pinkpeony

Like on Facebook you can block other members, they don't see anything you post and you don't see anything they post.....

AnvilheadII

you can use the ignore feature

lillamy

Go to your user control panel, on the menu on the left hand side you will find "edit ignore list" or something to that effect. You can add the offending member's username there. Also, if someone is being inappropriate, please let the moderators know.

You'll find the names of the moderators in the lower right-hand corner of your screen if you scroll down: DesertEyes, CatsPajamas, Seren, and MsPINKAcres.

pinkpeony

I don't know how? lol. I'll look into it.

What exactly does the ignore feature do?

pinkpeony

thanks, lillamy, I think we posted at the same time.

CAPTAINZING2000

stops you from seeing their posts

Gonnachange

In order to see the moderators you have can't be in someone's journal you have to be in the subject level, which in this case is Friends and Family of Alcoholics.

honeypig

It's a very useful feature! All you have to do is find a post by the member you'd like to "ignore." Then left click on their name. A drop-down list appears. At the bottom of the list is the option to "ignore" that member. Click on that choice. You'll be asked if you're sure you want to add member X to your ignore list. Click on "yes" and all is taken care of.

Future posts by that member will only show the member's name and the statement "This message is hidden because member X is on your ignore list." At the upper right of the post, there will be an option to remove that member from your ignore list, should you change your mind at some point.

Hope that was clear enough.

honeypig

I think the easy way to do this is to click the triangle on the lower left of each post, under the avatar--it shows "report post" when you hover over it. All you have to do then is type in what the problem is and it automatically goes to the mods when you send.

SparkleKitty

Pinkpeony, I think anyone you "Ignore" will still be able to see what YOU post, even though you don't see their posts. Maybe a mod can confirm that. But if you are worried about someone reading something that, say, threatens your anonymity on this site, I am not sure "Ignore" will cut it...

FireSprite

Keeps you from seeing posts from the User you are Ignoring. (they can still read yours) So if they respond in a thread you are reading you won't see it unless someone else uses the quote function to copy their post into their own post. Make sense?

Like, if someone is ignoring you but I quoted you like above, your post would show inside of mine as a quote, but your original response in that thread will have been suppressed from their view. Since they aren't blocking me, they'd end up seeing yours by accident.

pinkpeony

thanks everyone!

lillamy

Oh, there you go -- I didn't see the ignore feature in the dropdown menu! Thank you, honeypig!

greeteachday

Proper use of the Ignore feature is a good exercise in recovery as well. It's sort of like going no contact. We see lots of folks who "ignore" in anger, but then take a person off ignore because they just can't help the need to see what he or she is saying or doing and then trying to control them

FireSprite

lillamy

Who would do that? That would be... crazy... (I may or may not have done exactly that... a few times...)

honeypig

Guilty as charged, too....