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Hi everyone, I thought of a way to improve the blocking system.

I thought of when you block a user, you shouldn't be allowed to view the profile, forum posts, or feeds of the user you blocked so you don't have to look at them anymore

There should also be a list of users you blocked, so you don't have to go to the user's profile to unblock them.

I feel as if my suggestion would help tone the drama on PH down quite a lot.

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I like the idea, but instead of making them invisible altogether, there should be a visibility-toggle on the messages so that conversations don't look weird. Like, for example, if a blocked user makes a post, it should look something like this:

"[This message is hidden: Blocked user. Show anyway?]
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That way you can choose to read the message if other people have replied to them, but you don't have to see their message if you don't want to :P and I definitely agree with being able to see who you have blocked so you can unblock them. On most websites, I tend to block as a temporary thing since people do change, but that's hard to do on here since I can't go through and unblock people if I don't know who I have blocked.

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I'd support the blocked user list but I'm sure it has been suggested multiple times already.

Um, Smol problem. They can't block you if your profile is invisible to them, or vice versa...

I like this idea. Although I've always been bothered when people block me and I have no clue what I did or if they just don't like me for any reason. So if they at least make them/you put up a reason for blocking someone, I would be less annoyed

@Steel5299, you can block them then they/you are invisible.

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@RoyalGecko I know. I'm trying to say, if your profile is invisible to them there is no way for them to block you. Basically, a person can just block someone and annoy that person, and the other can't do much about it besides report them.

Support ! This should fix several people's anxiety problems as well.

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I completely agree. I blocked a dude a while back, and there wasn't much point because of how little it does.

Also, Sabishi, I agree.

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(I may have repeated what others have said for clarity. I apologize if I basically say something you've already said!)

One thing that's always left me confused about the blocking system here is the fact it doesn't do just that: hiding them from your view. As it is now, all it does it prevent them from replying to your feeds, sending you palpads/PMs, and preventing GTS offers from them. It could definitely use an overhaul, especially with how the community features took a big drop in activity last year.

Generally, if I have blocked someone, I do so because I don't want to see them and don't want them to see me. As an example, say I blocked someone because they constantly spam the notification wall with annoying messages; with the current system, I STILL see their annoying messages. The entire reason I blocked them is moot.

I think there should be a list of users you have blocked, and a visibility toggle next to their name. You can either completely hide them from your PH experience (meaning you see no feeds, forum posts, etc. by them period), a softer/middle version like how yukiwolf5 mentioned (their messages are hidden behind a spoiler so you can choose to look at them if you want to), and then a third option that lets you see everything that user posts (say you just blocked them because they're awful at GTS offers, but otherwise they're fine). By default, the user you blocked will "match" your visibility if you've chosen to make their stuff completely hidden (so they cannot see your feeds, forum posts and threads, GTS trades, profile, etc.).

Optionally, you can also write a reason you've blocked the person as a reminder to yourself. This way, you can say User A is blocked for lowball trade offers, User B for spam, User C for breaking your shiny shop rules repeatedly, etc. I don't feel it's necessary to let the blocked person know why you blocked them (as this could cause drama in a way like "Gee, Username blocked me for a lowball trade? I never did that! Hey everyone, no one should trade with Username because they'll rip you off, etc.")

This might help some of the hornet's nests that get stirred up from time to time. Say there's a trending feed that's causing problems and making people upset; by blocking the user who made the feed, you don't have to see it anymore and will likely avoid seeing more "troublesome" content from them in the future.

As a side note, I think people would feel safer too. There's a lot of younger users on here, and if they get bullied by someone and don't want to see them (and don't want the bully to see their own stuff), this should help immensely.

ProfessorGreenie, EXACTLY

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Full support! And I love yukiwolf5 and ProfessorGreenie's suggestions, I've never personally had a reason to block anyone, but I think this would help a lot with drama and anxiety from other users.

Great idea! And I hope it will be implemented at some point

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@ProfessorGreenie
You took the words right out of my mouth.

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Also, I think that when you block a user, their comments on another person's feed should be invisible too.

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I completely agree!

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Another bump

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full support. if i blocked someone, i don’t want to see them and i they shouldn’t be able to see anything i post or do. period. it’s an issue of safety.

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