The ability to ignore posters

Riptide

Please give us the ability to ignore posts and comments from people on this forum.

I know it is a big ask.

I know there are bigger priorities, especially at the moment.

The signal to noise ratio on this forum is becoming truly epic. This is normal for General forums in most games. Particularly after the honeymoon stage of release. But it doesn't have to be.

Yes, we could scroll past the poop.

Yes, we could ignore it.

But it is difficult and needlessly so. To be able to "click" and forever ignore the noise coming from a person would I believe do a lot to keep this forum useful for the folks who are frustrated, irritated and about ready to write these forums off entirely. Those folks are, in fact, the loyal customers.

So please, consider adding this functionality. Thanks very much.

david271749

Please use the forum feedback thread. They've mentioned that they're working on an ignore feature. I'll make sure you're the first person I add.

Innocente

Damn!
What a great idea!

If only I could turn off all the blind, mindless, fan-boy sheep that seem to populate this forum.

yodased

Well ^ that is uncalled for aggression I think.

Beyond that, with the amount of discord on the forum everyone is going to ignore everyone, ignore campaigns will be started.

Innocente

So, it is ok to call for being able to ignore folks that are not happy with the way the game is currently going, but not ok to call for the ability to ignore those that support it?

Seems like a double standard to me.

Riptide

david271749 wrote: »

Please use the forum feedback thread. They've mentioned that they're working on an ignore feature.

Aha, missed that, thanks.

I'll make sure you're the first person I add.

More power to you, Chief.

Riptide

Innocente wrote: »

So, it is ok to call for being able to ignore folks that are not happy with the way the game is currently going, but not ok to call for the ability to ignore those that support it?

Seems like a double standard to me.

I'm not sure what you are on about. I said nothing of the sort.

yodased

I don't want to ignore anyone if you are implying that. If anything I would want to be able to have more people involved than less.

I'm simply saying 'If only I could turn off all the blind, mindless, fan-boy sheep that seem to populate this forum." is a tad aggressive

Valn

I really hope they add this, just so I can ignore this thread.

nerevarine1138

I generally oppose an ignore feature.

If you want to ignore someone, do it. If you don't have the willpower, don't make that someone else's responsibility.

Riptide

Valn wrote: »

I really hope they add this, just so I can ignore this thread.

I just want to be able to find threads that have some usefulness to them rather than wading through all of the pointless arguments. It is just as simple as that, no drama about it.

Nick_666

Innocente wrote: »

So, it is ok to call for being able to ignore folks that are not happy with the way the game is currently going, but not ok to call for the ability to ignore those that support it?

Seems like a double standard to me.

That's just dumb.
You want to be able to ignore people who enjoy the game ?
I can understand wanting to ignore people who are rude abusive etc, but your reasoning is just...........................

yodased

stay out of /general-discussion and you should be fine then.

Rylana

inb4 i have the most ignores in the first 24 hours.

people hate assertive confrontational people

yodased

@Rylana nothin but I won't ignore you, and trust me I'll be right there with you I'm sure.

david271749

Riptide wrote: »

david271749 wrote: »

Please use the forum feedback thread. They've mentioned that they're working on an ignore feature.

Aha, missed that, thanks.

I'll make sure you're the first person I add.

More power to you, Chief.

Riptide wrote: »

The signal to noise ratio on this forum is becoming truly epic.

Sorry to be a jerk. This line just asked for it.

Riptide

No problem. I don't mean to sound grumpy myself. And I should have spotted the thread you mentioned.

RazielSR

Riptide, be careful. Maybe if they add the ignore button, the rest of the forum will be destroyed.

Hilgara

Rylana wrote: »

inb4 i have the most ignores in the first 24 hours.

Not a chance mate

OrangeTheCat

I think an "ignore" feature would be a bad idea. These forums have become quite polarized. Both sides have legitimate things to say but recently they have been competing with each other to the point one side calls the others "fan boys" and the other "whiners". That's too bad but not reason enough to "ignore". Just stop with the personal\group attacks and act like adults.

RazielSR

OrangeTheCat wrote: »

I think an "ignore" feature would be a bad idea. These forums have become quite polarized. Both sides have legitimate things to say but recently they have been competing with each other to the point one side calls the others "fan boys" and the other "whiners". That's too bad but not reason enough to "ignore". Just stop with the personal\group attacks and act like adults.

In fact, this topic is not adult at all. Really childish

Innocente

OrangeTheCat, your advice is very excellent. Sadly, only reasonable folks will take it. The people that are the most toxic to forums will simply continue to post as usual. Mostly making their ad hominem attacks on anyone with whom they disagree.

RazielSR

Innocente wrote: »

OrangeTheCat, your advice is very excellent. Sadly, only reasonable folks will take it. The people that are the most toxic to forums will simply continue to post as usual. Mostly making their ad hominem attacks on anyone with whom they disagree.

I completely agree. There is a group of people in this forum always attacking to the people complaining about bugs or problems with the game. They are the real ones that want to see the game failing.

Riptide

I don't understand some of the reasoning here. If some folks want to discuss the meta elements of the game, why it is "failing" and why it is "succeeding", great.

I don't. And I don't care to try and remember who makes a habit of that and so forth. I am getting better about ignoring obvious threads where that is the point, but why do that? Just click and done.

And if you don't care for posts about mechanics and so forth, why, you can ignore that too.

Either way I don't see how it would harm much, but make it more useful for folks who just don't have hours upon hours to devote to forum stuff - but still would enjoy contributing constructively to things that interest them.

Anyway, I'm not terribly interested in a debate though. Some folks seem to really get a kick out of that. I don't.

I've added my opinion to the proper thread now, the way I should have to begin with.

Riptide

And by the way, I'm not trying to say people who don't want an ignore feature's opinion is without merit by saying I'm not interested in a debate, only that I'm not likely to contribute to it

RazielSR

Riptide wrote: »

I don't understand some of the reasoning here. If some folks want to discuss the meta elements of the game, why it is "failing" and why it is "succeeding", great.

I don't. And I don't care to try and remember who makes a habit of that and so forth. I am getting better about ignoring obvious threads where that is the point, but why do that? Just click and done.

And if you don't care for posts about mechanics and so forth, why, you can ignore that too.

Either way I don't see how it would harm much, but make it more useful for folks who just don't have hours upon hours to devote to forum stuff - but still would enjoy contributing constructively to things that interest them.

Anyway, I'm not terribly interested in a debate though. Some folks seem to really get a kick out of that. I don't.

I've added my opinion to the proper thread now, the way I should have to begin with.

Really childish, sorry. Just do not enter to the topic, welcome to internet.

Riptide

RazielSR wrote: »

Really childish, sorry. Just do not enter to the topic, welcome to internet.

Alright.

Ojustaboo

I've often said that in any forum, whether game or product related, it's usually a handfull of people who will not tolerate hearing a single negative thing said about the game or product, that are the main ones that turn threads into slanging matches and make the forum a toxic place.

Yes it's true there's always a few "it's crap don't buy it" people too, but I'm talking about all the many discussions where people want to enjoy a game or product, pointing out obvious flaws (or things most seem to see as flaws), or unacceptable responses from the company involved etc, and time and time again the same people that thinks the product is almost perfect, post in a way that will obviously turn threads into a slanging match.

Usually this continues to a point where whiners and fanboys are a common term.

I say this as someone who loves ESO (but can see its problems) and someone who has loved many of the products in other forums I've seen this happen in.

It really is usually caused by people unaffected by what's being talked about, who come to a companies defense in a manner that anyone can see will agrivate.

I think in some threads/forums they do it deliberately, trying to bait posters so that posters get banned or their threads get closed

Oberstein

This is nice idea.

ZOS_RikardD

Greetings,

We're closing this thread because it is an old topic and the information may no longer be relevant.

Thank you for your understanding.