“Can we get an Idiot alert of some sort on FriendFeed - and yes I realize we have the hide option but that doesn't do anything to warn the community of a complete idiot invading FF”
It's been pretty quiet so far, but there are a few floating around. The problem is that they can easily jump into conversations that you're actually interested in. - Harvey Simmons
Don't like this idea at all. The day FriendFeed implements some kind of up/down voting or karma mechanic is the day when FriendFeed jumps the shark. - Akiva Moskovitz
@Akiva ... pssstttt .. I was being funny ... I realize that they can't; or shouldn't do something like this .. I was just voicing my irritation over one particular goof that makes me cranky everytime he shows up like Harvey said in an interesting conversation. - Steven Hodson
I'm actually surprised by the average level of the conversation here - but still - it would be nice to be able to filter out some users completely. But then, I'm surprised anything could make you crankier than you usually are :) - Frederic
I'd rather filter content seriously... Some idiots spark nice ideas sometimes... You never know when they do this ;-) - directeur
@Julian no one that has commented so far :) - Steven Hodson
I called most Friendfeed fans idiots before, does that count ;-) - Alexander van Elsas
LOL @ Robert's "Scoble Alert".. yea, he does seem to magnetize the dirt right off the walls!! Steve... you're are most correct... we need a warning and an eradication system as well. ;-) I haven't had to do tooo much house keeping on my posts (delete idiot troll comments), but it is appearing more and more inside FF - Susan Beebe
Every couple of days, I think "I'm going to unsubscribe from everyone who makes a dumb comment on FF." But we're all a little dumb from time to time and I'm no exception. Throwing out someone for a dumb comment walls one off from everything smart they're going to say tomorrow. That said, there are times when I'd like a block or ignore button for the complete idiot. - Todd Mundt
You better be careful who you call an idiot. - Igor The Troll
We are an insecure bunch, aren't we? all of us think Steven is talking about us (myself included!). - Mark "Rizzn" Hopkins
@Todd, I'd like to assume I wouldn't use it willy-nilly. :) But there are a couple people who may be beyond redemption. That being said, I'd probably just stick to individual comments. It would take a lot for me to completely nuke a user. - Harvey Simmons
@Todd: Sometimes i feel there's not enough smilies to transport the tense of my words too, while I'm being humourous, no one understands ;-) - directeur
Maybe a *HIDE x USER* feature would be the solution we need. - Susan Beebe
@Igor you might call yourself a troll but at least most of the times you add intelligably to a conversation whereas the person I am referring to doesn't appear to be able to add an intelligent thought to anything except maybe to continue in the self-absorbed belief that he is clever beyond words - Steven Hodson
Something like this would be nice. There are some users that I've un-followed that I consistently get via FOF that I really don't care to follow. It's not bad now, but for God's sake @Scoble follows EVERYBODY. ;-) - Daniel Shaw
Damnit, Steven, now I know you're talking about me. Because I am clearly clever beyond words. I was thinking of using pictograms (or at least WingDings). - Mark "Rizzn" Hopkins
Steven maybe we can help him? I think people deserve a chance and a bit of friendship makes them and us as better. But I do know what you mean! Don't give up, if you do you become some of them that we really hate! - Igor The Troll
(looks nervously in mirror) wait, what if you ARE clever beyond words? what THEN?!?!? - Karim
@Daniel: He is filtering, he will never admit it, but he is doing it ;-) - directeur
I'd love to see what other people's blacklists look like, and more importantly, if I'm on them. Right now, I have 3 or 4 people on mine. Kinda like those Twitter blacklists that emerged just before the great Twitter diaspora of May. - Mark Trapp
But then nobody would read what I have to say! - Chris Nixon
