Is there any possibility to put on ignore every member who display a signature?

[Bossian]

Hi,

I was looking for some information about trading (I am more and more into trading and I really love it, haven't made a losing trade since 2018). I opened the trading section, saw some nice threads, but even there most of the replies are off and irrelevant, then it is easy to see why, those replying are just boosting their post count by writing nonsense or pointless stuff.

Then opened other topics and all were similar, which led me to the idea of a possibility to configure a ignore function, for example put all the members who have a signature, and maybe exclude from this very large group the legendary members (who are more likely to write good posts)?

Possible or not? 
This would make this place so much easier to read. Thanks for your consideration.

[The Sceptical Chymist]

those replying are just boosting their post count by writing nonsense or pointless stuff.

I have no doubt your experience was just as you described, because when I joined bitcointalk almost five years ago my impression was pretty much the same as yours--and it is indeed frustrating.  It's actually gotten better since the introduction of the merit system, but some sections are still filled with garbage posts.

Danny Hamilton used to have a pre-made ignore list that included everyone wearing a signature, but I wouldn't recommend using something like that.  The fact is that most members here are in signature camapaigns, including some of the best posters on the forum.  If you put them all on ignore, you'd probably be left with only members with the rank of Newbie that can't advertise in their signature space.

My suggestion would be to just add to your ignore list manually as you notice members posting nonsense.  That's what I've done, and it's worked out pretty well.

[mole0815]

Hi,

I was looking for some information about trading (I am more and more into trading and I really love it, haven't made a losing trade since 2018). I opened the trading section, saw some nice threads, but even there most of the replies are off and irrelevant, then it is easy to see why, those replying are just boosting their post count by writing nonsense or pointless stuff.

Then opened other topics and all were similar, which led me to the idea of a possibility to configure a ignore function, for example put all the members who have a signature, and maybe exclude from this very large group the legendary members (who are more likely to write good posts)?

Possible or not?  
This would make this place so much easier to read. Thanks for your consideration.

this is not possible with this forum software. maybe it helps you to hide signatures?
it might help the reading flow... I've never tried it myself but maybe it's a compromise that helps you

Profile -> Look and Layout Preferences -> check "Don't show users' signatures."

[DooMAD]

It might be 3 years out of date now, but DannyHamilton's custom ignore list is here.  Add those names to get started, then just continue to ignore bad posters as you see them.

a pre-made ignore list that included everyone wearing a signature

Not quite everyone, just most of them. 

[Jet Cash]

Not all signatures are bad. Some members promoting bounties, and really great and helpful posters.

In my opinion, it's far better to add individual members to your ignore list.

[Timelord2o67]

Say for example you picked a random signature campaign to ignore such as ChipMixer, even though you don't see the post, the person who created the post gets $6 per post they made.

It's a hard one to answer which is a better campaign to view or ignore. Some start and fizzle out while users wear one badge they are vieing for the next fix/hit  by asking to join a new signature campaign while wearing the previous campaign signature. (Effectively being paid to jump ship)

You'll find out who the shit posters are (the ones who are ten feet tall and bullet proof shooting their mouths off while being paid by managers who tick the box user X, Y and Z have done 100 character posts)

Ignoring the post doesn't stop the posts from occurring.

[ChuckBuck]

In fact, many users with signatures are still very active in their posts, so ignoring them all is unfair  I think you should ignore the users that you don't like, it will take a lot of time but that's the best way

Or if you feel uncomfortable with the signatures on this forum, you can ignore it in the account settings: Look and Layout Preferences

Honestly, this is the first thing that comes to my mind when reading your title LOL 

[rosezionjohn]

The signature worn by members isn't really your problem but the quality of posts. Editing your profile to not show signature like what mole0815 and ChuckBuck suggested won't stop those same people from posting in those same threads. Creating your own thread to start a discussion then make it self-moderated is probably your best bet of getting rid of irrelevant replies.

[sujonali1819]

If you put them all on ignore, you'd probably be left with only members with the rank of Newbie that can't advertise in their signature space.

Agreed. Interesting point. This will be the reality if you put all sig promoter in your ignore list. Because you can not find any members with out any signature in their profile. Even some high ranked member wearing their own service/helpful links in their profile. So it also be a sig wearing person. Only very rear member are without sig in this forum. And most of them are finding a new sig campaign.

IMO there are two solution, one that are previously said manually input members who you don’t like, secondly create a paid topic with your question and ask people to participate and made a rules that only Legendary Member can join.  

[o_e_l_e_o]

for example put all the members who have a signature, and maybe exclude from this very large group the legendary members

and made a rules that only Legendary Member can join.  

Being Legendary doesn't automatically mean you make good posts. There are still plenty of active accounts which became Legendary before the merit system and post complete trash or bounty spam. Similarly, being a Legendary on the forum doesn't necessarily mean you have a lot of crypto knowledge, and being a Newbie on the forum doesn't mean you are a newbie to crypto. There are plenty of very good posters with ranks below Legendary. There are also plenty of very knowledgable posters who wear a signature, and ignoring all their posts would not be in your own interest.

Better to build your own ignore list from scratch, but even better than that, would be to also report the low value spam posts which you are seeing. Why not help to clean up the threads to make reading them easier for you and others, whilst also depriving the spammers of the payment they get for spamming? Or, as others have mentioned, create you own self moderated thread, and you can delete the posts yourself.

[Steamtyme]

Possible or not? 
This would make this place so much easier to read. Thanks for your consideration.

Apart from the suggestion of ignoring as you go, why not clean up the space as well. It's tedious and provides little reward except that you make the forum an easier place to read. When you find a spammy, low quality, off-topic, or repetitive post use report to moderator and you will be able to see a noticeable change. When I had more time I would go around near the end of campaign payment periods and sweep through Bitcoin discussion to clear away spam. You can also report entire threads to be locked if they've just become a repetitive spam fest.

I figured if enough people wound up missing payment that week because they had several posts reported and deleted they may get the point and either contribute something of value or move on. I didn't specifically target users to be clear, I would just find threads that were spam fests. Also merit is a better metric than rank these days, good luck.

[tmfp]

Hi,
I was looking for some information about trading.... I haven't made a losing trade since 2018

I'd just ignore everybody if I was you.

[philipma1957]

Not all signatures are bad. Some members promoting bounties, and really great and helpful posters.

In my opinion, it's far better to add individual members to your ignore list.

years ago danny had me on his list. he took me off the list.

I eventually end my paid signature about 2016 or early 2017.
I did list two none paid endorsements in 2018 i ended that in 2019 maybe late 2018.

i am  one of the few people with a signture that simply states what i believe.

and my avatar is just a photo of a cool motor tryke .


@ op
You can ignore thousands of people if you choose.

have a blast picking them out. try for a week put them on off on.

it is just slow to do it

[BITCOIN4X]

So far I know that this forum is a free place to express opinions and talk whether they use signatures or not. But this freedom also has rules that must be obeyed, as dont threaten, trolling, or direct others to phishing sites. You do not need to bother when finding other posts that are not useful on the thread that you make, because you have the right to ignore them one by one and also report these posts to the moderator. Unwittingly, you are also actively contributing to the fight against spammers and shitpost in the forums.

Changing your account preferences so they dont display signatures and avatars will only apply to you, and that won't change people habits to post even if you dont see signatures.

[hd49728]

This one is the old script but I think it is still helpful to let you know about it. Signature Adblock Script [0.5.0]. Then, someone who love coding might go further with it. No signature, no ban adds.

[Bossian]

Thanks for the replies. Looks like the best option is to set up an ignore list manually, that's a lot of work though, not the ideal solution.

Hi,
I was looking for some information about trading.... I haven't made a losing trade since 2018

I'd just ignore everybody if I was you.

To be fair I follow some good traders on Youtube and Twitter, don't want to be overconfident and that's why getting more tips on such forum would be nice as well.


@ o_e_l_e_o you are obviously right, Legendary members can also post nonsense but just thought they are more likely to write good stuff. At least not stuff that looks like it was written by a bot



On topic:  apparently it's not possible to ignore all members who have a signature, but another possible way would be to ignore all members who have earned less than X merit. It would mean the guy who has 250 merits but none of them were earned from posting, would be in the ignore list. However the guy who started with 0 merit and earned X merit would be off the ignore list, sounds like a good solution too.

[UserU]

Actually, why not just disable signatures through the settings? Not all of them are shitposters especially those with more senior ranks.

And since some of us have a sig, are you gonna add us to the list too?

[DdmrDdmr]

<…> On topic:  apparently it's not possible to ignore all members who have a signature, but another possible way would be to ignore all members who have earned less than X merit. It would mean the guy who has 250 merits but none of them were earned from posting, would be in the ignore list. However the guy who started with 0 merit and earned X merit would be off the ignore list, sounds like a good solution too.

That would put on ignore most a vast majority of the forum members, and, depending on the boards/threads you read, it could turn the reading of the threads into a pretty weird one (i.e. only seeing 3 posts out of 20, being those 3 posts not consecutive could lack the complete context to their content).

[TMAN]

haven't made a losing trade since 2018

so you have only bought coins and not sold anything?

[Lucius]

Bossian, in my opinion, the best way to make a forum better for you is to manually ignore every user whose messages you no longer want to see. You don't have to do it with some kind of timeline, nor should it be a list of thousands of users. Use the forum as you always use it, and just ignore users/s if for some reason you think they are posting only for the purpose of making money, not an actual discussion.

Personally, I'm against blocking all users who have a signature, because doing so you would lose the ability to read really good posts.