The Block- and Ignore-Button in Forums?

[TheDoctor]

As far as i remember, the only thing those Ignore- and Block-Buttons are good for, is to go and post things like "I am going to put this guy on my ignore-list now!" while they aren´t doing it after all in the most cases and even if they do, they´re often removing the block soon afterwards.

I have never used this feature and also never even thought about using it, simply because a spammer is anyway identified and banned asap and if i don´t like certain users or what someone is saying, i can just ignore their posts and move on to the next, without using any buttons or lists.

Regarding the results of my online-investigations as to what kind of people are often using those block- and ignore-features, i would say it is mostly "mentally weak" people.

So what actually is a "mentally weak" individual?

As one of the examples, i could mention those people, who actually tend to visit threads (or talk to certain users) where they exactly know they end up being angry, but can´t stand the pressure of "not visiting provocative threads" or "not talking to user x" and so they do it over and over again, getting angry over and over again until they find no other way but hitting the block/ignore button.

If some ain´t mentally strong enough to handle another users opinion, they hit the button too, regardless if the "majority" of a forum shares the same opinion or not.

Funniest thing is, most of those who are constantly or often hitting the button, are removing users from their list again, just to see if "user x" is still "provoking". :rotfl:

Now, I will NOT ask as to who in here has used the block/ignore button already. :D

[Allaby]

I haven't blocked anyone here because everyone here is super cool. :cool: Also, this site has really good moderation so I don't find it necessary. I have blocked users on another forum because there are some deranged trolls and nasty bullies on the internet and it sometimes becomes necessary on certain forums.

[Yoda]

I don't block people for obvious reasons, and maybe your qualifier "most" covers this, assuming I take it at face value, but I definitely think there are reasons to block people that aren't indicative of any kind of mental weakness. Frankly I think a need to dispute someone or something every time it crops up indicates mental weakness just as much.

Sometimes people just wanna talk about movies and not listen to the same axe grinding over and over. I think it would be mental weakness if someone couldn't handle disagreement right off the bat. But if they've seen enough of someone to determine they're not going to say anything else/new, it can be warranted.

Mental toughness is continually taking in thoughtful disagreement and learning from it somehow, not subjecting yourself to the same argument you've already thoroughly considered (or debunked).

[Citizen Rules]

...Regarding the results of my online-investigations as to what kind of people are often using those block- and ignore-features, i would say it is mostly "mentally weak" people...What you wrote tells me that you have a fear of not being heard and are overly concerned that some might block you turning you 'invisible'.

[TheDoctor]

I have blocked users on another forum because there are some deranged trolls and nasty bullies on the internet

What were they doing exactly or what does someone have to do in order that you end up blocking him?

Some people get into discussions and end up blocking the other user, because they aren´t happy with how the discussion ended. Some people only use the block-button because they are butthurt drama-queens.

Also, why do certain users always inform the public when they are blocking another user? Why don´t they just hit the button and forget about it?


Frankly I think a need to dispute someone or something every time it crops up indicates mental weakness just as much.

That´s a good and valid point.


Sometimes people just wanna talk about movies and not listen to the same axe grinding over and over.

There are some people who only want to talk about movies but too often end up in "axe-grinding"-threads and at times also complain about the axe-grinding there.

What´s the point with entering an "axe-grinding"-thread, comlaining about the axe-grinding there, when they as well just could stay out of it or just leave it and never come back again?

Or do they only complain about the "axe-grinding" when they got the feeling they might have "lost" it to another "axe-wielder"?


What you wrote tells me that you have a fear of not being heard and are overly concerned that some might block you turning you 'invisible'.

What you wrote tells me that you are overly interested in other users and the reason for this might be you having no life at all or being too bored with your life, so you sit there making this completely irrelevant online-analysis, not serving any purpose besides wasting some time.

Or in other words....

You really shouldn´t do this psychological online-analysis, being based on just one single thread and one comment only.

[Allaby]

What were they doing exactly or what does someone have to do in order that you end up blocking him?

Some people get into discussions and end up blocking the other user, because they aren´t happy with how the discussion ended. Some people only use the block-button because they are butthurt drama-queens.

Also, why do certain users always inform the public when they are blocking another user? Why don´t they just hit the button and forget about it?



I don't remember exactly what they said, but it was unprovoked insults and meanness. I wouldn't block someone just because of an argument or disagreement. I don't know why some people announce when they block someone, as I never do.

[Captain Steel]

In general, I'd say I "never" use them - my outlook is that open forums are for people who want to communicate with others - and blocking or ignoring is the opposite of that.

However, a few years ago I joined a local-area web site... and I found I'd get between 3 - 7 email notifications of new messages on the site daily - I'd open them to find they were from the same person, every... single... day. And they were usually generic religious messages or Biblical quotes (which I don't mind, but I really don't need to be reminded that Jesus loves me 3 - 7 times a day from the same person). So I blocked them (which only means I won't get an e-mail notification every time they post on this particular site - which I believe is how the general preference is set up - you get an email whenever a new post / thread is started).

Again, that local site can be used for discussion, but it's primarily a place to post local news, make announcements, ask questions of neighbors, post items for free or for sale, advertise garage sales, etc. In other words, it's not just a discussion forum.

[Citizen Rules]

...What you wrote tells me that you are overly interested in other users and the reason for this might be you having no life at all or being too bored with your life, so you sit there making this completely irrelevant online-analysis, not serving any purpose besides wasting some time.

Or in other words....

You really shouldn´t do this psychological online-analysis, being based on just one single thread and one comment only.Now, I know why you recently said that you've been banned on multiple boards.

....Oh my! LOL! :rotfl: I got accused of being a "troll" along with being banned, in more forums than i can actually count! :laugh:


First you create a thread so you can broadcast insulting opinions about people who use the ignore feature, calling them 'mentally weak'. Then when I point out that you sound concerned about being on someone's block list, you hurl personal insults at me...btw you should read MoFo's posting rules.


Oh, feel free to have the last word.

[Citizen Rules]

In general, I'd say I "never" use them - my outlook is that open forums are for people who want to communicate with others - and blocking or ignoring is the opposite of that.
I've never in 25 years of posting needed to use the ignore feature. Though there are people who I mental ignore by not reading their post, I might still respond to a thread they created but I don't waste my time engaging with trolls and those who are habitually disingenuous.


*I don't want anyone to think I meant my friend Cap Steel:eek::p We've known each other from posting on two different boards going back 10 years? Or was it longer?

[Stirchley]

I have 12 people in my ignore list, the vast majority of whom are long gone from this site. One or two pests remain so they’ll always be in ignore.

[TheDoctor]

Now, I know why you recently said that you've been banned on multiple boards..

So?

Well, why did i recently said that i´ve been banned on multiple boards?


First you create a thread so you can broadcast insulting opinions about people who use the ignore feature, calling them 'mentally weak'. .

If this thread is insulting to you, why are you participating in it and what are you trying to achieve here then?


calling them 'mentally weak'

Are you aware how many traits a "mentally weak" person has to show in order to be a through and through complete "mentally weak" person and that there aren´t "mentally weak" people at all?

There in fact aren´t just "mentally weak" and "mentally strong" people coz everyone has his mentally weak traits as well as mentally strong ones somewhere.


Then when I point out that you sound concerned about being on someone's block list,

You only replied in this (insulting) thread because of me, to point things out?

Could it be you probably just felt for insulting someone, just the way you felt insulted by this thread? You obviously came here to make me the target of interest here, rather than the actual topic.


you hurl personal insults at me.

You don´t even see it, do you?

I just did the same thing as you did. I made a "psycho-analysis", based on one single post (your post) and this also means that my analysis can be completely wrong (just like yours), but you took it as an insult.

So lets face it:

.) You came into a thread, you think is insulting.

.) You instantly start "analyzing" me.

.) Then i am doing the exact same thing to you and you are feeling insulted.

The reason for as to why you are feeling insulted, could probably be that your little "analysis" was an attempt to insult me, so of course you feel insulted when i do the same thing to you.


Oh, feel free to have the last word.

Why did you even talk to me?

[John McClane]

Why did you even talk to me?
So you’d know they weren’t ignoring you of course!

[Yoda]

If this thread is insulting to you, why are you participating in it and what are you trying to achieve here then?
This is a strange question. Aren't both answers self-evident? People respond to insults to take issue with them. This is completely normal and should not need to be explained.

Are you aware how many traits a "mentally weak" person has to show in order to be a through and through complete "mentally weak" person and that there aren´t "mentally weak" people at all?

There in fact aren´t just "mentally weak" and "mentally strong" people coz everyone has his mentally weak traits as well as mentally strong ones somewhere.
This is true, and a good point, but I think the idea here is that just saying "mentally weak" in the first place probably came off as a lot more aggressive than you intended, perhaps? I can't tell if you're ESL, if perhaps a language barrier is contributing to this stuff, however. That might explain a few things.

You obviously came here to make me the target of interest here, rather than the actual topic.
I don't think this makes sense, since a huge portion of your initial post was not about "the actual topic," but your personal opinions about why people block. I'd go as far as to say it was probably the real reason for the creation of the thread in the first place. But whether it was or not, it's a prominent part of what said and not really severable from the concept.

It should be totally unsurprising that the commentary you attached to the concept is getting a response, and it in no way suggests anyone is going out of their way to make you the "target of interest."

[Yoda]

So you’d know they weren’t ignoring you of course!
Nicely done. 4

[TheDoctor]

I've never in 25 years of posting needed to use the ignore feature. Though there are people who I mental ignore by not reading their post,

That´s all what it needs, in my opinion.

I would only block/ignore spammers, but they´re good as instantly banned, so no need to block/ignore anyone at all.


I have 12 people in my ignore list, the vast majority of whom are long gone from this site. One or two pests remain so they’ll always be in ignore.

You go back to check your ignore-list, to see who is gone and who is still here? I mean, if you ignore/block someone, you shouldn´t even care where those users are?

If someone really makes use of the ignore-feature, then it´s his thing of course, but what i absolutely can´t understand is those users who always have to inform the public about who they just have set onto their ignore-list. Why would someone do such a thing? To collect likes/upvotes? Is there a general interest in forums, to see who got blocked/ignored by whom?


So you’d know they weren’t ignoring you of course!

Well he was ignoring the topic here and decided to focus on me instead. :(

[Stirchley]

You go back to check your ignore-list, to see who is gone and who is still here? I mean, if you ignore/block someone, you shouldn´t even care where those users are?

I’m sorry, but what do you care? :rolleyes:

[Holden Pike]

I have never blocked anybody but have been blocked more than a few times.

[Yoda]

I should change the block system so you still see "the post" but it's got those cool redacted marker lines over everything. And then maybe you get to see every 14th word or something. Just to entice people.

[TheDoctor]

People respond to insults to take issue with them.

If someone participates in a "discussion" and leaves with saying "Feel free to have the last word." then this doesn´t really look like "taking issue" to me. :D


This is true, and a good point, but I think the idea here is that just saying "mentally weak" in the first place probably came off as a lot more aggressive than you intended, perhaps?

My motherlanguage is german, we always talk aggressively. :D


I don't think this makes sense, since a huge portion of your initial post was not about "the actual topic," but your personal opinions about why people block.

I am questioning the block/ignore feature in forums, of course i am also giving my personal opinion about it, also regarding certain types of users who think they have to inform the public community about when they are blocking which users.

This in fact means, i am not talking about those users who just block users and move on with their life as they are supposed to, without making it a big deal.


It should be totally unsurprising that the commentary you attached to the concept is getting a response,

Why do people make threads?

To get responses maybe?

There are several ways to "motivate" people to respond to a thread.

Now some people were responding with talking about the topic, some made me the topic, i am fine with both as long people are aware of what they are doing, i mean no one is forced to click and reply to threads, so if someone has a problem with me or my thread(s), please use the block/ignore-button!


I’m sorry, but what do you care? :rolleyes:

You posted something and this was my response to it.

[TheDoctor]

have been blocked more than a few times.

What unspeakable, terrible things have you done???

Well you´re still here, that means you´re hardly a troll and for sure no spammer.

[Yoda]

If someone participates in a "discussion" and leaves with saying "Feel free to have the last word." then this doesn´t really look like "taking issue" to me. :D
I don't see why. Makes perfect sense to me. It would be accurate to say that person maybe doesn't want a discussion, however.

My motherlanguage is german, we always talk aggressively. :D
Fair enough, but if so, you must be used to people occasionally misunderstanding you, yeah? :) I think that's probably all that's happening here: the first post sounds fairly aggressive, even if you maybe did not intend it that way. In that case I think the thing to do is to simply clarify that, mention the language barrier, and I suspect you'll get a friendlier response.

I am questioning the block/ignore feature in forums, of course i am also giving my personal opinion about it, also regarding certain types of users who think they have to inform the public community about when they are blocking which users.

This in fact means, i am not talking about those users who just block users and move on with their life as they are supposed to, without making it a big deal.
Oh, it's perfectly fine that you gave your opinion on it, and perfectly fine that you questioned it. I'm just saying that that opinion is tied up with "the topic" and so I don't think there's anything unfair (or even unusual) about someone replying primarily to your opinion.

In other words, I don't think anybody's making you "the target." I think the post itself does that.

Why do people make threads?

To get responses maybe?
Indeed, but if we decide to be controversial or provocative (or even just blunt) in order to get responses, we have to be ready for those responses to reflect that.

Personally, I think any topic that "needs" that kind of extra push to generate discussion is probably not worthwhile, in part because the discussion it generates is usually, like this, about itself more than the topic. But that's just my opinion.

[Mr Minio]

One or two pests remain so they’ll always be in ignore. https://i.imgur.com/ebVQNml.png

[TheDoctor]

I don't see why. Makes perfect sense to me. It would be accurate to say that person maybe doesn't want a discussion, however.

And here comes the interesting part about psychology into the game:

Why do people participate in a discussion, they actually don´t really want to participate in?

It´s the same with people who go into a thread, just to rant about it while telling forum-moderation to close it. Why can´t they just IGNORE the thread (as well as certain users?)?


Fair enough, but if so, you must be used to people occasionally misunderstanding you, yeah?

Oh, that can happen for sure, but unlike in reality, there are no (real) consequences to me, if that happens. People seem to take this whole internet-forum-stuff a little too serious, in my opinion.

I think that's probably all that's happening here: the first post sounds fairly aggressive, even if you maybe did not intend it that way.

Oh, i was completely aware of using just one stupid word ("mentally weak", actually two words!) to get more attention and motivate people to participate!


In other words, I don't think anybody's making you "the target." I think the post itself does that.

If i am becoming the target, that is perfectly fine (who says it wasn´t my intention, to become the "target"?), but people tend to behave "funny" (the Joe-Pesci-Funny way! :laugh:) as soon they log into the WWW and also tend to say things, which are looking pretty contradictory to how they behave, which i in turn find pretty amusing at times.


Indeed, but if we decide to be controversial or provocative (or even just blunt) in order to get responses, we have to be ready for those responses to reflect that..

Do my posts look like the one from a person who has trouble "defending himself" while being scared of being "attacked" let alone being the "target"`? 😁

And yes of course, i can be a real ass-hat at times, but everyone who logs into the WWW should be old, adult (or "mentally strong") enough to handle a certain "heat". Especially in times like today, with toxic-places growing like crazy, certain people should really stay miles away, i in fact even told close friends that i wouldn´t suggest them to register on certain places and if so, they should be aware of a few things.


Personally, I think any topic that "needs" that kind of extra push to generate discussion is probably not worthwhile, in part because the discussion it generates is usually, like this, about itself more than the topic. But that's just my opinion.

A forum thrives on discussions and users who actually PARTICIPATE in discussions rather than to just read and move on. So to make long things short:

If i would own a forum, i would in fact "hire" trolls from time to time, to cause several controversial and heaty discussions, to make users participate who would otherwise just read and move on.

Or in other words:

There is nothing more poisonous for forums, than users who don´t participate in discussions while the actual "work" of moderators should be trying to hold the right balance of BOTH forum-regulars and so called "trolls".

Moderators who "ban all trolls" haven´t understood a thing and are mostly those kind of forum-moderators who only do the job to "have something to say" at least once in their lives, while actually hurting the forum more than they help it. Also, there are already more "trolls" within forum-moderators (REDDIT is the best example) than it could be acceptable.


https://i.imgur.com/ebVQNml.png

LMFAOROFL this made my day. :rotfl:

[SpelingError]

I don't have anyone on this site blocked. If I did, I likely wouldn't announce it in public since this could potentially cause more drama. In regards to people who do announce it though, I just view it as a coping mechanism. If someone legitmately made you uncomfortable and put you through something uncomfortable, letting them know you blocked them is just a way of finding catharsis from whatever they said or did to you. I suppose it could come off as annoying to some people (honestly though, if you willingly treated someone like crap and acted surprised or that you were the victim when you were blocked, you're honestly not acting in good faith), but if that helps them with recovery, it's understandable.

To connect this with myself, before I blocked a former abuser I knew at college a couple years ago, I thought of bringing up a former incident to him before I'd do it, but a friend recommended against doing that since rubbing it in his face before blocking him would be done more out of retribution rather than healing and may cause more harm than good in the long run. This was a fair point, so I decided against doing it and just blocked him without saying anything. Looking back though, I don't know if I made the right decision. On some days, I regret not bringing it up to him since he was of the "the people I abuse/bully are actually in the wrong" variety. On other days though, I acknoledge that he likely wouldn't have cared. In short, it's a difficult line to call.

[jal90]

I don't think I have anyone blocked in this site (maybe at the time?), but I have tons of people blocked in Twitter. In forums, it kind of doesn't feel worthy at all; mainly because of the format, because I feel like I miss out a lot more if I ignore certain people from the lengthy discussions in a forum format than in vapid tweet responses. You should be an absolute inflammatory bastard -like, reproducing nazi talking points explicitly or being obnoxiously aggressive- for me to take that step, and you probably wouldn't be welcome under the forum rules anyway if you go that far.

But honestly it's not about strength of mind. I've spent too much energy on people that were not worth one second of my time over the years at the internet. I've been in anime forums so I know well what I'm talking about :p. And as said in forums I don't mind, if I encounter a crappy post I just scroll and hope to find an interesting one below, but if I can curate my presence in social media and not read enervating stuff... you know, why not.

[beelzebubble]

What you wrote tells me that you have a fear of not being heard and are overly concerned that some might block you turning you 'invisible'.
I think you got him.

[beelzebubble]

The block/ignore feature is very civilized. If one wants to pick up one's ball and go home, one should be able to do just that without the game following one home. If one wants to cut someone out of their life for whatever reason, that is their prerogative. Not everyone relishes the fray or wants to pwn someone.

I block/ignore because I have very little patience and do not like being jerked around. I will join an argument and give my two cents occasionally unless someone has already said what I intended to say. . I have been dragged merely for asking questions. Its not the best use of ones time to move forward with an argument if there is no chance of consensus or understanding. And often there isn't.
I don't think it is weak minded to say the heck with an argument or a person. If you ain't getting satisfaction, why not block?

[Miss Vicky]

I have one active user on my ignore list and this person has been on ignore for years.

This person has not done anything especially egregious to me, but I find my experience on the forums to be a much better one without their input.

I liken the ignore feature to having screens on the windows of my house: it lets me enjoy fresh air at home without letting mosquitos and other bugs in. If not wanting to deal with bloodsucking, disease spreading insects getting into my home makes me mentally weak then I guess I'm mentally weak.

[Stirchley]

I liken the ignore feature to having screens on the windows of my house: it lets me enjoy fresh air at home without letting mosquitos and other bugs in. If not wanting to deal with bloodsucking, disease spreading insects getting into my home makes me mentally weak then I guess I'm mentally weak.

We have screens to prevent bats flying in. I’m pathologically terrified of bats in the house. :eek:

[Citizen Rules]

We have screens to prevent bats flying in. I’m pathologically terrified of bats in the house. :eek:
Did you ever hear about the time I was cleaning a gutter downspout and stuck my face right up to it to see if it was clogged...a bat flew out and hit me right in the face! Now I like bats, they're little and cute and I like to watch them fly around at dusk in summer but I don't want any in my house.

[Stirchley]

Did you ever hear about the time I was cleaning a gutter downspout and stuck my face right up to it to see if it was clogged...a bat flew out and hit me right in the face! Now I like bats, there little and cute and I like to watch them fly around at dusk in summer. But I don't want any in my house.

How horrible. I would have freaked. A friend of mine went to inspect a house she was interested in. The realtor opened up the attic & about 5 million bats flew out. What amazes me to this day is that my friend bought the house. :eek:

[TheDoctor]

I don't have anyone on this site blocked. If I did, I likely wouldn't announce it in public since this could potentially cause more drama.

Those individuals who are spreading the (rather irrelevant and completely uninteresting) news, are nothing better than "trolls" begging for attention, in my opinion.


I think you got him.

LOL, sure, you got me too. It is too obvious that i am so scared of ending up on someone´s block-list.


The block/ignore feature is very civilized.

A shame you can´t block people in reality out there.

So, what are you doing with real people in the real world, when you find yourself unable to "handle" them or what they are saying?

Are you running away or are you holding your ears, closing your eyes and instantly start singing a song?


I block/ignore because I have very little patience

I think you just feel butthurt way too easily, that is also very typical for people who tend to block/ignore everyone as soon they can´t live with certain responses.

[Yoda]

Hey, take it down a notch. "Butthurt" is edgelord Internet speak. I'm going to give you the benefit of the doubt and assume, like some of your other word choices, that the language barrier is making things come off harsher than you intend. But now that you've been informed about that, I expect you to exercise more caution in your word choices.

I also disagree, regardless of word choice. Time is finite and sometimes a person can have ample evidence that someone on a forum is not worth their time. You say people who block others are just too sensitive, but consider the alternative explanation that maybe some people dislike blocking because they have abrasive personalities and don't like that they can't force people to listen to them.

[beelzebubble]

TheDoctor

LOL, sure, you got me too. It is too obvious that i am so scared of ending up on someone´s block-list.

Well actually, you misinterpreted both me and Citizen Rules. Citizen Rules wasn't trying to start a fight. He made an observation about why you might have posted this thread. and I think he got it right. I think your response to his slight jab was overkill which seemed to prove his assumption.

A shame you can´t block people in reality out there.

I know. It really is.

So, what are you doing with real people in the real world, when you find yourself unable to "handle" them or what they are saying?


Well most people don't go on the offensive unless they are at a bar and have been over served. Also most people look for those who are like-minded to talk to. The kind of behavior that I believe you are referring to is generally saved for the the internet.

Are you running away or are you holding your ears, closing your eyes and instantly start singing a song?


I have shared beliefs that run counter to the person with whom I am speaking. They usually don't engage with me again because they are looking for like-minded people.

Anybody who comes after me in real life with the intention of starting a fight will probably regret it. Some have and did. As I said before, I have very little patience and don't like to be jerked around. As for an argument....well, here I am arguing.

I think you just feel butthurt way too easily, that is also very typical for people who tend to block/ignore everyone as soon they can´t live with certain responses.

I think most of us are easily hurt in that regard. I don't usually block unless I feel the person is a danger to my standing on the platform I am posting on. I ignore a lot what is posted. Most of which I believe comes under the heading of "nobody's got time for that."

[beelzebubble]

Miss Vicky Stirchley Citizen Rules


When I was in my late teens my sisters and our boyfriends were playing blind mans buff with lights out in the living room. One of the boys said he thought there were spirits in the house as something flew by him. It was a bat. We all saw it and went running out of the house shrieking as we went. Once outside, we laughed like maniacs. Fun times.

[crumbsroom]

So people who can't just ignore other people on the internet are weak minded, and yet people who can't ignore how some people use the ignore button, and then whine about it for multiple pages, are big tough guys?


Lol,.okay.

[Yoda]

Kinda have to categorically reject all comparisons to real life. There really isn't any comparison. In real life you don't have a mechanism to easily engage in (and then walk away from) conversations moment to moment. And people are generally more careful about what they say in person. You wouldn't "block" people in real life as much because you wouldn't have to, because people in real life are, in aggregate, more thoughtful about how they talk to you.

The ability to block on the Internet is a direct response to the fact that abuse is easier to fling around on the Internet.

[Citizen Rules]

...Time is finite and sometimes a person can have ample evidence that someone on a forum is not worth their time...Yup...my internet time is limited and so I prefer friendly conversation that is rewarding. I won't waste much time with someone who is disingenuous or just looking to get a response and keeps harping away ad nauseam until I'm exasperated.

[Stirchley]

Yup...my internet time is limited and so I prefer friendly conversation that is rewarding. I won't waste much time with someone who is disingenuous or just looking to get a response and keeps harping away ad nauseam until I'm exasperated.

Some folks live for negative attention. ‘Nuff said. :rolleyes:

[Captain Steel]

Il learned a new word today from Yoda:
"Edgelord"
Man, I love this word! Sounds like a character from Guardians of the Galaxy or something!

(If my single-panel comic that I called "Edge of Reason" had ever come to fruition, I would have had to declare myself the Edgelord!) ;)

[SpelingError]

Those individuals who are spreading the (rather irrelevant and completely uninteresting) news, are nothing better than "trolls" begging for attention, in my opinion.

Well, the point of my post is that, though I wouldn't announce it in public (at least on this forum), there's nothing inherently wrong with people who do. As I said up above, it's just a coping mechanism.

[Miss Vicky]

We have screens to prevent bats flying in. I’m pathologically terrified of bats in the house. :eek:

Well, that too but fortunately I've only ever encountered bats while camping as a kid (where we specifically went near their caves to watch them come out).

Bats are cute and all, but they're a major rabies vector.

[ynwtf]

I think I missed the question?

I rarely block, but do on occasions. I don't mind arguments. I don't mind heated exchanges when emotions run deep, as long as both sides are arguing in good faith to offer their point to defend and counter. I'm not about carrying on for too long when a poster continually posts argumentative threads, side-stepping any reasonable questioning of the topic. I doubt I would block that user even then. Probably, just step away as it's unproductive. To be clear, I would like to think arguing for the sake of practice can be reason enough to stay engaged, but that's contextual to what's playing out in the moment. That's also assuming that both sides of the argument agree at least that it's just for fun or whatever. I don't think I like defining other posters negatively to justify any random argument that I am trying to make; though, I am sure I've done this. I mean, I can be a weak-minded human after all.

Anyhoozles.

I'm on a movie site to discuss movie-related topics with the occasional side chat about what the hell ever comes up. I'm not here to argue really, unless someone tries to tell me how wrong I am for not liking a random Star Wars x trilogy. :D I tend to be obnoxious in my drive-by posts, but I would hope that I'm only obnoxious to those that already know my personality enough to not take offense. I'm not here to offend, but I am aware that offense could be the side effect of my humor (sorry about that, Stirchy!!! <3 ). People still respond to me, so at least I'm not blocked by those. So far so good!

One user that I've blocked seemed to never respond to any counterargument offered. The user seemed to only have interest is posting argumentative and sweeping claims with their fingers in the ear kind of dismissal when I tried to engage. That's boring, to me. I don't care if I'm wrong, I just want to better relate to whatever point of view a user has. If the user has no interest in explaining or providing some level of support to a claim and, instead, moves on to a new, unrelated claim, then meh. I have better things to do with my time, like random Shoutbox Wars and cheese puns. Oh. And weak mindedness. What were we talking about again?

I don't remember why I blocked the other user. Maybe because I think that was a bot? Maybe they were just beyond my level of understanding. Most probably. ....mostly.

[Citizen Rules]

How horrible. I would have freaked. A friend of mine went to inspect a house she was interested in. The realtor opened up the attic & about 5 million bats flew out. What amazes me to this day is that my friend bought the house. :eek:Oh geez, I would've passed on the house if for no other reason than an attic full of bat guano is no fun!

When I was in my late teens my sisters and our boyfriends were playing blind mans buff with lights out in the living room. One of the boys said he thought there were spirits in the house as something flew by him. It was a bat. We all saw it and went running out of the house shrieking as we went. Once outside, we laughed like maniacs. Fun times.That's three good bat stories so far, anyone else:p

Il learned a new word today from Yoda:
"Edgelord"
Man, I love this word! Sounds like a character from Guardians of the Galaxy or something!

(If my single-panel comic that I called "Edge of Reason" had ever come to fruition, I would have had to declare myself the Edgelord!) ;)Edgelord, new word for me too. I thought it was some movie reference. I learn new stuff all the time here at MoFo!

[Captain Steel]

That's three good bat stories so far, anyone else:p


I think I've told this one here before... but years ago when both my parents were alive, I was visiting and overheard my mother on the phone tell someone she thought she saw a bird fly by in the house. I thought she was seeing things.

Later, she went upstairs and I heard her screaming. I ran to the base of the stairs and saw her spinning around with a bat fluttering all around her. I told her to just relax - that the bat wouldn't hurt her.

So the bat flew off. My folks had a little dog named Brownie and I kept asking Brownie to find the bat (but all Brownie did was bark... at me! So much for a hunting dog.) ;)

I finally found the bat hanging upside down from woodwork around a window - he was the same exact color - dark brown. My dad had found an old fishing net (which unfortunately was torn), but it did the job and tangled up the bat. I ran him outside and put the net down - the bat got untangled and flew off. He was a cute little feller!

We think the bat had gotten in when my dad had gone out the back door at one point.

[John Dumbear]

Have never blocked anything in my life. My old college roommate may say otherwise, but it's pure BS.

[Yoda]

Have never blocked anything in my life. My old college roommate may say otherwise, but it's pure BS.
p good 3.5

[Corax]

Externalization of will as a button. There is a paradoxical recognition that one will not be able to resist doing something one doesn't want to do. The same thing happens when someone asks to be banned or does "suicide by mod" (e.g., posting porn).



It's strange that people always want you to know that they're never coming back or putting someone on ignore, etc. When you absolutely positively have to have the last word.

[ynwtf]

p good 3.5

p is for pool, and p rhymes with t and that stands for... TROUBLE TROUBLE TROUBLE!!!! right here in river city! TROUBLE TROUBLE TROUBLE!!!


(unless, in this case, p means poop?)

[Captain Steel]

p is for pool, and p rhymes with t and that stands for... TROUBLE TROUBLE TROUBLE!!!! right here in river city! TROUBLE TROUBLE TROUBLE!!!


(unless, in this case, p means poop?)

I'm about to re-buckle my knickerbockers.... BELOW the knee!

[TheDoctor]

Well actually, you misinterpreted both me and Citizen Rules.

Actually?

I still could have been interpreted both of you right and still respond something you haven´t been prepared for. This is the internet. What someone is saying, doesn´t necessarily become the actual truth.


Citizen Rules wasn't trying to start a fight.

Who are you to speak for others users? Ain´t he old as well as mentally strong enough to speak for himself? Or do you think he seriously needs backup/assistance for any kind of reason?


He made an observation about why you might have posted this thread. and I think he got it right. I think your response to his slight jab was overkill which seemed to prove his assumption.

You probably just waste your time thinking a little too much about useless and irrelevant things, don´t you think?


Well most people don't go on the offensive unless they are at a bar and have been over served.

All this red. Does this implicate you´re on a certain special emotional alert-mode or are you just trying to mark something extremely, extraordinary important here?

Don´t get me wrong, but someone could mistake you being at a bar while you have being over served a little.


Anybody who comes after me in real life with the intention of starting a fight will probably regret it.

Really? I mean, for real?


I ignore a lot what is posted. Most of which I believe comes under the heading of "nobody's got time for that."

Well excuse me Sir!

You take the time to paint your responses in red, so this seems you are already having a little too much time to put this much effort into your online-posts.


Hey, take it down a notch. "Butthurt" is edgelord Internet speak.

No problem, then i claim "His feelings could probably be a little hurt."

Is that "allowed internet speak" here? :D


So people who can't just ignore other people on the internet are weak minded, and yet people who can't ignore how some people use the ignore button, and then whine about it for multiple pages, are big tough guys?


Are you by any chance whining about people now, who are whining about those, who put others on their ignore list, because you are unable to just ignore those people?


Yup...my internet time is limited and so I prefer friendly conversation that is rewarding. I won't waste much time with someone who is disingenuous or just looking to get a response and keeps harping away ad nauseam until I'm exasperated.

Yet you are still here, talking to yourself again.


Some folks live for negative attention. ‘Nuff said. :rolleyes:

Are you currently trying to get some attention here?



I rarely block, but do...

Nice to see there are user who actually are able to talk about the subject at hand, rather than falling into more or less useless drivel only because they got emotionally carried away a little.

[crumbsroom]

Are you by any chance whining about people now, who are whining about those, who put others on their ignore list, because you are unable to just ignore those people?.


I'm sitting in an apple tree.

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Doctor
Dude. you are hilarious!
Seriously.though seek help.

[Yoda]

I don't really see the point of your responses any more. They seem to needle purposelessly, particularly the "oh yeah, then why are you bothering to respond to me?" stuff. You've also responded several times implying contradictions or tensions that don't actually exist.

I've given this a long tether because I think the language barrier has created more confrontation than you have perhaps intended, but at some point I also expect people with a language barrier to recognize that fact and tread a little lighter to compensate, which doesn't seem to be happening.

We're also not really discussing the topic any more, so I'm closing this thread.