What do you use the ignore feature for?

[Alolan_Apples]

How do you guys use the ignore feature, where you can ignore other members? Like what are the conditions that lead you to blocking them. Please refrain from using specific cases so we don’t refer to specific members.

I rarely add people to my ignore list, but if they have been very rude to me, very hateful towards me, or have harassed me, I would add them to my ignore list. There are several times when I have added people to my ignore list even when they haven’t met these conditions, but I end up removing them. I don‘t use this feature if a trade went wrong or if they had little interaction with me, but have been rude to others. It’s only between me and the person.

A bad reason to use this feature (in my opinion) is because someone doesn’t agree with me politically (or anything else), have said something that I didn’t like, or have profile preferences that bother me. To block people for these reasons is considered abuse of the feature, especially if I had very little interaction with them. Not only I would not use this feature for these cases (and if I did, I would remove them from my ignore list), but it bothers me if people block me for any of these reasons. It’s justified if someone is being offensive or annoying, but I am not offensive or annoying.

 

[Feferily]

I wouldn’t say blocking somebody because you disagree with their political view is always an abuse of the system because sometimes the person being blocked can believe in political views that affect somebody else’s life and existence in a negative way. And that if somebody upsets you in any way where it causes you discomfort to see them in a forum, it should be fine to ignore them.

 

[Midoriya]

I actually don‘t use the ignore feature, lmao. I haven’t had to because everyone on this site is pretty cool.

 

[LadyDestani]

I have never felt a need to use the ignore feature and I doubt I ever will. Someone would have to go to pretty extreme lengths to harass me or otherwise make me feel bad before I would ignore them. I don't take offense easily.

But it's there for a reason and I think it's fair for others to use the feature however they need to in order to keep their experience on the forum a pleasant and enjoyable one.

 

[Stella-Io]

I've considered adding users to the ignore/block list, but if I do that then I have to make my blacklist public when I do stuff like shops or trades, which I don't want to do. So as of rn, no one is on those lists.

Honestly I'm still unsure exactly what each of them does. I'm assuming blocking prevents them from PMing you, but what does the ignore do?

 

[UglyMonsterFace]

I haven't used it because everyone has been pretty nice. There have been a few rude people but it's not as though they harrass me so I don't need to ignore anyone hehe.

 

[seliph]

"blocking people for political views is abuse" and "it’s justified if someone is being offensive" contradict each other entirely. political views can very well be, and are quite often offensive.

anyways nah i ignore people for political views considering those views are generally either "i don't like something about you that you have no control over", "i don't care if the government hurts people like you for something you have no control over", or flat out "i don't think you should have certain rights because of something you have no control over". i refuse to believe it's abuse for someone to want to feel safe on a forum. note when i say "you" i mean anyone, not just stuff that pertains to me personally

aside from that i've ignored people i've had several bad interactions with or who simply annoy me more often than not, any stress relief is a good thing so i don't even see how an ignore feature can be abused in the first place

 

[Romaki]

First of all, you can't abuse the ignore system. If someone is sick of reading your posts, they have every right to use it.

Second of all, political means personal. If you say I deserve less rights, then I don't want to see your online presence anymore. Seems pretty reasonable to me.

Personally I don't use the ignore function because "someone you ignored posted" can still very much prompt a negative emotional response. And we go to an Animal Crossing / Nintendo forum to not have this experience in the comfort of our own home. It's perfectly reasonable to ignore users who want to change the atmosphere or push an agenda. Even just repeating the same attitude can be annoying enough to get ignored. People just don't want the headache.

 

[LambdaDelta]

I've never block-ignored anyone on any forums ever, though I may just do the thing of skipping their posts, if I don't feel like bothering

social media however, is a whole nother story. one in which I have no qualms blocking anyone on it I deem not worth allowing interaction with, at the drop of a hat

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but if I do that then I have to make my blacklist public when I do stuff like shops or trades, which I don't want to do.

fyi, public blacklists are forbidden, per forum rules

so you couldn't do that, regardless if you felt like it

 

[Xara]

i’ve very rarely have had to use the ignore feature - i’ve been on here for a little over 5 years and 99.9% of people i’ve encountered have been very pleasant. however, there have been a couple of people over the years who i’ve had to ignore either because my experience with them was not great or they did/said something that made me feel uncomfortable.

i have ignored people on here for their political views but those people have been unignored as despite how belittling their opinion is and how wrong i think it is for them to feel the way they do, they weren’t going out of their way to shame or harass me. but i don’t believe ignoring someone based off of their political views or opinion is abuse of the system - i mean, say you ignore someone because they like a certain band and you don’t - that would be a misuse of the feature and quite frankly, silly. but if you’ve ignored someone because their opinion is harmful or hurtful to you, that’s a part of why the feature is good to have.

 

[Alolan_Apples]

I've considered adding users to the ignore/block list, but if I do that then I have to make my blacklist public when I do stuff like shops or trades, which I don't want to do. So as of rn, no one is on those lists.

Although I never traded online with someone I blocked after blocking them, I’m willing to do business with users I have added to my ignore list. What if they are the only ones who have the collectible I’m looking for (or the only ones willing to buy my collectibles)? I would still trade with them publicly, but they’re staying on my ignore list otherwise. What I’m not willing to do is to trade with people who have a negative trading reputation (like very low wi-fi rating), but even so, I wouldn’t block them for their low rating. I just won’t do business with them.

 

[Damniel]

A bad reason to use this feature (in my opinion) is because someone doesn’t agree with me politically (or anything else), have said something that I didn’t like, or have profile preferences that bother me. To block people for these reasons is considered abuse of the feature, especially if I had very little interaction with them. Not only I would not use this feature for these cases (and if I did, I would remove them from my ignore list), but it bothers me if people block me for any of these reasons. It’s justified if someone is being offensive or annoying, but I am not offensive or annoying.

if someone ignores you, it's for a reason. you may not think you are offensive, but the person who opts to use the function clearly does. the ignore function is so you don't have to see a person's content anymore, that's it. if they don't want to hear what you have to say, then so be it. You probably wouldn't want to interact with them anyways if you think they're unreasonable for ignoring you

anyways, I don't have anyone blocked. The only thing that would really bother me is gore, but I just report that. So no need to block yet

 

[Corrie]

I normally don't block people but there have been a few people who are just negative all the time and I got sick of seeing their posts. Nothing they did to me personally.

 

[biibii]

if someone ignores you, it's for a reason. you may not think you are offensive, but the person who opts to use the function clearly does. the ignore function is so you don't have to see a person's content anymore, that's it. if they don't want to hear what you have to say, then so be it. You probably wouldn't want to interact with them anyways if you think they're unreasonable for ignoring you

anyways, I don't have anyone blocked. The only thing that would really bother me is gore, but I just report that. So no need to block yet

woah, youve seen gore on here?

anyway, ive never used the ignore feature although theres plenty of people who are “annoying” enough to ignore. that aside, usually the target of an ignore will also think that theyve done nothing wrong / were being reasonable / arent annoying, hence the ignore instead of a full on block. its just the way things go, we are always gonna be blind to our own faults- im sure ive been “ignored” before for reasons unbeknownst to me.

 

[Damniel]

woah, youve seen gore on here?

a few years back in signatures yeah, but nothing recently! excessive gore isn't allowed on here so a report should get it swiftly taken care of

 

[Alolan_Apples]

First of all, you can't abuse the ignore system. If someone is sick of reading your posts, they have every right to use it.

Second of all, political means personal. If you say I deserve less rights, then I don't want to see your online presence anymore. Seems pretty reasonable to me.

Personally I don't use the ignore function because "someone you ignored posted" can still very much prompt a negative emotional response. And we go to an Animal Crossing / Nintendo forum to not have this experience in the comfort of our own home. It's perfectly reasonable to ignore users who want to change the atmosphere or push an agenda. Even just repeating the same attitude can be annoying enough to get ignored. People just don't want the headache.

Now I can see why some would do it for political reasons. While I do stand for smaller government, more security, economic freedom, free speech, and basic moral values, I would never speak for bigotry, the right to be bigots, oppression of others, or extreme views. It doesn’t matter which side they’re on, I wouldn’t fall for the evils on either side. What I don’t understand is why would people block others for political reasons if they don’t explicitly support oppression or bigotry.

I wonder how offensive it is to accuse people of abusing the feature. I know that bigotry will anger a lot of members here, but I don’t know about accusing people of abusing the ignore list would.

 

[Damniel]

it's really quite simple. If someone doesn't want to view your content, they ignore/block you, regardless of what the reason it may be. You can't force someone to engage with your posts. Ignoring someone only effects the user themself, so there's no way of abusing the system. If someone wants to ignore a bunch of people then that's up to them and has no direct impact on anyone else. Honestly the reason doesn't matter at all. But if you're being ignored by a significant amount of people, then maybe reevaluate your own content. However, these are all personal choices

 

[Zebetite]

I don't use this site enough to find anyone worthy of my ire or provoke others enough to be ignored, so that's a thing

 

[Mayor Ng]

I didn't even know there was an ignore feature Well not that I would need to use it. I like debates and opinion sharing since everyone is different and unique in their own way, you learn much more being open-minded than being narrow-minded.

I would understand if someone was being ignored for sharing political or other non-game related content on TBT since some people just want to come on the site to trade and have additional content for Animal Crossing games but IMO TBT site is very well organised and you can avoid contents by not wandering to other areas or threads. The only severe outcome I can think of is if someone abuses you in this forum via direct message but I'm sure moderators and admins will quickly rectify the matter when it is reported

 

[Alolan_Apples]

But if you're being ignored by a significant amount of people, then maybe reevaluate your own content.

That’s why I cut back at how much I talk politics. Probably even stop talking about it. But one thing I will never accept are the consequences of my actions. Problem here is that if multiple people block you, hardly any would want to trade with you online, which will make obtaining TBT items and in-game items even harder. Everywhere else, it wouldn’t matter if someone is blocking you.