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Topic!Cindy - Apr 14, 2004 5:19:29 am PDT #7119 of 10000
What is even happening?

Would this be a good time to mention again how much I hate the use of the term MARCIE for the user filter? The character in question was a tragic one, and I really dislike the thought of applying that concept to people who annoy us.

Yes, and well... what if it turned out to be a self-fulfilling prophecy. We ignore someone to the extent that s/he goes wacky and starts killing us, only nobody can see what is going on and um...

Yeah. Put me in the, I'd-like-to-call-it-a-user-filter corner.

eta...

Or a blinvisibility button


Hil R. - Apr 14, 2004 5:22:29 am PDT #7120 of 10000
Sometimes I think I might just move up to Vermont, open a bookstore or a vegan restaurant. Adam Schlesinger, z''l

I kind of like blinvisibility button, but I'm also fine with user filter. No strong feelings for or against MARCIE, but I guess I'm leaning a tiny bit more towards against.


JenP - Apr 14, 2004 5:28:25 am PDT #7121 of 10000

Oh. That Marcie. Winning the record for Took the Longest to Get the Reference.

I like just calling it a filter.


Laura - Apr 14, 2004 5:56:26 am PDT #7122 of 10000
Our wings are not tired.

I probably won't use it because I am adept at glazing over annoying posts, but I like blinvisibility as a filter name.


Topic!Cindy - Apr 14, 2004 6:07:21 am PDT #7123 of 10000
What is even happening?

I probably won't use it, because I am too nosy. But Marcie makes me think of Marcie, and that's just sad and scary. Blinvisibility makes me think invisible sex. What? It's a thing.


Holli - Apr 14, 2004 6:09:43 am PDT #7124 of 10000
an overblown libretto and a sumptuous score/ could never contain the contradictions I adore

Hee. Can we just have a little toggle, between "visible" and "blinvisible"?


Jon B. - Apr 14, 2004 6:10:30 am PDT #7125 of 10000
A turkey in every toilet -- only in America!

Currently, in the test version, when you block a user, the following appears below every blocked user's post header:

This post rendered blinvisible by MARCIE.

Would people prefer:

This post rendered blinvisible.

Similarly, on the Set profile are a list of "MARCIEd users". Maybe change that to "Blinvisible users"?


Jon B. - Apr 14, 2004 6:20:29 am PDT #7126 of 10000
A turkey in every toilet -- only in America!

Holli - there's a toggle between "Block" and "Unblock". It will appear next to the Mark link. We wanted to keep the words short.


msbelle - Apr 14, 2004 6:22:41 am PDT #7127 of 10000
I remember the crazy days. 500 posts an hour. Nubmer! Natgbsb

Go with Blinvisible or Blocked.


amych - Apr 14, 2004 6:27:32 am PDT #7128 of 10000
Now let us crush something soft and watch it fountain blood. That is a girlish thing to want to do, yes?

This post rendered blinvisible.

Yes. "This post is blinvisible" would be even groovier.