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Vexcalibur
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05 Jul 2011, 10:09 pm

Update: lau has a link with instructions to how to ignore members and an updated link to the greasemonkey script.

lau wrote:

http://www.wrongplanet.net/postp688875.html#688875

Unfortunately, as I have been demoted, I cannot change the link there to point to somewhere whence the Greasemonkey script can now be obtained (I changed ISPs).

This is what works, now (sourced from my 24/7 home server

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http://bergbland.info/phpbbuserhide.user.js

I would like to be able to make posts without having to constantly read replies of a certain being who loves to obfuscate his posts and contribute nothing to the discussion but funny-sounding verbose insults. It gets old and to be honest I guess everyone in the forum is tired to read us interact. Is there an ignore button? If there is, it is particularly hard to find in this forums. If there isn't, why not add it?

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05 Jul 2011, 10:15 pm

There isn't any such button. However, in the dim and distant past, I read a rumor that someone had discovered a way to "patch" Firefox to blank posts by certain members. I'm sick of certain members' constant trolling, smarmy condescendancy, and faux intellectualism too.

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05 Jul 2011, 10:23 pm

I think you have to do it the old-fashioned way.

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05 Jul 2011, 10:24 pm

jrjones9933 wrote:

I think you have to do it the old-fashioned way.

I'm sorry ... didjoo say sumpin?

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05 Jul 2011, 11:19 pm

Fnord, , after typing the OP I noticed "Hell, I am a programmer, I don't need that button".

So, indeed I figured a way. I spent the hour following the making of that post making use of the firefox Greasemonkey plugin. It was fun to re-learn javascript.

Code:

// ==UserScript==
// @name           wp_ignore
// @namespace      wp
// @description    ignore
// @include        http://www.wrongplanet.net/pos*

function ShouldIgnore(name) {
    //Type the user names (case sensitive)
    //reproduce  the following structure for every user  you want to ignore

   if (name == 'looncalf') {
       return true;
   }

   if (name == 'IgnoredName2') {
       return true;
   }

   if (name == 'IgnoredName3') {
       return true;
   }
   return false;
}


var tr = document.getElementsByTagName("tr");

for (i = 0; i < tr.length; i++) {
    var td = tr[i].getElementsByTagName("td");
    if (td.length < 1 ) continue;
    var span = td[0].getElementsByTagName("span");
    if (span.length < 1 ) continue;
    if (span[0].className == "name" ) {
        var b = span[0].getElementsByTagName("b");
        if (b.length < 1 ) continue;
        var a = b[0].getElementsByTagName("a");
        if (a.length < 1 ) continue;
        var text = a[0].firstChild.nodeValue;
        if ( ShouldIgnore(text) ) {
            td[1].innerHTML = '...';
        }
    }
   
}

// ==/UserScript==

It needs the greasemonkey firefox addon. For the yiggles, you can change the innerHTML = "..."; line to make their posts say whatever you want.

When I find more time I think I can make it even hide the contents of quote tags that are marked to come from ignored guys. But I need some sleep first.

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06 Jul 2011, 8:50 pm

Way to go, Vexie!

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07 Jul 2011, 1:07 pm

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07 Jul 2011, 3:50 pm

I jam my fingers in my ears and shout "LA LA LA LA, I CAN"T HEAR YOU"

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07 Jul 2011, 5:12 pm

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Be careful what you avoid, or that which you desire

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07 Jul 2011, 7:29 pm

well, before reading lau's link, this is what I was doing the last hour.

Code:

//quotes:
var tab = document.getElementsByTagName("table");
for (i = 0; i < tab.length; i++) {
    var tr = tab[i].getElementsByTagName("tr");
    if (tr.length >= 2) {
        // validate
        var td = tr[0].getElementsByTagName("td");
        if ( td.length > 0 ) {
            var span = td[0].getElementsByTagName("span");
            if (span.length == 0) continue;
            var b = span[0].getElementsByTagName("b");
            if (b.length == 0) continue;
            var text = b[0].firstChild.nodeValue;
            if ( text == null) continue;
            var len  = text.length;
            //     7654321
            // XXXX wrote:
            if ( (len < 7) || ! ShouldIgnore( text.substr(0, len - 7) ) ) {
                continue;
            }
        }
        // kill
        td = tr[1].getElementsByTagName("td")[0];
        if ( td.className == "quote" ) {
            td.innerHTML = "...";
        }
    }
}

Add it to the previous script, and it will also remove quotes from the ignored people.

Edit: wow lau, that's sophisticated.

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08 Jul 2011, 1:40 pm

cheers guys! this thread is so useful, it should be made a sticky ;>

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08 Jul 2011, 2:04 pm

anna-banana wrote:

cheers guys! this thread is so useful, it should be made a sticky ;>

Good idea - it is now

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08 Jul 2011, 7:39 pm

Sallamandrina wrote:

anna-banana wrote:

cheers guys! this thread is so useful, it should be made a sticky ;>

Good idea - it is now

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08 Jul 2011, 8:40 pm

Perhaps lau's link should be the sticky, it is more useful for more people.

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24 Jul 2011, 10:55 pm

Just don't look at their posts, angry sneer, and go on with life. :roll:

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28 Jul 2011, 7:43 pm

Too bad for you all that you're the only ones who can't read what your opponents write, unless you turn off your device of ignorance but that would defeat your psychological goal.

As for how to best actually ignore what others say if you don't like them: just don't care.

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