Posted by sunnydays on July 27, 2006, at 9:07:57
In reply to Re: Ignore user option » Dr. Bob, posted by tealady on July 27, 2006, at 7:26:38
Hi,
I don't really post on admin, so sorry for jumping in. One thing I would worry about with having filters like that is that when I was new (and I guess I'm still pretty new compared to most of the people here), if everyone was filtering out 'newbies' just to save themselves time, I would have been horribly discouraged by not getting any replies. I think it has the potential for people who just aren't 'popular' and don't have a ton of Babble friends to not get responses and have them believe that that is reflecting on their post and not on how people have their filters set up. I'm not sure if there's a way that is avoided in the situation you are describing. I just wouldn't want anyone to be as hurt as I would have been if they didn't get responses to their posts and didn't know that a lot of people had their filters set up to save time. I also think that by not having all those posts available on the page, people can miss threads that might interest them, that for some reason catch their eye, because they're screening out 'newbies'.Anyway, overall I really like the premise of the idea that it would place responsibility for not reading on individuals, but those are just some concerns I would have.
sunnydays
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