hi
The ignore button comment we can't do not cause we don't want to
It's physically impossible to do as you request
You can go request at xenforo themselves
But I'm a member of several forums I've yet to see an ignore button that works as you desire
Being a dick or dickish isn't against the rules per say it's a grey area what can be perceived as being a dick to some is ones other personality or joking manner
We also cannot physically remove people from forum areas and if we could I'm not sure the owner would agree to that. that's not how he sees our forum running
We do try to monitor the newbie section as best as possible however it moves quickly for the most part the newbie section is actually quite friendly and enjoyable
We certainly don't have time to go around seeking growers who we feel are superior and can answer only newbie section areas that's like interviewing people for jobs
And I'm sure more than most would decline as its a restriction on their account and others would disagree with who we feel is superior
Rollitup and most forums are free forums meaning people can come and go and speak as they please for the most part and post where they want within reason of rules
Thank you for your suggestions hopefully my explanation can help you understand why and what we have to work with regarding forum software
Thank you for the response. I did not know how much control you had over the forum software.
As you know, part of my reluctance to put people on ignore is having my Bravedave character assassinated or threads poisoned without knowing about it or who. Just seemed like a good idea in that if I bothered someone enough where they put me on ignore, me not seeing their posts would probably serve us both well.
The newb forum is an idea that just hit me after reading yet another new arrival complain about the assholes who responded to them and saying they were not coming back. So just thought that if the newbie forum was always a welcoming place where good and stupid questions were handled without insult we would keep more members active here.
That said, I understand the problems you described and again appreciate your response. Just figured I'd pass the ideas by y'all. Thx