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[Callie]

Hi, no sorry but it isn't ok, I cannot use the forum from home & I am posting this message from work as it is the only way I can get on here to post. I want to use the forum from home please.

[Siduhe]

Callie, which browser are you using? I had a similar problem last year and found I could view the forum in IE and Opera, but not in Firefox for some reason. Clearing out the cache in Firefox and disabling some extensions sorted the problem out - could that be your issue maybe?

[Callie]

Hi thanks for your reply, I have IE8 & I don't think that is the problem. It was working fine the night before yesterday & then yesterday when I went to post a message, I found I had been blocked:( Have just pm'd admin again so hope they can sort it out.

[Administrator]

I think you maybe sharing an IP with some naughty people that have been blocked, I'll drop you an email later and we'll hopefully sort something out.

[ruffers]

Forum down today.

We now appear to have dotted lines around the sponsor ads, any other changes to excite us? Ignore function perhaps (he said wistfully)

[Administrator]

Hi Ruffers

The forum down was just a bit of database optimising. The dotted lines are about the extent of the excitement I'm afraid, I was just trying to emphasise the sponsored links a bit more without it being too in yer face.

Just tried adding the ignore user module but it doesn't seem to work, apologies.

[ruffers]

Feedback - it's not too in your face but does the job I think.

[Administrator]

psst, don't tell anyone but if you look at someone's post, then click on the ":" in "Posted by: username...".

As pointed out by HAL9000 there is a bug (error) that occurs when you initially click the ":", the page scrolls to the top and you think 'what happened there?'.

Enjoy

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[Keef]

Cool, god feature.

[bbug]

I know Admin's omnipotent, keef, but that's stretching it a bit far.

[Peckhamgatecrasher]

Above comment was me - blasted other user in the house who fails to log out!

[Horsebox]

bbug Wrote:

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> I know Admin's omnipotent, keef, but that's

> stretching it a bit far.

I don't know...it is a really useful feature.

Admin=God.

[Ladymuck]

*looks well and truly pathetic*

erm...I clicked on the thingy...but I don't get it...a message says "show/hide" and I end up on another page...what am I doing wrong/not getting? Why am I not thinking "useful feature" or "Admin=God"?

[HAL9000]

When you click on another poster's colon (I know, I know) - ignore the page jump, it's probably a bug - however, from that point onwards that poster's posts are hidden from your view unless you override by clicking on show/hide.

The feature provides a simple way to ignore other posters? comments. I'm not sure whether you'll understand this explanation, but it doesn't really matter; I can't imagine you wanting to ignore anyone else's posts.

Suffice it to say that some members are more likely to become its subject rather than its beneficiary.

[ruffers]

I'm finding the forum MUCH easier to scan through now, thanks Admin!

[Ladymuck]

Thank you HAL9000.

But surely then, it's a hindrance because users can no longer simply scan through anymore without having to stop onto this new feature and click onto it. I mean, why would someone go on a forum like this one and not wish to scan through the posts? And why would a poster "activate" this feature on one of their posts? I would have thought that the whole point of posting was for the public to view that post. It just doesn't make sense to my pea brain.

Sorry Admin. I realise you meant well and I don't wish to appear ungrateful (honest), but I don't see the point of it.:(

[Ladymuck]

Oh hang on...pea brain has just gone...."ping"!

Can this feature only be activated by the poster him/herself or can any poster choose to hide/show a particular poster's posts. In other words: if say the poster "Administrator" wished, for some inexplicable;-) reason, to avoid "Ladymuck's" posts, could "Administrator" switch off all of my posts? In which case, would my posts be hidden from view to "Administrator" only or to all and sundry?

Sorry - I'm not the brightest when it comes to computer stuff.

[Horsebox]

Only hidden to Admin, LM (assuming you haven't blocked me and you can read this).

[ruffers]

What did Horsebox say? ;-)

See?

[Horsebox]

Paranoia sets in!:-$ (Sorry Admin, just discussing the benefits of the new toy).

[Ladymuck]

Thank you Horsebox. I think I get it now. Phew...

[HAL9000]

In due course, will Admin post any stats on whose colon has received the most clicks?

[Administrator]

Good question, I've just had a look and Google Analytics does not record the ingnoreuser link as a page, but if you can tell me how to measure it e.g. in a custom report or similar then I can set it up. I'm assuming you want the colon clicking stats.

[HAL9000]

Sorry, I've no idea. Probably just as well. I imagine posters near the top of the most ignored users' list might get a bit upset.

[Moos]

I agree with HAL, best kept unknown..

Thanks very much for this new feature, Admin, I think it's great.