pellicle
Professional Dingbat, Guru and Merkintologist
hover the mouse over the nameHow do I ignore someone? I can’t figure it out.
then click Ignore
after that you will never see any response by that person and will indeed only know of their existence when they are quoted by someone (and it'll offer you the chance to read that if you wish)
Best Wishes and I hope you make good use of the feature (as indeed I am)