Ignore member

[820T]

Is there an ignore members posts option? I seem to recall some forums had the option you could choose not to see any posts by particular members.

[The Rotrex Kid]

No. You just have to do it yourself!

[Monkeylegend]

Did somebody say something?

[Billy_Rosewood]

Another vote for this option!

[Monkeylegend]

You are not obliged to read any posts by posters you wish to ignore, simple really.

[Billy_Rosewood]

Agreed, but the spam generated by some posters makes threads quite messy and a chore to read.

Adding the function to the forum would take less effort than the above.

[The Rotrex Kid]

If you think a poster is spamming/breaking rules, use the report button.

[thebraketester]

Didn't someone write a Firefox plugin to do this?

[valiant]

Don’t want echo chambers so just scroll on if you’ve taken a dislike to a member.

If they’re trolling or spamming threads then just report it but this is an open forum so don’t be surprised if some don’t agree with you!

[Billy_Rosewood]

The Rotrex Kid said:

If you think a poster is spamming/breaking rules, use the report button.

And for the times they are not?

Is there an actual reason it can't be implemented? (time/budget/skill)? Or is it just preference?

[Billy_Rosewood]

valiant said:

Don’t want echo chambers so just scroll on if you’ve taken a dislike to a member.

If they’re trolling or spamming threads then just report it but this is an open forum so don’t be surprised if some don’t agree with you!

The flipside of not having an ignore button to prevent echo chambers is pages and pages of back and forth between members who push each other to more and more extreme view points until the thread is locked. Probably as bad as an echo chamber, tbh.

Having an ignore function would probably make places like NP&E a happier ecosystem. Anyone who chooses not to ignore members will still see both sides of the argument without the tit-for-tats.

[820T]

Thanks for the replies. I dont post much as you can see but do enjoy reading lots of threads, particularly F1. It would be nice to automatically skip over some of the posts in that area rather than have to read a bit first.

[MikeGTi]

820T said:

Is there an ignore members posts option? I seem to recall some forums had the option you could choose not to see any posts by particular members.

thebraketester said:

Didn't someone write a Firefox plugin to do this?

There's a plugin/extension for Chrome, Firefox, Edge, Safari, and Opera, Tampermonkey, that will do this.

And then you need the script shared by B'stard Child here.

Happy browsing

[820T]

Unfortunately that is beyond me, I need a simple ignore button. It is a shame the F1 threads get full of so much nonsense.

[thebraketester]

820T said:

Unfortunately that is beyond me, I need a simple ignore button. It is a shame the F1 threads get full of so much nonsense.

Welcome to the internet.

[B'stard Child]

MikeGTi said:

There's a plugin/extension for Chrome, Firefox, Edge, Safari, and Opera, Tampermonkey, that will do this.

And then you need the script shared by B'stard Child here.

Happy browsing

Link didn't work for me so I've fixed it above

Just to clarify - not my script another PH'r wrote it and I don't use it

[119]

I read somewhere that it has been named to the 'echo chamber mod'.

[Terminator X]

They have it on Audi Sport . Net best invention ever!

TX.

[R6tty]

There's irony.
Tx

[Terminator X]

R6tty said:

There's irony.
Tx

You'd miss me

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