Automatic login and ignore list

[Iggy]

I didn't know until recently that it was possible to block someone on amiga.org.
I am deeply shocked that something like that might be possible on an amiga forum where friendship should be prevalent.
With no more than 100 or 200 regular posters, it makes absolutly no sense to block some users among our fellow amigans. Why not just ignore the whole forum and remain alone with no one bothering you? No one is forcing you to connect here to read messages.

Personally, I agree that resorting to an ignore list is childish.
You can't ignore certain posters without electronic censoring?
Do you feel compelled to answer posts that offend you?
How do you deal with the possibility that your filter may exclude you from a post that tickles that compulsion?

[Iggy]

The primary use of the ignore feature in webforums isn't to actually filter content, it's to serve as a tool for agitating other users. This is why it's so common to see messages to the tune of "I've put you on my ignore list". There is no legitimate reason to do that. Another scenario you see played out from time to time is "I don't agree with you so I'm adding you to my block list unless you change your opinion". Why anyone would give a shit about another person adding them to their ignore list is beyond me but apparently it hurts peoples feelings which is why people stoop to doing that. The ignore feature is an attempt to solve a problem but ends up just being an enabler of anti-social behavior.

This is why it's always a bad idea to implement such components into platforms that are designed to facilitate communication between individuals. Any content filtering that a user desires should be done client side. That leaves communication more open and level while giving the individuals more power and flexibility.

+1

Even if this option is available to me, I have no intention of using it.

[Iggy]

Kesa, you're my hero.

[Iggy]

Or in short, grow the fish up and have a good laugh at the retards expense.

Words to live by.