New Ignore Feature! (kinda)

PaulH · Post by **PaulH** » April 13th, 2006, 2:20 pm

(edit: I gave this post a bad title at first - I don't want you to ignore it!)

We're finding that the options for installing an 'ignore user' option are quite intimidating, but I do have an alternative for now:

1. Use Firefox (if you're on Windows you really should anyway):
http://www.mozilla.com/firefox/

2. Install the greasemonkey extension:
http://greasemonkey.mozdev.org/

3. Restart firefox, then right-click the following link and choose 'Install User script...'
http://s93731204.onlinehome.us/firefox/ ... re.user.js

Once installed you'll find a little [X] next to a user's ID. Click it, and watch the world transform into a happier place. Probably*

For more technical users - There is an extension version of this script available, but I couldn't get it to work. See this thread (http://forums.mozillazine.org/viewtopic.php?t=236218) for more details.

*NO WARRANTY EXPRESSED OR IMPLIED, THE MOST COMMON SIDE-EFFECT IS UNCONTROLLED SMILING, CONTAINS CHEMICALS KNOWN TO BE CARCINOGENIC TO THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA, NOT BINDING ON SPOUSE IN WISCONSIN, CASH VALUE 0.0000001 CENTS, PLEASE SEE SALES ASSOCIATE FOR DETAILS

Sasha · Post by **Sasha** » April 13th, 2006, 4:01 pm

You rock !!!

Thank you. It works very nicely.

(I'll try the 'advanced user' thingy later.)

Godfried · Post by **Godfried** » April 13th, 2006, 4:35 pm

I had to restart Firefox after installing the user script,

and now there are 302 posts missing.

whp4 · Post by **whp4** » April 13th, 2006, 5:18 pm

Godfried wrote:I had to restart Firefox after installing the user script,

and now there are 302 posts missing.

What a coincidence - the top poster has made precisely 302 posts as of this writing. I think I know who you ignored

Bill

tjod · Post by **tjod** » April 13th, 2006, 5:28 pm

Works great!

Signal to noise ratio has been vastly improved.

Alissa · Post by **Alissa** » April 13th, 2006, 5:41 pm

PaulH wrote:

I'm looking forward to trying this when I get home, but am hoping that the "for now" means that you're still pursuing an "ignore" feature that will work with IE, since that's all I can use to access during the day.

But thank you for your diligence in pursuing an interim step...I expect to be very happy when I get home and can try this too!

Alissa

PaulH · Post by **PaulH** » April 13th, 2006, 6:04 pm

Alissa (and all)

One of the issues with the solution that the UK site implemented is that not only is it an in-depth install, but it appears it needs to be redone every time you install a security fix. Security, unsurprisingly, will come first, so it means a lot of extra work and possible mistakes to keep the solution going. But no, we haven't given up on the idea!

Cheers, Paul

Sasha · Post by **Sasha** » April 14th, 2006, 1:29 pm

Also it lives and still works after today's Firefox upgrade (to 1.5.0.2).

You folks using IE? Stop. If it is at work, lobby for a decent browser.

RowtheRockies · Post by **RowtheRockies** » April 14th, 2006, 5:42 pm

Please excuse my ignorance but what is wrong with IE that makes Firefox better. Is it Security? I'm guessing it is.

Sasha · Post by **Sasha** » April 14th, 2006, 5:45 pm

It is largely security. It is also many of the features, for example tabs, built in RSS reader, and the like. And it is the price and attitude of the developers.

Citroen · Post by **Citroen** » April 18th, 2006, 9:22 am

Has anyone tried this Greasemonkey script with Microsoft Internet Explorer and the Turnabout extension?

http://www.reifysoft.com/turnabout.php

haboustak · Post by **haboustak** » April 18th, 2006, 9:56 am

I've tried it with Trixie. Unfortunately, it seems to use XPath to find nodes in the HTML document. I don't think that works in IE unless it's displaying XML.

It could probably be re-written in a less XSL/XPath fashion. I'm not really partial to running browser extensions (especially in IE) like Trixie anyway though.

Mike

johnlvs2run · Post by **johnlvs2run** » April 18th, 2006, 2:10 pm

whp4 wrote:I think I know who you ignored

It can't be me, as he just quoted one of my messages.

tjod · Post by **tjod** » April 18th, 2006, 6:01 pm

Since adding the new Ignore option, I notice that not only are the original posts by ignored individuals blocked, but the references / quotes to those messages are ignored as well. That's a good thing. Thanks again!

grams · Post by **grams** » July 4th, 2006, 12:49 pm

Should I continue to hold out hope that you will be coming up with an 'ignore' script for IE?

I really really don't want to install yet another piece of software that requires regular updates. I also assume that Windows XP will 'tweak' Firefox or my default settings when I update XP.

For those of ypu who will advise me to abandon Windows-I am a web manager, and my clients use Windows. I have to stay in the XP environment unless I set up a special computer just for C2 (not an option right now)

Thanks, grams

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New Ignore Feature! (kinda)

New Ignore Feature! (kinda)

Woot!!!

Thanks!

Re: New Ignore Feature! (kinda)

It might with with MSIE

Thanks for the bonus on the "Ignore the Trolls" fe