I've always wondered how this ignore thing worked in terms of understanding the continuity and context of posts.
It'd be weird if you had a certain Night at the Roxbury guy on ignore and all you see is post after post of ad hominem directed into the ether. Conversely, how embarassing if Mr Roxbury is laying the smack down on your ignoring ass, to your continued oblivion. Plus what about the punters? Isn't the whole thing just an unworkable quagmire of miscommunication?