Basically any one you disagree with is ignored? All members have an Ignore option it’s up to you to choose to use it at your discretion. However just to list a Member in general to Ignore is exactly the kind of action that stands against the whole purpose of a forum.
In addition to having an "ignored members" blacklist, I think SDF should allow users to have a whitelist where everyone not on the whitelist is ignored.
I think if a user had an option to "whitelist" other people I think that could be a way to go about it, but there would need to be a way in which people are able to recognize that you are replying to someone that has whitelisted you so you know you're not just wasting your time.
I do see both sides of the argument; on the one hand it is good to be able to have open discussion from a lot of new and different people and new and different ideas -- but on the other hand, an influx of new members sometimes brings the quality of discussion down and there are also longer standing members here whose contributions might be considered by some to be average at best or non-constructive at worst.
That said the logistical changes and changes in day to day posting patterns would be so different that it may not be worth it.
That would be blacklist.
Wouldn't someone realize they have been ignored after quoting the specific user multiple times and not receiving an answer? I don't feel such a function is necessary when only several attempts are needed to see if you have been blocked or not.Well, whether it's a white list or a blacklist/ignore function, knowing that you've been placed on one when you're replying to someone is probably beneficial to know you're not wasting your time.