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To: Solon who wrote (59)	8/28/2005 12:21:43 PM
From: SI Dave	Read Replies (2) of 115

I'm pretty sure "pause Ignore" functionality was added when the ignore logic automatically included posts to an ignored user in addition to posts from them. The logic was recently changed to not exclude posts to the ignored user. Eventually, Bob will provide an option that lets the user decide if they want to see "Ignored Message" placeholder. Personally, if I have someone on Ignore and have global Ignore toggled on, I don't want to see them. Aside, the Ignore (and Ban) features are undoubtedly employed more practically and productively on Investment boards, where users utilize Ignore as a way to leverage the amount of time spent on those threads by improving the signal:noise ratio. With a few exceptions, moderators of Investment boards use Ban only to eliminate users who are overly disruptive to the civil, constructive exchange of on-topic information. On the other hand, the Ban and to a lesser extent Ignore features are grossly abused on the Political boards. Rather than blaming the features, I'll argue that it is the users who actively engage in provoking others into creating bans and ignores while simultaneously making a stink about them are really the ones to blame for that state of affairs.

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