There's no user report or block feature, so it's not like users have the option to weed out trolls. You have the option of making your privacy settings set to where only your added friends can view your posts, but it's a useless feature when you only have like 2 or 3 friends or you are a newcomer and have none and you want to keep your posts open to the public to get a topic going, but there is that one troll that incessantly berates you on your posts.
Pleeeeeeeeeease make a block button.
Here, here! I strongly agree!
I'm having no personal difficulties myself,
but I know of at least one person who is,
and a block feature would help many people a great deal.
Without it, we could end up like EP
and that would be an unpleasant disappointment.
Ha! I never noticed that. Thank you! :)
If I need it, I'll know. :)
Stop whining
Ignore troll
Simple
Learn to compartmentalize and stop reacting back. You are not mad at the troll. You are mad at yourself for reacting. So, take your power back. Every time you ignore him now, you are going to feel great and much stronger for it. Thank the troll for teaching you a valuable tool you now have that he will never even consider.
You are welcome.
I have addressed this before and we have even had sitewide discussions about it, but I don't think you were here for that.
answerMug is an open public forum to exchange ideas where we can hopefully help eachother grow or gain knowledge. For this reason, I don't think a blocking button is in line with our site values. If someone is here, then they have a right to be heard, not cut off on discussions because they have a different opinion, religion, sexual orientation, or whatever. Moreover, blocks don't work. Even the most active blockers admit this. The people that they try to block just come back with new accounts or the people log off and still read what is being said and then start a new discussion about it somewhere else and then cut off the original blocker. It seems to create an even more hostile environment because everyone's trying to get around the blocks.
I think I have previously likened blocking to shutting off all the lights in your house to hide the mess... yes, your house will look cleaner with all the lights off, but the mess is still there. Eventually, it's going to start smelling, growing mold, attracting bugs, etc. So, if someone is violating the TOS, we need to deal with the root of the problem, not just shut off the lights and pretend the problem isn't there.
I won't discipline someone for replying to questions, but if they're making remarks about you or your character, those kinds of things are against the TOS and should be reported. You also have various privacy settings to keep undesirables at bay. You can "ignore" in chat, which blocks them from instant messaging you. You can make photos, blogs, and your profile visible to only your friends. We also have it set that only your friends (and me) can message you... though other mods will be able to message you soon as well.
Please email me directly on the site if someone is violating the TOS. You can also use the "report an issue" button at the bottom of the page, but those get buried in my inbox with all the other notifications I get, so I respond slower to those.
Please send me an email with more info on the person who is having trouble.
I have said this before .. but the owner of this site seems to not want it for some reason.. Of course if you do not give people the option of blocking nasty people then you will soon start losing all the reasonable people and end up with a small bunch of nasty trolls savaging each other and anyone who is unfortunate enough to stumble in this website.. But the owner of this site does not seem to understand this simple truth.. Sooo this site slowly but surely is getting more and more quiet. Looking at your little picture of a pleading woman it looks like you are near to leaving this site as well..
I sent a report but nothing was done.. I was not surprised really.. But i had to test the water to make sure i was right... And i was..
Message JA directly.
When I first joined this site I also wondered why there was no block feature. Now, after being on here for a few months there is no need for it. I ignore, ignore, ignore. If there is a problem JA is the one I contact.
People who like to harass you will tire hen they are ignored.
If someone is attacking you, copy the link(s) and send it to either JustAsking or myself.
Also at the bottom of the screen there is "Report an Issue"
One of the ugliest sites I know has a block feature. And it only makes wars between others much worse because the more aggressive types will put up hate polls and the other that may be more of the peaceful by nature will not respond. It doesn't stop the mobbing though. You couldn't pay me to go on a site like that. And no, the owner and the moderators actually encourage that discord for site traffic.
When I first came here, I was afraid of not being able to block. But if you report any true harassment, it is dealt with pretty swiftly.
Not all tire out as you and I both know. Those are the ones that do need to be reported, links to the problem included.
I am very pleased that this site does NOT thrive on bullying of others.
It's far better than any site I was on that actually had a block feature. Blocking makes for a lot of passive aggressive type fighting.
If JA were not on the ball like she is, we would need a blocking feature.
But she is very good at taking care of problems as they come up.
