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[–][deleted] 6 insightful - 3 fun6 insightful - 2 fun7 insightful - 3 fun -  (7 children)

i agree that disappearing all of a blocked user's child comments is kind of heavy handed. we just tied into the existing block functionality as reddit had it. maybe we will change it someday.

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

I hope you guys change your mind on this block function sooner than later - or that my hunch is wrong.

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

Your hunch might be right. But I think they are doing it more to attract people. The alt-right trolls, and hasbara trolls probably came her to ruin this place and spew fallacies. I hope, dearly that they either take this feature down in the future or work onnit enought to set some limits.

[–]JasonCarswell 1 insightful - 2 fun1 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 2 fun -  (0 children)

But do we really need to attract too many more? I'd rather be "legit" and organically evolve than "corrupt" our values in order to gain more eyes. I already feel like much is being drowned out by normies. It's a slippery slope to chase after eyes. Oh the things we might stoop to...

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

You should change it someday. Like tomorrow. At least make it so that they cannot ban another person immediately. You do realize this will breed self-censorship and cognitive dissonance.

Besides, we already have a mute sub feature.

If you're trying to get the site bigger by attracting more people and keeping the "nierfagt" spewers out then fine. That makes sense, but when more and more people come Inthink it would be best to set the block feature to color code the people who blocked you, as in real lofe you know who walked out on the debate and have the block feature work based on the minimum number of posts a person gets by someone in a given day.

[–][deleted] 3 insightful - 3 fun3 insightful - 2 fun4 insightful - 3 fun -  (2 children)

We added it because it has been requested often and for a long time. 'block user' links have always been there in your 'message' view, but yeah they are now usable in more places and much more prominent.

I think a certain crowd of people will overuse block user, and end up missing out on some good comments, but the majority will use it seldom to never. But I imagine that me or m7 could be persuaded to change it up or turn it off. Maybe we should make a poll about it and post it to /s/saidit ?

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

That poll would be rather nice. I'm totally okay with people blocking me, but I just feel that blocking people immediately, before that person even can express his opinion or say if someone debates someone and the guy just mutes and dips out, there really has to be something where we can have the blocking feature of users but integrate it in such a way that it doesn't allow people to act on their emotion the first time they see a comment, whatever view they may have.

I think that would totally balence out the block feature vs. the cognitive dissonance that plagues so many people today.

Or just get rid of it, later-on when saidit gets more users. Because it is quite obvious there are trolls here.

[–]JasonCarswell 1 insightful - 2 fun1 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 2 fun -  (0 children)

"nierfagt"

Is there a way to flag those "special" words so they can be found sooner? Not censor, but be alerted to them. Then some "police" types can kindly ask them to refrain and/or ban the extreme asstrolls.

Also, I'd love to be able to "save" messages in and out.

I love the poll idea. MOAR POALS ALLWAYZ!!! Survey says...!

Maybe put a 2-week suspension on the "block" feature too?