Seriously what's that idea?
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They shouldn't be able to do that!
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They shouldn't be able to do that!
Agreed. It’s a flaw in the system
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Agreed. It’s a flaw in the system
Thank you.
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They shouldn't be able to do that!
Blocking means you can't see them. It makes them non existent to you. It doesn't hide you from them. It's working as intended.
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They shouldn't be able to do that!
Out of sight out of mind.
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Out of sight out of mind.
wrote last edited by [email protected]Well yes, that's what I tell my kids, but they could write anything and I couldn't check it...
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Blocking means you can't see them. It makes them non existent to you. It doesn't hide you from them. It's working as intended.
wrote last edited by [email protected]That's unfair. It's rather fair they don't see me, I blocked them for a reason.
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They shouldn't be able to do that!
wrote last edited by [email protected]It doesn't make sense in the case said blocked user is attacking the user who blocked them, but on the case were the user that is blocking is the offender too makes much more sense.
For example, one could make a post with misinformation about a user and then blocking the target so they can't reply.
I guess this protects someone being wrongly accused of something and the accuser blocking the accused(hiding). But it leaves more vulnerable users being targeted by another user that for some reason isn't breaking community rules.
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They shouldn't be able to do that!
Would you rather make your blocklists public?
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It doesn't make sense in the case said blocked user is attacking the user who blocked them, but on the case were the user that is blocking is the offender too makes much more sense.
For example, one could make a post with misinformation about a user and then blocking the target so they can't reply.
I guess this protects someone being wrongly accused of something and the accuser blocking the accused(hiding). But it leaves more vulnerable users being targeted by another user that for some reason isn't breaking community rules.
wrote last edited by [email protected]So I have to unblock and permanently have to be a reporter in hope something changes?
Tbh that would triple the work for admins...
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They shouldn't be able to do that!
This is why I don’t block, I just passively ignore.
I want to watch idiots shout into the void. No interaction, no downvotes, nothing. Their impotent rage makes me smile as I move on. That’s my fetish.
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They shouldn't be able to do that!
Blocks work the way you want them to on Reddit. And all it did was allow people with fringe political beliefs and misinformation fetishes to stop decent people from refuting them. This is for the best.
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That's unfair. It's rather fair they don't see me, I blocked them for a reason.
The only way to do that in a federated system would be to effectively make blocks public. That has its own disadvantages.
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They shouldn't be able to do that!
As a point of reference, on Bluesky, it appears that if you're blocked, you cannot see the account that blocked you. Essentially they just disappeared. They've not visible in search either.
So, unless you create another account, they ceased to exist.
Just to be clear, as far as I can tell, this invisibility is mutual as soon as one account blocks the other.
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Well yes, that's what I tell my kids, but they could write anything and I couldn't check it...
Ahh, I see the problem.
Blocking here is just ignoring people you don't agree with, what you're looking for is a way to punish them for not agreeing.
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That's unfair. It's rather fair they don't see me, I blocked them for a reason.
You get to control your own experience, not their experience.
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Ahh, I see the problem.
Blocking here is just ignoring people you don't agree with, what you're looking for is a way to punish them for not agreeing.
Got me in the first half, but no, I want them to leave me alone. That's what ignore should be all about.
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The only way to do that in a federated system would be to effectively make blocks public. That has its own disadvantages.
Sorry I'm a nurse, explain it to me like I'm five years old.
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Would you rather make your blocklists public?
No everybody deals with anybody in a different way.
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Sorry I'm a nurse, explain it to me like I'm five years old.
It's hard to control which Information other people get in a system where many servers share information like posts and comments. Think of it as throwing your post on a public wall. Everyone that walks by will be able to see it.
It's (relatively) easy to control what information you want to see. Or at least information from which sources you want to see, or not see.
