How do I find out if I have been blocked?

@vandana7 (102698)

• India

26 Jan 16

I will never block you. Your limericks are fun. I have no intention to miss out on them. :)

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@Asylum (47893)

• Manchester, England

26 Jan 16

Since I have no idea who the latest block addicts are, it would be impossible for me to even check. This is what really piqued my curiosity.

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Jabo

@jaboUK (64346)

• United Kingdom

26 Jan 16

@vandana7 That's sweet of you to say so, thank you.

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marcyaz

@Marcyaz (35316)

• United States

26 Jan 16

I could care less if I have been blocked or not because in the first place I doubt if I would even be aware of it.

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@Asylum (47893)

• Manchester, England

26 Jan 16

@Marcyaz I feel pretty much the same, but my curiosity became aroused once I realised that I was unable to even check. I would hate to think that most members had been blocked but I was not, I would tend to feel rather left out.

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@vandana7 (102698)

• India

26 Jan 16

You have a brave attitude...you could have blocked me...and you did not. Will never forget you Marcy.

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Jellybelly

@CookieMonster46 (13453)

• United States

27 Jan 16

@Asylum I guess, I wouldn't know if I am or not , guess it doesn't matter much.

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Shavkat

@Shavkat (141906)

• Philippines

26 Jan 16

I am not sure why do we need such feature. It adds to a big issue in this site right now. We can defend ourselves if being blocked by the blocker. Despite of this concern, I would just ignore the fact of being blocked.

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@Asylum (47893)

• Manchester, England

26 Jan 16

I have no concern if a person chooses to block me, but do find it odd that someone may do so and I will never even be aware of it.

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Marlina

@marlina (154103)

• Canada

26 Jan 16

Did the administration address this to you?

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@Asylum (47893)

• Manchester, England

26 Jan 16

I do not fully understand what you are asking Marlina.

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Anna

@LadyDuck (502202)

• Italy

26 Jan 16

Berry we should ask Alex to add a notification to inform us when we are blocked. Some block the users they suspect could "report" them if they are cheaters.

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@Asylum (47893)

• Manchester, England

26 Jan 16

That might be a decent idea, although they may have some reason for not having added this feature previously.

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@Asylum (47893)

• Manchester, England

26 Jan 16

@LadyDuck It would not be of any great value r use, but could prove interesting at times.

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Anna

@LadyDuck (502202)

• Italy

26 Jan 16

@Asylum They may have some reasons, or they judged it was not important or interesting.

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Baconstripsxxx

@BACONSTRIPSXXX (18039)

• Torrington, Connecticut

26 Jan 16

Im sure I have been blocked on heated discussions but it doesnt phase me, their loss cause im awesome lol

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@vandana7 (102698)

• India

26 Jan 16

You have been in heated discussions? I find that hard to believe because you have such pleasant demeanor.

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@vandana7 (102698)

• India

26 Jan 16

@BACONSTRIPSXXX ..that would be very silly reason to block a person.

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Baconstripsxxx

@BACONSTRIPSXXX (18039)

• Torrington, Connecticut

26 Jan 16

@vandana7 I do but when I posted about a certain topic the response was negative ect but I didnt feed into it

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celticeagle

@celticeagle (189792)

• Boise, Idaho

27 Jan 16

I don't know why this is such a big deal. People have a right to block if they wish. And, so what if they do? It's their loss as far as I am concerned.

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@Asylum (47893)

• Manchester, England

27 Jan 16

It is not a big deal, but I cannot help being curious.

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@Asylum (47893)

• Manchester, England

27 Jan 16

@celticeagle What makes it most curious to me is that they are often people we do not even know of.

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celticeagle

@celticeagle (189792)

• Boise, Idaho

27 Jan 16

@Asylum ...I would be curious also. More so if they were folks I thought I could relate to.

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purplealabaster

@purplealabaster (22085)

• United States

28 Jan 16

If they block me and I do not realize it, then have I really been blocked?

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@Asylum (47893)

• Manchester, England

28 Jan 16

Obviously it does not constitute a problem, bit I would love to know who has blocked me

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@Asylum (47893)

• Manchester, England

28 Jan 16

@purplealabaster The motivation eludes me completely, yet this has become a practice here with some members.

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purplealabaster

@purplealabaster (22085)

• United States

28 Jan 16

@Asylum But that is the thing that I don't understand. There are some people who say they have been blocked even before interacting with a person. If I haven't had an interaction with you, then what would be the motivation for the block, especially since there is a fairly good chance that I will not even realize that I have been blocked?

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AbbyGreenhill

@AbbyGreenhill (45490)

• United States

27 Jan 16

In 'real life' if my friends did something similar to me I might worry, but here...not so much. I just have to wonder what the 'blocker' gets out of doing it.

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@Asylum (47893)

• Manchester, England

27 Jan 16

One thing that they certainly do not get is a good volume of comments on their discussions.

@Asylum (47893)

• Manchester, England

27 Jan 16

@AbbyGreenhill Boycotting would be academic since we cannot do anything else once we are blocked.

AbbyGreenhill

@AbbyGreenhill (45490)

• United States

27 Jan 16

@Asylum They should be boycotted, not memorialized!

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amnabas

@amnabas (14877)

• Karachi, Pakistan

26 Jan 16

That member's discussion will not show you the respond option.

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@vandana7 (102698)

• India

26 Jan 16

I think I see the person's discussion, I can like but not comment.

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@Asylum (47893)

• Manchester, England

26 Jan 16

@amnabas I do realise this, but without knowing which member to check out I am unable to use this approach.

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Wendy789

@Drosophila (16568)

• Ireland

26 Jan 16

Does it really matter? If someone blocked me, ah well.. I'll get over it am sure xD

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@vandana7 (102698)

• India

26 Jan 16

Really? We've been interacting for a while...and it has been fun. Suddenly I block you...would you not hurt? What did I say that hurt the person. I went through a series of posts and comments with that person. I never found out where I went wrong...so I concluded that expressions that seem ok to me are not ok to them.

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@vandana7 (102698)

• India

26 Jan 16

@Drosophila ..I guess I need a change in my attitude then. But if it was not such a big deal, how come so many people are coming up with posts on the subject and comments that show their need for explanations.

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Wendy789

@Drosophila (16568)

• Ireland

26 Jan 16

@vandana7 What can I say, people do things all the time for their own reasons. They might not always be willing to tell the "blockee" all about it either.. If you've blocked me, then I'll respect your decision. I apologise for whatever action I've undertaken to get me blocked. I hope you'll come around and unblock me one day. The ball is in your court.. Tends to be my general thoughts.

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pgn

@pgntwo (22405)

• Derry, Northern Ireland

26 Jan 16

Time was when "being blocked" meant something completely different... I agree there is a gap in the logic and notification system on myLot in this regard, though.

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@Asylum (47893)

• Manchester, England

26 Jan 16

Indiscriminate blocking has a complete lack of logic or purpose.

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ElizabethWallace

@ElizabethWallace (12069)

• United States

26 Jan 16

True, but who really cares? There are plenty of people who enjoy your posts, why be concerned with those who might not?

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@Asylum (47893)

• Manchester, England

27 Jan 16

@ElizabethWallace This really amounts to personal interests, which naturally differ from person to person.

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@Asylum (47893)

• Manchester, England

26 Jan 16

It does not concern me at all, but once I realised the difficulty in acquiring such information it became more interesting. If I never find out then it means that I have never attempted to respond to any of their discussions, so naturally it cannot have any effect on me.

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ElizabethWallace

@ElizabethWallace (12069)

• United States

27 Jan 16

@Asylum Stuff like that interests some people. The intricacies of websites don't interest me, however. I like the people, especially those who do not live in the same circumstances that I do. Culture has always been my thing. No idea why.

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fishtiger58

@fishtiger58 (29819)

• Momence, Illinois

26 Jan 16

I would be curious to know why someone has blocked me, but to each his own. I would try not to let it bother me if I could.

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@Asylum (47893)

• Manchester, England

26 Jan 16

I doubt if it would really bother many people, but it does make one curious.

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rebelann1949

@rebelann (117199)

• El Paso, Texas

26 Jan 16

Yeah, now I'm curious too @fishtiger58 @asylum .... I'm wonderin if I've been blocked too.

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fishtiger58

@fishtiger58 (29819)

• Momence, Illinois

26 Jan 16

@Asylum Yes it does.

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dpk262006

@dpk262006 (58679)

• Delhi, India

27 Jan 16

There is no clear way to know if any member has actually blocked us. If you happen to visit discussions/posts of a particular user and you do not find the caption 'respond' or 'comment', it means that particular user has blocked you. It happened with me recently that a user blocked me without any reason and when I wanted to check her comments on my response, I came to know that I cannot make further comments because she has blocked me. (I started a discussion about it). And above all, icing on the cake is - The user is sending me a message - Sarcastically telling me - "I have blocked you....."

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@Asylum (47893)

• Manchester, England

27 Jan 16

That is just being intentionally hostile. Even more annoying is that you cannot block those people, so only admin could stop that from happening.

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@Asylum (47893)

• Manchester, England

28 Jan 16

@dpk262006 It does seem a ridiculous way to behave.

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dpk262006

@dpk262006 (58679)

• Delhi, India

28 Jan 16

@Asylum - Yes, you are right that we just cannot do anything with these kinds of jerks. These kinds of users vitiates the atmosphere here on mylot.

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@Jackalyn (7558)

• Oxford, England

27 Jan 16

I think I just preger to remainj in peaceful ignorance. I do not harm anyone so it is their problem.

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@Asylum (47893)

• Manchester, England

27 Jan 16

It is not exactly a serious concern to me, but I cannot help wondering.

peggy baker

@softbabe44 (5815)

• Vancouver, Washington

27 Jan 16

You won't be able to respond to a conversation that respond button will disappear.

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@Asylum (47893)

• Manchester, England

27 Jan 16

Oh yes, I am aware of that part. Of course there are some members here who have blocked masses of members without ever interacting, so there is no way of knowing if we are blocked without knowing who to check.

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@Asylum (47893)

• Manchester, England

29 Jan 16

@softbabe44 It does no real harm to anyone but the morons that behave that way, but it does make me curious.

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peggy baker

@softbabe44 (5815)

• Vancouver, Washington

29 Jan 16

@Asylum That's something that really needs to be addressed as to why people do that.

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Ann LeFlore

@poehere (15123)

• French Polynesia

27 Jan 16

Basically you need to do one of two things. Visit all the profiles on the site or second when you go to post a response on an account you can't. There is no search function toask if you've been blocked. So basically it is better to not worry about it and just have fun.

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@Asylum (47893)

• Manchester, England

27 Jan 16

Even that approach would not be possible because there is no list of members to work through.

@Asylum (47893)

• Manchester, England

27 Jan 16

@poehere This is fine in theory, but in practice it would be a formidable task to find each member.

Ann LeFlore

@poehere (15123)

• French Polynesia

27 Jan 16

@Asylum That was the point I was making. It isn't possible to do this. You'd spend days on end to find out who blocked you. But if you wanted to - you could find them.

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Shiva

@Shiva49 (28366)

• Singapore

27 Jan 16

My take is it is their loss in the end as they refuse to play ball and get ostracized - sort of hoisted by their own petard! siva

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@Asylum (47893)

• Manchester, England

27 Jan 16

Yes, it seems a strange thing to do on such a site because they are seriously reducing any potential interaction.

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@Asylum (47893)

• Manchester, England

28 Jan 16

@Shiva49 A very sensible attitude.

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Shiva

@Shiva49 (28366)

• Singapore

28 Jan 16

@Asylum Over the years I have found few who we connect like soulmates to share views and interact. When we paint with the same brush based on pre-conceived notions we shrink our space. It is better that we leave the door open and interact when we feel comfortable in sites like these - siva

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Angel_15

@Angel_15 (670)

• Manila, Philippines

27 Jan 16

I haven't yet experienced not being able to post a comment, so I don't know yet if someone has blocked me.

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