What are the benefits of buddy and ignore lists?

[Sunken Valley]

Title says it all.

[Mystic Muse]

Ignore list means you don't have to look at that poster's posts if you don't want. You still can, and there'll be a spot where the user's post in a thread is saying "this user is on your ignore list" but the content of the post itself will be blocked. I believe you also avoid receiving PMs from somebody on your ignore list, but I don't know.

Buddy lists I have no clue.

[Rae Artemi]

The buddy list is basically just a faster way to see if the people in it are online.

[Dogmantra]

I believe you also avoid receiving PMs from somebody on your ignore list, but I don't know.

top is what you get in your PM box if you receive a PM from someone on your ignore list, bottom is what a post by an ignored person looks like:
http://i285.photobucket.com/albums/ll78/De_ressurect/ignore.png

[Occasional Sage]

Ignore list means you don't have to look at that poster's posts if you don't want. You still can, and there'll be a spot where the user's post in a thread is saying "this user is on your ignore list" but the content of the post itself will be blocked. I believe you also avoid receiving PMs from somebody on your ignore list, but I don't know.

The benefit is that you can avoid people who bother you. There is (for instance) a troll who dodges rules violations by *this much* who's on my ignore list, cuz I'm always tempted to flame when I see his posts.

[Mystic Muse]

The benefit is that you can avoid people who bother you. There is (for instance) a troll who dodges rules violations by *this much* who's on my ignore list, cuz I'm always tempted to flame when I see his posts.

Or in my case, I put on people who have annoyed me enough that I don't even want to see posts by them any more, or they've said something I find so morally disgusting I don't want to respond to/hold a conversation with them anymore.

[happyturtle]

The buddy list is less immediately useful, but you can scan it at a glance to see who is online or not (assuming they don't hide their status, like I do :smalltongue:). I suppose it could be useful to have all your pbp roleplay partners on it, for example.

[Katana_Geldar]

It would be easier if the buddy list was a dropdown menu, then I could send my pbp players the same PM when I need to.

[Gullara]

It would be easier if the buddy list was a dropdown menu, then I could send my pbp players the same PM when I need to.

You can press 'quick links' at the top of the screen, and then 'open buddy list' and it will bring up a box that displays your buddy list. From there you can check off anyone on the list and send a PM to them all at once.

So... I believe that's what you wanted out of it. Unless I'm misreading what you mean because it's late.

[Occasional Sage]

Or in my case, I put on people who have annoyed me enough that I don't even want to see posts by them any more, or they've said something I find so morally disgusting I don't want to respond to/hold a conversation with them anymore.

I'm glad to see I'm not on that list!

[Kneenibble]

Ignore yourself. I think you'll be pleasantly surprised.

[Gorgondantess]

Ignore yourself. I think you'll be pleasantly surprised.

I tried it... and I really wanted to ignore myself...
I mean, think of the practicality! Suddenly all your posts are essentially spoiler'd, which saves time and space scanning through a thread! I mean, why read what you wrote- you really should know better than anyone what you posted- and if you don't, no problem! Just view it anyways!

[Seerow]

You know, it'd be a neat feature if there were a statistic you could view in your profile telling you how many ignore lists you are on (but not who has you on ignore).


I think it would be interesting at least.

[Circle of Life]

Anything that encourages pseudo-trolling hard enough for people to ignore you, but not hard enough to get banned is a bad idea.

[ghost_warlock]

http://i461.photobucket.com/albums/qq339/ghost_warlock/ignoreall.jpg