OT: Ignore Script
by ab03 on May 3, 2009 4:38 PM CDT
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I fixed the ignore script that I had working (briefly) on the last board. For those that don't know, you can enter in the users that you want to ignore and then all of their posts automatically get replaced with a simple "Ignore" text.
Unfortunately, it's not the easiest implementation but it's something that some people liked before so I figure I'd go ahead and post it. It's obvious but it might need saying, you don't have to install if you don't want.
Requirements:
- Firefox (unless there are ways of employing javascripts in other browsers)
- Greasemonkey Add-on
Installation:
1) Install Greasemonkey here.
2) Go here to grab the script. Should just be able to click the Install button and it should automatically do it for you. Restart the browser just to be safe.
Here comes the tricky part - Setting the users you want to ignore
3) Right Click the monkey icon and go to "Manage User Scripts"
4) Click on Manage User Scripts in the bottom right hand corner. Now, at this point, a dialog box is going to open asking you to pick an editor. You're going to have to navigate to a word processor (Word, Notepad, Wordpad). Hopefully everybody can figure out where those programs are located on their computers. Let me know if you are having trouble finding one.
5) Now go to the area identified in the picture below and add in the users you don't want (those users I have identified are in now way a reflection of how I feel about those people; just two people at random).
I did pick Josey to point out that for users with a space in the name, you have to substitute the space for %20. So, just add or subtract as many users as you want. Just remember that you have to put quotes around the names and separate the names by commas (with the commas going outside of the quotes).
When you're done, save the script, close out of everything, and then refresh the page. That's it. Everything should work.
Again, let me know if it's not working for you.
(And even though I don't care, I'm sure people will remind me how much things like this sucks. I can't wait).
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Does this work
on all posts or just posts activated post script editing?
"Hustle doesn't cost a dime and it looks good." - Pete Rose as Channeled by Marcus Lemon
by FirebatM3 on May 3, 2009 4:49 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
no all posts
or it should (test it and let me know if it doesn’t). But basically I figure out that you can just keep the script running in the background and it can repeatedly check for new posts. The default is to check every 5 seconds.
by ab03 on May 3, 2009 4:59 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Size does matter...to ab03!
Penis-envy and brain-envy.
Please ignore me…for the sake of your fragile ego.
I feel guilty that my opinions intimidate you.
Separated at Birth: Alfred E. Neuman and Jon Daniels
"WHAT, ME WORRY?"
by Clueless on May 3, 2009 11:43 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Bravo...
ab.
"I know you're a bit dense but no, it doesn't. Obviously lying isn't a problem for me."
by benmor78 on May 3, 2009 5:43 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Does this mean no more movies, little brother?
"Dying ain't hard. It's living that's hard."
by Josey Wales on May 4, 2009 12:15 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Woohoo, it works
Ron Washington...giving hope everywhere to the kids who eat lead paint chips of being a big league manager when they grow up since 2007.
by rangers85 on May 3, 2009 5:45 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
I will miss
all of you. My magical musings will now wither away in anonymity. Thanks ab03!
I had a secret meeting in the basement of my brain.
by red shoe ranger on May 3, 2009 6:07 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Just in time for the John Danks start
Your timing is impeccable, ab.
"That start was like somebody on a deathbed suddenly jumping up and doing the Lindy Hop, then speeding away on a pogo stick while playing the fiddle." - Telegraph
by lonestarJon on May 3, 2009 6:20 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
I tweaked it a bit
Instead of ignore it now says Moron.
LoneStarBall....You will never find a more wretched hive of scum and villainy.
by DaheelzCM on May 3, 2009 10:43 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Excellent suggestion
I changed mine to Douchebag.
4/10/09 - Josh Hamilton's last walk.
"You know a pitching prospect isn't any good if John Daniels doesn't trade him away but keeps him insteaad." - http://crops.mlblogs.com/
"You probably can throw Neftali Feliz on that group of overblown Rangers pitching prospect failures." - http://crops.mlblogs.com/
by DJCahill on May 3, 2009 11:05 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I just went with "not worth reading"
"That start was like somebody on a deathbed suddenly jumping up and doing the Lindy Hop, then speeding away on a pogo stick while playing the fiddle." - Telegraph
by lonestarJon on May 4, 2009 12:28 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I changed mine to "No Reply", naturally,
and I just noticed that there isn’t even a reply option there, so you can’t even be tempted to reply to the ignoramus.
G G G E-flat_______ F F F D__________....
by t ball on May 4, 2009 12:56 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Where do you type in "ab03"?
Separated at Birth: Alfred E. Neuman and Jon Daniels
"WHAT, ME WORRY?"
by Clueless on May 3, 2009 11:40 PM CDT reply actions 1 recs
the site
is just lonestarball. I’m sure you could edit it to work everywhere
"Hustle doesn't cost a dime and it looks good." - Pete Rose as Channeled by Marcus Lemon
by FirebatM3 on May 4, 2009 12:28 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
If by "you" you mean "me," then you're probably wrong.
Thanks for the answer, though.
by philkid3 on May 4, 2009 12:37 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I could figure that out for you
what sites are you looking to add?
by ab03 on May 4, 2009 12:38 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
This is the only site I'd ignore anyone on.
But I was thinking about putting up a link at BtB if it was across SBN.
by philkid3 on May 4, 2009 3:35 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Beyond the Boxscore that is.
Not Blogging the Boys.
I’d ignore that whole site. . .
by philkid3 on May 4, 2009 3:36 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I could tweak it so that is possible
tonight though, I have some things I have to do today
by ab03 on May 4, 2009 10:03 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
It's pretty simple
See the pic up above of the “manage user scripts” window? I would think all you need to do (for other SBN sites anyway) is add the URL to the “included pages” list.
"That start was like somebody on a deathbed suddenly jumping up and doing the Lindy Hop, then speeding away on a pogo stick while playing the fiddle." - Telegraph
by lonestarJon on May 4, 2009 12:39 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
not that easy
because it identifies users by their names, which are links. so I identify your name as
www.lonestarball.com/users/lonestarJon
for other sites, the “lonestarball.com” part would change. So, it’s actually just a matter of doing a find and replace for lonestarball.com to whatever site you wanted (and then doing the thing you said).
So an extra step, but not totally difficult.
by ab03 on May 4, 2009 12:42 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Ah
Not that I hang out on any other SBN sites, but that’s good to know.
"That start was like somebody on a deathbed suddenly jumping up and doing the Lindy Hop, then speeding away on a pogo stick while playing the fiddle." - Telegraph
by lonestarJon on May 4, 2009 12:46 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Your nerd cred is falling
"Hustle doesn't cost a dime and it looks good." - Pete Rose as Channeled by Marcus Lemon
by FirebatM3 on May 4, 2009 12:47 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Yeah, I'm definitely not a programmer.
And I also hate math and struggle with science. So I play video games and watch Star Wars to make up for it.
by philkid3 on May 4, 2009 3:37 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
The exact same here.
Only I watch BSG and Stargate instead of Star Wars.
"That start was like somebody on a deathbed suddenly jumping up and doing the Lindy Hop, then speeding away on a pogo stick while playing the fiddle." - Telegraph
by lonestarJon on May 4, 2009 3:42 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
You are a great man
All it says now is “Dumb Ass Deleted”
by laxtonto on May 4, 2009 12:28 AM CDT reply actions 0 recs
My undying gratitude
to you, sir, even though your entire fanpost just says “ignore” now. jk.
G G G E-flat_______ F F F D__________....
by t ball on May 4, 2009 12:46 AM CDT reply actions 0 recs
my final act on SBN will be to ignore myself
and I’ll walk away as my laptop explodes thinking about it.
actually, I haven’t tried it yet but I think you can ignore yourself. probably an interesting zen experience there.
by ab03 on May 4, 2009 12:49 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
And everyone should realize
that if every post you make is followed by dozens of ignores, that means:
- you need more friends, or
- you have a stalker
- you are really the problem and not everyone else.
G G G E-flat_______ F F F D__________....
by t ball on May 4, 2009 12:51 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Now if only it could block the entire conversation sequence.
the preceding post was a great success.
by DSheppard on May 4, 2009 1:16 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Hopefully the more people that download the troll script, the less that will happen.
"That start was like somebody on a deathbed suddenly jumping up and doing the Lindy Hop, then speeding away on a pogo stick while playing the fiddle." - Telegraph
by lonestarJon on May 4, 2009 2:49 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Trollin' for pussy?
G G G E-flat_______ F F F D__________....
by t ball on May 4, 2009 7:19 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
that was funny
but I can’t believe you had that kinda thought process at 7:19 am.
I had a secret meeting in the basement of my brain.
by red shoe ranger on May 4, 2009 7:55 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Is there ever...
a bad time to have that kind of thought process?
"The only good is knowledge and the only evil is ignorance."-Socrates
by slc ranger on May 4, 2009 9:42 AM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Err...
reply to rsr.
"The only good is knowledge and the only evil is ignorance."-Socrates
by slc ranger on May 4, 2009 9:43 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Poll question
So who are you guys/gals designating as troll/ignore/morons?
I'm Matt mutha-effing Bush, bitches, and mutha-eff East County.
"I'm as passionate and knowlegeable as any fan out there." Josey Wales
by Brian Thomas on May 4, 2009 12:40 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Clueless and Josey Wales
I do wish SBN had their version of this so they could keep stats on the most ignored.
4/10/09 - Josh Hamilton's last walk.
"You know a pitching prospect isn't any good if John Daniels doesn't trade him away but keeps him insteaad." - http://crops.mlblogs.com/
"You probably can throw Neftali Feliz on that group of overblown Rangers pitching prospect failures." - http://crops.mlblogs.com/
by DJCahill on May 4, 2009 12:44 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Add to that...
steal home and all his personalities along with hurlerhurley and all his.
"The only good is knowledge and the only evil is ignorance."-Socrates
by slc ranger on May 4, 2009 12:49 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
DJCahill and slc ranger both wear dresses and high heels
…but don’t tell them I told you.
Separated at Birth: Alfred E. Neuman and Jon Daniels
"WHAT, ME WORRY?"
by Clueless on May 6, 2009 10:54 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Just JW for now
I’ll add later as I deem necessary.
G G G E-flat_______ F F F D__________....
by t ball on May 4, 2009 12:50 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Nobody goes on my ignore list
I’d rather read everything and decide for myself instead of sticking my head in the sand and my butt in the air.
"Dying ain't hard. It's living that's hard."
by Josey Wales on May 4, 2009 1:14 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
+1
As much as your comments are often douche-baggy, they aren’t hard to read over… no offense. I actually think everyone is way too biased against you. That being said you are short-minded quite often
by BuckyB on May 4, 2009 4:07 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Is this really directed at BigGuns?
by brettgardner on May 4, 2009 6:01 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I think it was intended for Wails
¡Prefiero morir de pie que vivir siempre arrodillado!
by Chase Irwin on May 4, 2009 7:26 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
This and the Ozzie comment, you're 2-2 today.
More of this and less of the regular
by oc on May 4, 2009 1:59 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Agreed
We may disagree frequently but there’s plenty of people I’d put on my ignore list before you, Outlaw.
I had a paper route when I was a kid. I was supposed to go to 2,000 houses. Or two dumpsters.
by TheBZA on May 4, 2009 3:19 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I think the ignore feature is a good thing.
I had tried to figure out how to do it on the old site, and gave up, but fortunately ab is handy enough with javascript to make it happen.
I think that there’s no real reason for people to be “anti-ignore.” If you have someone on ignore, it’s poor form to say it because doing so is provocative, which is exactly what the troll script is supposed to prevent. So, ideally, the LSB will continue as before… some people will have other posters blocked, but nobody will know except for less ridiculous bandwith-wasting flaming.
"I know you're a bit dense but no, it doesn't. Obviously lying isn't a problem for me."
by benmor78 on May 4, 2009 4:28 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Not anti-ignore
As much as I chose not to use it. Certainly a handy feature and there are some users that beg to be ignored (Steal Home, for example). That being said, I wouldn’t consider ignoring Josey. He may be polarizing but at least he’s passionate in his set of beliefs. I think he’s a lot more informed than the Cluelesses and a hell of a lot less annoying than the Hurleys
I had a paper route when I was a kid. I was supposed to go to 2,000 houses. Or two dumpsters.
by TheBZA on May 4, 2009 5:00 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I'd be happier if you had a little less schtick
that, to me at least, seems like you post just to get the reactions from others on the board.
I do think you sometimes make good points and even back them up with thoughtful, well researched facts. More of that, please. Less of the rhetoric.
by NorCalRangersFan on May 4, 2009 4:19 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
*Un-shun*
Maybe if you didn’t disagree with everyone for the sake of being a complete prick, and then rubbing noses about stupid shit all the time, there would be no need to block you.
We’ve already got one of you, and his name is Sharky. Either be honest with us without being a dick, or find a new “thing.”
Reshun
by cmkelly29 on May 4, 2009 4:30 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Actually...
Perfect analogy (if it hasn’t already been said?)
Sharky is John McCain, and you’re Sarah Palin.
As far as those of us who’ve blocked you…
We tolerate Sharky’s bits because he’s an experienced troll who sometimes makes decent points, and more often than not, he’s good for a laugh.
You’re the new guy on the scene, trying to make a name. However, you’re too inexperienced and nobody really takes you seriously. You’re paper thin. Sometimes I see some decent stuff out of you, but I think you’ve dug your hole too deep. Now you try this “nice guy” shit with the “Nobody goes on my ignore list” stuff but (for me) it’s too little, too late. Maybe once you’ve earned the respect of most of the people here on LSB, they’ll listen to you.
by cmkelly29 on May 4, 2009 4:43 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Josey, Clueless and as many HH sock puppets as I can remember
Also “steal home returns again”.
"That start was like somebody on a deathbed suddenly jumping up and doing the Lindy Hop, then speeding away on a pogo stick while playing the fiddle." - Telegraph
by lonestarJon on May 4, 2009 8:29 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
lonestarJon has an IQ less than the Rangers final season win total.
He’s just not smart enough to understand the concept nor spelling of IQ. Shhhhh
Separated at Birth: Alfred E. Neuman and Jon Daniels
"WHAT, ME WORRY?"
by Clueless on May 6, 2009 10:56 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
A few things...
I am neither a new guy nor am I trying to make a name.
The name was made long ago.
That’s how you get a movie made about you that just about everybody gets and that’s also how you have other posters in here openly wondering what I’m thinking about on an issue when I’m not even in the room.
That is a presence that 99.5% of the posters in here do not have.
This “nice guy shit” about me not putting anybody on my Ignore List.
I don’t know what’s exactly nice about it. I look at people who use the Ignore List as the kind of people who used to burn books and records back in the day. Quite simply, it means you’re not intellectually equipped to argue with me or present your point in a logical manner and find it safer to stick your head in the sand. There’s nothing nice at all about me not needing to put anybody on my Ignore List.
As mentioned previously, the easiest way to get me to say nice things about the Rangers and JD is for the team to win more games than they’re losing.
"Dying ain't hard. It's living that's hard."
by Josey Wales on May 4, 2009 5:51 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Well...
“Quite simply, it means you’re not intellectually equipped to argue with me or present your point in a logical manner and find it safer to stick your head in the sand.”
That’s not exactly what having someone on “ignore” means. It just means you don’t find their comments bring anything positive to the discussion, or that reading their posts diminishes your enjoyment of the blog. If I walk away from a raving derelict on a street corner instead of listening to him, does that mean I’m not intellectually equipped to argue with him and am sticking my head in the sand? I’m not saying you’re a raving derelict, really, I’m just using it as an example.
"I know you're a bit dense but no, it doesn't. Obviously lying isn't a problem for me."
by benmor78 on May 4, 2009 6:09 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Claiming you were going to break into my house and wipe your ass
with my toothbrush was really high-brow Rhodes Scholar stuff, benmor.
"Dying ain't hard. It's living that's hard."
by Josey Wales on May 4, 2009 7:30 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Jesus...
I said I’d shit on your toothbrush, get it right.
That wasn’t supposed to be “Rhodes Scholar stuff,” it was just supposed to be funny, and it was.
"I know you're a bit dense but no, it doesn't. Obviously lying isn't a problem for me."
by benmor78 on May 4, 2009 8:19 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
just to add
more to what benmor has already pointed out.
You haven’t said anything original in a very long time. Everyone here can cite, almost verbatim I bet, what your next post will be.
When the flaws in your thinking are pointed out you reject the notion you could be wrong.
The other thing that is somewhat revolting is you thinking that there is noone around intectually equipped to argue with you. Best I can tell there are plenty around, but they’ve all learned that it’s like arguing with a pole….it gets you nowhere.
There is a good chance that not everyone else is wrong….it might just be you with the flaw.
by jasonhh on May 4, 2009 6:53 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I get a kick
Out of disputes on a blog or message board. I don’t think I’d ever use an “ignore” or “foe” or “disregard” feature. The guy inb the center of this tempest in a teapot is narcissistic, can be crude, and craves praise and attention – the very things on a forum that get you the opposite. However … he loves baseball, follows the Rangers, and puts up a good observation now and again. If it’s just dislike, or people feel inconvenienced by either reading or skipping through posts, I could see an ‘ignore’ or ‘foe’. But honestly, it’s …. well, it’s discussion online. It doesn’t cost you anything, it’s usually worth reading, and if anyone is truly only around to distract or push undesireable crap, the blog owner, admin, or mod can solve that easily with a ban or a registration block.
I was amused beyond just grins when somebody cited that I had to ban the Outlaw “to keep my job” on Jamey’s forum. Yeah, the voluntary 19 hour a day job (off and on) that is not and never will be a compensated position – and wow the benefits! Heh, my next venture will be cleaning toothbrushes at a rehab or halfway house – right up my alley. And this guy of concern is allowed back at the NMLR despite hand wringing protests from a few – but honestly, most just don’t get that worked up about it.
"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 May 4, 2009 7:41 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Ed, you may call me crude but you said one of my posts concerning Nelson Cruz
last year was more suitable for wiping your backside instead of being read.
Among other things, you’ve been crude on a message board.
You’d also never read where I publicly wished cancer on somebody and the posters who are the driving force behind the “troll script” are the same people who wished cancer on Ken Harrelson.
I don’t know anything about your life, Ed but I would venture you’ve known people, perhaps people who were close to you, who’ve been unfortunate enough to have been diagnosed with cancer.
It’s not funny and it never will be.
"Dying ain't hard. It's living that's hard."
by Josey Wales on May 4, 2009 7:50 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
If I didn't think
You were (as cited) a serious baseball fan and a follower of the Rangers) I would have said nothing. Why turn away from that with an off topic and defensive post? I think I get it – you can’t tolerate being told what to do, then having it enforced. But know what? That’s not important, and the whole issue of online message board snarling and snapping at one another isn’t important. Be offended as you wish, or however you may think you feel about my or anyone’s comments.
Right now I’m thinking along the lines of Winston Churchill’s famous retort to the woman who told him he was drunk – that in the morning, he’d be sober and ready to do his best, while she, on the other hand, would still be ugly. That was crude, but effective in the circumstance. Just suffice it that I am never “crude” unless the circumstance requires shock value to register.
Man, I’m a lot of things you (or some) would not find admirable or desireable. The fault list would require a semester to learn and list. But I hope I don’t trumpet righteousness or chest thump over inconsequential things. Now on cancer, yes, very close, hurtful, and compartmentalized over the years. Even in jest it isn’t funny. But as a figure of speech, or token of spite, such has become commonplace. It may be part of your propensity to single out or address the individual, moreso than the thought, and some can’t take that in an equinanimous way. You simply cannot control others by either demeaning them, or outshouting them. Patience, man, and remain calm. Admit it when what you feel is studied and valuable judgements go wrong.
"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 May 4, 2009 8:19 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
But I hope I don’t trumpet righteousness or chest thump over inconsequential things.
I suppose If you are married to a tramp hooker, a closet dyke, or trailer park trash, it might be a question that comes up – or, alternately, if the question is the only thing that comes up, no further explanation needed. Hell no you are not a prude – a prude is a guy who never gets any, yet waits to be asked.
Not sure if the above was ‘righteousness trumpeting’ or “chest thumping over inconsequential things,” but if it wasn’t, it was shareing a lot of the same real estate.
I'm Matt mutha-effing Bush, bitches, and mutha-eff East County.
"I'm as passionate and knowlegeable as any fan out there." Josey Wales
by Brian Thomas on May 4, 2009 9:05 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
True that
and I don’t even remember what it was about.
"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 May 4, 2009 9:34 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Threesomes
I'm Matt mutha-effing Bush, bitches, and mutha-eff East County.
"I'm as passionate and knowlegeable as any fan out there." Josey Wales
by Brian Thomas on May 4, 2009 10:12 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Ed, how do I say this...?
I think your psycho-analysis on me is complete bullshit.
I’m a passionate Ranger fan yes. I’m also fairly knowledgable about the game and have followed it for quite a while.
My problem, if you want to call it that, is real simple to define.
I don’t back down when I think (or know) I’m right, especially in the midst of several twits who love to runaround like a pack of wolves and thrive on intimidation.
I’m not always right (young Andrus is trying to drive that bus) but I’m also not afraid to put an opinion out there. When you get something right, there’s nothing wrong with rubbing people’s nose in it because those same people will rub your nose in it when you’re wrong.
Jamey was running around last week popping his jersey about how he was on the vanguard of wanting the Rangers to go after ZGreinke last year. Is he being narcissistic and craving attention? No, he’s just bragging about a baseball opinion he nailed and it wasn’t the first time he’s done it.
And as for not liking to be told what to do…is that something you adhere to at all times?
"Dying ain't hard. It's living that's hard."
by Josey Wales on May 5, 2009 9:02 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
It was a joke
mocking Josey’s posts about Andrus Ed. Don’t take it too seriously
"Hustle doesn't cost a dime and it looks good." - Pete Rose as Channeled by Marcus Lemon
by FirebatM3 on May 4, 2009 8:03 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Perhaps a better way of seeing it is
as a time-improver.
If you derive no value for the vast majority of posts of a poster, wouldn’t it make sense to find a way to be able to ignore what that person posts.
After all your time is valuable, and if you’re 99% sure that what someone posts will not be worth the investment in time, does it really make sense to bother trying to read that person’s posts?
Thanks, ab03!
R
by Requiem on May 4, 2009 8:24 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Ugggh
Greasemonkey adds 200M of memory usage for Firefox….
No-go for me.
R
by Requiem on May 4, 2009 8:31 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
really?
I was actually happy with my peformance. Maybe I can tweak the code a bit. I’ll get back to you
by ab03 on May 4, 2009 9:44 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Not a problem with your script
The problem is with the Greasemonkey add-on itself…..
Likely can’t handle too many tabs and windows.
R
by Requiem on May 4, 2009 9:54 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
maybe try changing the refresh speed
to 1500
I don’t think it should matter that much though. I can’t tell if it is happening on my machine yet but that is disappointing if it is the case
by ab03 on May 4, 2009 9:49 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Bingo.
There are posters who have high post counts, and never add much value to a board. I really don’t see the downside to having an ignore feature to help that out.
4/10/09 - Josh Hamilton's last walk.
"You know a pitching prospect isn't any good if John Daniels doesn't trade him away but keeps him insteaad." - http://crops.mlblogs.com/
"You probably can throw Neftali Feliz on that group of overblown Rangers pitching prospect failures." - http://crops.mlblogs.com/
by DJCahill on May 4, 2009 8:31 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
It's okay, DJC. You can say my name when you post about me.
The 40 Trumps All!!!
You want the mustache on or off? ... ... ... Too bad.
by thedirkatron on May 6, 2009 12:55 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
How would I keep up
with the latest in robot movies if I ignored you?
4/10/09 - Josh Hamilton's last walk.
"You know a pitching prospect isn't any good if John Daniels doesn't trade him away but keeps him insteaad." - http://crops.mlblogs.com/
"You probably can throw Neftali Feliz on that group of overblown Rangers pitching prospect failures." - http://crops.mlblogs.com/
by DJCahill on May 6, 2009 4:17 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
It's funny,
you won’t use an ignore feature, but you will be the moderator of a board and censor it for others.
Personally, I think moderators are censors which is a completely failed method for online communities, while ignore features are just conveniences that reduce the amount of noise on a bulletin board.
4/10/09 - Josh Hamilton's last walk.
"You know a pitching prospect isn't any good if John Daniels doesn't trade him away but keeps him insteaad." - http://crops.mlblogs.com/
"You probably can throw Neftali Feliz on that group of overblown Rangers pitching prospect failures." - http://crops.mlblogs.com/
by DJCahill on May 4, 2009 8:30 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Not exactly
I refrain from moderation (note on NMLR there are no listed mods), but have adminstrator rights. The main purpose is to keep porn and offshore drug postings by bots out of the mix. When posters send in complaints ( a la the Josey vs. Hodson endless verbal duels) it’s possible to delete posts, delete threads, or ban users. None of those three is done without concur from Jamey. Censor yes, due to the policy the owner of the site requires relative to language or threats on another and a couple of other preferences. I’ll comment occasionally, but not a lot. And only rarely make a comment having board admin implications. Therer is no censoring otherwise.
"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 May 4, 2009 8:41 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I see the benefit
Of removing mind-numbing flamewars back and forth with the usual suspects.
Of course, that course of action could also be realized by simply ignoring the comments.
Frankly, I don’t see what’s so much better about 3 or 4 guys creaming themselves while arguing with some random douchebag about whether or not wishing cancer on some other douchebag is cool or not. The “if you don’t like it, get outta here! This is our turf!” stuff was much more annoying to me than some random post about liberals.
The scary part is that the guys involved in Harrelson-gate were all guys who, if I ever utilized the ignore feature, would never in a million years be considered by me for ignoring.
Everybody says stupid stuff. The responding part is what wastes the bandwidth.
by brettgardner on May 4, 2009 8:46 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
You could just as well say...
Eat tomatoes, they’re not so bad. And I could reply, I choose not to eat tomatoes because I think they’re nasty. If someone finds another poster so objectionable that they wish to never see their posts again (because the poster decreases their enjoyment of the site, or whatever reason), what difference does it make if it’s done by a script or by “z”-ing rapidly past their posts?
"I know you're a bit dense but no, it doesn't. Obviously lying isn't a problem for me."
by benmor78 on May 4, 2009 9:01 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
None, really
And I guess that’s what I don’t get. If all you’re getting out of it is the saving of a few keystrokes, it just seems like a weird thing to herald so much.
by brettgardner on May 4, 2009 9:03 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Well if a poster
makes thousands of posts, it saves thousands of keystrokes.
4/10/09 - Josh Hamilton's last walk.
"You know a pitching prospect isn't any good if John Daniels doesn't trade him away but keeps him insteaad." - http://crops.mlblogs.com/
"You probably can throw Neftali Feliz on that group of overblown Rangers pitching prospect failures." - http://crops.mlblogs.com/
by DJCahill on May 4, 2009 9:21 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I guess.
But I have a feeling that those posters taking screenshots of their Josey-less threads and posting them on here exclusively for him to see aren’t really concerned about keystrokes.
by brettgardner on May 4, 2009 9:57 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
rationally
it shouldn’t make a difference.
but the point is it does.
Maybe you don’t consider me all that rational. But look at t-ball (not to pick on him but he is a good example). He is pretty level headed, open minded, ostensibly mature. He’s the one that had the original post about ignoring trolls and made a fairly reasoned argument why.
And he totally started responding to Josey. I was the same way.
As much as you want to just ignore a wacko because you know nothing good can come of arguing with him, sometimes you are overcome by the urge. It doesn’t hurt to have a little help doing it.
It’s also not unheard of for people to do analogous things in society. There are plenty of things we could just ignore but we’d rather tell people not to do it. One example off the top of my head – cursing
by ab03 on May 4, 2009 9:42 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
It happens the other way, too.
There’s a line somewhere in society where the positives of freedom give way to the realities of the world. I just think this falls below that line.
by brettgardner on May 4, 2009 10:01 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I don't think it has much to do with freedom
It’s like being at a cocktail party and a boorish drunk in the corner rambles on and on, and you decide to go to the other side of the room.
No ones freedom of expression is being curtailed. Just because you have the freedom of speech, doesn’t mean I don’t have the freedom to ignore you.
4/10/09 - Josh Hamilton's last walk.
"You know a pitching prospect isn't any good if John Daniels doesn't trade him away but keeps him insteaad." - http://crops.mlblogs.com/
"You probably can throw Neftali Feliz on that group of overblown Rangers pitching prospect failures." - http://crops.mlblogs.com/
by DJCahill on May 5, 2009 8:32 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Script mod?
Would it be possible to modify the script so that rather than blocking the poster, it just collapsed their comments? Or maybe collapsed their comments and all the child comments, too. That would hide whole flame-war threads.
Along the same idea, another improvement to the UI that I think could be done with Greasemonkey would be to add a “close comment and all children” button to each comment. Then you could collapse any sub-threads on demand.
by NorCalRangersFan on May 5, 2009 11:21 AM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Now that sounds like an idea
To take to the SBN tech monkeys.
"That start was like somebody on a deathbed suddenly jumping up and doing the Lindy Hop, then speeding away on a pogo stick while playing the fiddle." - Telegraph
by lonestarJon on May 5, 2009 9:48 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
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