I've only had one person on mine and s/he was put there a long time ago. heh, I kind of thought they would dis-appear when they got the pizza but I guess we have to do it manually. I wonder how long ago it was served... ehh, who cares :D
I really have only one standard to determine whether or not to add someone to that list: Would I want to host them over drinks or dinner in my home and would they mix and mingle well there in a diverse group?
In other words: can they be tolerant and openminded and play nice with others? can they disagree without being disagreeable?
I was thinking about completely clearing that ignore list and starting over from scratch. Now I'm not so sure.
While I make liberal use of my ignore list I have not banished anyone there permanently. Like others here, I clear it out periodically.
I really wish the ignore feature had greater functionality. I'd like to be able to link a post or make a notation and have it show a date when I placed someone on the list.
I even seek out opinions that are opposite of my own from time to time. And I even try to understand why some people are intentionally disruptive.
The most common conclusion that I have about people like that is that they're idiots who are driving by an obsession to inflict their idiocy on others.
I look at that as a challenge… One that I believe that I can win with reason and logic.
9. I don't use ignore either, but I am not as understanding as you are.
I also want to see opposite opinions, and that is why I don't use the feature. However, I don't try to understand why these people do what they do. I might go insane if I figure it out.
I don't watch graphic violence or other media that I consider offensive. I don't watch Faux News or listen to right wing commentators. I avoid fundamentalists of all varieties. And a wide variety of salespeople as well.
I believe that everyone has a right to say what they want in the public forum - but I don't believe that I am obligated to listen to it all.
I view my discussions here as an exchange of ideas. I don't feel compelled to convert others to my viewpoint. But I expect those I dialogue with to respect my views - even if they do not understand them or agree with me. I simply do not see my discussions as adversarial - and I prefer to resist efforts to make them so.
My views on certain issues - notably single payer and gay marriage - have changed as a result of my discusions here. But those changes have come over time and not as a result of any single discussion thread.
The ignore list is a tool to put time and space between a difficult exchange - a time-out that can diffuse tensions on both sides.
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