The "BLOCK" button is dangerous!
By Wendy789
@Drosophila (16568)
Ireland
July 20, 2016 2:12pm CST
So I almost blocked @JaboUK by mistake!
Why? Because, I went to her page to check out her discussions.
My internet lagged and I accidentally clicked on "BLOCK", as I was scrolling down!
Now, I am used to seeing a sweet little notification that would asks
"Are you you sure you want to BLOCK jabo?" if I have clicked on "Block"
This feature exist on almost all social media sites or chat apps.
But not here! Thus, she could have been blocked, and I wouldn't have known about it, if I wasn't paying attention.
So ya, use "BLOCK" with caution!
How's the blocking button working out for you?
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19 responses
@Mike197602 (15504)
• United Kingdom
20 Jul 16
Blocking sucks.
I've never and will never block no matter what.
I've been blocked 4 times that I know of.
If you ever find yourself blocked by someone you regularly interact with it could well be a mistake.
The way to sort it out is via PM with a third party who can contact them on your behalf.
It'll either be resolved as a mistake or you'll be told at least that the block was on purpose.
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@Drosophila (16568)
• Ireland
21 Jul 16
that is a good idea! ya, I don't think I've pissed off anyone that badly, but ye never know
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@Mike197602 (15504)
• United Kingdom
21 Jul 16
@Drosophila I was blocked twice by people I'd never even said a single word to.
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@Drosophila (16568)
• Ireland
21 Jul 16
@Mike197602 sounds like its "lag-n-block"..
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But I'm glad you caught what you were doing. Can't imagine anyone blocking 
@vandana7 (102698)
• India
21 Jul 16
Exactly what I was telling @DaddyEvil just the other day.
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@Drosophila (16568)
• Ireland
21 Jul 16
ah! I guess if you block that one.. it's cos you want to? 
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Others can do it accidentally.. lol
@Mike197602 (15504)
• United Kingdom
20 Jul 16
I'm not sure I get this.
Are you saying you find a plagiarist, put a link on THEIR discussion and then block them?
If so that won't work as they can just delete your response as far as I know...but I'm not entirely sure of that so you have maybe found a sneaky way round blocking.....maybe we should try an experiment
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@topffer (42155)
• France
20 Jul 16
@Mike197602 There is a bug in the block feature : when you block someone, you can still respond to their discussions, but once they are blocked, they cannot see your response and cannot delete it anymore.
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@Mike197602 (15504)
• United Kingdom
20 Jul 16
@topffer I knew that...stupid me for not getting what you were saying
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@pgntwo (22405)
• Derry, Northern Ireland
20 Jul 16
If you block someone who follows you, when you unblock them, they are no longer following you... So @JaboUK will need to re-follow @Drosophila... Check it out, you'll find it weirdly true.
@JolietJake made me aware of this "feature" a good while ago as a tip to clearing those who follow you but who are no longer active from your Followers list.
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@jaboUK (64346)
• United Kingdom
20 Jul 16
@pgntwo @Drosophila I thought it was the other way round - Wendy will need to re-follow me. I will just check if I need to re-follow though....
Right I've just checked, and I am still following Wendy, so I was right.
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@pgntwo (22405)
• Derry, Northern Ireland
20 Jul 16
@jaboUK Oh. I have just used the "block", pause, "unblock" on someone in my My Followers" list, and they are history.... And the number beside my My Followers list went down by one, after refreshing the page... But all is well with you, so that's ok :)
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@jaboUK (64346)
• United Kingdom
21 Jul 16
@pgntwo It's odd, isn't it, but I've just checked again to make sure and the following button is definitely blue, so I am still following her. It should work both ways - we should both need to re-follow.
As you say, the block/unblock is the way to get rid of our followers, but it doesn't seem to have worked here. Unless there's a time lapse - I might check again later.
As you say, the block/unblock is the way to get rid of our followers, but it doesn't seem to have worked here. Unless there's a time lapse - I might check again later.3 people like this
@Drosophila (16568)
• Ireland
21 Jul 16
ya, I reserve the privilege for spammers and scammers
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@CaptAlbertWhisker (32760)
• Calgary, Alberta
23 Jul 16
i got rid of my enemies here so the Block button is a huge help for me.
There is a member here who made my life here hell for 3 years and I am glad he is gone in my path. he still have the ability to mention me though.
I also blocked people who cant give me a conversation like those people who floods discussions with generic short comments that dont make sense. There are some people here who annoys be but I didnt block them because they were not cyber bullies and they can be fun to talk with sometimes.
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@CaptAlbertWhisker (32760)
• Calgary, Alberta
25 Jul 16
@Drosophila I just got blocked by a person I didnt interact with. She just found my opinion offensive.
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@crazyhorseladycx (39503)
• United States
20 Jul 16
thank goodness ya caught such! i dunno if'n i've got anybody blocked 'r not?? by oops 'r otherwise. 's there a spot somewhere that lists such, jest't does with the followin'??? i shudder to think...
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@Drosophila (16568)
• Ireland
21 Jul 16
@crazyhorseladycx agreed! someone might think you did it on purpose
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@Drosophila (16568)
• Ireland
21 Jul 16
I don't think there's a "blocked list" no, so the only way to find out is go to the person's page again.
or when they contact you via another member.
so ya, given the hassle it can cause, I'm surprised there's no "confirmation message"
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@crazyhorseladycx (39503)
• United States
21 Jul 16
@Drosophila 't'd be nice if'n they'd a place to pull such info'p, eh? perhaps we can put a bug'n the ears 'f the powers that be 'n they might see 'bout doin' such with their next update?? seems lots'f folks'f blocked folks unknowin'ly 'n such's caused some hurt feelin's.
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@Drosophila (16568)
• Ireland
21 Jul 16
I would still be able to comment on her limericks, she just wont be able to see it.
then I would wonder, why is she ignoring my comments!
@Drosophila (16568)
• Ireland
22 Jul 16
@DianneN yep, definitely! PC is not as bad
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@DianneN (254949)
• United States
21 Jul 16
@Drosophila One has to be extra careful on the phone. Scary to do that to friends we love.
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@Drosophila (16568)
• Ireland
21 Jul 16
ya! there's no "confirmation" message, so you can block and be blocked unknowingly
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@Daljinder (23193)
• Bangalore, India
31 Jul 16
Same thing happened with me too. I immediately unblocked but as @pgntwo already mentioned, that person had to re-follow me and I had to re-follow that person too.
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@Drosophila (16568)
• Ireland
31 Jul 16
yep, it is a pretty badly designed feature
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@The_Bong_Woman (850)
•
21 Jul 16
Whew that sure was a close call. As for me, I haven't blocked or felt like blocking anyone as of yet.
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@Drosophila (16568)
• Ireland
21 Jul 16
that's great to hear, ya, I don't block anyone unless they scam or spam
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@allknowing (153544)
• India
21 Jul 16
"Are you sure" or some such alert would be nice here. Sometimes accidents happen and for which one has to pay dearly. Imagine blocking @Jabo. That would have been the 'mother' of all accidents
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@Macarrosel (7498)
• Philippines
21 Jul 16
I never block anyone here but someone did it to me, Huhuhu.
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@Drosophila (16568)
• Ireland
21 Jul 16
Ya, I was surprised it let me "block" jabo without asking me to confirm the action
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@RubyHawk (99367)
• Atlanta, Georgia
22 Jul 16
@Drosophila When I first came here we did have a couple of scammers but their account was deleted I believe.
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