Ignore function

[redsimonDE]

Steam has a very handy ignore button for games on their respecive store page that you absolutely don't want to buy or play so that they are either grayed out or not displayed at all in some contexts.

I'd like to have the same feature for whole companies or franchises. I know that these pages for developers, publishers and franchises are still in a beta version, as indicated. In any case, it would be nice if I could use a button on a company or franchise page to ignore all of the connected games immediately, including upcoming ones once they get a store page on Steam, unless you un-ignore them on that store page.

This would be another quality of life feature for Steam that I would really appreciate.

To summarise:
I am wishing for an openly visible button that automatically puts all store pages of the developer/publisher/franchise on "Ignore", including all future ones.
This would only work if companies are forced to link to at least one developer or publisher page. Otherwise companies can circumvent this feature. Accordingly I also propose that companies are forced to link a store page to at least one publisher or developer page.

[cSg|mc-Hotsauce]

You may want to read about this here...

https://steamcommunity.com/discussions/forum/0/2865910035028738050/

[redsimonDE]

Originally posted by cSg|mc-Hotsauce:

You may want to read about this here...

https://steamcommunity.com/discussions/forum/0/2865910035028738050/

:qr:

I see, so there is a hidden button, that only works for ignoring the game page properly, as developers/publishers don't have to connect a store page to their page.
It also doesn't put a game's store page on ignore.

I am wishing for an openly visible button that automatically puts all store pages of the developer/publisher/franchise on "Ignore", including all future ones.

[cSg|mc-Hotsauce]

Originally posted by 77th | redsimonDE:

Originally posted by cSg|mc-Hotsauce:

You may want to read about this here...

https://steamcommunity.com/discussions/forum/0/2865910035028738050/

I see, so there is a hidden button, that only works for ignoring the game page properly, as developers/publishers don't have to connect a store page to their page.
It also doesn't put a game's store page on ignore.

I am wishing for an openly visible button that automatically puts all store pages of the developer/publisher/franchise on "Ignore", including all future ones.

That would only happen if they were linked that way in the first place.

[redsimonDE]

Originally posted by cSg|mc-Hotsauce:

Originally posted by 77th | redsimonDE:

I see, so there is a hidden button, that only works for ignoring the game page properly, as developers/publishers don't have to connect a store page to their page.
It also doesn't put a game's store page on ignore.

I am wishing for an openly visible button that automatically puts all store pages of the developer/publisher/franchise on "Ignore", including all future ones.

That would only happen if they were linked that way in the first place.

:qr:

You are correct, so I also propose that companies are forced to link. I will put that in the first post.

[cSg|mc-Hotsauce]

Originally posted by 77th | redsimonDE:

Originally posted by cSg|mc-Hotsauce:

That would only happen if they were linked that way in the first place.

You are correct, so I also propose that companies are forced to link. I will put that in the first post.

Tell that to Rockstar with RDR2. Valve isn't going to force them to link it. They already "highly suggest" it to them.

[grumpstar]

came here looking for this.
i log on steam and see nothing less than 8 retread garbage heap ports from EA of all the abysmally disgusting devs in the universe.
worse is 'the community recommends for you'
i really want to IGNORE this publisher period. they have straight up ripped me off twice in the past decade. I will never buy anything from EA ever. It is despicable they are shoveling their trash abandonware here now too.

[Crazy Tiger]

Originally posted by WorstimsureSauce:

i really want to IGNORE this publisher period.

Then do so: https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=1972247912

This question comes up more lately. Why is it that people can't find this button themselves? Don't people nowadays click on things to see if they can achieve what they want to achieve before coming to the forums?

Or am I simply becoming an old fart?

[grumpstar]

Originally posted by Crazy Tiger:

Originally posted by WorstimsureSauce:

i really want to IGNORE this publisher period.

Then do so: https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=1972247912

This question comes up more lately. Why is it that people can't find this button themselves? Don't people nowadays click on things to see if they can achieve what they want to achieve before coming to the forums?

Or am I simply becoming an old fart?

thanks for the direction. well. I did attempt to look up the question and didnt find it. so I added to this thread to bring it up. now if i were to randomly click on things on my computer screen theres no less than 40 links of shiny to click on which im not so sure where it will lead to. The constant development and implement of software across all its faces is hardly something I would imagine anyone can really keep up with neatly unless they were doing simply that full time I figure.
As far as you being an old fart? Im not accusing you of anything. But perhaps I could be faulted as well then for relying on my crappy social networking and typing skills to get the help of specific direction I needed from someone wonderful like yourself. thanks a lot.

[redsimonDE]

I have put the EA publisher page on ignore, but I still have to look at an EA advertisement on the frontpage.

This is not how an ignore function should work. I want ALL EA content, whether it is a game, or a sale, or an event, ignored.

The ignore function should be consistently improved.

[Crazy Tiger]

Originally posted by WorstimsureSauce:

Originally posted by Crazy Tiger:

Then do so: https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=1972247912

This question comes up more lately. Why is it that people can't find this button themselves? Don't people nowadays click on things to see if they can achieve what they want to achieve before coming to the forums?

Or am I simply becoming an old fart?

thanks for the direction. well. I did attempt to look up the question and didnt find it. so I added to this thread to bring it up. now if i were to randomly click on things on my computer screen theres no less than 40 links of shiny to click on which im not so sure where it will lead to. The constant development and implement of software across all its faces is hardly something I would imagine anyone can really keep up with neatly unless they were doing simply that full time I figure.
As far as you being an old fart? Im not accusing you of anything. But perhaps I could be faulted as well then for relying on my crappy social networking and typing skills to get the help of specific direction I needed from someone wonderful like yourself. thanks a lot.

It wasn't specifically directed at you. I think I just expect certain things from people using computers and software, which I shouldn't do. Other people use it differently and that I always looked in every nook and cranny of a program to see what it does, doesn't mean that others should do that as well.

So apologies if I came across too harshly there.

[redsimonDE]

Originally posted by davidb11:

Originally posted by redsimonDE:

I have put the EA publisher page on ignore, but I still have to look at an EA advertisement on the frontpage.

This is not how an ignore function should work. I want ALL EA content, whether it is a game, or a sale, or an event, ignored.

The ignore function should be consistently improved.

Yeah, that's not how the ignore function works. Nice try though.
Seriously, what kind of weird 1984 style censorship do you want here?

Big Brother would tell you to dial down your hate a notch.
When freaking Big Brother wants you to dial it down a notch, you know you're approaching a very awkward Fanatical level of hate.

Your phantasizing. When I don't want to see EA content in my feed, there is no censorship. Noone is preventing the content appearing for anyone else. 1984 style censorship happens in Steam froums by powerhungry, misguided and brainwashed moderators who censor content for everyone.

[redsimonDE]

Originally posted by davidb11:

Yet there exists about only 1 or 2 examples of that type of moderator action.

The problem here is your extreme overreaction to what happens with the ignore function.
It physically cannot do what you suggest because that is not how things work.

If you can't understand that it is impossible to do what you ask, you need to go look up how ignoring works.

Then you have to look up how ignoring things works in the real world.

You're funny, everyday moderators in Steam forums abuse their power in service of developers and publishers to censor opinions and content.

As for the ignore function, it is quite easy for Steam to implement what I have suggested, it's just a question whether they want to or not. With my post I humbly ask them to do so, simple as that.

[redsimonDE]

Originally posted by davidb11:

Please do not confuse developers and their own moderators, and Steam and it's moderators.

I'm not confusing them, they are equally bad.

And no, it is not easy to do what you want, and it's absurd to claim otherwise.

Where is the problem then? Steam already detects if there is a sale or event going and displays it on the front page. If your account has the developer or publisher on ignore, then Steam just has to display the default front page.

Now, please provide evidence of these censorship issues.

Here are some:
https://www.oneangrygamer.net/2020/04/resident-evil-3-remake-threads-censored-for-exposing-capcoms-censorship-of-jills-classic-outfit/106617/
https://www.oneangrygamer.net/2019/10/steam-censored-opposition-to-lgbtq-sale/95007/
https://www.oneangrygamer.net/2019/09/cube-world-forum-censorship-explodes-while-mod-apologizes-for-bans-locked-threads/93845/
https://www.oneangrygamer.net/2019/09/night-in-the-woods-steam-forums-censor-any-mention-of-zoe-quinn/92319/
https://www.oneangrygamer.net/2019/08/some-negative-ion-fury-steam-reviews-are-being-flagged-and-removed/91304/
https://www.oneangrygamer.net/2019/08/ion-fury-steam-forums-censored-from-discussing-censorship-moderator-says-he-hates-gamers/91216/
https://www.oneangrygamer.net/2019/04/asking-for-sexy-outfits-in-mortal-kombat-11-could-get-you-moderated-on-steam/83062/
https://www.oneangrygamer.net/2019/03/mortal-kombat-11-steam-forum-threads-criticizing-female-de-sexualization-get-censored/81106/
https://www.oneangrygamer.net/2019/03/dwarf-fortress-on-steam-will-feature-trans-dwarves-but-you-cant-talk-about-it-on-the-forums/80873/
https://www.oneangrygamer.net/2019/04/zanki-zero-crystar-steam-threads-decrying-censorship-get-locked-deleted/81923/
https://www.oneangrygamer.net/2019/03/vampire-the-masquerade-bloodlines-2-forum-topics-criticizing-sjw-politics-get-censored/80775/
https://www.oneangrygamer.net/2019/03/wolfenstein-youngblood-steam-forums-get-hit-with-censorship-as-people-criticize-sjw-agenda/81179/
https://www.oneangrygamer.net/2018/02/subnautica-devs-mass-censor-steam-forums-discussing-political-firing-employee/51287/

[Aachen]

Kinda heavy on the OAG there, eh? Their cherries must be tasty!

[redsimonDE]

Originally posted by Aachen:

:homelol: Kinda heavy on the OAG there, eh? Their cherries must be tasty!

It's one of the few sites who report about it. Corporate gaming sites either IGNore it or slander gamers as -ists and -phobes every single time for daring to question their darling developers and publishers because they want those early free review copies.

Originally posted by davidb11:

Oh. You're using One Angry Gamer, which is a bad site and cannot be used as a valid source of information ever.

I stopped reading your post there. OAG delivers actual facts, i.e. screenshots and links for each incident. Also in most cases I CHECKED FOR MYSELF ON STEAM WHEN THE ARTICLE WAS STILL NEW.