Handy hints from lj_biz

[mofette]

Are you fed up with certain people on your livejournal friends-of list?

Do you wish that you could log in and remove yourself from their lists?

How about I tell you how to reach a comprimise.

Say you've got person A, who has added you to your journal, and you can't stand them. In fact, even the sight of their name, unbolded, every time you log into livejournal annoys you to the point of distraction.

Maybe your journal is friends only, and there's no point in them even having you there, and it's just one more annoying red arrow in Semagic.

Fear not.

Go to [The Console] [after making sure you are logged in, of course] and type in

ban_set :user:

but replace :user: with their username. eg.
ban_set mofette

that would ban me from commenting in your journal.

Yes, I know that's not exactly what I said, but it also has the added *new* side-effect of removing them from your friends-of list! Unfortunately you will still be on their friends list, it only removes them from yours, but as you won't see them every day, it's a damn sight less irritating.

Feel free to link people you find moaning to this post, if you are so inclined.

This has been a public service announcement from mofette. Thanks to lj_biz

Comments

[sheepthief.livejournal.com]

I would not describe the sensation as hate. No. Despair, anger, confusion, perhaps. But not hate. I just wished time to myself without the constant reminders. As it was I temporarily unfriended anyone that we had in common - even my closest friends. I think that a lot of people didn't understand that, which was a shame.

[mofette.livejournal.com]

ahh. I understand now. Sorry for the confusion.

Come to think of it, you seem to be on everyone on my list's list. Everytime I go to comment somewhere, you've been there first!

[sheepthief.livejournal.com]

A function of a) too much time on my hands, and b) having been around for so many years that I know (or am known by) loads of people.

[-lexx.livejournal.com]

I understand!

I solved this on one front by stealing their journal but there is still another that makes me cringe. It seems unavoidable too!

Ho hum, I'll suffer in scilence!