Announcement Ignore Feature Updated

[Kruel J]

Hm-m-m. I had to read your response 'cause I ran out of tape.

Sorry. Try throwing your computer against the wall. See if that helps you ignore me.

 

[Andy54Hawken]

Before I became a Moderator , I used to ignore some folks....but then the white-out on the screen made it difficult to see the forum....
I like this new ignore button idea....
Andy

 

[Kruel J]

The only reason I became a mod is so nobody could ignore me. I didn't consider the fact that I then couldn't ignore anyone either.


So yeah, it backfired.

 

[Ura-Ki]

I got "Auto Washed" when I became a staff member!

 

[Kruel J]

Nope, just the normal "Shirts optional" group hug and a kick in the nuts...

Shirts optional hugs and I wasn't invited?


You better be joking or I'm gonna be super pissed.

 

[sobo]

I got "Auto Washed" when I became a staff member!

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But did you get a Mooolti-Pass...?

 

[Mikej]

I reckon anyone that's inclined put you on ignore has already done so, and this change in functionality wouldn't have any bearing on that. I don't think most regular members ignore other regular members very frequently, no matter how vehemently they tend to disagree with them. I've noticed an uptick of new/low post members that are just here to start arguments rather than engage in honest debate - these are the ones that have been making it on my iggy list.

I think some of the rise in incivility we've seen on here is just a result of the frustration most of us feel with the ongoing lockdowns and all the other stuff. Since this is a fairly close-knit community, people probably feel it's okay to express that frustration here sometimes - and like any family, we step on each others toes occasionally

What I consider first with all the new members showing up....Maybe these are people that aren't so savvy when it comes to discussion forums? I can think of MY first one, musta been mid/late '80s maybe. Heck, discussion forums were all brand new then probably. Anyway, it was the "Bass Fishing Homepage". I seem to remember just comin' right in the door and acting like I owned the place! And the seasoned members, as I recall, weren't so friendly. I played there until I found ifish. Then here in 2010 when I found out how friendly firearms folks are. I'd just say to let noobs that seem abrasive have some time to get used to us and the site.

As far as "Incivility"? Oh heck yeah. you're spot on. It's been bad around these parts what with all the riots and lawlessness. And now fires and smoke. We need a place to vent, and have people overlook an outburst here and there that come from good members.

 

[Ura-Ki]

But did you get a Mooolti-Pass...?

Yup! Got it right here!


I Just like seeing Milla!

 

[No_Regerts]

I feel a surge of POWER flowing through me into my right index finger! I now know how to............I forgot what I was going to say, but it must have been important, so there!

Probably a blood clot

 

[sobo]

Yup! Got it right here!
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I Just like seeing Milla!

See Post #106

 

[Ura-Ki]

See Post #106

You musta gone back and edited, that photo wasn't there when I saw your post!

 

[Joe Link]

Maybe these are people that aren't so savvy when it comes to discussion forums?

Being completely serious, I'm honestly not sure who has more trouble using the site; the older folks I help from time to time or the kids just out of high school who I've referred here.

 

[WAYNO]

Yep us old folks are kind've worthless.

Soylent Green comes to mind.

 

[Joe Link]

Yep us old folks are kind've worthless.

Soilent Green comes to mind.

Psssh, no way. You guys have all the good knowledge. Some stuff you can't find on Google

 

[Andy54Hawken]

We had computers when I was growing up...
They were called "Abacus"
We had TV too...only we called it "Fire"...
Andy

 

[oldcorpgunny]

Being completely serious, I'm honestly not sure who has more trouble using the site; the older folks I help from time to time or the kids just out of high school who I've referred here.

I'm old and not intuitive, so maybe a FAQ page or complete instructions about how to do what might be helpful. Like a great many men, I don't read instructions so there's that to consider.

 

[Andy54Hawken]

I was once told to look at a computer primer , to help me understand computers better....
My question of 4F powder , Number 10 , 11 or musket caps....was met with a blank stare ...
Andy

 

[sobo]

You musta gone back and edited, that photo wasn't there when I saw your post!

Wellllllll...
Truth be told, yes, I sorta did. I threw up the text portion of my reply to "hold my space" in the post line, and then reached into my 1,600+ image secure meme storage location to find the MultiPass meme that I thought fer sure was in there. After spending farrrrrrrrrr too much time looking for it, I just went online to capture an appropriate image for use in my post. By then, you had posted what appears to be the exact same image that I ended up using.

But now, at least, I have a MultiPass image ready for use next time!

 

[oldcorpgunny]

We had computers when I was growing up...
They were called "Abacus"
We had TV too...only we called it "Fire"...
Andy

We had an integrated TV system. I was part of the antenna. I had to stand on one side of our "table model" 13" Emerson Black and White TV so the my dad could watch Portland Wrestling!

 

[Lilhigbee]

Apparently the "Show Ignored Content" button at the bottom of the page was a casualty of this change??
On page 3 of this thread there is a post missing, which I presume is from someone on my Ignore list, yet there is no "Show Ignored Content" button.