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[–][deleted] 6 insightful - 1 fun6 insightful - 0 fun7 insightful - 1 fun -  (19 children)

Yeah we should have block user functionality regardless of everything else. Kinda bummed that reddit open source doesn't have it, we'll have to add it.

Edit: we do have block user functionality. The block link only shows in "messages". It appears to work just like old Reddit. https://saidit.net/message/inbox/

Shall we put the block user link everywhere?

[–]useless_aether 5 insightful - 1 fun5 insightful - 0 fun6 insightful - 1 fun -  (18 children)

yes pls!

the blackmetal guy is also in my crosshairs

edit: just to ckarify, i have nothing against the black metal guy, i just dont like black metal. i would still like to see his posts in other subs! thats why i think a block-sub is also useful.

edit2: i had to block ~100 subs on voat to make it palatable, but only had to block one or two users. .

so, in the end, i see a block-sub much more useful and needed than a block user

[–]OldManCorley 5 insightful - 1 fun5 insightful - 0 fun6 insightful - 1 fun -  (1 child)

I agree, the block sub feature is one of the Internet filtering system that actually works and I see no ethical concerns with.

[–]useless_aether 5 insightful - 1 fun5 insightful - 0 fun6 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

what i like is that its upto each user to use it as needed and nobody will point fingers at the admins for implementing censorship. its all delegated to individuals and needs zero admin maintenance.

[–]JasonCarswell 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (15 children)

Block sub is unnecessary.

If you are subscribed to all subs, then you can just unsubscribe from BlackMetal and use "All" instead of "Home" and still catch everything but what you unsubscribe from.

Correct me if I'm wrong.

[–]useless_aether 3 insightful - 1 fun3 insightful - 0 fun4 insightful - 1 fun -  (14 children)

no, i just checked. i am not subscribed to blackmetal and it shows up in all. i guess all really means all.

[–]JasonCarswell 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (13 children)

Then I guess I mean use "Home" instead of "All".

[–][deleted] 2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 1 fun -  (5 children)

...use subscribed rather than home/all.

[–]JasonCarswell 2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 1 fun -  (4 children)

Is there a difference between home/all?

[–][deleted] 2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 1 fun -  (3 children)

Not really, not a practical difference. Home has /s/ads filtered out. We have considered simplifying and making /s/all or /s/subscribed the home page. I personally like the idea of making the home page just include 50 subs or so, like the "best of Said it", our public face that just shows off our anti-corruption bent.

[–]JasonCarswell 3 insightful - 1 fun3 insightful - 0 fun4 insightful - 1 fun -  (2 children)

Ads

I knew it was something.

Hate the idea of "the best of SaidIt". It's very subjective and isolating to some.

I'll reconsider when it becomes a problems and we're overrun with stuff like MartinTimothy and BlackMetal, and at that point I think a vote to exclude might be in order instead of a top-50 list.

If you do a top-50 list I'll just post everything in "news" to simultaneously give up and protest, whether it belongs in news or not.

If we want to embrace an anti-corruption identity we should discuss it, and I can make some imagery for SaidIt, and maybe you can persuade me on your selections.

While voting is easy on a voting/ranking forum, I'm not sure how much the voting app is actually used so much as the voices chiming in. Burning Man used to be run as an LLC owned by 6 people who all had veto power so it was entirely run by consensus. It wasn't easy but it was always by consensus. A 7th person would have made it a magnitude more complex. I don't expect SaidIt could ever be consensus built but it's nice to dream.

[–][deleted] 2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 1 fun -  (1 child)

Yeah you're probably right about the best of SaidIt thing. It would discourage people from starting new subs too. And I don't think magnora7 wants to pitch the whole site as anti-corruption/conspiracy either.

I agree with you about consensus. It'd be great if every major decision was made that way, and even more minor stuff like "what to work on next". I think we're at a point where that can be done more and work as there's enough people here.

[–]useless_aether 1 insightful - 2 fun1 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 2 fun -  (6 children)

no, still not good. checked again and i am not subbed to s/socialism, but your robin hood tax post shows up in both places! edit: by home you mean saidit.net/ right?

[–]JasonCarswell 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (5 children)

I don't know.

I'm going off what I thought I learned from /u/magnora7 and /u/d3rr about the difference between "home" and "all" - but I never verified it. I suppose I should have checked or tested before commenting and opening my big mouth.

If you're unsubbed from /s/socialism and it still shows up you have two problems:

  1. The unsubscribe thingy is broken.

  2. You're unsubbed from socialism so you're A) missing out on some great news and insights, and/or B) an alt-right Libertard-Republican Nazi shill. ;)

[–]useless_aether 2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 1 fun -  (1 child)

no, i am unsubbed, but i can still see everything :-) i am not missing out on anything! thats why i am not subbed i guess, whats the point.

[–]JasonCarswell 2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

Just teasing. I don't care if you're a libtard a repubtard a progtard a demtard or an anarchotard.

[–]magnora7[S] 2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 1 fun -  (2 children)

It doesn't show up in the SUBSCRIBED button. I wish you would internalize the explanations a little better and type less.

The ALL and HOME buttons are the same, except HOME is missing a few subs that no one wants to see, like /s/ads.

[–]JasonCarswell 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (1 child)

xctly

[–]magnora7[S] 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

Well, then remember it