Ever Block Someone And Then Regret It?

I have managed for over 17 years on forums without blocking anybody and have zero intention of starting, as I am not that feeble. Really they are an old lady thing which exists on old people's forums who are addicted to forums, form cliques, think they are always right and have to be the number one voice and have developed the forum moaning syndrome.
 
Sometimes I am tempted to block people who post specific kinds of topics in order to bait others.

But no, I generally do not block people. I have one time here and it lasted about 2 hours.

My best reason not to block others is that I know I can disagree to the point of disgust on one topic and then agree completely with the same person on a different topic. I don't want to miss that opportunity to see a person in a different light. Maybe if I never see that different light I'll block them then. :unsure:

Edited to add: Neither do I slight those who do feel the need to block people. We are all different and have a different experience.
 
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It has its good points, as in all the old folk's forums in all the world it is the number one topic, a forever perennial to be embraced, cherished and brought out to engage the like-minded in one big poor me-hugging experience. Personally, I do not get it.
 
Avon said:
I have managed for over 17 years on forums without blocking anybody and have zero intention of starting, as I am not that feeble. Really they are an old lady thing which exists on old people's forums who are addicted to forums, form cliques, think they are always right and have to be the number one voice and have developed the forum moaning syndrome.
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I totally agree with you.
 
Lee said:
Ever Block Someone And Then Regret It?
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No, not electronically. I've never blocked anyone online. I do flag spam email, if that counts.

However I have done the old fashion version, cut people off by not responding to them. In a couple of cases I am glad I did, but more often I do come to regret it. Makes me careful about to whom and when I do.
 
Pinky said:
I've never blocked anyone, and never will. Even those whose opinions are far from my own, I think are
worthy of hearing. It's not so much about tolerance, as it is about understanding other viewpoints.
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That’s my philosophy too. Some people I just choose not to read once I’ve seen the type of things the say.

I nearly blocked someone once and then found they had another side to their personality. Glad I had been closed minded.
 
I’m fairly new here and I’ve put quite a few people on ignore. Most of it has to do with politics and postings that are proven untrue. I don’t want to read it here and I don’t want to hear about it in my offline life. The ignore button has made my time here very pleasant and I’m grateful for it.
I’ve done the same on FaceBook. I had an old school chum messaging me on Facebook all night long begging to see me on camera. He had to go.
 
Pinky said:
I've never blocked anyone, and never will. Even those whose opinions are far from my own, I think are
worthy of hearing. It's not so much about tolerance, as it is about understanding other viewpoints.
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I agree with this statement.
I might question someone if I feel their statement is unclear to me. I do however like to hear different opinions. That is one of the reasons I like so much to belong to an international forum.
 
I also love to hear other’s opinions but when blatantly untrue things are posted from far right or left political sites, I’m not interested. That’s not an opinion. It’s spreading propaganda. There’s a big difference.
 
Avon said:
I have managed for over 17 years on forums without blocking anybody and have zero intention of starting, as I am not that feeble. Really they are an old lady thing which exists on old people's forums who are addicted to forums, form cliques, think they are always right and have to be the number one voice and have developed the forum moaning syndrome.
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How I agree with you!
Yep, it's the addicted and the clique heads, who are always right and always moaning who get a sore finger from using the ignore button LOL
 
Lee said:
A disagreement and it seems like it always brought out the worst in us, each email got nastier so this time I took it a step further, I blocked them.

It felt sooooo good, I had the last word, but that good feeling lasted only a few days.

Upon sending an email with an apology and an offer to talk things out, I found they now had me blocked.

Anyone else do this and if so, how did it work out?
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I have put people in time out. Lasts about a day.
 
Wontactmyage said:
I have put people in time out. Lasts about a day.
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Most of my ignores last a week or less. After that I take people off ignore and see if it was a one-off, which is often true. No lasting harm - I don't hold grudges.

Longer ignores only come after repeated egregious behavior. Generally that resolves itself when a moderator notices the bad behavior and warns or bans them.

The only time I report anything is when a brand new member comes on trying to sell us something.
 
I've blocked a couple of people but only after giving it some thought. Once the decisions were made, I never regretted it. One was an obvious racist who's posts disgusted me. The other was someone I felt I was being supportive of when needed, but who took a misunderstanding, turned it into a disagreement, both of which were discussed via private messages, then posted their grievances publicly within a thread. I never would have done that! Sooo....

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Ever Block Someone And Then Regret It?​


Avon said:
I have managed for over 17 years on forums without blocking anybody and have zero intention of starting, as I am not that feeble. Really they are an old lady thing which exists on old people's forums who are addicted to forums, form cliques, think they are always right and have to be the number one voice and have developed the forum moaning syndrome.
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I've never blocked or ignored anyone on a forum, so I've never had an opportunity to regret it, or not.

I doubt I will be starting the experiment at any point in the future.
 
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