when you put someone on ignore that blocks your own ability to see what another person has posted during the time that you are logged in.. you will also not be able to post/reply to any posts of the person you have placed on your ignore list until you remove that person from your ignore list. it also blocks that persons ability to post in any threads that you start. if you are not logged in you will still see that persons posts. you will also not receive /see any private messages that a person on your ignore list may send you. it doesnt prevent them from sending you a message, just prevents you from receiving it.

it does not prevent that person from looking at your profile or seeing what you have posted.

the ignore feature is not a list for punishment against other people by acting against them (preventing them from having full use of the psych central including checking out other members profiles).

the ignore list is a protect yourself from being triggered feature. you add people to the list to protect yourself from being triggered by them and what they post.

the only way a person knows they are on your ignore list is if they try to post a reply on the boards to you in a thread that you have started or if you tell them.