I could block you right now. No one would care.
Of course you could.
But why would you? Haven`t i always been a nice guy?
i was not only giving
just my opinion, but trying to explain it too...
(...), because it has side-effects on the usability of the forums, for instance, that could be unwanted, and also opens the door to mud-slinging. jm2ct`s
The problem is that with "blocking" and "ignoring" some of the posts are hidden from view by some members while others still see them.
This results in out-of-context messages because a user may have written something in reply to another post that need not be visible. You may assume it was a reply to some other message instead and either find it nonsensical or, worse, it could get a completely different meaning, again probably yielding a reply (from you, for instance) that noone else understands (but you, of course). It could also make you want to "block" or "ignore" a poster because of what you think they said, even tough they were saying something different. Works bothways BTW, or, better put, "multiways" as anyone can block and/or ignore anyone else (including you, of course).
If "blocking" and "ignoring" becomes commonplace, in the worst case it will result in completely unreadable threads that noone even wants to contribute to anymore. In the long run this could be likewise the death of the
B2w forums.
Also it is not safe to assume that someone who was blocked by someone else had been rude. Members block because of arbitrary reasons (simply because someone has an other opinion about something, for example) or without any reason at all. And sometimes blocking itself is done to mean ill. It opens the opportunity of vilifying the blocked member who has no chance of being aware of that rude behavior and putting things right, because they are not even enabled to see it.
i was once assuming a picture uploaded to a thread did not belong to the poster like they were claiming and also pointed out some good reasons for my supposition. In return they blocked me. - And of course! No fake wants to be busted.
That`s the same reason why there are more and more private profiles on here BTW. It`s fakes hiding behind their fake profiles. They think there is a lower chance to be recognized as the fakes they are if only a few members have access.
REAL PEOPLE KEEP THEIR PROFILES OPEN.
