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I totally agree about "Ignore". People would always use the standard "Just ignore the trolls and they'll go away" or "Don't feed the trolls" lines, and it sounds good, but it never worked.
Yeah, sometimes trolls do go away, but it's not because everyone ignored them--It's because they got tired of it. If they knew that people were trying hard to band together and ignore them, they'd take on the challenge and try even harder. They'd also be happy that people are (in effect) bowing down before them and refusing to fight anymore.
I've seen trolls take over entire boards (sometimes for years), and IMDb never cared. They would use the same old "If you don't like our boards, don't use them" cop-out.
I am also not a fan of their automated reporting system as people often found out how they worked and took advantage of them. I'm not a fan of moderators either since they're humans and prone to mistakes, biases, and mood-swings.
I really think that the "Block" system is the only way to go. I hope that Jim will consider it.
A few years ago on the IMDb Help board, a few of us users wanted to know why they couldn't change their "Ignore" to a "Block". The reason we wanted this is because you can "Ignore" trolls 'til the cows come home, but it doesn't harm them one bit.
But if you "Block" them so they can't see or reply to your posts, it makes them think twice about what they're doing (and hopefully make them change their ways).
Col Needham himself came onto the thread and said that the reason they won't do this is because "Then you can't see what the trolls {who are blocking you} are saying about you".
What??? IMDb's whole stance on trolls is "Ignore Ignore Ignore" and don't care about what they say, and now he's saying that we HAVE to know what they're saying about us? I'd never seen a bigger contradiction.
So I totally agree with the OP and everybody on this thread. Forget all about "Ignore" and go straight for the "Block". And once people get blocked X amount of times, stop them from posting forever. No exceptions!
For any UnGonkers who just found this, remember there is also another one started up at this web-site...
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It's pretty easy to start up an account there too--It only takes a minute.
Eventually we should pick one and stick with it, but for now, let's do both until we decide which web-site we like best.
Nice to meet you TOM! (aka Teegy)
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