Is there a limit...

**Silence** · 02-04-2011, 12:21 PM

...to the number of people you can put on 'ignore'?

Not that I'm trying to be a snob; I am seeking ways to lower my blood pressure and am incredibly thankful this option is provided to us. I just need to know if I'm going to have to prioritize, in case of a limit.

Rudy · 02-04-2011, 12:41 PM

I don't believe so, but not being allowed to put people on ignore myself, I can't say with 100% certainty.

**rahdam** · 02-04-2011, 12:43 PM

	Originally Posted by Rudy
	I don't believe so, but not being allowed to put people on ignore myself, I can't say with 100% certainty.

's okay Rudy, no one can ignore you either, so I think we call it even!

**Anhedonic Lake** · 02-04-2011, 12:46 PM

I don't have a clue, as I tend to only put the most annoying or belligerent on ignore as a rule. What I would like is if the ignore function could be improved so that we don't see quoted posts from the ignored person. Don't know if that's possible.

Rudy · 02-04-2011, 12:49 PM

	Originally Posted by Anhedonic Lake
	Don't know if that's possible.

No, because the quote from the person isn't stored dynamically, or anything, in the new post; the quote function is really just an automatic copy-paste function, which adds the quote tags and a link to the previous post. In order to do what you're suggesting, the ignore feature would have to actually search the text of all posts before displaying a thread, whenever you opened one, looking for the relevant text, e.g. "QUOTE=Anhedonic Lake", and then parse out the stuff within the tags. It would be too intensive a procedure to be justified.

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	Originally Posted by rahdam
	's okay Rudy, no one can ignore you either, so I think we call it even!

Deal

**ClydeB** · 02-07-2011, 03:32 PM

If memory serves correctly. You cannot 'ignore' someone who is a mod / admin somewhere in the forum either. Well, add them to your list, yes. Have it work, no.

Perhaps our INTJ Forum overlords would add a "only posts by" list instead of an ignore one.
Perhaps that would give you the level of silence you seek?
Perhaps.

**Glathannus** · 02-07-2011, 05:16 PM

If INTJf has an 'ignorelist' based on mediumtext (with spaces between all the listed UserIDs) anything like a default vBulletin 3.6.5 database I'm privy to be looking at, then...

[Original Research]
If a standard vBulletin installation had as many as 2,236,040 registered users, you could barely ignore them all - without taking into account that vBulletin usually won't permit you to ignore the staff or yourself.
If a standard vBulletin installation had 'somewhat' more members than that, you could ignore as many as 2,097,152 users with 7-digit IDs, while ignoring absolutely no one with any lower-digit IDs.
[/Original Research]

INTJf's database administrator could expand the limit by basing 'ignorelist' on longtext or a binary one-to-many relationship if they wanted, but if we had over two million users the Ignore List's maximum would be the least of our problems.

**Zsych** · 02-08-2011, 06:10 AM

I'm kinda surprised that such a function exists at all. I'd never use it.

**peter** · 02-08-2011, 11:06 AM

No. There is not a limit. Not anymore. Now the days of limits lie behind us. Now there are no more laws. No more rules. Now we stand upon the threshold of our demise as a civilisation and the Night draws on, broiling with the dark clouds of uncertainty and all we can do is look to each other for comfort and consolation.

Now is the End of Days.

Now there are no more limits.

**Glathannus** · 02-08-2011, 12:02 PM

There is a parallel between:
"magic/miracle" = "any prevalent phenomenon I don't believe could ever one day be explained by science"
and..
"infinite" = "anything whose hypothetical limit I don't believe could ever one day be measured or found"

**JTG** · 02-08-2011, 12:07 PM

I am sure there is an upper limit for how many people could be on one's ignore list, however if it exists, it may not be practically reachable, and it may be a higher number than we have current members.

A whitelist would be a terrible idea, since how can you know you want to see what people have to say, until you've seen what they have to say? I suppose people could recommend each other by word of mouth, but that would still lead to a very closed, clique-y forum. It certainly wouldn't foster the atmosphere of open discussion that the board is all about

**Silence** · 02-08-2011, 01:50 PM

For god's sake, people. I didn't ask if there was a way to ignore Mods or Admins. I didn't ask if there was a way to ignore everybody. I didn't ask what people's opinions were on ignoring other posters. I simply asked if there was a limit- I didn't know if you could ignore more than two or three people.

**BellaBianca** · 02-08-2011, 02:00 PM

You can try it out. See how many you can put on ignore before it's full. If you just put the ten most active bloggers on ignore, you will know pretty quickly if it works.

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It is easy to take them off again.

**Glathannus** · 02-08-2011, 07:02 PM

Was my first reply invisible? (maybe I should have made part of it bold)

YES, there's a limit, and I mathematically determined how much.

But please, by all means, folks - keep replying as if nobody came up with the answer.

[Original Research v2]
You can ignore 2,236,040 members, or 1,525,201 members - depending upon how many digits are in their UserIDs.
[Original Research v2]

Sinequanon · 02-08-2011, 08:17 PM

	Originally Posted by Glathannus
	Was my first reply invisible? (maybe I should have made part of it bold) YES, there's a limit, and I mathematically determined how much. But please, by all means, folks - keep replying as if nobody came up with the answer. [Original Research v2] You can ignore 2,236,040 members, or 1,525,201 members - depending upon how many digits are in their UserIDs. [Original Research v2]

Considering there aren't anywhere near 2 million members, or 1.5 million members, it probably would have sufficed to say "no", but it seems like you want credit more than to help, so here you go:

1 Credit.

Thanks.

**Silence** · 02-08-2011, 08:44 PM

	Originally Posted by Glathannus
	Was my first reply invisible? (maybe I should have made part of it bold) YES, there's a limit, and I mathematically determined how much. But please, by all means, folks - keep replying as if nobody came up with the answer. [Original Research v2] You can ignore 2,236,040 members, or 1,525,201 members - depending upon how many digits are in their UserIDs. [Original Research v2]

NO, you blathered about numbers and said "IF" and "could" and provided some sort of hypothetical situations in which your suggestion were possible.

As you are not an Admin or a Mod, you do not carry the authority to answer my question with a definite response, so I did not feel it was imperative to respond. I didn't ask to be given some philosophical claptrap involving mathematical possibilities.

**JTG** · 02-08-2011, 08:59 PM

Well honestly if you want to know the limit, the admins are probably the only people who can help you. You shouldn't get edgy with people who are giving perfectly reasonable replies which are probably reliable enough to take as truth.

**Glathannus** · 02-08-2011, 09:12 PM

@Sinequanon
If something has a limit, people should know how much - even if that limit is exceedingly large for its time. People originally thought the internet would never need more than 4 billion-ish IP addresses, so I'm trying to be a little more far-sighted here.

If INTJs were only 1% of the world population, and if there's 7 billion people on the planet, then that's at least 70 million INTJs. Plus there's all the ENFPs and the 7/8ths or 3/4ths INTJs (each of them with one X or one completely flipped letter) who are drawn here for our primarily-INTJ atmosphere. It's not inconceivable that INTJf could have over 3 million ignore-worthy members one day, even if a lot of INTJs don't speak English, or will have no interest in (or awareness of) MBTI-themed communities.

It's not to much an attempt at taking credit, as it is a reluctance to tell people that anything aside from a product name can be 'unlimited' (like Magic: The Gathering - Unlimited).

@Silence
In that case, only someone with direct access to INTJf's database, can answer your question definitely. "Mods" don't qualify, and if you can find an "Admin", they don't necessarily administer vBulletin beyond the PHP level (to be in any position to offer you a definitive answer).

Sorry to clutter your thread.

Rudy · 02-09-2011, 09:39 AM

Originally Posted by Glathannus

If INTJs were only 1% of the world population, and if there's 7 billion people on the planet, then that's at least 70 million INTJs. Plus there's all the ENFPs and the 7/8ths or 3/4ths INTJs (each of them with one X or one completely flipped letter) who are drawn here for our primarily-INTJ atmosphere. It's not inconceivable that INTJf could have over 3 million ignore-worthy members one day, even if a lot of INTJs don't speak English, or will have no interest in (or awareness of) MBTI-themed communities.

It is, however, inconceivable that a human being could take the time to add 3 million people to shis ignore list.

**Solaris** · 02-09-2011, 12:29 PM

I'd kinda feel like if I had to ignore more than 20 people, I shouldn't be a member in the place, let alone 3 million.

**Silence** · 02-10-2011, 06:37 AM

I wasn't planning on ignoring 20 or more people. I had a more ambiguous idea of around four; and I was unsure if five people would push thngs over the top.

stasis · 02-10-2011, 01:57 PM

	Originally Posted by Silence
	I was unsure if five people would push thngs over the top.

The current record is 260 something. You'll be fine.

**Silence** · 02-10-2011, 02:00 PM

	Originally Posted by stasis
	The current record is 260 something. You'll be fine.

Thank you! I'm in no way planning on ignoring that many people on this forum...but it is reassuring to know I have the elbow room.

**JTG** · 02-10-2011, 02:40 PM

Speaking of records and statistics, have i missed the annual errata thingamajig? I'm not even positive where i would look to find it. I'm also surprised that thingamajig is not labeled as a misspelled word

Rudy · 02-10-2011, 02:46 PM

First off, http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/thingamajig

Second off, if you mean the annual statistic report, then I'm afraid that no, it does not yet exist.

02-04-2011, 12:21 PM	#1
Silence Member [35%] MBTI: INTJ Join Date: Aug 2008 Posts: 1,404	...to the number of people you can put on 'ignore'? Not that I'm trying to be a snob; I am seeking ways to lower my blood pressure and am incredibly thankful this option is provided to us. I just need to know if I'm going to have to prioritize, in case of a limit.
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02-04-2011, 12:41 PM	#2
Rudy Administrator MBTI: INfJ Join Date: Jan 2009 Posts: 21,722	I don't believe so, but not being allowed to put people on ignore myself, I can't say with 100% certainty.
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02-04-2011, 12:46 PM	#4
Anhedonic Lake Veteran Member [61%] MBTI: INfP Join Date: Sep 2009 Posts: 2,457	I don't have a clue, as I tend to only put the most annoying or belligerent on ignore as a rule. What I would like is if the ignore function could be improved so that we don't see quoted posts from the ignored person. Don't know if that's possible.
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02-07-2011, 03:32 PM	#6
ClydeB Veteran Member [83%] MBTI: INTx Join Date: Nov 2008 Posts: 3,348	If memory serves correctly. You cannot 'ignore' someone who is a mod / admin somewhere in the forum either. Well, add them to your list, yes. Have it work, no. Perhaps our INTJ Forum overlords would add a "only posts by" list instead of an ignore one. Perhaps that would give you the level of silence you seek? Perhaps.
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02-07-2011, 05:16 PM	#7
Glathannus Member [03%] MBTI: XNTJ Join Date: Feb 2011 Posts: 158	If INTJf has an 'ignorelist' based on mediumtext (with spaces between all the listed UserIDs) anything like a default vBulletin 3.6.5 database I'm privy to be looking at, then... [Original Research] If a standard vBulletin installation had as many as 2,236,040 registered users, you could barely ignore them all - without taking into account that vBulletin usually won't permit you to ignore the staff or yourself. If a standard vBulletin installation had 'somewhat' more members than that, you could ignore as many as 2,097,152 users with 7-digit IDs, while ignoring absolutely no one with any lower-digit IDs. [/Original Research] INTJf's database administrator could expand the limit by basing 'ignorelist' on longtext or a binary one-to-many relationship if they wanted, but if we had over two million users the Ignore List's maximum would be the least of our problems.
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02-08-2011, 06:10 AM	#8
Zsych Core Member [309%] MBTI: XNTX Join Date: Apr 2009 Posts: 12,372	I'm kinda surprised that such a function exists at all. I'd never use it.
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02-08-2011, 11:06 AM	#9
peter Member [25%] MBTI: xxxx Join Date: Sep 2009 Posts: 1,010	No. There is not a limit. Not anymore. Now the days of limits lie behind us. Now there are no more laws. No more rules. Now we stand upon the threshold of our demise as a civilisation and the Night draws on, broiling with the dark clouds of uncertainty and all we can do is look to each other for comfort and consolation. Now is the End of Days. Now there are no more limits.
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02-08-2011, 12:02 PM	#10
Glathannus Member [03%] MBTI: XNTJ Join Date: Feb 2011 Posts: 158	There is a parallel between: "magic/miracle" = "any prevalent phenomenon I don't believe could ever one day be explained by science" and.. "infinite" = "anything whose hypothetical limit I don't believe could ever one day be measured or found"
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02-08-2011, 12:07 PM	#11
JTG Core Member [246%] MBTI: INFJ Join Date: Jan 2008 Posts: 9,844	I am sure there is an upper limit for how many people could be on one's ignore list, however if it exists, it may not be practically reachable, and it may be a higher number than we have current members. A whitelist would be a terrible idea, since how can you know you want to see what people have to say, until you've seen what they have to say? I suppose people could recommend each other by word of mouth, but that would still lead to a very closed, clique-y forum. It certainly wouldn't foster the atmosphere of open discussion that the board is all about
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02-08-2011, 01:50 PM	#12
Silence Member [35%] MBTI: INTJ Join Date: Aug 2008 Posts: 1,404	For god's sake, people. I didn't ask if there was a way to ignore Mods or Admins. I didn't ask if there was a way to ignore everybody. I didn't ask what people's opinions were on ignoring other posters. I simply asked if there was a limit- I didn't know if you could ignore more than two or three people.
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02-08-2011, 02:00 PM	#13
BellaBianca Veteran Member [66%] MBTI: INTP Join Date: May 2010 Posts: 2,675	You can try it out. See how many you can put on ignore before it's full. If you just put the ten most active bloggers on ignore, you will know pretty quickly if it works. ---------- Post added 02-08-2011 at 11:01 PM ---------- It is easy to take them off again.
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02-08-2011, 07:02 PM	#14
Glathannus Member [03%] MBTI: XNTJ Join Date: Feb 2011 Posts: 158	Was my first reply invisible? (maybe I should have made part of it bold) YES, there's a limit, and I mathematically determined how much. But please, by all means, folks - keep replying as if nobody came up with the answer. [Original Research v2] You can ignore 2,236,040 members, or 1,525,201 members - depending upon how many digits are in their UserIDs. [Original Research v2] Last edited by Glathannus; 02-08-2011 at 07:20 PM.
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02-08-2011, 08:59 PM	#17
JTG Core Member [246%] MBTI: INFJ Join Date: Jan 2008 Posts: 9,844	Well honestly if you want to know the limit, the admins are probably the only people who can help you. You shouldn't get edgy with people who are giving perfectly reasonable replies which are probably reliable enough to take as truth.
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02-08-2011, 09:12 PM	#18
Glathannus Member [03%] MBTI: XNTJ Join Date: Feb 2011 Posts: 158	@Sinequanon If something has a limit, people should know how much - even if that limit is exceedingly large for its time. People originally thought the internet would never need more than 4 billion-ish IP addresses, so I'm trying to be a little more far-sighted here. If INTJs were only 1% of the world population, and if there's 7 billion people on the planet, then that's at least 70 million INTJs. Plus there's all the ENFPs and the 7/8ths or 3/4ths INTJs (each of them with one X or one completely flipped letter) who are drawn here for our primarily-INTJ atmosphere. It's not inconceivable that INTJf could have over 3 million ignore-worthy members one day, even if a lot of INTJs don't speak English, or will have no interest in (or awareness of) MBTI-themed communities. It's not to much an attempt at taking credit, as it is a reluctance to tell people that anything aside from a product name can be 'unlimited' (like Magic: The Gathering - Unlimited). @Silence In that case, only someone with direct access to INTJf's database, can answer your question definitely. "Mods" don't qualify, and if you can find an "Admin", they don't necessarily administer vBulletin beyond the PHP level (to be in any position to offer you a definitive answer). Sorry to clutter your thread.
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02-09-2011, 12:29 PM	#20
Solaris Core Member [178%] MBTI: ENTJ Join Date: Nov 2007 Posts: 7,152	I'd kinda feel like if I had to ignore more than 20 people, I shouldn't be a member in the place, let alone 3 million.
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02-10-2011, 06:37 AM	#21
Silence Member [35%] MBTI: INTJ Join Date: Aug 2008 Posts: 1,404	I wasn't planning on ignoring 20 or more people. I had a more ambiguous idea of around four; and I was unsure if five people would push thngs over the top.
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02-10-2011, 02:40 PM	#24
JTG Core Member [246%] MBTI: INFJ Join Date: Jan 2008 Posts: 9,844	Speaking of records and statistics, have i missed the annual errata thingamajig? I'm not even positive where i would look to find it. I'm also surprised that thingamajig is not labeled as a misspelled word
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02-10-2011, 02:46 PM	#25
Rudy Administrator MBTI: INfJ Join Date: Jan 2009 Posts: 21,722	First off, http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/thingamajig Second off, if you mean the annual statistic report, then I'm afraid that no, it does not yet exist.
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