'Ignore' options

[Kad]

I've been exploring the options available in my Profile page. As an experiment, I set it up to 'ignore' the vintage machine board and also a chatty member just to see what happens.

When I'm logged in and looking at the 'Unread messages '  anything the 'ignored' member posts is replaced by " You are ignoring this user. Show me the post" which gives me the opportunity to read the post if I wish. This is as expected. However when I make use of ' most recent posts' anything that the 'ignored' member has posted recently is shown, ie not 'ignored' at all. Am I mistaken in not expecting this to happen?

[Greybird]

I don't know the answer to this and don't particularly want to. There are quite a few of us who could be described as "chatty" - which is what keeps the forum going. No-one would want to think they were being deliberately ignored - electronically or not. Anyone is at liberty to read posts or not as they choose.

[Lowena]

Yes @Kad  I tried the "ignore" function and found exactly the same as you. It ignore the posts within a thread but all the posts show up in "most recent" .
I don't know what, if anything can be done to alter this

[Kad]

It's not that I intend to use the 'ignore' function, it's just that I wondered how it worked and was intrigued when it didn't work as I expected. Guess it's the scientist in me - like to know how and why  .
I might use the 'ignore boards' option for things like vintage machines, dance costumes etc - areas of sewing that I have no interest in.

[Iminei]

But why do you have to have a robot to do this?

If Im not interested in a particular area in this or any other forum .. I simply dont click on it .. simples!

The computer in our head is far more skilled and nuanced than any bot can be ... hence my shaming on faceache for a glib humorous (well I thought so at the time) remark!

[Kwaaked]

Kad I have frequently found that stuff that doesn't interest me often comes in handy.

I do not quilt.  I have zero interest in it.  But I have found several recommendations for tools that I DO use. 

Knowledge of these people is pretty impressive, and they don't all post on the same boards, or sometimes even my interests.