I use the ignore button. Not a lot, and the number ebbs and flows. I think there’s three on it now.
I welcome contrary opinions and spirited debate, wit, sarcasm, and verbal jousting. I put on ignore those who are truly mean, ignorant, or just plain angry. Not only because I don’t like it, but because they bring that out in me, as well.
Two years ago I was involved in an incident that was going to get me permanently booted off the site. I wasn’t the only one in this instance. I had forgotten about it until Cranky took me aside and essentially asked me what the **** was wrong with me. I’m paraphrasing.
Rereading the exchanges I realized that that person wasn’t me. I got caught up in something and got carried away in the moment. When I reread it it felt like it wasn’t me that wrote that, as that is not how I am in my day to day life. So now I put on ignore those who can bring that out in me. Frankly, I sincerely hope that they have me on ignore as well.