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While I appreciate the frustration and thought that gave birth to this idea, it is a potential feature that I (and I suspect some or many other people) would never use. I personally have never been offended or annoyed enough at anyone's post to have the desire to "mute" them permanently. Another problem is the one previously hinted at: that it might make a thread confusing -- especially if one does not remember that they "muted" a prolific poster. Finally, of course, is the factor of my own personal thoughts on free speech and the fact that almost everone has something good to say sometimes and that it is always better for me to hear MORE and then make my own decision on what to give credit to. I understand, though, that others prefer to filter what they see ahead of time. I simply do not feel this way.
I do not see any major issues with this idea, however, aside from the fact that it would rarely be used by some (perhaps many) members. Not to mention that the number of people on these forums who make jackass posts are so high and the number of new accounts created so constant that you might spend more time muting than reading at times.
For those reasons, I do not affirmatively feel that this idea is a good or bad one, but I do think that it would be a feature of the site that I would never use.
[Edited on 06.03.2007 11:34 PM PDT]