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Hi guys,
We've been trying to find a better 'ignore' feature than what comes with the forum software for several years now and since there didn't seem to be anything out there that did exactly what we wanted we hired out the project. Enter 'The Big Eraser.'
As forum admins and moderators we want everyone to get along and enjoy the forum together and if two forum members have a problem we encourage them to work things out. But sometimes there's just that person that drives you crazy and you feel your forum experience would be greatly enhanced if you didn't constantly come across their posts.
The current default forum ignore feature allows you to hide a forum members posts, but every time you come across one, you get a notice telling you that the post isn't visible because you have chosen to ignore the poster. It also offers you a button to press if you want to view the post anyway. That's kind of like putting a sheet over a piece of furniture--you can't see the furniture, but it's obviously under the sheet. Add a sticky note to the sheet that says "To remind yourself how much you dislike the furniture under this sheet, remove sheet" and you've got the current ignore feature.
The new Treefrog ignore feature virtually erases any trace of a member on your ignore list. No posts, no notices of ignored posts...everything looks (on your screen) exactly like it would if that person were not a member of the forum at all. Please note, only forum administrators can add people to the Big Eraser ignore list--the default ignore feature is still there and is what most people will no doubt use and prefer.
If this new feature is something you feel would lower your blood pressure and increase your satisfaction with your forum experience do the following:
1. Contact an administrator or a moderator who will relay your request to an adminstrator. Be discreet and use common sense--Do not use this thread to make your requests - only make requests via private message.
2. Don't make the request unless you are serious. This option is a sort of last resort for people you want to see no trace of. This means if they post you won't see the post, but if they start a thread you won't see the thread either--even if other people post on it. How can you see a thread started by someone who doesn't exist in your world?
3. Once an admin has added the person to your list you should get a private message confirmation from one of us letting you know. How fast we get to the request depends on how many requests there are and what there is time for. It could take several days--the forum is a sliver of what we do at Treefrog Treasures so it really depends on what else is going on.
4. Once someone is on your ignore list don't post this fact. Again, be respectful and use common sense. This new feature is meant to be a courtesy to you, not a discourtesy to them.
We hope you will find this to be a useful new feature. Best regards,
We've been trying to find a better 'ignore' feature than what comes with the forum software for several years now and since there didn't seem to be anything out there that did exactly what we wanted we hired out the project. Enter 'The Big Eraser.'
As forum admins and moderators we want everyone to get along and enjoy the forum together and if two forum members have a problem we encourage them to work things out. But sometimes there's just that person that drives you crazy and you feel your forum experience would be greatly enhanced if you didn't constantly come across their posts.
The current default forum ignore feature allows you to hide a forum members posts, but every time you come across one, you get a notice telling you that the post isn't visible because you have chosen to ignore the poster. It also offers you a button to press if you want to view the post anyway. That's kind of like putting a sheet over a piece of furniture--you can't see the furniture, but it's obviously under the sheet. Add a sticky note to the sheet that says "To remind yourself how much you dislike the furniture under this sheet, remove sheet" and you've got the current ignore feature.
The new Treefrog ignore feature virtually erases any trace of a member on your ignore list. No posts, no notices of ignored posts...everything looks (on your screen) exactly like it would if that person were not a member of the forum at all. Please note, only forum administrators can add people to the Big Eraser ignore list--the default ignore feature is still there and is what most people will no doubt use and prefer.
If this new feature is something you feel would lower your blood pressure and increase your satisfaction with your forum experience do the following:
1. Contact an administrator or a moderator who will relay your request to an adminstrator. Be discreet and use common sense--Do not use this thread to make your requests - only make requests via private message.
2. Don't make the request unless you are serious. This option is a sort of last resort for people you want to see no trace of. This means if they post you won't see the post, but if they start a thread you won't see the thread either--even if other people post on it. How can you see a thread started by someone who doesn't exist in your world?
3. Once an admin has added the person to your list you should get a private message confirmation from one of us letting you know. How fast we get to the request depends on how many requests there are and what there is time for. It could take several days--the forum is a sliver of what we do at Treefrog Treasures so it really depends on what else is going on.
4. Once someone is on your ignore list don't post this fact. Again, be respectful and use common sense. This new feature is meant to be a courtesy to you, not a discourtesy to them.
We hope you will find this to be a useful new feature. Best regards,
