Does anybody here know why some people register but never post, even once?
  Some of them have pagan usernames, so I got suspecious...

Or maybe they just want to put people on ignore just because there mean.  

The Ignore tab should be taken off. I do not believe
that the bloggers whom are doing the regular
postings are using that feature.
I suspect those that have signed up, and never
post.
You cannot just block somebody, when you need
to know what he is saying in order to respond.

I've wondered about that myself.  Nor do I trust them.   Maybe they were hoping to get e-mail addresses.  

 :good-shot:
Hahaha, and won't they be disappointed! I closed that barn door good and tight (promptly after the horses had bolted, I might add)

Matthew

As the moderator, I can actually see who is ignoring each user. They are users that you see on here.

I'd say this is about 80/20

80% using the ignore button are regular, posting members
20% using the feature visit regularly but post very seldom if at all

Or maybe they just want to put people on ignore just because there mean.  

to be honest, you are not hidden to me anymore.

that said, some are mean, some have had it with other postsers and for peace of mind and soul, have the annoying people on hide.

it is possibly a tool to shun people as well, those that are a bit-shall we say-off. For instance, prior to his banning, Uriel started racking up ignores as well.....it was his chance to self examine or for us to show him our displeasure. He could either ignore the ignores or deal with them.

Classicom, last I saw, has 10 or 11, yet he continues to post. I do ignore for peace of mind and it is less tempting to respond to people and create more angst and division....again, much more fair the giving "fishies", what FE used to do, which turned into popularity contests and descended into cliques....

Or maybe they just want to put people on ignore just because there mean.  

For the record, I have not ignored anyone, and I don't plan to use the function. Nor have I been ignored by anyone yet, (though I have only posted 19 responses so far.)

I do think the ignore feature is excellent, only in that it is practical for someone to ease the annoyance of glancing over someone's posts they don't want to read.

But! I think it is wrong to display the number of ignores publicly. It always looks negative against a person, and can easily be used purposely to make others look bad.

What if John Doe says a lot of good and true things but the people who are wrong increment his ignore score? That only fosters a suppression of truth. And then the zero ignores tend to make it look better for another, when it is quite possible that he says many wrong things, and the people who know he is wrong don't ignore him, but converse with him.

I vote for hiding the ignore stats, but keeping the ignore button.

I vote for hiding the ignore stats, but keeping the ignore button.

sounds fair....I would add, most of us here can be reasonable.Try going to FE and posting something about americanism, distributism,women and pants,etc-watch the juvenile name calling and the tongs come out quick.....