Is there a way to block certain individuals so their replies or posts do not show up?

Covered in the LQ Site FAQ linked on every page.

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At the risk of adding fuel to what is (I'm assuming) this fire:
https://www.linuxquestions.org/quest...es-4175715887/

....searching the FAQ here for "block users" turns up:
https://www.linuxquestions.org/quest...l&titlesonly=0

There is a "LQ Suggestions and Feedback" forum, specifically for such questions about the LQ Forum, where you have another thread of yours.

A response like this may land you on their ignore list.

Edit: You are supposed to respond with spoonfeeding to a spoonfeeding request.

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Well are you not the sly one LQGuru!

There is zero need to be sarcastic in this case. And no idea why the "LQ Guru" tag seems to trigger certain folks, when it's just something that LQ does after a certain number of posts.

Regardless, you seem to be in a snit because someone told you to look something up, when you've pointed to search engines in the past:
https://www.linuxquestions.org/quest...5/#post6361642
https://www.linuxquestions.org/quest...5/#post6372032

Doing basic research should be the first thing someone does, before posting to ANY forum about ANYTHING.

Here's the main problem: you're expecting some kind of answer, and there's really no way to rule out answers you don't like.
Actually you need to expect the unexpected. Why do you ask if you don't want to know the real answer?

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It is possible that you simply don't agree or like answers from some folks no matter how nice or how nasty they might be.

Please feel free to ignore them as you see fit.

I don't ignore anyone via controls. I just ignore their replies.

Thank you

Not really all that helpful. You actually need to click on Site FAQ — Reading and Posting — Dealing with Troublesome Users which finally refers you to your Control Panel where Edit Ignore List is one of 20 options. I have 5 people listed who seldom contribute anything meaningful but clutter the General Forum with foolish posts. Not that they are the only ones ignored — most of whom style themselves Gurus and Sages!

Interesting. I have never encountered any "troublesome users" here, nor have I ever been accused of being one.

You've described three clicks.

A simpler alternative is click on FAQ, type "block user", press return.

The short answer to the OPs question is “no”. Putting someone on your ignore list only suppresses the content of their posts. It does not “block” them. As has been said, ignoring a member is as simple as not replying to them. Putting them on your ignore list helps only in that you won’t see what they say (unless you choose to), with the risk that one doesn’t see a post that actually answers the question at hand.
I do note that using the ignore list does block PMs and email contact from the member blocked.

As to “LQ Guru,” that is but the default designation for a user who has made more than 5000 posts. It is not “self styled”. Some (DavidMcCann and I, for two) have opted to select one of the five other designations available for a member in that category…I don’t see that choosing not to do so says anything about said member. (IMO)

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