Blocking
I wonder about the action of blocking another member. I would prefer a system like Facebook that excludes you from seeing anything written or contributed by those blocked. The cant message you but they can still write about you or make comments about you in public threads. The advice would be don't read them, but the temptation might be too much or you may well see them is passing on public forums and groups.
do you think the block command should block the person totally in that you can't see anything they have written? This question is also to the Webmiss asking if it would be desireable and possible
Blocked by Poets
Two poets blocked me in the last few weeks
Poet Wars
I've been here since 2013
Never been blocked before
Usually I'm the one doing the blocking
What goes around, comes around
I wasn't surprised by Shadow
We had tangled before
Our DNA didn't mix
Sweet was another story
I thought we were ok neighbors
It makes one think though
I was irritated at first
Now I don't care
There's plenty of poets here
Opening my eyes to new voices
Maybe we'll do better
Onward ....
Poet Wars
I've been here since 2013
Never been blocked before
Usually I'm the one doing the blocking
What goes around, comes around
I wasn't surprised by Shadow
We had tangled before
Our DNA didn't mix
Sweet was another story
I thought we were ok neighbors
It makes one think though
I was irritated at first
Now I don't care
There's plenty of poets here
Opening my eyes to new voices
Maybe we'll do better
Onward ....
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AspergerPoet56 said:Can’t see why it can’t work here, maybe if for instance it can also help weed out the trouble makers, if several people block the same person it can be highlighted there, they can be banned from site
Not so fast!!
Some are blocked not because they are troublemakers but because the blockers themselves have some kind of psychological or personal issues themselves.
Read the comments under this link and you will see an example of that.
I'm blocked by 2 people that I know of, whom I've never messaged, bothered/harassed/bullied or even fluttered a leaf in their space so once I gain 3 more 'fans' will I be thrown out of this site according to suggested solution??
Not so fast!!
Some are blocked not because they are troublemakers but because the blockers themselves have some kind of psychological or personal issues themselves.
Read the comments under this link and you will see an example of that.
I'm blocked by 2 people that I know of, whom I've never messaged, bothered/harassed/bullied or even fluttered a leaf in their space so once I gain 3 more 'fans' will I be thrown out of this site according to suggested solution??
Blocked by Poets
Two poets blocked me in the last few weeks
Poet Wars
I've been here since 2013
Never been blocked before
Usually I'm the one doing the blocking
What goes around, comes around
I wasn't surprised by Shadow
We had tangled before
Our DNA didn't mix
Sweet was another story
I thought we were ok neighbors
It makes one think though
I was irritated at first
Now I don't care
There's plenty of poets here
Opening my eyes to new voices
Maybe we'll do better
Onward ....
Poet Wars
I've been here since 2013
Never been blocked before
Usually I'm the one doing the blocking
What goes around, comes around
I wasn't surprised by Shadow
We had tangled before
Our DNA didn't mix
Sweet was another story
I thought we were ok neighbors
It makes one think though
I was irritated at first
Now I don't care
There's plenty of poets here
Opening my eyes to new voices
Maybe we'll do better
Onward ....
Written by PoetSpeak
Go To Page
Layla said:
Not so fast!!
Some are blocked not because they are troublemakers but because the blockers themselves have some kind of psychological or personal issues themselves.
Read the comments under this link and you will see an example of that.
I'm blocked by 2 people that I know of, whom I've never messaged, bothered/harassed/bullied or even fluttered a leaf in their space so once I gain 3 more 'fans' will I be thrown out of this site according to suggested solution??
Being a discussion I put my idea across now you have shown the kink in it. So maybe not a good idea after all
Not so fast!!
Some are blocked not because they are troublemakers but because the blockers themselves have some kind of psychological or personal issues themselves.
Read the comments under this link and you will see an example of that.
I'm blocked by 2 people that I know of, whom I've never messaged, bothered/harassed/bullied or even fluttered a leaf in their space so once I gain 3 more 'fans' will I be thrown out of this site according to suggested solution??
Being a discussion I put my idea across now you have shown the kink in it. So maybe not a good idea after all
Improving the current blocking functionality is something I'd definitely like to gather feedback on. The system can certainly hide content from those you're blocking if that would be beneficial to people. The only downside I can think of is that there may be forum threads, group discussions or poem comment replies which don't quite make sense due to the gaps of hidden content. There's also the matter of public voting in competitions, I don't think it would be appropriate to hide entries in that situation. There maybe other edge cases that I haven't thought of, which need to be considered when implementing such a feature.
Blocked by Poets
Two poets blocked me in the last few weeks
Poet Wars
I've been here since 2013
Never been blocked before
Usually I'm the one doing the blocking
What goes around, comes around
I wasn't surprised by Shadow
We had tangled before
Our DNA didn't mix
Sweet was another story
I thought we were ok neighbors
It makes one think though
I was irritated at first
Now I don't care
There's plenty of poets here
Opening my eyes to new voices
Maybe we'll do better
Onward ....
Poet Wars
I've been here since 2013
Never been blocked before
Usually I'm the one doing the blocking
What goes around, comes around
I wasn't surprised by Shadow
We had tangled before
Our DNA didn't mix
Sweet was another story
I thought we were ok neighbors
It makes one think though
I was irritated at first
Now I don't care
There's plenty of poets here
Opening my eyes to new voices
Maybe we'll do better
Onward ....
Written by PoetSpeak
Go To Page
Layla said:
Not so fast!!
Some are blocked not because they are troublemakers but because the blockers themselves have some kind of psychological or personal issues themselves.
Read the comments under this link and you will see an example of that.
I'm blocked by 2 people that I know of, whom I've never messaged, bothered/harassed/bullied or even fluttered a leaf in their space so once I gain 3 more 'fans' will I be thrown out of this site according to suggested solution??
but shouldn't individuals have the right to block anyone for any reason? They do on facebook! I have a few people blocked on facebook, for their views, comments and even for personal reasons. You cannot see any of their stuff and if you block then you can't see any of their stuff. I think that if it is possible those rights should be given to DU members as well.
Not so fast!!
Some are blocked not because they are troublemakers but because the blockers themselves have some kind of psychological or personal issues themselves.
Read the comments under this link and you will see an example of that.
I'm blocked by 2 people that I know of, whom I've never messaged, bothered/harassed/bullied or even fluttered a leaf in their space so once I gain 3 more 'fans' will I be thrown out of this site according to suggested solution??
but shouldn't individuals have the right to block anyone for any reason? They do on facebook! I have a few people blocked on facebook, for their views, comments and even for personal reasons. You cannot see any of their stuff and if you block then you can't see any of their stuff. I think that if it is possible those rights should be given to DU members as well.
I guess the question is, what would people want to see instead of a blocked comment or post.
- Nothing, so you never know it's there. The downside is potentially seeing things that don't make sense, or missing part of what's going on in a discussion. The advantage is no temptation to unblock to see what's written!
- A placeholder of some kind so you know there's some blocked content there in the "gap". Also, would you want to know who wrote the content there, even if you don't see the content itself?
I'm talking about group conversations specifically so forums, groups etc. We already have poem comments and private messages covered.
- Nothing, so you never know it's there. The downside is potentially seeing things that don't make sense, or missing part of what's going on in a discussion. The advantage is no temptation to unblock to see what's written!
- A placeholder of some kind so you know there's some blocked content there in the "gap". Also, would you want to know who wrote the content there, even if you don't see the content itself?
I'm talking about group conversations specifically so forums, groups etc. We already have poem comments and private messages covered.
here's an example; let's say I am a Christian (perish the thought) and I want to block those who write anti-Christan writers
what if I find I want to block a writer who writes erotica or extreme content?
what if I want to block a writer I find disagreeable?
what if I want to block a writer who uses foul language often?
what if I want to block a writer who's photo icons I find objectionable
what if I want to block a writer on a whim?
I have been blocked by a few people. I now couldn't care less. I no longer want any interaction
what if I find I want to block a writer who writes erotica or extreme content?
what if I want to block a writer I find disagreeable?
what if I want to block a writer who uses foul language often?
what if I want to block a writer who's photo icons I find objectionable
what if I want to block a writer on a whim?
I have been blocked by a few people. I now couldn't care less. I no longer want any interaction
David_Macleod said:
but shouldn't individuals have the right to block anyone for any reason? They do on facebook! I have a few people blocked on facebook, for their views, comments and even for personal reasons. You cannot see any of their stuff and if you block then you can't see any of their stuff. I think that if it is possible those rights should be given to DU members as well.
Everyone has that prerogative, block whomever you like but my initial post was an objection to AP56's suggestion that after number of blocks on a person perhaps they should be banned and you agreeing to that suggestion.
I showed an example with that link how some out there who are blocked have done nothing in most situations.
Let me give you another example, there's an older gentleman on here who's way of unfollowing someone is blocking, and he used to do that because he didn't understand the feature all that well, god knows how many people he has blocked by the sheer fact that he doesn't want to follow them nor see their content. None of those poets have bullied/harassed or isulted him, he just blocks them because he thinks that's the only way to unfollow someone.
So again, i will clarify as my original statement on this thread that i don't have any objection of anyone blocking anyone but I do have a huge problem when suggested that people may be banned from the site based on number of flagged blocks on their account because they may very well be innocent of all the prejudice.
but shouldn't individuals have the right to block anyone for any reason? They do on facebook! I have a few people blocked on facebook, for their views, comments and even for personal reasons. You cannot see any of their stuff and if you block then you can't see any of their stuff. I think that if it is possible those rights should be given to DU members as well.
Everyone has that prerogative, block whomever you like but my initial post was an objection to AP56's suggestion that after number of blocks on a person perhaps they should be banned and you agreeing to that suggestion.
I showed an example with that link how some out there who are blocked have done nothing in most situations.
Let me give you another example, there's an older gentleman on here who's way of unfollowing someone is blocking, and he used to do that because he didn't understand the feature all that well, god knows how many people he has blocked by the sheer fact that he doesn't want to follow them nor see their content. None of those poets have bullied/harassed or isulted him, he just blocks them because he thinks that's the only way to unfollow someone.
So again, i will clarify as my original statement on this thread that i don't have any objection of anyone blocking anyone but I do have a huge problem when suggested that people may be banned from the site based on number of flagged blocks on their account because they may very well be innocent of all the prejudice.
Layla said:
Everyone has that prerogative, block whomever you like but my initial post was an objection to AP56's suggestion that after number of blocks on a person perhaps they should be banned and you agreeing to that suggestion.
I showed an example with that link how some out there who are blocked have done nothing in most situations.
Let me give you another example, there's an older gentleman on here who's way of unfollowing someone is blocking, and he used to do that because he didn't understand the feature all that well, god knows how many people he has blocked by the sheer fact that he doesn't want to follow them nor see their content. None of those poets have bullied/harassed or isulted him, he just blocks them because he thinks that's the only way to unfollow someone.
So again, i will clarify as my original statement on this thread that i don't have any objection of anyone blocking anyone but I do have a huge problem when suggested that people may be banned from the site based on number of flagged blocks on their account because they may very well be innocent of all the prejudice.
I am sorry I misread Asperger's I would not be in favor of bans being dolled out to blocked people, Not at all.
Everyone has that prerogative, block whomever you like but my initial post was an objection to AP56's suggestion that after number of blocks on a person perhaps they should be banned and you agreeing to that suggestion.
I showed an example with that link how some out there who are blocked have done nothing in most situations.
Let me give you another example, there's an older gentleman on here who's way of unfollowing someone is blocking, and he used to do that because he didn't understand the feature all that well, god knows how many people he has blocked by the sheer fact that he doesn't want to follow them nor see their content. None of those poets have bullied/harassed or isulted him, he just blocks them because he thinks that's the only way to unfollow someone.
So again, i will clarify as my original statement on this thread that i don't have any objection of anyone blocking anyone but I do have a huge problem when suggested that people may be banned from the site based on number of flagged blocks on their account because they may very well be innocent of all the prejudice.
I am sorry I misread Asperger's I would not be in favor of bans being dolled out to blocked people, Not at all.
Layla said:
Everyone has that prerogative, block whomever you like but my initial post was an objection to AP56's suggestion...
Let me give you another example, there's an older gentleman on here who's way of unfollowing someone is blocking, and he used to do that because he didn't understand the feature all that well, god knows how many people he has blocked by the sheer fact that he doesn't want to follow them nor see their content. None of those poets have bullied/harassed or isulted him, he just blocks them because he thinks that's the only way to unfollow someone.
So again, i will clarify as my original statement on this thread that i don't have any objection of anyone blocking anyone but I do have a huge problem when suggested that people may be banned from the site based on number of flagged blocks on their account because they may very well be innocent of all the prejudice.
Thank you, Layla for reiterating your original point. Because I am one of those, who the older gent you mention, who has blocked me - twice - and I love reading him. I think, in both cases, he meant to unfollow me because each time I was writing more erotica than usual ( I go through phases). If that were the case, I could still comment and RL his work. But being blocked, I’m prevented from honoring him with what I enjoy reading of his.
I wish I could communicate that to him.
Jade
Everyone has that prerogative, block whomever you like but my initial post was an objection to AP56's suggestion...
Let me give you another example, there's an older gentleman on here who's way of unfollowing someone is blocking, and he used to do that because he didn't understand the feature all that well, god knows how many people he has blocked by the sheer fact that he doesn't want to follow them nor see their content. None of those poets have bullied/harassed or isulted him, he just blocks them because he thinks that's the only way to unfollow someone.
So again, i will clarify as my original statement on this thread that i don't have any objection of anyone blocking anyone but I do have a huge problem when suggested that people may be banned from the site based on number of flagged blocks on their account because they may very well be innocent of all the prejudice.
Thank you, Layla for reiterating your original point. Because I am one of those, who the older gent you mention, who has blocked me - twice - and I love reading him. I think, in both cases, he meant to unfollow me because each time I was writing more erotica than usual ( I go through phases). If that were the case, I could still comment and RL his work. But being blocked, I’m prevented from honoring him with what I enjoy reading of his.
I wish I could communicate that to him.
Jade
Jade-Pandora said:Thank you, Layla for reiterating you original point. Because I am one of those, who the older gent you mention, who has blocked me - twice - and I love reading him. I think, in both cases, he meant to unfollow me because each time I was writing more erotica than usual ( I go through phases). If that were the case, I could still comment and RL his work. But being blocked, I’m prevented from honoring him with what I enjoy doing.
I wish I could communicate that to him.
Jade
that's a good point - this really needs to be explained the difference between the unfollow function and the block function, I can see that to be an issue
I wish I could communicate that to him.
Jade
that's a good point - this really needs to be explained the difference between the unfollow function and the block function, I can see that to be an issue
David_Macleod said:Maybe one of the mods could message him letting him know the difference?
Thank you, yes, that’s a lovely idea. It’s just the one gent, and if the difference is explained, I’d hope it would make a difference because I could never guarantee erotica of mine would stop crossing his wake, but I could still read him as the mood strikes, if he simply unfollows me.🙏🏻
Thank you, yes, that’s a lovely idea. It’s just the one gent, and if the difference is explained, I’d hope it would make a difference because I could never guarantee erotica of mine would stop crossing his wake, but I could still read him as the mood strikes, if he simply unfollows me.🙏🏻
