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Vexcalibur
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Posted: Tue Jul 05, 2011 11:09 pm Post subject: How do you ignore members?

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 Smile

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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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Fnord
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Posted: Tue Jul 05, 2011 11:15 pm Post subject:

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. _________________ * Believing in myths allows the comfort of having an opinion without the discomfort of having to think. * Believing that you're worthless allows the comfort of having something to complain about without the discomfort of having to change.

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Posted: Tue Jul 05, 2011 11:23 pm Post subject:

I think you have to do it the old-fashioned way. _________________ I've spent most of my money on wine, women, and song, and the rest I spent foolishly.

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Posted: Tue Jul 05, 2011 11:24 pm Post subject:

jrjones9933 wrote:

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

I'm sorry ... didjoo say sumpin?

Wink

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Vexcalibur
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Posted: Wed Jul 06, 2011 12:19 am Post subject:

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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Posted: Wed Jul 06, 2011 9:50 pm Post subject:

Way to go, Vexie! _________________ * Believing in myths allows the comfort of having an opinion without the discomfort of having to think. * Believing that you're worthless allows the comfort of having something to complain about without the discomfort of having to change.

lau
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Posted: Thu Jul 07, 2011 2:07 pm Post subject:

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 ) http://bergbland.info/phpbbuserhide.user.js _________________ "Striking up conversations with strangers is an autistic person's version of extreme sports." Kamran Nazeer

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Posted: Thu Jul 07, 2011 4:50 pm Post subject:

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

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Posted: Thu Jul 07, 2011 6:12 pm Post subject:

Angels sometimes appear as demons, and demons sometimes appear as angels Be careful what you avoid, or that which you desire

Vexcalibur
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Posted: Thu Jul 07, 2011 8:29 pm Post subject:

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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Posted: Fri Jul 08, 2011 2:40 pm Post subject:

cheers guys! this thread is so useful, it should be made a sticky ;> _________________ not a bug - a feature.