Topic: Goodbye/Vacation Thread

I was unaware of @evildave333 but did regularly see @KAIRU around the place and always appreciated his views. Hope both are well and that they’ll be in a place to return to the boards again in the future.

@colonelkilgore I sent a friend request to Kairu, would you give them a nudge please and let them know who I am? No worries if not, I don't want to take the Mick and have you be my go between for every departed user 😅

@ralphdibny 🤣… milk and sugar with your coffee sir?

edit. I jest of course, I’ll message him shortly. Did you hear from AgentCooper after?

@colonelkilgore haha 😂 sorry.

Yeah I did, cheers for that. Good to keep contact. It's weird ya know, some people feel like stalwarts on the forum. You just never think they'll leave

P.s. black, no sugar 😆

@ralphdibny ah good, I wasn’t sure as he didn’t get back to me on it. Yeah I hate seeing people ‘unplug’, particularly regulars… but if it’s what they need to do at the time, it is what it is sadly. It’s easy to get into little disagreements with people when using text as the primary form of communication… hell I get into disagreements when face-to-face on the reg 🤣 but I try not to let it change my life in anyway (if I can help it).

Anyways, here you go ☕️

@colonelkilgore thanks slurps

Yeah, it's hard to read intonation. It's what emojis are for but I do find them a bit hard to use sometimes, especially the wink lol. I almost never use the wink. I feel like the wink used to mean something verrrrry different.

But yeah, I completely understand why people need to leave. I've been absent myself at times, without deleting my account, just because I needed to.

If people post and comment within the acceptable rules of the website and moderation is fair, there should be no need for a block button. Personally I think it's always good in life to hear other people's opinions even if they don't conform to your own views - you don't have to agree, but also need to understand not everyone thinks the same as you.

@nessisonett sorry to hear about that. Kyle is a top lad and it's sad to see you blokes fall out.

Nothing 10 pints and a shot of sambuca won't fix of course.

@themcnoisy aww thanks man, you're alright yourself.

As a general rule, I don't block people, because I'm not comfortable making choices that impact the user experience of others.

The ignore function is a great feature, though, and I'd argue should be present in any community online, even if everyone is sticking to TOS. Sometimes people just don't like each-other, and seeing their posts will make one less likely to want to return to the community in the future. While, in general, I believe in people talking and resolving their differences rationally, sometimes people aren't worth talking to, or their values are so different from your own that productive discussion is impossible. In cases like those, ignoring and moving on is a good way to nip potentially drawn out conflicts in the bud.

@LN78 Ignoring just prevents you from seeing a user's post. They're no more the wiser.

Blocking does this, PLUS prevents them from seeing your posts, which can end up being disruptive to their user experience. And, obviously, they'll know they're on your block list eventually, which can generate anxiety, frustration, and anger.

I do think blocking has a place, but only in extreme circumstances. Whereas ignoring hurts literally nobody.

@Ralizah so I can see the option to ‘ignore’ when I tap on a post but I’ve never actually seen the option to ‘block’. So how does one actually block someone… I’m asking for a friend 😉 (whom I intend to block 😎)?

@LN78 don’t tell me we’re thinking of blocking each other 🤣?!?!

@LN78 it’s already rotating at an increasingly quickening rate of notts in sheer expectation! 🤢🤮

@LN78 @colonelkilgore Once you ignore someone, go into your account and click on "Ignored Users." From there, you can either choose to block them, or remove them from your ignore list (I actually clear out my ignore list every once in a while, to give the users on it another chance).

@LN78 mate you’re about 12 months too late, block-gate happened in Jan 2022… and was a personal high-point of my time on Push Square (as far as popcorn-munching entertainment content goes 😎).

@Ralizah 👀 did someone say something?

Not again 🤣

@LN78 well, you could find it if you mooch about in my posts around that time… if you were so inclined 😉

@LN78 well, I’d imagine that I’ve already said too much… and certain Push Square employees are primed to pounce. Add me on PSN, just add the usual sexual-deviants favourite two digit number to the end of my username here and you’ll find me 😉