Suggestion- A Reddit like Block Feature...

[xBCxRangers]

We went thru this on another thread, and i think it's a great idea. I for one, am a celebrity here. And i get it. I am going to get heat, smoked, and all the rest that comes with all of that.

Here's the thing.

Moderation is having huge issues. Allegations are being made, people are not happy being banned for political and other matters.

Others, see whole threads being derailed, to focus on a poster, or matters, having nothing to do with the thread, and see their innocent thread, locked for no reason of their own.

Many of these matters, are caused by a lacking Block feature, that although someone is "blocked", it really means nothing, being they are haranguing, harassing, insulting and baiting others, thru their quotes thru others, causing a back and forth, and bans issued.

Many times if they know they're blocked, use that as an excuse to do even more trolling.

Others are mentioning, they are now getting "warnings" for abusing the Report Features.

Meaning, moderation is getting of spammed with false reports due to personal squabbles. Squabbles that can be mitigated...by a Reddit like Block Feature.

I have used it, certainly in this political climate over there, and it works like a charm.

You are in essence, "deleting" the troll from your feed. In so, that poster totally our of your life, in every way.

I think it' a win win.

It's a win for the innocent, a win for the troll (who will likely not be banned) , and a win for moderation. In that we now have the tools, to prevent having malcontents, in our lives, w/o badgering moderation..

There are many great posters to converse with. There are others not in control of their own faculties, some of which admittedly with afflictions in their lives.

Please Mr Newell, give us the tools to help your moderators, whilst helping ourselves.

Your Grateful King, and Buddy,

Ranger

[Nx Machina]

Nguyên văn bởi xBCxRangers:

Then why are folks abusing report features, in effort to have others banned? It's the same thing.

Are you excluding yourself for any particular reason?

Nguyên văn bởi xBCxRangers:

We just cannot speak to a person who feels we are haranguing, baiting or harassing them.

Are you excluding yourself for any particular reason from haranguing, baiting and harassing, after all why do you need to communicate with someone YOU blocked.

FREE POINTS - Thank you.

[Sasori Kigaru]

The only thing I dislike about the block feature is that it doesn't work with quotes due to the way things are set up. Apart from that, I prefer the block feature remain as is.

[Sasori Kigaru]

Nguyên văn bởi bluesky66621:

Nguyên văn bởi Sasori Kigaru:

The only thing I dislike about the block feature is that it doesn't work with quotes due to the way things are set up. Apart from that, I prefer the block feature remain as is.

So you never in your life ever heard of Facebook or Twitter X? I find anything you say hard to believe.

Whats there to believe about what I said? All I did was state that I prefer the block feature as is save for the one issue I do have with it.

You don't have to agree with my opinion, nor am I asking you to.

Also deleted my facebook many years ago and I don't use X. I barely used it when it was twitter.

[bluesky66621]

Nguyên văn bởi Sasori Kigaru:

Nguyên văn bởi bluesky66621:

So you never in your life ever heard of Facebook or Twitter X? I find anything you say hard to believe.

Whats there to believe about what I said? All I did was state that I prefer the block feature as is save for the one issue I do have with it.

You don't have to agree with my opinion, nor am I asking you to.

Also deleted my facebook many years ago and I don't use X. I barely used it when it was twitter.

Okay so you did admit that you knew what Twitter and Facebook was even if you don't use them anymore. Your comments suggests that you didn't know how Facebook and Twitter worked in terms of blocking figure.

The blocking figure ,"as is" is not a true blocking figure. A true blocking figure would be like Facebook, Twitter and Reddit.

Once you block, neither party able to see and contact each other. That's what block is.

Fyi- Twitter and X is the same site. The company just changed the name.

[eram]

Nguyên văn bởi xBCxRangers:

I for one, am a celebrity here.

who are you?

[Sasori Kigaru]

Nguyên văn bởi bluesky66621:

Nguyên văn bởi Sasori Kigaru:

Whats there to believe about what I said? All I did was state that I prefer the block feature as is save for the one issue I do have with it.

You don't have to agree with my opinion, nor am I asking you to.

Also deleted my facebook many years ago and I don't use X. I barely used it when it was twitter.

Okay so you did admit that you knew what Twitter and Facebook was even if you don't use them anymore.

Yeah, I do admit that but knowing about them doesn't really have any relevance to my original post... which was just an opinion about me preferring Steams blocking feature the way it is despite the one issue I have with it.

Nguyên văn bởi bluesky66621:

Your comments suggests that you didn't know how Facebook and Twitter worked in terms of blocking figure.

My original post never mentioned twitter/x and my previous reply only mentions them in passing because you brought it up yourself in your reply to me. The only thing my comments should have suggested to anybody is and I quote again,

Nguyên văn bởi Sasori Kigaru:

The only thing I dislike about the block feature is that it doesn't work with quotes due to the way things are set up. Apart from that, I prefer the block feature remain as is.

Nguyên văn bởi bluesky66621:

The blocking figure ,"as is" is not a true blocking figure. A true blocking figure would be like Facebook, Twitter and Reddit.

Once you block, neither party able to see and contact each other. That's what block is.

I know what their version of blocking is, and my opinion/preference hasn't changed.

People I block on steam can't comment on my profile or community items I create, they can't add me or send me invites either and even if in the same group chats as me they still can't send me messages via steam chat. Essentially any of the places I control.

They can post/quote me in the public areas of steam and that has never once bothered me, any threads I make in here aren't mine anyway.

Nguyên văn bởi bluesky66621:

Fyi- Twitter and X is the same site. The company just changed the name.

I know that too, its why I said this bit at the end in my previous reply to you

Nguyên văn bởi Sasori Kigaru:

I don't use X. I barely used it when it was twitter.

[Maria]

Nguyên văn bởi xBCxRangers:

Nguyên văn bởi Sex Alarm:

Those who argue the hardest against an improved blocked feature are more than likely the ones who are blocked by the most users, or at least more users than the average.

I would say that is a correct statement, yes.

When a British captive officer challenged french Navy officer Surcouf with the words "You French fight for money while we fight for honour",

Surcouf replied "Each of us fights for what he lacks most".

[C²C^Guyver |NZB|]

Nguyên văn bởi AmsterdamHeavy:

I, think, that people, dont understand, what, a forum is, even though, they have existed, for over 40, years.

Yeah, it's pretty odd to say the least.

2024 and people still post things like "Get out of my thread."

[Tito Shivan]

Nguyên văn bởi Boblin the Goblin:

Twitter is literally reverting back to its old block system.

Still to be seen if Elon goes forward with the changhes he proposed for blocking. (The blocked account being able to see all the tweets from the account blocking them) Because it probably is going to cause EU and Appstores to jump on their neck if he tries (And being pulled off the appstores is a very big deal)

I can think of several scenarios with disastrous outcomes for such a change.

Nguyên văn bởi AmsterdamHeavy:

I, think, that people, dont understand, what, a forum is, even though, they have existed, for over 40, years.

There's a whole generation whose experience of social interaction through the internet has been facebook and twitter timelines.

Forums are as much of an alien experienc to many as it is a BBS or a mailing list for others.

[Volfogg]

I thought Reddit is the "lame" place to hang out, why would anyone use that thing? Though ability to remove someone from one's life at least online sounds neat... a little... Can't solve things with fists online after all.

[xBCxRangers]

Nguyên văn bởi Volfogg:

I thought Reddit is the "lame" place to hang out, why would anyone use that thing? Though ability to remove someone from one's life at least online sounds neat... a little... Can't solve things with fists online after all.

Well, for we console mainers, it's really the place to go to get or give feedback about a game. They don't have forums and hubs like these.

Another issue, is what i found out at even these game hubs, they don't want any negative feedback or they ban you. Over there is much more lenient.

But most of all, for we console players, Developers seem to hang out there (as they do here) and listen to our comments.

But for me at this time of season, election season, i spend more time there. And of course it's gonna get ugly at election time.

And the Block Feature over there works like a charm. I never posted on Twitter, or Facebook or anything social media, but there, and here.

But i've heard the biggest social media companies do have the features i'm requesting at least to a certain extent.

And you are correct. Getting into fights, even for the most simplest matters, is non productive. And those who aim to do that continually, should be removed from our feeds and our lives.

[AmsterdamHeavy]

Nguyên văn bởi xBCxRangers:

They don't have forums and hubs like these.

...and thats why "forums like these" dont allow users to block other users from posting. They are different animals with this type of forum basically being "the original", in use long before the internet was an accessible thing for the average person and going all the way back to 300 baud dial up BBS boards

You dont get to decide who can post on a real forum. If you like it so much, take yourself off to Reddit where you enjoy the experience.

[Psymon²]

Nguyên văn bởi xBCxRangers:

We went thru this on another thread, and i think it's a great idea. I for one, am a celebrity here. And i get it. I am going to get heat, smoked, and all the rest that comes with all of that.

Here's the thing.

Moderation is having huge issues. Allegations are being made, people are not happy being banned for political and other matters.

Others, see whole threads being derailed, to focus on a poster, or matters, having nothing to do with the thread, and see their innocent thread, locked for no reason of their own.

Many of these matters, are caused by a lacking Block feature, that although someone is "blocked", it really means nothing, being they are haranguing, harassing, insulting and baiting others, thru their quotes thru others, causing a back and forth, and bans issued.

Many times if they know they're blocked, use that as an excuse to do even more trolling.

Others are mentioning, they are now getting "warnings" for abusing the Report Features.

Meaning, moderation is getting of spammed with false reports due to personal squabbles. Squabbles that can be mitigated...by a Reddit like Block Feature.

I have used it, certainly in this political climate over there, and it works like a charm.

You are in essence, "deleting" the troll from your feed. In so, that poster totally our of your life, in every way.

I think it' a win win.

It's a win for the innocent, a win for the troll (who will likely not be banned) , and a win for moderation. In that we now have the tools, to prevent having malcontents, in our lives, w/o badgering moderation..

There are many great posters to converse with. There are others not in control of their own faculties, some of which admittedly with afflictions in their lives.

Please Mr Newell, give us the tools to help your moderators, whilst helping ourselves.

Your Grateful King, and Buddy,

Ranger

any improvement to the block gets my approval
good suggestion
haven't even read a word you've said

[xBCxRangers]

Nguyên văn bởi AmsterdamHeavy:

Nguyên văn bởi xBCxRangers:

They don't have forums and hubs like these.

...and thats why "forums like these" dont allow users to block other users from posting. They are different animals with this type of forum basically being "the original", in use long before the internet was an accessible thing for the average person and going all the way back to 300 baud dial up BBS boards

You dont get to decide who can post on a real forum. If you like it so much, take yourself off to Reddit where you enjoy the experience.

We will make our Suggestions as much as WE fancy.

"Forums like these" are outdated, and need change. Valve needs to change with the times, or the times will change them.

In any event, thank you for your response. The Suggestion stands.

[Nx Machina]

Nguyên văn bởi Psymon²:

any improvement to the block gets my approval
good suggestion
haven't even read a word you've said

That would include not posting comments on the artwork of someone you have blocked, would it not?