Topic: Changes to our 'Block User' feature

antdickens · 2024-10-10T12:26:33+00:00

Hey everyone, Most of you are probably already aware that we have an 'Ignore User' feature across all Hookshot sites. This feature allows you to effectively hide/mute another user, so their posts don't appear for you. This is fairly widely used and for a variety of different reasons. Shortly after adding the 'Ignore User' feature we introduced the ability to 'Block' another user that you already ignore. This meant that if you blocked someone, they wouldn't be able to see your posts either. There were a handful of situations where this was the best way to resolve differences between two users, hence the feature being added. However, unfortunately, since we introduced the feature it has been used, in our opinion, too frequently and sometimes inappropriately which has caused other issues within the community. This is especially true when all posts on our sites are public to non-logged-in users, meaning it was easy to circumvent this measure anyway. We've now reached a point where we don't believe the feature is being used as intended and therefore after discussing with the team, we have decided to change the functionality. You will still be able to block another user, but you will need to request a block to be applied and it will require approval by our community admin team. When applying for a block, we want to understand your reasoning so that we can see if the matter can be resolved in a better, different way that doesn't affect the flow of the community. We believe that 99% of situations will be resolved by us simply enforcing our community rules, or by someone 'ignoring/muting' another user, and we will only approve block requests as a last resort measure. Because of this change in approach, we have removed all existing blocks across the sites so that we can start afresh with this new approach. To be clear, all existing ignores will remain in place, just the second step 'Block' has been removed. As always, we are committed to fostering a community that is tolerant of others, even when they have different views. Ultimately we are a united community with a love for video games. We will continue to monitor the usage after these changes and see what further changes we believe will help us achieve that goal. Thanks!

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Tasuki
Sat 26th Oct 2024

@Lightsiyd I dont think you can block staff.

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