On ignoring others and asking others to not reply to you...

Kerria - I'm thinking - maybe you could create ids for your parts, and then write the usernames onto a piece of paper next to your computer? Encouraging them to log on as themselves? Then, put their userids under "ignore" in Kerria's profile?

My thinking on this is... I couldn't promise not to respond to someone's posts just for the very fact that I can't remember such details! I don't look at who is posting to begin with, and usually only catch the originator's s/n to fine tune a reply. I take postings at pretty much 'face value' and do not insert history nor personality of the poster into my answers. That could be a poor way to do it, but "face value" is definitely the only way I can go with this.

Good point, sky!

Kerria-
ive got the same problem and aside from the idea of different id s i got no answer-
im frequently ignored but not by my own dissociated parts and it takes a while to get used to the demoralized feeling of seeing stuff assigned to ones name that you have not authored. . . it is depressing like smiling at a firing squad we do it anyway and draw the next breath. ..

ff_topic: but, kathyanita, you can add your own special nickname or something at the end of each of YOUR OWN posts, then we will all know (and so will you) which ones you did personally.

Good idea, Sky! But I don't know how to help her prevent seeing the posts that her other parts wrote. I think the separate userid might be your best option.

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Where did you get that awesome quote on the bottom of your signature? It's beautiful!!! (I love collecting quotes)

Quite impressive

DAYZEE9 (didn't mean to take away from thread!)

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I'm right behind you on that one! (the avatar thingee )

MadCity DAYZEE9

Hey fellow cheddar head. Maybe I should clarify - For some people, seeing the avatar and/or the screen name is enough to trigger.

Wouldn't it be nice if there was no trace of our ignore list posters? You still see that they replied because the screen name is still going to be there even if you shut off avatars.

changed my mind... don't think I should have posted this. Sorry!

Thank you for addressing on of my points on a prior thread Shirley.

Doc, is it inappropriate to ask that other members not come across so harshly with their "support"? There have been quite a few times as of late that I have felt scolded for some of my posts. I don't think it's fair to a poster to have to accept that kind of treatment, as I have seen so many times throughout the forums lately. I understand the reason for the implementation of the Ignore feature, but often times, it still causes anxiety for members knowing someone they don't want to listen to is "putting their two-cents in", myself included.

Turning off avatars isn't really an option for me, as I rely on them to see posts from friends while scrolling through a thread.

Dolfin

From John Lennon & Yoko in 1980:

"WAR IS OVER /// IF YOU WANT IT!"

Whadda say folks?

DAYZEE

It's a support forum. Posts should always be supportive, even when they may be saying something we disagree with. Remember, we can't see exactly how a post was intended. So while we may read something as being critical, it's also possible the poster was meaning it to be supportive (but it didn't come out that way).

Since there's no way to tell (except through the use of smileys and such), I encourage folks to express their opinions, but try to be sensitive that others may not be in as strong a place as you are right now. Put things in gentler terms when uncertain, and don't assume what works or what worked for you is going to work for everyone.

If we just keep in mind that everyone who is here is struggling with something, I think we can keep this place a nice, supportive community.

Thanks,
DocJohn