Ignore list - Page 1
Forum section: electronics / general

author: Alex Eisenhut
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: December 27, 2016, 04:19:36 pm
content: Does anyone else feel that the ignore function should be a lot more powerful? I don't want to see reminders of who I ignored, or be offered the chance to see the post, or see quoted replies. The user should be scrubbed from the universe. Or is that too much to ask?

author: TheWelly888
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: December 27, 2016, 04:55:02 pm
content: Be thankful the Ignore function on this forum works even at such a basic level!I'm on a private web forum (ex-pupils of my old school) that uses Woltlab and it's Ignore function has NEVER worked, fortunately there was only one poster on that forum that annoyed me (that person has been banned from at least one other forum though)

author: Ampera
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: December 27, 2016, 06:22:36 pm
content: Quote from: Alex Eisenhut on December 27, 2016, 04:19:36 pmIf it did, nobody would talk to me...

author: Alex Eisenhut
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: December 27, 2016, 08:38:41 pm
content: Quote from: TwoOfFive on December 27, 2016, 06:22:36 pmAw come on, I've never used it before yesterday. Two unfortunate people with what I judge to be a severe personality disorder are on there now.

author: tautech
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: December 27, 2016, 08:47:11 pm
content: Rather than ignore a user, ignore topic is better:https://www.eevblog.com/forum/chat/forum-update-new-ignore-topics-feature/

author: PA0PBZ
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: December 27, 2016, 08:57:57 pm
content: Quote from: tautech on December 27, 2016, 08:47:11 pmHow would that help ignoring a user posting offensive pictures across multiple topics?

author: Ampera
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: December 27, 2016, 10:17:38 pm
content: Quote from: PA0PBZ on December 27, 2016, 08:57:57 pmIt's impossible to prevent. No matter what somebody can make an account, trash the forums, and just change their IP somehow and try again. Email masking is universal, and making a new Gmail account isn't hard.Conventional tactics do not work, if fixing the problem is needed, someone needs to invent something.

author: tautech
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: December 27, 2016, 10:23:49 pm
content: Quote from: TwoOfFive on December 27, 2016, 10:17:38 pmDave did a few tweaks after the last lot of offensive stuff by increasing the time before you could make a further post.Doesn't stop it, it just reduces the mess that can be made in a given time.

author: apelly
author_rank: Unknown
timestamp: December 27, 2016, 10:25:56 pm
content: I have to say, I'd like it to automatically ignore all topics started by the people on my list.I haven't looked, but there's probably a bunch of greasemonkey scripts for SMF. No time to do that research today though.

author: Ampera
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: December 27, 2016, 10:57:06 pm
content: Quote from: tautech on December 27, 2016, 10:23:49 pmThat is nothing a wise man can't circumvent.I can setup a hypervised (or physical) botnet and add 100 posts a minute. Not that I want to or will, but as I said, there is nothing a wise man can't get around.And the more you try, the more you annoy everybody.My suggestion is prevent people from uploading pictures when they first join, after 30, 40, or even 50 posts, unlock it. And introduce a more intelligent flood block, as an example if a lot of identical posts are appearing, ban that post from appearing. If an account creates three different flooded posts, IP/Poison ban for a day.Example:A floodnet starts posting an identical message, after 5 instances of this post anywhere on the forum, ban those threads with that message from appearing for a day. The floodnet changes the message, that message gets banned. If the floodnet does this again, every single bot on the floodnet is banned for a day from the site, and a repeat offense results in a permanent poison ban (The account is poisoned, and will perform an IP ban whenever it is used). Allow this only for separate threads, and not replies.Introduce a vote suspend for accounts, if someone posts something against the rules, allow people to vote, with the caveat that a minimum of 2000 posts or so collective among all voters exists, and a minimum vote of 3 people. That way random small accounts can't just start suspending people. When that account is suspended a mod can later look over what was suspended, and act accordingly.You need to get smart, understand human nature and don't think, maybe this will work, think how can I break this. How can I get around this system, and what non-intrusive policy can I introduce to stop it?

author: apelly
author_rank: Unknown
timestamp: December 28, 2016, 12:59:18 am
content: Quote from: wilfred on December 27, 2016, 11:12:04 pmI've been away...

author: Red Squirrel
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: December 28, 2016, 02:33:32 am
content: XenForo forum software seems to have one of the best ignore features I've seen. It will hide the posts completely, and if someone quotes that person, the quote is actually also removed. Even when searching for posts that person's posts wont show up.In some situations it will show "ignored post" though, if it's the last post in a thread. There's also a button to hide ignored content.I've never used the ignore feature much on any forums but there is this tech forum I post on where this one guy is constantly launching personal attacks at me, so I ignored him and it's like he's not even there anymore.