I'd like to remind everyone there is a "block user" and a "block sub" button under every post and every comment. Please use them! You can unblock users by clicking the "blocked" tab on the preferences page, or unblock subs by going to that sub directly and hitting "unblock sub" under any post there.

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[–]SaidOverRed 19 insightful - 4 fun19 insightful - 3 fun20 insightful - 4 fun -  (5 children)

Possibly Unpopular Opinion: I do not use the block button on saidit unless it's a last resort. Like, repeated direct personal attack level, as happened from one of the mods of one of the larger subs on here. I have no opinion on the mute sub button (I was already banned from the sub in question when said mod stalked me over a 'I banged your mom' level of joke taken too literally). That community was toxic enough in general that I have no interest in going back.

I'm on saidit because I want to know what saidit thinks as a whole and blocking people willy-nilly defeats that purpose. I encourage others to post in subs they might otherwise not, so long as they give it a fair shot and observe the pyramid of debate. Again being trigger happy over everyone blocking everyone else kinda defeats the purpose. Like that popper guy who cried that I might be a bot, as if anyone's programming skills could generate this level of communication (well beyond the Turing Test).

Now on Reddit (yes I'm just as shocked as any of you that I'm not banned there yet), I do use the block button more readily. It's large and the site wide mods ban wrongthinkers like me without a second thought so it's best not to roll too long with the pigs. The last one was for a woman who admitted to abusing her daughter. I have no tolerance for hurting or disadvantaging children.

[–]Akali 5 insightful - 3 fun5 insightful - 2 fun6 insightful - 3 fun -  (4 children)

Totally agree with you. The best part of saidit is the many uncensored opinion.

Except a single troll who spamed the same word filling the message box, I've never blocked anyone.

[–]Pis-dur 5 insightful - 3 fun5 insightful - 2 fun6 insightful - 3 fun -  (3 children)

Exactly. I would advise not to block anybody. Blocking people makes a person getting into his own echo chamber, which should not be how we use the Internet. Instead, we should report users to the moderators if they spread spam or break the rules of a sub.
(dammit, I've repeated it 3 times in this post, I feel like a spammer now -.- )

[–]Akali 5 insightful - 3 fun5 insightful - 2 fun6 insightful - 3 fun -  (0 children)

don't worry. The guy I was referencing to spammed 1 word comments and did it like 15 time. You're no spammer.

[–]SaidOverRed 4 insightful - 3 fun4 insightful - 2 fun5 insightful - 3 fun -  (1 child)

Thank you (and akali). I'm trying very hard to fight the ... echo chamber effect that the internet is reinforcing lately. I'm glad I'm not the only one who realizes that what I'm attempting is a good thing. I don't expect others do it. It can be hard and frustrating to constantly force yourself to interact with ideas you know you won't agree with, but I have to be sure of the things I believe.

So far, the most surprising thing is that a lot of people I heartily disagree with can see the same problems I do, sometimes with even better clarity than me. I am aware that that is not always a given (anymore), but I was expecting that mismatch to be worse. It seems mainly solutions and expected outcomes are what primarily differs between me and others (and everyone else).