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Posted by: Old Papa Rich
I'm not particuarly interested in this feature personally, mainly because I wouldn't use it. For obvious reasons, I can't. But even if I wasn't a moderator, I most likely wouldn't. I like to take in the whole picture.
I do believe it would benefit other members though. Some folks get way too worked up over some specific people. They'd be better off just not having them around. It allows those members to control their own environmnt. If I don't like Apoc, he just doesn't exist in my world.
This doesn't really negatively affect him either. If I am willing to ignore him, there's probably not much I'm going to say to him that he wants or needs to read. And I'm a lot more calm.
Another reason I'm not a big fan is the idea of the echo chamber. Others have already mentioned some ideas to combat this such as collapsed posts or a reveal button. I would also throw out the idea that ignoring could work like a ban system. We could have 7 day, 14 day, 30 day, 60 day, or permanant options. That would give people the control to take a break from some individuals without writing them off forever.I like this, would it be a pure replica of a ban? hidden posts and such?