Blocking on the forum

CaramelNotes

Is there a way you can block someone on the forums so you don't see their comments?

No.

I was just blocked by someone on the forums. Is there anyone from admin who can provide CyberKleenex to soak away my tears?

Unfortunately you can't but my understanding is that once you've blocked someone, they are not to engage with you in the forums. I've noticed profiles that have been blocked in the same forums. I just scroll past their comments.

Off topic. - BlueIris

@TattooSqueeze - but you don't know you've been blocked unless you try to view their profile.

@Mike403 A new feature was added recently. If you're posting and trying to tag someone who has blocked you, a dropdown warning will show up.

I've wanted a warning like that for a while. Awesome feature! Thank you, Admins.

@BlueIris thats a brilliant added feature. Excellent.

Gives incentive to block people.

Fun🤣🤣

No and people who I have blocked and blocked me in retaliation have addressed me on the forum. I hate it. Theres a person on here I blocked also but thankfully not trying to address me

I wish

Blocking in the forums is called selective reading.

^smooth, I dig it

Is there a way you can block someone on the forums so you don't see their comments?

Yes, it is possible. I have a handful of people blocked on the forums and I've found that it has made things much quieter from not seeing those comments. It's not a native feature on the website though. Maybe one day it will be. I think it could make the mod's jobs easier if more people used a feature like this.

@jdev25 how?

@CaramelNotes I made a custom browser extension to do it. Super simple, nothing fancy.

@jdev25, please share the wealth

@disneysamurai I think that's something to take up with the site owners/operators. Any of us are legally free to implement whatever client-side modifications to how we view websites on our own devices. Heck you could build a feature that makes Amazon display upside down if that's your thing. But sharing/distributing a public tool for it is probably another matter, and the staff here may prefer to implement the feature natively or weigh in on something like this. I don't see the harm in it, as it's simply a more concrete way that is the equivalent of "ignore everyone you don't want to engage with", and probably makes the forums a nicer place with less work for the mods. But I'll let the staff chime in on it and go from there.

But like I said, nothing is stopping you from doing the same thing. You're free to do whatever you want with the style/format of any website once the content is on your local device.

If you’ve blocked the person, neither of you are allowed to tag the other in the forums. Or to try to communicate directly with each other in other ways via forum posts. If you feel like someone is doing that then you can report them for harassment. Report the person, not the comment. Even when you’ve blocked them (or they have blocked you) you can still report them by clicking on the triple dot.

But honestly, it’s easy enough to scroll by someone if you generally don’t like what they have to say.

And even when I have disagreed with people on here, sometimes they still have something interesting to say or share. 🤷‍♀️

So there are people who have blocked me and I had no clue until I tried to tag them here. For example, someone posted something I agreed with. I was tagging them to say I agree 💯 but got the message saying I was blocked. My flabbers were gasted! I have blocked some folks because of nasty/mean inbox messages. For example, was discussing cuddling with someone and they sent me mean messages because I wouldn't send a pic. It's ok to have boundaries but it's not ok to attack someone. I blocked that person. If I saw them on the forum, I would have no clue that that was someone I blocked last year, etc. so I could potentially try to reply to a comment on the forum not realizing one of us blocked the other.

For this though I meant folks that we haven't blocked each other but their comments come across as hurtful or triggering so I don't want to read them. I don't often remember "who" people are and I might not realize it until I start reading their comments and I remember...oh yeah.....this is someone who says hurtful things and I want to protect my nervous system.

@CaramelNotes I totally get that. People have said some absolutely beyond cringe and all the way to hateful things on here, and whether it’s directed at you or not, it can be hard to read.

I figure those folks are at least letting me know who they are in a real and live way. You start to figure out who to scroll on by.

I hope it doesn’t deter you from engaging. Forums come with all flavors.

I concur 😆

I don't know why I was blocked but I also don't care

But honestly, it’s easy enough to scroll by someone if you generally don’t like what they have to say.

@mauvefox True, that's what I usually do whenever I am choosing to forum. 😁👍

I don't know why I was blocked but I also don't care.

@VibeSeeker 😁😁😁

Ha! That's the best way to be when it comes to blocking...Or being blocked! 😁👍

Being blocked by certain people on this site is a badge of honor

Here’s a twist to consider: a brand-new member in my area said he’s 55 with a career in building construction but claimed he’s changing fields to becoming a certified cuddler and massage therapist with the support of his wife (and is seeking free cuddle partners). Since there hasn’t been a certified facilitator locally for years, I wrote and enthusiastically asked which program. He blocked me and I’m thinking it’s because he made it all up. Yeah, I could be wrong but also, smh, cos I thought I’d seen it all by now. Apparently not!

i was once blocked by a pro because I clicked on her profile and didn't book a session. Imagine if Apple banned you from their stores because you didn't buy any of their products last time you went.