We could have live, online, lists for Trust and for Ignore. The ignore function is a very useful function to avoid Trolls. But it could also be used to improve your experience using the forum. The problem is that adding users manually, one by one is time-consuming. And few do.
Some users have created personal lists and make some topics about them. Each one has a different approach. DannyHamilton chooses to ignore users who participate in signature campaigns. Lutpin, yahoo62278, Lauda, have created a list called SMAS, which is geared towards the campaigns they manage. @DarkStar_ also has a list called DarkList ™. You can copy their list, but you would still need to update them manually. In addition, they cover a small number of people.
My suggestion is to allow something that will work as a Live List. It would work as follows:
A user would create a topic with a title describing the purpose of the list. In the topic, he would describe the criteria he used to formulate it and post the complete list with the names of the users. It would create an automatic code for this list that would allow a daily update. If you like the list, you could copy and paste just the Code to the ignore/trust settings. No need to copy users name or update with new names.
This would allow people to create thematic lists for various purposes. For example:
- A list that would ignore all newbie and Jr. users. The list could be created using some script.
- A list ignoring users who have never received at least 1 merit
- A list ignoring users who post spam. Or who write only in mega topics.
- A list of trolls
When a user you ignore creates a topic, you can still read it. But the highlight is much smaller and it's easier to ignore.
And when he comments, it is possible to ignore it completely. You will only know what he wrote if another user quotes him.
With the trust system, it would work in the same way as adding a user to the trusted list. It would not be a radical change, nor would it solve many of the problems that Trust System has. But the power of the DT1 and DT2 members would be diluted, without diminishing the weight of their feedbacks.
- So a user from a local section could create a specific list of users who negotiate on the local section.
- Someone could create a list where they would put names of profiles that were bought or hacked.
- A list of people that promote scam
- A list of users who have already cheated someone
I know it's nothing revolutionary, and it's not a big change. But depending on the adoption and the use of the users it could greatly improve the experience when using the forum.