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Sun, 11 Feb 2024 09:52:13 -0800
Andy from
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Poll: planned per-user blocking feature, seeking feedback and feature requests
By popular demand, I'm going to enable per-user blocking. That is, any user can
block any other user. Here are the options I intend to offer in your control
panel to accomplish this:
1. Threads started by users you have blocked are invisible and you will never
see them.
2. Threads *and replies* by users you have blocked are invisible and you will
never see them, while still seeing threads in which the blocked user
participates.
3. Same as #1, but threads started by you will be invisible to the other user.
4. Same as #3, but replies by you will be invisible to the other user.
#4 is the most extreme choice, and may remove important context from posts that
may cause them to no longer make sense. But hey, if you want someone to be dead
to you, that is the method. In any scenario, the blocked user cannot tag you,
and you cannot tag them, or DM with them (DM's are in development).
Anything else needed?
#Programming #Technology
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Sun, 11 Feb 2024 09:53:52 -0800
moisture2
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4. I want this person to stop existing.
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Sun, 11 Feb 2024 10:05:06 -0800
zerosugar
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I am not sure which would make the most sense to this board because let’s just
face it, you can never truly block somebody on such a platform. You can still
see all their posts as soon as you log out and the gossip continues. The only
benefit I can see to a blocking would be to stop spam posts while you are logged
in, but if blocking feature is to end harassment, nothing can realistically do
that on social media. lol. Maybe not seeing the person will cause somebody to
not get triggered temporarily? Tiktok has the best blocking feature because it
not only makes users invisible to one another, but makes any previous
communications invisible while the block is active. Of course tiktok is a
totally different platform than messaging boards.
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Sun, 11 Feb 2024 10:07:51 -0800
Andy from
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@zerosugarTest This is going to be TikTok-style blocking-- it will
be non-destructive, meaning no changes are made to the underlying post data.
Rather, this is a processing layer that will hide blocked users' communications
with a filter. That way you can turn it on and off without affecting anyone
else on here.
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Sun, 11 Feb 2024 10:08:04 -0800
zerosugar
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DM features may be the most beneficial because it can allow the users to
congregate with who they want and tell their gossip in private. Once DMs are
activated, the need for blocking lessens.
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Sun, 11 Feb 2024 10:08:05 -0800
zerosugar
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DM features may be the most beneficial because it can allow the users to
congregate with who they want and tell their gossip in private. Once DMs are
activated, the need for blocking lessens.
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Sun, 11 Feb 2024 10:09:20 -0800
zerosugar
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Oops sorry for the double post. Thanks for clarifying :) That sounds like it
could work.
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Sun, 11 Feb 2024 10:09:23 -0800
Andy from
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I'll prioritize DM's after I get per-user blocking done. Thanks for noting
that.
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Sun, 11 Feb 2024 10:13:58 -0800
Andy from
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Would anyone want to see custom group DM's where you can tag a group of users,
who are the only ones who see your post? That kind of defeats the purpose of an
open discussion board, but hey, if that's what people want, I can experiment
with that feature and see what happens.
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