"Ignore user" much improved, thanks

I think it would be helpful if ignored content was a bit more noticeable (in its absence). Sometimes people are confused by responses to ignored content. Just a "ignored content" would help. Otherwise the only inline indication is posting number.

 

That isn't what I was talking about. More like:

Bob Wilson: <Remarkably wise post>
Mr Ignored: <Utter Drivel> [Not seen by Bob Wilson]
Wide Eyed Innocent: "You are an idiot"
Bob Wilson: "Wth?"

I have seen this a number of times, and it increases the general hostility on the list through confusion.

 

I hope I am not the poster child for this threads existence? Can anybody read this?


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I can. There's 1 person on my ignore list, so far. It's not you.

 

That's good to know mahalos!

Aloha,

ED


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I see what you're talking about now.

Not only does the software not make you aware of posts by the ignored user via the placeholder, their quoted text is also not displayed (for better or worse, depending on your POV). (Some other software, like vBulletin doesn't strip out quotes from ignored users.)

So, I end up seeing a reply that actually was directed at the ignored user (and the ignored user's quoted text). But, I can't tell who it really is directed towards, unless I edit my settings to un-ignore and see what's going on. Without un-ignoring, the reply makes little sense as looks like it's directed at the wrong guy.

In this case it was something like:
Ignored user: (dumb post w/bogus info)
Innocent user: Something useful
User C: (quotes some of dumb post from ignored user, but I can't see it) Your info is wrong!

It ends up looking like the "Your info is wrong!" post is directed towards innocent user.

 

^^^
Try viewing Prius III confusion | PriusChat, then try adding ProximalSuns to your ignore list and refreshing that page... It almost looks like I'm arguing w/myself.

I wish it were more like the software that mynissanleaf.com uses which gives you a placeholder like this:

It has links for both the ignored user's name and "Display this post."

I've got two folks on MNL on my ignore list. One of them is a Volt troll who seems anti-CHAdeMO and in favor of SAE J1772 combination plug (aka SAE Frankenplug, see My Nissan Leaf Forum &bull; View topic - SAE Planning vote to formally deny CHAdeMO in US).

 

cwerdna that is to funny, thanks for the example

 

+1.. for the suggested change of just having the post say <ingnored user post click to see> with no name just the text of "innored" Same in a quote.


I've been very confused here multiple times by the hidding.. I ignore people so I don't let myself get baited but confusion is sometimes almost as bad.

 

On your first point, you're correct. Stuck My Foot In It - REALLY Hard | PriusChat was an example of confusion that was going on because someone else ignored someone on the thread (hint: he's ignoring the same person as I am).

I did make some discoveries today. I visited a thread where the last post was by the ignored user. There was a placeholder at the bottom saying something like there's ignored content by (name of ignored user) and I could display it. But, if I refresh the page, the placeholder's gone. Not sure why this software has that behavior. I looked thru the settings and couldn't find a way to change it.

I also noticed in the lower right, there is a link to "Show ignored content" and when you mouse over, it says "Show hidden content by (name of ignored user)". I guess that's better than nothing but is easily missed.

As for the snarky guy, I have a guess as to who it is. I can think of two people in particular...

As for the Volt troll and anti-CHAdeMO guy (on my ignore list), to be clear, it wasn't walterbays. He simply gave a great translation about what appears to be the SAE and a bunch of automakers' efforts to impede CHAdeMO by introducing their own incompatible "standard" (which we call Frankenplug) for which there are AFAIK no cars and no publicly accessibly charging stations. My Nissan Leaf Forum &bull; View topic - SAE combo plug/Frankenplug EV/PHEV car list was a tally from earlier this year. It doesn't seem like much has changed.

(GM, who has no shipping vehicles that that accept any DC fast charging (CHAdeMO, Frankenplug or something else) even tried to emargo CHAdeMO at a hearing: CHAdeMO General Assembly Contemplates SAE Plug Competition | Hybrid Cars.)

Per CHAdeMO Association, there are 1659 CHAdeMO stations and I'd guess there are at least 25-30K cars w/CHAdeMO connectors. (Leaf sales are past 38K worldwide but not all of them come w/CHAdeMO.)

 

I also appreciate the ignore list. I don't ignore anyone on my own forum, but I wish it was utilized more by some members there. I did have necessity to add one person here a while back. It's a nice feature and I wish more people would use it, rather than feed the trolls. On the flip side, some trolls persist no matter how much attention they get.

I recall one troll years back on a usenet auto group. He spent hours a day for the better part of a decade bashing a car he claimed to have never even owned. Funny part was that he maintained his own ignore list and publicized everyone he added to it, basically anyone who debunked his trollish posts with published studies or data. Even funnier was that he frequently still replied to those he claimed to have ignored, especially when they submitted a particularly effective rebuttal to one of his silly diatribes.

It never ceases to amaze me how much time a few people have to post repetitive content that adds absolutely nothing constructive to a community forum. But from an admin view, trolls and drama are a major draw that keeps a lot of members coming back to read frequently, even those who claim to hate reading it. It's an odd phenomenon.