Posted by Dr. Bob on January 10, 2005, at 23:18:25
In reply to Re: Ignore feature » Dinah, posted by NikkiT2 on January 9, 2005, at 8:46:30
> If only there were an ignore button IRL that made people disappear or at least mute.
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> gg> I have a feeling the answer might be something like: 'technology is not always the answer'.
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> alexandra_k> At the website I use, its not a permanent decision
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> NikkiI agree with alexandra. :-)
And I think gg put her finger on why: it's not a coping mechanism that's applicable IRL.
OTOH, something temporary could be a compromise... What if it couldn't be permanent? And only a limited number of posters could be ignored? And posts by them didn't just disappear, but were xxxed out?
Bob
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