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gaspricepasser Champion Author Miami Posts:4,272 Points:530,765 Joined:Mar 2011	Message Posted: Dec 20, 2012 2:17:45 PM Ignore gaspricepasser Report Abuse I discovered, by accident, that a topic I had been posting in, which I thought had somehow disappeared, was merely invisible to me, because I had accidentally hit the "Ignore User" button, rather than the "Reply to Post" button, which is not difficult to do. It might help to move it over to the side, where the user's name and info are displayed, as it would be very unlikely to be clicked over there, unless it was intentionally. Just a thought.

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Message Posted: Dec 20, 2012 2:17:45 PM

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I discovered, by accident, that a topic I had been posting in, which I thought had somehow disappeared, was merely invisible to me, because I had accidentally hit the "Ignore User" button, rather than the "Reply to Post" button, which is not difficult to do. It might help to move it over to the side, where the user's name and info are displayed, as it would be very unlikely to be clicked over there, unless it was intentionally.

Just a thought.

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ziyulu Champion Author Oklahoma City Posts:8,629 Points:1,628,625 Joined:Aug 2007	Message Posted: Dec 24, 2012 3:33:26 PM Ignore ziyulu Report Abuse It is extremely easy to accidentally hit the "Ignore" button when using the mobile version.
scoutmaster Champion Author Pittsburgh Posts:82,110 Points:3,279,370 Joined:Mar 2003	Message Posted: Dec 24, 2012 8:19:35 AM Ignore scoutmaster Report Abuse Yeah but there is nothing you can do about it CK. So reporting it to you is like reporting it to me! The best thing to do is to encourage members to report stuff to the moderators. They can actually do something!
maxstar Champion Author Chicago Posts:18,675 Points:836,270 Joined:Feb 2011	Message Posted: Dec 23, 2012 9:06:42 PM Ignore maxstar Report Abuse I agree that there is no cure for fat finger disease so it makes sense to accommodate for it by moving the "Ignore User" or the "Reply to Post" button.
CampKohler Champion Author Sacramento Posts:9,667 Points:1,583,535 Joined:May 2007	Message Posted: Dec 23, 2012 7:34:54 PM Ignore CampKohler Report Abuse Because I heard that they had the experience and asked. No mystery.
scoutmaster Champion Author Pittsburgh Posts:82,110 Points:3,279,370 Joined:Mar 2003	Message Posted: Dec 23, 2012 12:30:11 PM Ignore scoutmaster Report Abuse Why would anyone report anything to CK?
MARIOWERX Champion Author Vancouver Posts:16,064 Points:1,665,510 Joined:Oct 2008	Message Posted: Dec 23, 2012 12:25:18 PM Ignore MARIOWERX Report Abuse I see members are reporting to C. K. [Edited by: MARIOWERX at 12/23/2012 12:26:23 PM EST]
scoutmaster Champion Author Pittsburgh Posts:82,110 Points:3,279,370 Joined:Mar 2003	Message Posted: Dec 23, 2012 8:58:11 AM Ignore scoutmaster Report Abuse There is no cure for fat finger disease.
CampKohler Champion Author Sacramento Posts:9,667 Points:1,583,535 Joined:May 2007	Message Posted: Dec 22, 2012 10:14:18 PM Ignore CampKohler Report Abuse At least two members have reported to me that they accidentally ignored members. One thought that it was because using the finger on his tablet might have hit two buttons at one time.
kwzh Champion Author San Jose Posts:20,779 Points:3,708,865 Joined:Jul 2001	Message Posted: Dec 22, 2012 1:33:26 PM Ignore kwzh Report Abuse I should have said, I don't think it's necessary for ignore / abuse to be directly available on each message. Relocating them to a menu underneath the member name (which is already available on each message) retains the capability at the cost of one extra click level. This would be good enough for my own use case, but possibly too awkward if I were mining the news zone for fluff posts, for example.
scoutmaster Champion Author Pittsburgh Posts:82,110 Points:3,279,370 Joined:Mar 2003	Message Posted: Dec 22, 2012 8:44:18 AM Ignore scoutmaster Report Abuse I like that both (ignore and report abuse) are available on each message, especially the report abuse link. There are a lot of time you will want to report abuse of a specific post and the current location lets you do that very easily. [Edited by: scoutmaster at 12/22/2012 8:45:14 AM EST]
kwzh Champion Author San Jose Posts:20,779 Points:3,708,865 Joined:Jul 2001	Message Posted: Dec 22, 2012 2:37:44 AM Ignore kwzh Report Abuse I thought about the top-hiding option, too, but as noted, it's too late to be useful in this situation. Since ignoring users is (presumably!) a rare event, I don't think it's really necessary for the option to be presented on every single message. Likewise with Report Abuse. Maybe both of those features could be moved into a menu under the member name (which is already clickable anyway)?
jrsva Champion Author Virginia Posts:9,993 Points:1,638,975 Joined:Jan 2006	Message Posted: Dec 22, 2012 12:23:44 AM Ignore jrsva Report Abuse Hmmmmm, how do you hide the OP? I don’t see any way to do that until after you have clicked “Post a Reply” and by then it is too late to be of any help. I still think it makes more sense to move the “Post a Reply” button than the “Ignore” button.
CampKohler Champion Author Sacramento Posts:9,667 Points:1,583,535 Joined:May 2007	Message Posted: Dec 21, 2012 3:01:28 AM Ignore CampKohler Report Abuse When you are posting a reply, you have the option of hiding the OP. I don't know if that helps.
jrsva Champion Author Virginia Posts:9,993 Points:1,638,975 Joined:Jan 2006	Message Posted: Dec 21, 2012 12:54:28 AM Ignore jrsva Report Abuse Rather than moving the Ignore button, I would like to see the “Post a Reply” button moved. If it was centered in the blue bar, just below the OP, it would be far away from any other clickable link. It would also be much more convenient, especially when the OP is long winded. It is a nuisance to have to scroll back up past a long OP in order to post a reply.
gaspricepasser Champion Author Miami Posts:4,272 Points:530,765 Joined:Mar 2011	Message Posted: Dec 20, 2012 11:57:45 PM Ignore gaspricepasser Report Abuse I am glad to see that others, including the head honcho, think that this might be a good idea. I appreciate your positive feedback. Keep up the good fight.
Scrapheap Champion Author Virginia Posts:14,687 Points:2,384,805 Joined:Sep 2006	Message Posted: Dec 20, 2012 7:11:03 PM Ignore Scrapheap Report Abuse Good easy idea to implement. I've accidentally ignored people in the past as well.
CampKohler Champion Author Sacramento Posts:9,667 Points:1,583,535 Joined:May 2007	Message Posted: Dec 20, 2012 6:34:14 PM Ignore CampKohler Report Abuse This suggestion has been added to the Suggestion Tracking List as a new subject.
maxstar Champion Author Chicago Posts:18,675 Points:836,270 Joined:Feb 2011	Message Posted: Dec 20, 2012 3:36:38 PM Ignore maxstar Report Abuse Sounds like a very good idea, and easy to do. I have accidentally ignored others myself. Easy to do especially when using a smart phone to access the site.
GM Moderator	Message Posted: Dec 20, 2012 3:21:39 PM Ignore GM Report Abuse >gaspricepasser Thanks for the suggestion. We will forward this feedback along to our development team for future consideration. We're always working on improving the service, and feedback is the best way for us to know what users want out of the site and applications. Thank you for your patience as we work to improve this service. - Ryan (RD)