Would you like to see an "Ignore" option on LSB?
by Adam J. Morris on Dec 17, 2009 4:04 PM CST
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YES! PLEASE!
"I was going to say, 'You’re gay for Elvis.' But then I realized that I, too, am gay for Elvis." ~Adam J. Morris.
Why would you vote no?
Even if you don’t care, others do and let us decide if we want to use it or not.
"I was going to say, 'You’re gay for Elvis.' But then I realized that I, too, am gay for Elvis." ~Adam J. Morris.
Voting no
I could see potential reasons for saying no but I’m curious as to why someone who actually voted no would say no?
Do people think dialogue would actually suffer? I mean, I guess I could possibly see how that would be the case but in practice i doubt it happens
I voted no.
The only person I could see myself using it on would be philkid, but I don’t think everyone here is ‘ready’ for that kind of power yet.
Finnerty is/was Firebat.
I failed my LSB ethics test.
"WHAT A SHITLOAD OF FUCK" - LL's "Poochie" on Rich Harden signing with Texas over Seattle
proof?
2009 Texas Rangers: Why The Hell Not Us?--ghtd36 on May 13, 2009
In the interest of quicker games Ron should just tell the ump he's pulling the Feliz card and the ump should rule the inning over.--Sherman McCoy on Sept. 4, 2009
My gut.
Hey, if Ron Washington can do it, so can I.
I failed my LSB ethics test.
"WHAT A SHITLOAD OF FUCK" - LL's "Poochie" on Rich Harden signing with Texas over Seattle
Ok works for me then...
2009 Texas Rangers: Why The Hell Not Us?--ghtd36 on May 13, 2009
In the interest of quicker games Ron should just tell the ump he's pulling the Feliz card and the ump should rule the inning over.--Sherman McCoy on Sept. 4, 2009
I don't guess it would be possible to block entire subthreads started by ignored posters?
That would make things a lot easier when reading through posts.
+1
"I was going to say, 'You’re gay for Elvis.' But then I realized that I, too, am gay for Elvis." ~Adam J. Morris.
by Kinslerhomer on Dec 17, 2009 4:10 PM CST up reply actions
+2
I agree 100%. For this poll I fall directly in between “yes” and “don’t care”. If it only ignores a poster but leaves the subthread than I say “don’t care”. I wouldn’t use it in that instance because it would make a lot of the comments section not make sense. If you can additionally ignore the subthread, I would say “Yes”.
+3
Look at the comments under Jeff Wilson's blog post on dallasnews.com. What a bunch of rocket scientists.- Keith Law
+4
It’s why I’ve been scarce lately. It doesn’t do me any good to ignore just the one, when I still see the entire subthreads of argument. Especially if I’m hanging out in a morning things post – the damn “z” keeps pushing me back up to the subthread I’m trying to ignore.
"I think I'm going to name my new car Scooter, because it dominates on the road." - mikeyoungfuturehof, 9.10.09
"I’ve been a Rangers fan all my life and I can tell you there’s been plenty of fucking crying in baseball…" - WhipSmart, 6.3.08
+5
Let me preface this by saying I am one of those hated lurkers who just reads. I find LSB commentators to be extremely knowledgeable about the Rangers and baseball in general, and I enjoy reading what everyone has to say because they are often as insightful as the actual post… BUT as soon as I start hitting Z and I see Josey Donuts’ name appear, I leave, because what follows is going to be the same BS that happens in every thread.
So long story short, I am all for being able to close mini-threads…
by Hookem4life84 on Dec 17, 2009 6:17 PM CST up reply actions 1 recs
Isn't this what the "Flag" feature is for?
by TooLegitToQuit on Dec 17, 2009 4:13 PM CST via mobile reply actions
Well
It sends a message to AJM that he ignores.
"I was going to say, 'You’re gay for Elvis.' But then I realized that I, too, am gay for Elvis." ~Adam J. Morris.
by Kinslerhomer on Dec 17, 2009 4:15 PM CST up reply actions 5 recs
That's why the board is the way it is.
by TooLegitToQuit on Dec 17, 2009 4:17 PM CST via mobile up reply actions
I'd like AJM to at least tell us how many of these messages he has recieved for Josey
Over, say, the last month..
I look at the troll flag reports.
There’s not as many as you would think.
"Blalock in the cleanup spot makes gives me agita." - Dustin
Probably because people have seen it as in vain for so long.
I failed my LSB ethics test.
"WHAT A SHITLOAD OF FUCK" - LL's "Poochie" on Rich Harden signing with Texas over Seattle
what is "not as many"? 5 flags? 100?
Late this past season you promised to start looking at the troll flags. I wore my mouse button out flagging the shit out of two people. I know many did the same.
You banned gdawg. For some insane reason you kept the unbearable douche that’s still plaguing this site.
I don’t flag anymore because it’s clearly pointless.
I double dog dare you to post flag counts for the last six months.
TexasDawg.
I failed my LSB ethics test.
"WHAT A SHITLOAD OF FUCK" - LL's "Poochie" on Rich Harden signing with Texas over Seattle
And in Ben's defense
TD was far more malicious than Josey ever thought of being.
I failed my LSB ethics test.
"WHAT A SHITLOAD OF FUCK" - LL's "Poochie" on Rich Harden signing with Texas over Seattle
Not really. I just called you on your 19-year-old BS unlike others.
Too much for you to handle though of course. Pretty sad.
by Texas_Dawg10 on Dec 17, 2009 11:26 PM CST up reply actions
have you really banned him ten times now?
That’s pretty crazy. I’ve never been banned from an internet site. In the event that I ever am, I could see myself circumventing it once just for shits and giggles, but somehow I just don’t see myself coming back nine times.
by Black Francis on Dec 17, 2009 11:57 PM CST up reply actions
Lone Star Ball:
Even our trolls are obsessed.
I failed my LSB ethics test.
"WHAT A SHITLOAD OF FUCK" - LL's "Poochie" on Rich Harden signing with Texas over Seattle
I once got banned from a gun forum
I merely pointed out that calling California “The People’s Republic of Kommiefornia” was kind of asanine.
Neftali Feliz says sit your 5 dollar ass down before he makes change...
Hi, Keith. Is this the year Edinson Volquez finally wins RoY?
by Brian Thomas on Dec 18, 2009 9:12 AM CST up reply actions
thats the problem with a couple guys here,
they have multiple names and they keep coming back.
The bloggerformelyknownasBigBaddBubbaJ
Well considering what you have to do to get banned from LSB...
…these people are super extreme to begin with.
The only site I know of that I have been banned from is TexAgs.com, when a few years ago I simply stated that Dennis Franchione should be fired. The mods deleted my comment, so I e-mailed them a “what’s the problem?” type message. They were assholes, so I said I didn’t need their guff, so they banned me. That site does suck, though.
by FuturePants on Dec 18, 2009 10:43 AM CST up reply actions
I've been banned twice on Texags, both were for lashing out mid-game in anger at Fran
Once was during that Colorado game debacle (in Buffalo). Some overzealous mod gave me a week for what should have been a 24 hour ban at most.
The other was during the game against La Tech at Kyle where we looked horrifically bad in the first half. Admittedly, I was pushing to see if I could get banned that night. I only got a 24 hour banning.
The free football board is complete garbage nowadays. Once I upgraded to premium subscriber, I quit even checking it. The premium boards are where it’s at, still the best Aggie talk anywhere. I’m also a big fan of the entertainment and history boards.
"Dying ain't hard. It’s living in the wake of a thorough public humiliation that’s hard.--JDT217
Internet greatness http://www.lonestarball.com/2009/11/10/1125340/will-carroll-calls-out-josey-wales
i cant vote from my phone, but yes please
Nobody is perfect, i am nobody, therefore, i am perfect
by 34express on Dec 17, 2009 4:15 PM CST via mobile reply actions
It would be funny if
you had a nice long banter between a couple of, um, opposite minded folk, and you ignore one of them only…it would be like a “Garfield Minus Garfield” strip!
respice adspice prospice
Garfield Minus Garfield is perhaps the singularly greatest insight into human behavior that I have ever seen.
Ok, that may be hyperbole, but it is pretty hilarious.
I think the option should be there
but im not sure how much good it would really do
"I'm against picketing, but I don't know how to show it." - Mitch Hedberg
Hey, prostate exams are hilarious
As long as they’re not happening to you.
I failed my LSB ethics test.
"WHAT A SHITLOAD OF FUCK" - LL's "Poochie" on Rich Harden signing with Texas over Seattle
yeah, lets ignore everyone we don't agree with,
oh what a boring place this would be then, as much as i do not agree with Josey, i do like to read everyone’s opinion, but that’s just me i guess.
What definition of "option" are you working with?
"Back on the scene, with a gangsta lean" RW
"When you have a weapon on your shoulder like he has, you can be cool." RW on Perez
And the little bastard threw it for a swinging strike three in a 3-2 count. He’s blessed. And ballsy.
x
you must also listen intently to every telemarketer and let in every Jehovah’s Witness that comes to your door.
it’s their opinion, so of course they deserve your time and attention, no matter how insane or counterproductive or uninteresting or unwanted that opinion is!
(sigh at AJM)
I already ignore it...
I don’t read it and do not reply to it….but I voted yes.
anytime I see it post…..I scroll to the next section.
by death of the cool on Dec 17, 2009 4:54 PM CST reply actions
i voted 'i dont care'
I dont really think it’d be very useful. There are some users who I find annoying 80-90% of the time, but that doesnt necessarily mean I wouldnt want to read ANY of their posts. It could also get confusing if their posts were blocked but replies to those posts from other users were retained. On the other hand, if the entire subthread got blocked that’d remove posts from users I dont mind.
I suppose it’s no biggie if other people want access to this feature, but let’s not pretend introducing it wouldnt have effects, even for those who dont use it. Even if I choose not to utilize it, other people could block other certain people, removing the possibility of certain subthreads from developing, subthreads which can sometimes be entertaining.
My thought is, this: if a user is so egregious that youd want to ignore them entirely, its probably cause for Adam to ban them. If they simply annoy you, just ignore them the old fashioned way.
by Smoakin in the Boys Room on Dec 17, 2009 5:11 PM CST reply actions
Josey
Josey threads thrive because people engage him.
The real Ignore feature is beyond the LSB community.
No one wants to hear that, but it is that simple.
"[Font} doesn't turn 19 until the end of May and his heater can already hit 99 on the gun. That's baseball porn." - Jason Parks
by hightowersmith on Dec 17, 2009 5:26 PM CST reply actions 1 recs
As does 5 year olds
But most of them don’t reply with “you stupid motherfucker”.
"Back on the scene, with a gangsta lean" RW
"When you have a weapon on your shoulder like he has, you can be cool." RW on Perez
And the little bastard threw it for a swinging strike three in a 3-2 count. He’s blessed. And ballsy.
I pick and choose when I decide to give Josey the satisfaction of my attention
Any post that contains one his stupid witicisms like ‘Little Boy Donuts’ automatically gets tossed in the trash
by oc on Dec 17, 2009 5:33 PM CST up reply actions
You speak the truth.
I appreciate JW for being the foil to the group think of many of the prominent posters. I tire of his repetitive posts.
Josey, you’ve got some interesting opinions. You’ll get responses without the asshattery you have devolved to.
Others, listen to Hightower. Stop the madness. If JW posts a reasoned thought, engage. If it’s chum, swim away guppies.
by 3hacks on Dec 17, 2009 5:38 PM CST via mobile up reply actions
Nvm, fuck mobile posting on iPhone.
by TooLegitToQuit on Dec 17, 2009 5:46 PM CST via mobile up reply actions
And a lot of them start...
…because people decide to just randomly call him out.
by Adam J. Morris on Dec 17, 2009 6:50 PM CST up reply actions
Yep
And I voted “I don’t care”. I’ve never seen the need for an ignore function, or troll blocker. Even casual administration can remove any real objectionable stuff, often without comment.
"He uses statistics as a drunken man uses lamp-posts... for support rather than illumination." - Andrew Lang (1844-1912) also -
"Telephone, n. An invention of the devil which abrogates some of the advantages of making a disagreeable person keep his distance."
~Ambrose Bierce
by Ed Coffin on Dec 17, 2009 7:58 PM CST up reply actions
you're guilty of that one yourself
I don’t know what else to call that whole Will Carroll episode a few weeks back. There are many other examples too.
Yep.
Some people just hate that others don’t think with their crowd. And they can’t just ignore those that don’t.
by Texas_Dawg10 on Dec 17, 2009 11:28 PM CST up reply actions
Bjorn?
Huh. I thought this was a baseball blog.
by 3hacks on Dec 17, 2009 5:33 PM CST via mobile up reply actions
Bjorn Borg had two thoughts
Winning and chasing ass.
by robert_d_wilfong on Dec 18, 2009 12:10 AM CST up reply actions
I like baseball prospectus' ignore system
If a comment gets a negative vote by X number posters, it and the subthread get collapsed with a note that it’s been judged below the threshold by readers. If you want, you can click “view anyway” and participate in the subthread, but for everyone else it just collapses it to a single line, thus not cluttering the entire comment section.
"Dying ain't hard. It’s living in the wake of a thorough public humiliation that’s hard.--JDT217
Internet greatness http://www.lonestarball.com/2009/11/10/1125340/will-carroll-calls-out-josey-wales
by WestTxAg06 on Dec 17, 2009 5:54 PM CST via mobile reply actions 2 recs
oh man that's awesome
I don’t know why I didn’t think of suggesting a mod system for this board before.
Lots of the biggest boards around use a ranking system that allows great, insightful, interesting, funny posts to rise to the top, and awful trollish ones are hidden. Slashdot is an amazing community and their modding system for posts is amazing.
It would be so amazing if that was implemented here………
OT- Who is all at the Newberg Book party at Sherlocks?
Any LSB’ers?
by TooLegitToQuit on Dec 17, 2009 6:00 PM CST via mobile reply actions
I am skipping this year
Bummer
"Back on the scene, with a gangsta lean" RW
"When you have a weapon on your shoulder like he has, you can be cool." RW on Perez
And the little bastard threw it for a swinging strike three in a 3-2 count. He’s blessed. And ballsy.
what does this poll do?
I feel like we’ve done this poll before. Are the higher ups really looking into it.
I actually voted yes
much to my surprise. I’m not going to go out of away to install a script, but if it were there, then I think I’d use it.
The problem is not that these posters’ comments are necessarily offensive. When they are relevant, everyone is entitled to their opinion, even if they are restating it over and over again. The problem is that someone will make a nice point about something going on. Poster X will then respond with inflammatory stuff that is completely irrelevant to the original post. Then the peanut gallery starts jumping in because they figure that this is their one chance to look smart in an anonymous forum. And before you know it, the intelligent, interesting, and pertinent comment that was first made is completely ignored.
The quality of dialogue has gone down around here, and it isn’t because of one person.
Go Rice Owls!
Completely agree.
The only people I’d feel like ignoring are the antagonistic curmudgeons and outright trolls. No matter what point of view someone has, as long as they’re not an asshole or a bit-wielding fool I’m fine with it.
Take Large Steven, for instance. I think I’ve agreed with him about five times since I’ve joined this site, but while he’s been antagonistic, it’s not a habit enough for me to feel like blocking him. And I’d wager most people agree with me and don’t see it as a way of ignoring people who simply don’t agree with them.
I should have voted yes
So I could ignore all the people whining about posters who they argue with constantly and say they want to ignore; while doing the exact opposite.
Jesus
The line at Newberg party is insane. I should have just cut in line when I talked to Jamey. Thank god for free wifi
the preceding post was a great success.
by DShep on Dec 17, 2009 6:37 PM CST via mobile reply actions
you have to stand in line?
you should throw a little “do you know who the eff I am; that’s who the eff I am”
Well
noone would have stopped me if i had. But I figured I could talk rangers for a bit. However I a) didn’t realize the line went into the back room and did a spiral and b) thought I’d move faster than 5 feet in 20 minutes.
I may reconsider.
the preceding post was a great success.
Heh
Rob and I were stuck at the very end of that sucker last year…it was a beating, but I had to get a book signed for an out-of-towner, so it was all good.
"Back on the scene, with a gangsta lean" RW
"When you have a weapon on your shoulder like he has, you can be cool." RW on Perez
And the little bastard threw it for a swinging strike three in a 3-2 count. He’s blessed. And ballsy.
Whoa, can't believe The Newberg makes you wait on line with the peons
Got the book today and your art is outstanding, Drew.
"Dying ain't hard. It’s living in the wake of a thorough public humiliation that’s hard.--JDT217
Internet greatness http://www.lonestarball.com/2009/11/10/1125340/will-carroll-calls-out-josey-wales
by WestTxAg06 on Dec 17, 2009 6:59 PM CST via mobile up reply actions
Heh, again, he didnt
I dedinitely could have skipped, but having never been to one of these I didn’t realize the magnitude of the wait. And I could definitely go past everyone a second time and do so. But I’m weak willed, i’m going to have to work up the nerve:p
the preceding post was a great success.
they should have been standing in line to see you, man.
by Black Francis on Dec 17, 2009 9:13 PM CST up reply actions
Hey, LSB needs more friendliness
thanks =p
back! phew. Got my freebies, some good looking 11×17 prints of Hunter and Holland, second copy of an old kinsler pic signed, and two copies of the books signed by the two guys that were there and jamey.
if i hadn’t stood in line I just would have been here a hour earlier watching football so uh, woo.
the preceding post was a great success.
Isn't this the second time we've done such a poll?
I failed my LSB ethics test.
"WHAT A SHITLOAD OF FUCK" - LL's "Poochie" on Rich Harden signing with Texas over Seattle
So this is basically one giant pablem for the masses here that will accomplish nothing.
I failed my LSB ethics test.
"WHAT A SHITLOAD OF FUCK" - LL's "Poochie" on Rich Harden signing with Texas over Seattle
Completely OT:
Any podcasts worth listening to, available on iTunes?
Remember to retire Fin's number, Mark.
Adam Carolla Podcast
I have no idea why AJM hate Carolla — amazingly smart and funny guy and the podcast is one of the most popular on iTunes.
Also the Diane Rehm Show is pretty fantastic.
Rehm
She does have great topics and even better guests, but I can’t get past that voice. Eeuck.
She sounds like a 130 yr old Katharine Hepburn with a serious case of the shakes. I find myself shouting “Spit it out Gma, spit it out!”
Neftali Feliz says sit your 5 dollar ass down before he makes change...
Hi, Keith. Is this the year Edinson Volquez finally wins RoY?
by Brian Thomas on Dec 18, 2009 9:18 AM CST up reply actions
Collapsable threads would be better
Ignore would be nice but a little “-” out to the side where I could minimize the detour of discussion would be a nice add even if it’s only on the original/parent post.
It would also be nice
If said collapsible threads would stay collapsed when you reloaded the page.
I failed my LSB ethics test.
"WHAT A SHITLOAD OF FUCK" - LL's "Poochie" on Rich Harden signing with Texas over Seattle
since we are mentioning random features..
some forums have spoiler buttons so that you have to click a button to show the text/image inside. Its used primarily to hide image sets from the initial page load. that would be handy.
the preceding post was a great success.
358 comments later and what do you know,
AJM hears us. Hmm. Who was it that said my post was worthless because AJM doesn’t care? Suck it bitches!!! I use the troll script which works just fine.
The bloggerformelyknownasBigBaddBubbaJ
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