skippy the dead wrote:Really, though, isn't it semantics? If I don't read someone's posts as a general rule, what is the difference between that and having a piece of software help me do that? Is there some requirement that I must read everybody's posts on a thread? If not, than I'm glad to have the assistance of the board to weed out the static.
I don't know, Skip. Of course there isn't a requirement, and I respect you enough to know you are probably using the ignore feature for good reason. On the other hand I saw Nehor respond to a
thread of Porter's saying "This has been brought to you by people who nitpick everything the church says..."
He's commenting on his thread, while announcing in his sigline that he is ignoring the person who started the thread. He likely couldn't even read the original post - or most of the responses in it - and just wanted to rub his stink on the thread and run off.
This is the kind of social exclusion the Mormon church wallows in. In fact, they've patented the ignore feature long before the internet. Get labeled an anti-mormon and you can be sure that Mormon's will ignore you.
With that said, I think it's damn rude to put a list of people you're ignoring in your sig line. That's juvenile and vindictive.
I don't know how I'll manage, knowing that I'm on Nehor's ignore list. It's literally killing me. I couldn't sleep at all last night. I kept waking up, tossing and turning, with thoughts of neglected posts. At one point I started to fall asleep and finally dream, but it quickly turned into a horrible nightmare. I had written an incredibly rich and witty post, and it was all set for Nehor to read. He sat down at his computer, and I could see my post on his screen. I was ecstatic - and then he turned around in his swivel computer chair to reveal a Jeff Daniels look-alike face
with no eyes.
I awoke in a cold sweat and have been throwing up all morning.
by the way - how about them Dodgers? Not too bad thus far, eh ;)