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Is there a way to automatically hide or block posts made by certain members? Or should I post to the bug/suggestion forum?
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Better men than you have tried to block me... 
Actually, there is no current mechanism for doing so.
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DAMMMIT!!!
".45 ACP - because shooting twice is just silly" - JSOP, 2010
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You can never have too much ammo - unless you're swimming, or on fire. - JSOP, 2010
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When you pry the gun from my cold dead hands, be careful - the barrel will be very hot. - JSOP, 2013
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I believe you are allowed to take that as a challenge!! He! He!He!
Socialism is the Axe Body Spray of political ideologies: It never does what it claims to do, but people too young to know better keep buying it anyway. (Glenn Reynolds)
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I generally don't have to put in any real effort to be put on someones block list, and in that, I take a certain amount of pride. 
".45 ACP - because shooting twice is just silly" - JSOP, 2010
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You can never have too much ammo - unless you're swimming, or on fire. - JSOP, 2010
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When you pry the gun from my cold dead hands, be careful - the barrel will be very hot. - JSOP, 2013
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To block the majority of unpalatable posts, just don't go to the Soapbox.
I wanna be a eunuchs developer! Pass me a bread knife!
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these aren't in the soapbox
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I have to admit that i miss the newsgroup "block user" function, too, but this is a web board; it's the same for everyone -- it's not delivered to you as individual messages, so you can't block only some of them.
I wanna be a eunuchs developer! Pass me a bread knife!
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If the member you have in mind is being abusive, then there's a link for that.
Bastard Programmer from Hell 
If you can't read my code, try converting it here[^]
"If you just follow the bacon Eddy, wherever it leads you, then you won't have to think about politics." -- Some Bell.
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write yourself a GreaseMonkey/TamperMonkey script.
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Out of curiosity; is it political, personal, general attitude, or something else?
Bastard Programmer from Hell
If you can't read my code, try converting it here[^]
"If you just follow the bacon Eddy, wherever it leads you, then you won't have to think about politics." -- Some Bell.
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Yes.
".45 ACP - because shooting twice is just silly" - JSOP, 2010
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You can never have too much ammo - unless you're swimming, or on fire. - JSOP, 2010
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When you pry the gun from my cold dead hands, be careful - the barrel will be very hot. - JSOP, 2013
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I knew it!
I must be hanging around with too many women; I'm developing intuition.
I wanna be a eunuchs developer! Pass me a bread knife!
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You just mad that I beat you on this one 
Bastard Programmer from Hell
If you can't read my code, try converting it here[^]
"If you just follow the bacon Eddy, wherever it leads you, then you won't have to think about politics." -- Some Bell.
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General attitude of the messages. Most member postings I have no problems with, but this individual's just always seems negative, often derogatory and of no use in advancing the commentary. I get that happens from time to time, but most members have something to contribute eventually. I visit daily to get my tech updates and I'm just getting annoyed by this one individual, so I thought if I had an option to ignore, that would be best. I've tried not reading comments from this member, but often I read the comment before reading who posted.
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As with a coworker, you should probably mail the person first and explain your complaint. If that does not help and the member doesn't change after some public warnings, then "abusive" it is. Do remember that a negative attitude impacts the site and the community, and may drive of others too.
So, as a member, I'd expect you to not just ignore the problem, but to participate in mitigating it - none are exempt, except the hamsters. And upvoted for bravery 
Bastard Programmer from Hell
If you can't read my code, try converting it here[^]
"If you just follow the bacon Eddy, wherever it leads you, then you won't have to think about politics." -- Some Bell.
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Eddy Vluggen wrote: you should probably mail the person first and explain your complaint.
That is how World Wars begin.
«Where is the Life we have lost in living? Where is the wisdom we have lost in knowledge? Where is the knowledge we have lost in information?» T. S. Elliot
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How do I go about that? The member does not have the Email option on their posts, only the Reply.
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Stryder_1 wrote: How do I go about that? The member does not have the Email option on their posts, only the Reply.
Hmz, that depends on how much effort you want to put in it; Some of us have a private board where you might add messages, depending on the settings. If you go to the profile and scroll down, there could be a "Post a new blog entry"-button in red.
If that's not there, you could try and find an older thread, put a short message there asking for direct email, then delete them message; most of us will get an email if someone replies to a message on the board. The mail would already be sent when you delete the message, so no permanent post on the board. That may not work for a new account, since it might be flagged as potential spam, with no email being sent until approved.
The sad thing is that your effort will probably not even be appreciated, instead of taken as a learning-moment. If you can't ignore it, thread careful in your wording. If the posts you refer to are against the rules of CodeProject or makes the site look bad, you may try mailing an admin. Consider that for every user who interacts with the site, there's three people who only read - and some might share your view.
Bastard Programmer from Hell 
If you can't read my code, try converting it here[^]
"If you just follow the bacon Eddy, wherever it leads you, then you won't have to think about politics." -- Some Bell.
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Is this a sock puppet account you are using Stryder_1? You don't have any activity since 2018 and you are asking a question that would relate to recent activity, I would think.
Why not ask using your main account handle? If it is not in the Soapbox then where? hmmm. 
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No, this is my account. I'm definitely a lurker, but I'm a consistent lurker. I usually visit every weekday to get updates on tech news.
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You won't find those here in the Lounge, jussaying! 
Anything that is unrelated to elephants is irrelephant
Anonymous
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The problem with quotes on the internet is that you can never tell if they're genuine
Winston Churchill, 1944
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Never argue with a fool. Onlookers may not be able to tell the difference.
Mark Twain
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Right, which is why I don't normally visit the Lounge, and this is not the board I frequent. That would be the Insider News. I expect all manner of comments on the lounge.
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