," be sure to type the name exactly as it is in the the Membership List.
I'm assuming that they are case-sensitive.

Maybe you don't want to put anyone on your ignore list, but this is how you do it.

[Wanda Van Winkle]

Like I said, I can read all day about how it's done, but I would like to see it work.

The only way to do that would be to add someone to the ignore list, asking that person to post in a thread and see what happens.

I assume we can un-ignore.

Would you be willing to try it?

[Cecil Wallace]

The only way to do that would be to add someone to the ignore list, asking that person to post in a thread and see what happens.

I assume we can un-ignore.

Would you be willing to try it?

Surely.
You go to the CP (Control Panel) while signed in, and put my name on the "ignore" list, then hit the button that updates the list.
Then, you can go back to this very thread, and even though my post "title" appears, a message will tell you that I am on your "ignore" list.
I suggest that you be in the "hybrid" mode.

Let me know if it works.
Then, if you aren't toooo mad at me for some reason, you may go back to the list, delete my name, and do another update.

Good Luck.

[Wanda Van Winkle]

Cecil,

I just tried it!

Sure enough your post said something about "this message being hidden" because you're on my ignore list; however, within that post is a little box that says "Remove from ignore list" or some such thing, so I was easily able to take it back off.

I guess that means I'm not mad at you anymore.:basic03

Thanks for the test.

Wanda

[Cecil Wallace]

Cecil,

I guess that means I'm not mad at you anymore.:basic03

Thanks for the test.

Wanda

You are welcome....
And I'm glad that you're not mad at me anymore!
:fav18

[Sharon Isley]

I'm a staff member on another forum, where that ignore function is vital. It is a site for abuse survivors. Because of the sensitive nature of posts, and the potential for one person's story triggering flashbacks, or just having people feel unsafe, the ignore function is used quite a bit. I can't imagine it will be very necessary here. :)

[Wanda Van Winkle]

Only if it were in very long threads in which I might be interested in a couple of people's opinions, whereas I know most of the others I would not read, it might be helpful to have those unread people on ignore when using the "printable friendly" (whatever it's called) version. It's kind of like "digest" on the old NazNet.

I know people might say, "but you need to read everyone's words in order to understand the response."

I really do not have to do so. Many times people quote the specific thing to which they are responding. Or I know the general topic and would like to read one person's views on it. Some people I could almost tell you what they are going to say before I open the post, anyway, so it would be a waste of time to bother.

By ignoring a bunch within a thread, it brings up a short version and I don't have to scroll as much.

I don't know that it would benefit me to do it, though, after all. The only reason I'm posting now is because I'm trying out the new software. In general, I could just click on the people I'm interested in reading and ignore the rest.

I see your point about the other forum you mention.

[Wanda Van Winkle]

I just found out you cannot ignore a moderator.:rolleyes:

[Hans Deventer]

I just found out you cannot ignore a moderator.:rolleyes:

I'll do my very best not to be boring, Wanda! :basic03

[Wanda Van Winkle]

:basic05