@antdickens This is why @Tasuki and others are begging you to get rid of the block feature. @Yousef- is leaving as a direct result of the feature and I'm sure she's far from the only super active member who has done so...
@Yousef-
Maybe they hit ignore by mistake.
And even if they didn't it's not necessarily a sign you need to leave. You seem to have been having plenty of positive interactions with many users and the majority of them haven't blocked you (yet). So maybe go with the democratic vote, when the more than half of users block you - then maybe leave.
“We are what we pretend to be, so we must be careful about what we pretend to be.”
@Yousef- It makes sense to feel hurt. Anyway, never a bad choice to log off and take a mental health break from the internet. Take care of yourself!
@sorteddan You can't block people by mistake, and she wouldn't have any idea if the person had ignored her. Blocking is fairly obvious, because you can't see that person's posts.
I like the ignore feature a lot, but blocking is almost pointless outside of a few niche circumstances. Normal users shouldn't be able to restrict others from seeing their posts.
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I think the block feature serves an important function, but there are definitely downsides to it on a smaller forum like this that is perpetuated by a small collective of regulars. There is a pretty prominent poster on here I've never interacted with as far as I know who has seemingly had me blocked since I started posting here, so I guess they just didn't like my vibe. And that's cool if they feel that way I respect it. But it can make the forum difficult to use because I'll only see a part of an active conversation and it won't make sense unless I log out to see the whole of it.
Have never, will never block anyone. If I were to feel so upset/angry at words on a forum that I had to block someone, it’d probably be time I hang up my typing-mittens.
@Pizzamorg I think you've hit on something crucial there - if a "blocked" person wants to see the entirety of a conversation then all they have to do is log out - thus rendering the functionality of the feature somewhat redundant. I'm blocked by a few people. Couldn't care less.
yeah pretty much, it just creates a nuisance for the person who is blocked so I guess bully for the blocker, but it is an nuisance you're just forced to accept cause you need to see the posts to understand the flow of conversations if they are a regular or you can't engage with the forum at all.
@Yousef- f*** 'em. If people are making you feel bad by being this small minded then f*** 'em.
I mean, if they first would do you the courtesy of stepping up and talking to you face to face (via the Internet, natually 😅) to maybe have a conversation about why they are doing it, especially if it's someone you were getting along with previously, then okay, that's one way to go about it. But, come on, that's a weak move.
I barely know people on here, there are some I will interact with more, but we don't really know each other that well outside of some throw away comments about games and stuff, but it still pisses me off how weak people are with sh** like this. If they can't have a conversation with you about how they feel if they think you did something wrong (I very much doubt with 99.99999% accuracy that you actually did anything wrong to them anyway, and they are just being a little b****) then it is them that should "do one" from the forum, and not you.
hopefully soon enough you will get past their weak action to block you and come back stronger than ever.
Take some time, but hopefully you feel you can return and carry on as normal at some point.
And if the person in question sees this... hey, grow the f*** up and talk about why you feel the need to do this as it has clearly affected someone 👌👌👌
I very much don't like to get serious on the internet, it's basically my shtick at this point, but sometimes people need a good slap down and a long look in the mirror, the pretentious c***wombles. Hopefully some of my silly swears brought a bit of a laugh to you, anyway.
Here's some emoji's loosely themed around the person i'm hopefully baiting into maybe having a good think about how their actions can affect people
💩😛💩😛💩😛💩😛💩😛
And having checked for more detail, maybe it was just an error by the user, as they seem like the least malicious of people around here and a pretty sound chap. I hope so, anyway. But my post can sit as a general take on general people being people in general. Because in general people can be f***ing bleh 😛
@Yousef- I too have enjoyed our interactions, and I hope that is comforting for you to know, along with the obvious fact many people have expressed likewise.
Online discourse is hard enough to interpret a person’s real intent (I think I heard that 90% of communication is non-verbal) and even in the best of circumstances it’s sometimes difficult to convey exact meaning to another person, but add to that cultural differences we all have living across the globe, and knowing English is not your native language and so it’s highly likely that misperceptions abound from all sides. Hang in there, and do what’s best for you if you need time away, but certainly continue to engage with the community when you’re ready. I feel like it’s a nice outlet for most of us who share common passions. 😄
“We cannot solve our problems with the same thinking we used when we created them.”
@Yousef- Just seconding what others have said really. I've been fairly quiet on the site recently, following a manic year, but your contributions have been very welcome. Just be you and ignore the blockers. I've never used the block feature and never will. No idea if anyone has ever blocked me.
Lol @HallowMoonshadow that's the first time I've ever seen one of your comments get removed, it must have been bad
Good job, Parappa. You can go on to the next stage now.
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