Mute/Ignore Function Question

[signbabybrady]

Changed the thread title. And I already expressed my appreciation for Bill and everything he did for the franchise. We've witnessed some unbelievable moments over the years, and I was at one of the parades, which was pretty incredible. The team's success certainly brought a lot of people in here that I never would have met otherwise, so I'm definitely incredibly grateful for that. Again, it's frustrating to see where he's at now, but it would be nice to see him have success there at UNC and cap off his legacy on a positive note.

Stalkers found there way in here anyway so you can just delete this.

 

[Ian]

Stalkers found there way in here anyway so you can just delete this.

A quick rundown:

1) If a user is ignored: Threads/posts of that user are hidden. (Alerts don't come through).

2) If a user is muted within a thread: Their posts are hidden (Alerts still come through).

3) If a user is muted forum-wide: The thread is visible, but their posts and any interactions with that person by other users are not. (Alerts still come through).

4) If a user is blocked: The thread is visible, but your posts are not, nor are any interactions between you and other users. Their posts and interactions are also not visible. (Alerts still come through).

At no point in any of the above is a user prevented from posting/participating within a thread. The ignore function is a choice by the user, so they're not prevented from participating. Unfortunately, the threads are hidden by the software by default, and I'll have to figure out how to override that.

 

[signbabybrady]

A quick rundown:

1) If a user is ignored: Threads/posts of that user are hidden. (Alerts don't come through).

2) If a user is muted within a thread: Their posts are hidden (Alerts still come through).

3) If a user is muted forum-wide: The thread is visible, but their posts and any interactions with that person by other users are not. (Alerts still come through).

4) If a user is blocked: The thread is visible, but your posts are not, nor are any interactions between you and other users. Their posts and interactions are also not visible. (Alerts still come through).

At no point in any of the above is a user prevented from posting/participating within a thread. The ignore function is a choice by the user, so they're not prevented from participating. Unfortunately, the threads are hidden by the software by default, and I'll have to figure out how to override that.

How would the stalkers have even found it if they were blocking me and I was blocking them?

But whatever I removed all blocks. I'm not going through all that. I'll just keep using my workaround of reading your website while logged out and only log in to make a post.

 

[Ian]

How would the stalkers have even found it if they were blocking me and I was blocking them?

But whatever I removed all blocks. I'm not going through all that. I'll just keep using my workaround of reading your website while logged out and only log in to make a post.

I just said the thread is visible, but posts by that person within the thread is not. So if you block someone, you can see the thread, and you can reply/participate. You just won't see the posts or interactions of the person you blocked.

 

[Ian]

I just said the thread is visible, but posts by that person within the thread is not. So if you block someone, you can see the thread, and you can reply/participate. You just won't see the posts or interactions of the person you blocked.

Also, there is currently not a way for another user to prevent other people from participating in a given thread.

 

[signbabybrady]

I just said the thread is visible, but posts by that person within the thread is not. So if you block someone, you can see the thread, and you can reply/participate. You just won't see the posts or interactions of the person you blocked.

You told me I had to unblock someone and pin the thread to see it. Then you said it only lets me do it 5 times but there are more threads then 5 by blocked users.

I just gave up instead.

 

[signbabybrady]

Also, there is currently not a way for another user to prevent other people from participating in a given thread.

sb1 figured it out

 

[Ian]

sb1 figured it out

That's not true. You can absolutely take any user off ignore and participate in their thread.

 

[signbabybrady]

That's not true. You can absolutely take any user off ignore and participate in their thread.

How would he even know it was there to do that if he wasn't playing games? He clearly has more experience with being blocked than I do. I'm not getting into all that crap. So just removed all blocks.

Like @TommyD4207 said it just makes for an awful user experience.

I tried.

 

[Ian]

How would he even know it was there to do that if he wasn't playing games?

Again, the thread is visible unless you're on his ignored list. There are people here who have users blocked/muted but not on their ignore list because they still want to be able to see all available threads.

 

[signbabybrady]

Again, the thread is visible unless you're on his ignored list. There are people here who have users blocked/muted but not on their ignore list because they still want to be able to see all available threads.

So how do I do that?

Wait I put him on my ignore list but the thread was visible to him?

 

[signbabybrady]

@Ian whatever forget it I don't want these stupid tools anyway. I was trying to listen to others complaints.

 

[Ian]

So how do I do that?

Let me rephrase: the thread is visible to him, unless you're on his ignored list. There is no way for a user to hide threads from other users. There is only the ability for users to block their individual posts from another user.

If you can't see someone's thread, it's because you have them on ignore, which you - and anyone else - have complete control over. There is no way for other users to hide threads. And I have no intention of adding that ability.

 

[signbabybrady]

Let me rephrase: the thread is visible to him, unless you're on his ignored list. There is no way for a user to hide threads from other users. There is only the ability for users to block their individual posts from another user.

If you can't see someone's thread, it's because you have them on ignore, which you - and anyone else - have complete control over. There is no way for other users to hide threads. And I have no intention of adding that ability.

Yeah like I said clearly sb1 knows how to play games past your tools so it's not worth it then.

 

[Ian]

Yeah like I said clearly sb1 knows how to play games past your tools so it's not worth it then.

You're overthinking it. Quite a few people started using the mute/block function in lieu of the ignore so that they could see every thread, but not have to view posts from people they don't want to see when they click into them.

 

[signbabybrady]

You're overthinking it. Quite a few people started using the mute/block function in lieu of the ignore so that they could see every thread, but not have to view posts from people they don't want to see when they click into them.

Its ok I can now tell people I tried

 

[Ian]

Its ok I can now tell people I tried

Think of it this way: If you ignore someone who is talking to you, your brain is shutting out what they're saying, but they can still see you. You're simply choosing not to see/hear them.

So on here, if you ignore someone, their posts and threads aren't visible to you (because you're choosing not to see them), but you're visible to them.

 

[signbabybrady]

Think of it this way: If you ignore someone who is talking to you, your brain is shutting out what they're saying, but they can still see you. You're simply choosing not to see/hear them.

So on here, if you ignore someone, their posts and threads aren't visible to you (because you're choosing not to see them), but you're visible to them.

I don't know what to say he's made himself invisible to me and censored me from seeing a ton of other content. He seems to know how to work around all the tools and I'm not going through all that.

 

[Ian]

I don't know what to say he's made himself invisible to me and censored me from seeing a ton of other content. He seems to know how to work around all the tools and I'm not going through all that.

Again, it's honestly not that exciting. If you took him off ignore, you should be able to see the thread but not his posts. No one can manipulate anything.

 

[Ian]

Hang with me a bit - I may have found a solution for the thread visibility on the ignore function.