The website Ignore feature is your friend

[mrsrobinson]

Like all public free web forums, there are always a few that will piss you off on a regular basis, some even target you just because they can.

I recently used the Ignore feature to, well, ignore them. I was hesitant to initially do it because it felt rude. I also appreciate what I learned from some of their posts and thought I'd be missing out on some good education. Well, what an amazing relief, it's been nice not to see and read their noise, I recommend the same for others if they've had similar experiences.

Unfortunately they can still private message you, but I'm ignoring those as well.

EDIT - feel free to click Ignore on my username.

 

[carterchapman]

I agree. Added a new one yesterday - bet it was the same one you added!

 

[Golfman25]

You couldn’t be more wrong.



(note: the smile means it’s a joke)

 

[Steve S]

I have had a few people on ignore for a while. I am not even sure they are still around...

 

[Pirate Lady]

 

[Pirate Lady]

 

[Skybolt]

I agree. Added a new one yesterday - bet it was the same one you added!

No Carter, he added me.

He doesn't like being corrected when he's wrong. Actually asked me to stop correcting him, "It's too exhausting".

I will say the best feature is on your cell phone, you can actually block people from texting you. Great feature and I highly recommend it.

 

[Pirate Lady]

Iphone- if number not in my contacts, you aint getting thru. If you call you can leave a VM otherwise nothing comes thru. I love my iPhone.

 

[JayhawkCurtis]

I have never had to “ignore” anyone on any message boards. But during COVID I came close on a Jayhawk message board, but just decided to leave that board altogether, that’s when I came over to this community.

 

[techmitch]

I get your jokes. One of my recently Ignored users here says he never got mine, and that was part of his "issue" with me.

I don't mind being corrected, do so respectfully though. If it's banter, wit, no problem, I can throw it back. That's not the case with them though.


I've almost left this one a few times, even took extended breaks, because of a small few on here. All forums have them, the ones that have to mock, berate, tell you how big their you know what is, and disrespectfully say you are wrong and seem to have nothing better to do then troll. Then say you don't have thick skin, be a man, when you try to share with them.

One even texted me all of his "credentials" validating to himself why he can say I am wrong, inaccurate, how he has to protect everyone from me.

I get wrapped/caught up in their emotional game, I try to clarify myself, even apologize to some, but it continues. Thus why I finally decided to try the Ignore. I am sure they are replying, making fun of me, and it's tempting to check. The fact they have to reply, and can't resist, continuing to try to embarrass, make themselves look good on an internet forum, is telling enough for me. Would they continue sticking their chest out, at the dock, with a bunch of us having a beer, sharing stories; No.

 

[mrsrobinson]

@Pirate Lady will never make the Ignore list still hoping to meet you one day.

 

[bobeast]

The most biting response to sarcasm is no response at all. The ignore button just automates it.

 

[Woody]

My wife used to have problems with her emotions also, it was a regular thing for many years.

 

[Stray Current]

Like all public free web forums, there are always a few that will piss you off on a regular basis, some even target you just because they can. In my case there are a few who are starting to annoy the crap out of me when they feel they need to publicly, sarcasticly, say my information is inaccurate or wrong. And then continue to troll my posts with petty crap. I do my best, just trying to help folks here and pay it forward and pass on what I've learned.. Sometimes I'll be wrong, it's not intentional. Some of you have sent me down rabbit holes with your recommendations, I get it, you're just trying to help, and I usually learn something along the way.

That said I recently used the Ignore feature to, well, ignore them. I was hesitant to initially do it because it felt rude. I also appreciate what I learned from some of their posts and thought I'd be missing out on some good education. Well, what an amazing relief, it's been nice not to see and read their noise, I recommend the same for others if they've had similar experiences.

Unfortunately they can still private message you, but I'm ignoring those as well.

EDIT - feel free to click Ignore on my username.

who posted this blank post? Am I really the only one in this thread?

 

[PlayDate]

I dunno.....I'm not sure about the Ignore thing. I have seen a lot of people come and go on CSR. Maybe I'm not in the right threads but most of differences of opinion (other than politics) come when we are trying to solve a problem for someone and we are missing some key details.

I have a lot of respect for @techmitch @ttmott and even @scoflaw . We don't always agree but we make a genuine effort to help people.

Sometimes it gets bumpy. Helping people that may not want the help or the advice can get problematic quickly.

 

[techmitch]

I had respect for @scoflaw and @techmitch until they made it their goal to embarrass me, troll me, check me up, berate me, "Like" it when another user did the same, etc. Especially @scoflaw. The petty stuff has gotten old. I may be wrong, inaccurate, misquote, etc. It's never on purpose or with intent, I am only trying to help. I don't need them to filter stuff out for me on here; I am a smart guy and can figure it out on my own, most can I assume. That's part of the learning process IMO.

If you want to correct me, do so respectfully versus trying to embarrass me, being sarcastic, etc.

"I respectfully disagree, and here's why..." Leave the bullshit sarcasm out.

The last straw was the battery/alternator thread, neither, including @SKybolt could resist the sarcasm. That "trick" came from my late dad, so yeah, I probably took it a little more personal when they replied with their not it all sarcasm, than most. We were butt poor, my dad could not afford to purchase all of their fancy diagnostic tools. And he/we were usually stuck somewhere, in the woods, on the water, etc. Without these fancy tools. The OP wanted something quick, not the usual "go spend $100 on stuff, come back, do this do that..." so that is how I replied. And I qualified my reply.

I've met @SKybolt, I have said how smart he is many, many, many times on here and to him personally, yet he can't resist. I have apologized to him multiple times, yet he continues to basically say "You deserve it, stop trying to be cool, stop misleading users ".

I am done with all 3. I should have Ignored them sooner.

 

[Pirate Lady]

And how many times have I heard "I was in the Navy..."
Shove him off the pier. Yell “MAN OVERBOARD, THIS IS NOT A DRILL”.

 

[Skybolt]

I had respect for @scoflaw and @techmitch until they made it their goal to embarrass me, troll me, check me up, berate me, "Like" it when another user did the same, etc. Especially @scoflaw. The petty stuff has gotten old. I may be wrong, inaccurate, misquote, etc. It's never on purpose or with intent, I am only trying to help. I don't need them to filter stuff out for me on here; I am a smart guy and can figure it out on my own, most can I assume. That's part of the learning process IMO.

If you want to correct me, do so respectfully versus trying to embarrass me, being sarcastic, etc.

"I respectfully disagree, and here's why..." Leave the bullshit sarcasm out.

The last straw was the battery/alternator thread, neither, including @SKybolt could resist the sarcasm. That "trick" came from my late dad, so yeah, I probably took it a little more personal when they replied with their "know it all sarcasm", than most. We were butt poor, my dad could not afford to purchase all of their fancy diagnostic tools. And he/we were usually stuck somewhere, in the woods, on the water, etc. Without these fancy tools. The OP wanted something quick, not the usual "go spend $100 on stuff, come back, do this do that..." so that is how I replied. And I qualified my reply.

And @scoflaw on the "Test" thread, checking me up, making fun of me, for forgetting to add EDIT. I big "eff you" buddie.

I've met @SKybolt, I have said how smart he is many, many, many times on here and to him personally, yet he can't resist. I have apologized to him multiple times, for my knee jerk reactions to his crap, yet he continues to basically say "You deserve it, stop trying to be cool, stop misleading users ".

I am done with all 3. I should have Ignored them sooner. I don't care how smart they are, how many certification they have, how many years of experience they have, etc. The sarcastic bullshit is enough.

I never meant to turn the thread into "what my issues", with theses users is, apologies for doing so.

Wow, the pages of texts you blew my phone up with on Friday wasn't enough? I didn't see any apologies in any of them, only you repeating how you think I am a know it all. That's not an apology it's an insult.

You really are looking for approval aren't you. Otherwise why start this thread? Correcting someone because what they posted is not sarcasm, telling you, you know nothing and should only be reading the post's you decide to post in with completely wrong information could be, except that wasn't sarcasm, it's is my opinion. You ask for peoples thought's on a subject then when you get them you berate them and then ask do I really have to do all that. Then start 10+ threads asking the same question again and again hoping to find someone that will agree with you.

You post things others have said taking them out of context and making them fit your thought pattern. Hell I shouldn't be posting this, but here it is. I should be smart like @techmitch and @scoflaw and let this blow on by. But I am not that guy, I am not that guy in real life either and would never take this crap from the likes of you.

I have met Mitch in real life and think he is a stand up guy and fun to hang with. While Scoflaw has corrected me on occasion, that's par for the course. Doesn't make him a bad guy. He does know what he is talking about and tries to help people out. What do you do? Post about how someone has hurt your feelings and ask them not to correct you again. Make sarcastic comments in threads that have nothing to do with that thread.

I know your going to see this, because you referenced what I said further up in this thread. Hmm, maybe you didn't ignore me so you could read what I have to say. Either way I could care less. But posting crap like this is just bad for everyone, including what I am posting now. I expect you will just keep it up until I responded, so here it is.

My apologies to everyone who reads this, it has no place being here. Hopefully this thread will die on the vine and be gone in a few weeks. Again my apologies ...

 

[Golfman25]

The easiest thing to do at the dock is keep a stock of bud light in the fridge. Hand it to the guy you want to get rid of when he needs a beer.


Frankly, you all should get over yourselves. It's boating for Christ's sake. Sun, fun, beer, and boobs. In our neck of the woods, the season is 4 short months. Enjoy. If you want headaches, marry a menopausal woman.

 

[Woody]

I had respect for @scoflaw and @techmitch until they made it their goal to embarrass me, troll me, check me up, berate me, "Like" it when another user did the same, etc. Especially @scoflaw. The petty stuff has gotten old. I may be wrong, inaccurate, misquote, etc. It's never on purpose or with intent, I am only trying to help. I don't need them to filter stuff out for me on here; I am a smart guy and can figure it out on my own, most can I assume. That's part of the learning process IMO.

If you want to correct me, do so respectfully versus trying to embarrass me, being sarcastic, etc.

"I respectfully disagree, and here's why..." Leave the bullshit sarcasm out.

The last straw was the battery/alternator thread, neither, including @SKybolt could resist the sarcasm. That "trick" came from my late dad, so yeah, I probably took it a little more personal when they replied with their "know it all sarcasm", than most. We were butt poor, my dad could not afford to purchase all of their fancy diagnostic tools. And he/we were usually stuck somewhere, in the woods, on the water, etc. Without these fancy tools. The OP wanted something quick, not the usual "go spend $100 on stuff, come back, do this do that..." so that is how I replied. And I qualified my reply.

And @scoflaw on the "Test" thread, checking me up, making fun of me, for forgetting to add EDIT. I big "eff you" buddie.

I've met @SKybolt, I have said how smart he is many, many, many times on here and to him personally, yet he can't resist. I have apologized to him multiple times, for my knee jerk reactions to his crap, yet he continues to basically say "You deserve it, stop trying to be cool, stop misleading users ".

I am done with all 3. I should have Ignored them sooner. I don't care how smart they are, how many certification they have, how many years of experience they have, etc. The sarcastic bullshit is enough.

I never meant to turn the thread into "what my issues are", with theses users is, or who they are, apologies for doing so. When my girlfriend said he's a douche ignore him, I thought I would share it with others, there's an Ignore feature here, try it out.